What is the difference between

> 以下の条件を満たす **ような** 日本語スピーカーを探しています

and

> 以下の条件を満たす日本語スピーカーを探しています

?
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What does 「ような 」mean in the following sentence?
First of all, welcome to the Japanese Stackexchange!

「よう」 can be used in many different patterns and you can combine it with nouns,
adjectives verbs and so on (check out this
[excellent](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/70435/32952) answer about
it). However, if I were to simplify it to the core, it basically means "like"
or "similar to".

For example:

> ハリーポッターの小説【しょうせつ】。The novel Harry Potter.
>
> ハリーポッターのような小説【しょうせつ】。Novel(s) like Harry Potter.

The group of books that could fit the second sentence is wider than the amount
of books that fit the first one. The books that fit the first sentence would
be _strictly_ the books in the Harry Potter series, but the books that fit the
second description would include any fantasy novel that is _like_ a Harry
Potter novel or that _shares some qualities with_ Harry Potter for whatever
reason.

So, I think that adding 「ような」in your original sentence makes a difference:

> ①以下の条件を満たす日本語スピーカーを探しています。Looking for a Japanese speaker that satisfies the
> following conditions.
>
> ②以下の条件を満たす **ような** 日本語スピーカーを探しています。Looking for a Japanese speaker that
> satisfies the following conditions, **or such**.

For example, if it was an IT job offer and the conditions to meet were "to
hold a degree in Computer Science", someone who has a degree in
Telecommunications Systems (a major related to Computer Science but different)
would have more chances to get the job in the case ② than in the case ①,
because in ① they are looking for Computer Science graduates specifically, but
in ② they are looking for someone who can perform like a Computer Science
graduate, regardless of whether he holds that particular degree or not.

[Here you are one of the
answers](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/57527/32952) in this site that
explains it nicely.
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