One Stop Jobboard – Indeed

This is the one jobboard site you must use:  Indeed

Using Indeed is just like using a general search engine like Google. You can quick-search from the Indeed home page, as follows:

Step 1. Type words into the box marked ‘What’ that describe the kind of job you are looking for, such as a job title, skill or employer name.

Step 2. Type into the box marked “Where” the city, the State or the zip code where you want to find a job.

Step 3. Click the ‘Find Jobs‘ button or hit Enter on your keyboard.

Jobs will be returned that match your keywords within 25 miles of the location you specify. If you enter two or more keywords, it will return only those jobs that contain ALL your words (you don’t have to include ‘and’ between the words).

Exact Phrases

To find jobs containing an exact phrase, put double quotation marks around the words.

For example, enter: “real estate”

Capitalization

The search isn’t case sensitive. It makes no difference whether you enter upper or lower case letters – e.g. “general motors” will give you the same results as “General Motors”.

Narrowing Your Search

If your search returns a large number of jobs, there are several things you can do. Look at the text links in the left hand column within the ‘Refine Your Search‘ box. Click on those that fit what you are looking for, which will return a subset of your original search results.

Alternatively, try adding more terms to the ‘What’ box and search again. Also, don’t forget to use the ‘Where’ box – using just your zip code works well.

Another great feature is to exclude jobs containing certain keywords. Just type “not” before any terms you don’t want.

contract NOT lawyer

Broadening Your Search

To find all jobs that fit your interests, you may need to broaden your keyword search. One way is to remove keywords from the ‘What’ box and search again. It is often more effective, though, to use ‘or’ between terms. If you are looking for a management position, for example, you could enter: manager OR director. This will return all jobs that contain either the word ‘manager’ or the word ‘director’.

Abbreviations

Some names and phrases are better known by their abbreviations than their full forms. To make sure you don’t miss any jobs, however, use both abbreviated and unabbreviated forms together.

For example, enter: HR OR “human resources”

Company Names & Job Titles

You may limit your search to show just jobs from a particular company or with a specific job title. For example, enter the following into the keyword box to return all jobs at Microsoft:

company:microsoft

Or, to return all jobs that include the word ‘consultant’ in the job title, enter this:

title:consultant

If there are multiple words in the company name or job title, use double quotation marks. For example:

title:”business development”

Complex Phrases

You can use complex phrases, often called ‘Boolean’ logic, to fine-tune your search.

e.g. (manager OR director) and healthcare

This will return all jobs that contain the term healthcare and either the word manager or director.

You can keep revising your search string to improve your results set. The example above could end up looking like this:

(manager OR director) and (healthcare OR pharmaceutical) NOT sales

You can see your last 10 searches in the bottom left hand margin of your screen, so you don’t have to remember your search strings or reenter them each time you search.

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Questions and Answers – from  Indeed.com

How do you rank the search results?

Jobs are ranked solely by relevance or date. We do not accept payment to include jobs in the search engine or to improve their ranking.

How do I see only new jobs?

To only show jobs that have been added to the site since you last visited, click on the Show: new jobs link near the top of any search results.

If you want to change this setting for all your searches go to your preferences and for Job Age choose Show jobs published “since my last visit.” Click ‘Save Preferences’ — all new job searches will now return only listings that have been added to Indeed since your last visit.

Why does the search results page say that there are more results than I can see?

We remove duplicate jobs from our search results. To view duplicate jobs, click the “Repeat your search with the omitted job postings included” link at end of your search results.

How do I find jobs closer or farther from where I’m searching?

Change the radius using the “distance” drop-down box near the top of the results page.  If you want to change the radius for all your job searches, open your preferences, select a different radius, and click ‘Save Preferences.’ All new job searches will use the radius you selected.

How do I remove results from a particular company or website?

To remove search results from specific companies and websites you must sign in to your my.indeed account.

After you’ve signed-in, click the “block” link at the end of any job in your search results. You can then choose to block all jobs from that company, or from the website the job is posted on. The companies and websites you choose will be saved in your preferences. Remove the company/website from your blocked jobs list to add their jobs back to your search results.

My search is not returning enough results. What can I do?

* Check your spelling: Both the ‘What’ and ‘Where’ and make sure the zip/postal code or state/province abbreviation is correct
* Remove search terms: By default our search results contain jobs with ALL of the words in the ‘What’ box. If you want to find jobs with ANY of the words, use OR between the search terms.
* Increase your radius: You may need to look farther away to get the results you want.

My job search is returning too many jobs. What can I do?

* Refine your search: The left column on the search results page contains links to help you narrow down your search. If the left column is not showing, click “Refine your search” at the top the page.
* Add more terms to the ‘What’ box: include any words that you would like the job title or description to contain
* Include a location: If you have not specified a location, add a city, state, or zip code to the ‘Where’ box.

When I search using my zip code, it also returns jobs from other locations. Why?

Jobs are returned within 25 miles of the location you specify by default, but you can change the radius of your search to get the results you want.

My search results are showing my city, but in the wrong state. What should I do?

Add the state to the ‘Where’ box and search again. If you don’t enter a state, we show results from the biggest city with that name. For example, just entering ‘Austin’ will give you jobs in Austin, Texas. If you want Austin in Ohio, you must enter ‘Austin, Ohio’ or ‘Austin, OH’.

Can I save my job search?

Yes. You may save your job search as a Job Alert email or as an RSS feed. Choose one or both to have new jobs matching your search automatically delivered to you. You may save as many different job searches as you like.

What is a Job Alert email?

If you save your job search as a Job Alert email, you will receive daily or weekly emails containing links to new jobs matching your search criteria. You may set up as many Job Alerts as you like and you may cancel them at any time.

What is RSS?

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a way to subscribe to a website and have new content delivered to you. In order to use RSS, you need an RSS reader. Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2, and other web browsers have RSS readers built-in. There are also online RSS readers like Bloglines or Google Reader, and downloadable programs like NewsNetWire that you can use to view RSS feeds.

What is Salary Estimate?

Only about 20% of the jobs in our search results contain salary information. When a job posting doesn’t include a salary, we estimate it by looking at similar jobs. When salaries are available, they are shown in our search results. Estimated salaries are not endorsed by the companies offering those positions and may vary from actual salaries. This is a new feature so your feedback and comments are appreciated.