How to Search for Jobs Using SimplyHired

SimplyHired is a job search engine assisting job seekers to explore opportunities in the United States. The site offers comprehensive tools to candidates. Here’s how you can search for jobs using SimplyHired.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Basic Search

1. Go to the SimplyHired Web site.
2. Enter the desired title or job-related keywords in the "Keywords" field. Double-click in the field to view an alphabetical list of terms you searched for on the Internet. Use this list to select an already used term or keyword.
3. Use the "Location" field to search for a job in a specific city. Enter either the preferred area zip code or city name along with its two letter state code. This field is optional and should be left empty if you are open to working anywhere in the United States. If however, location is important and you would like to find jobs in a particular area, select the "Save Location" checkbox, so you need not repeat location specific details for the searches you make.
4. Click "Search Jobs" to view opportunities matching the search criteria.

Advanced Search

5. Often the results show thousands of opportunities, especially for common jobs such as administrative staff and programmers. In this situation, it becomes difficult to explore all listings. With advanced search options you can narrow down the search to view only relevant postings.
6. Click the "Advanced Job Search" link located below the "Search Jobs" button on the SimplyHired homepage. On other pages, this link is available below the search button located at the top of the page.
7. Specify detailed search parameters. There are three main sections on this page. "Keywords" allows users to specify keywords in the given text boxes so your search contains all specified words, an exact phrase or at least one of the specified, specific words in the job title and specific words in the name of the organization. "Location" allows job-seekers to enter the name of the preferred city, select the two letter state code and specify the area zip code. Use the within drop-down list to select a suitable distance within the selected city. "Filters" enables users to use various options from this section to narrow down the search. Select from the type of job, total years of work experience and highest education. Next, view only the recent ads by making an appropriate selection.
8. Select the “Has Salary Info” checkbox to view only those postings that give some detail about remuneration.
9. Set company-related filters by selecting from "Company Size" and "Company Revenue" drop-down lists.
10. Additionally, use the special filters to look for jobs in organizations identified for the cause they promote or support. For instance, you can choose from dog-friendly companies, senior citizens oriented organizations or eco-friendly environments.
11. Define the number of results you would like to view on a page. By default, 10 results are listed per page. You can also choose to sort results by relevance or in reverse chronological order with the most recent posts appearing at the top.
12. Aside from its main sections, the "Advanced Search" page gives the visitors an option to create search agents and receive job related email notifications. Use the save this search as field and create email alert field to do so.
13. Click "Search Jobs" to view opportunities matching the search criteria.

Job Categories

14. Search for a job on SimplyHired by browsing through the job categories. On the SimplyHired homepage, click "Browse." On all other pages, this link is a part of the search tools menu located at the top of the page.
15. The resulting page is the "Browse Job Categories", allowing visitors to look for jobs based on state, industry and occupation. Select the desired option to view related opportunities.
16. By default, the Web site shows only a few options in each section of this page. Use the view complete list link to access all options.

Tips & Warnings

• On the search result page, SimplyHired lists all filters to the left of the page. Use these filters to better scope the job posts. For instance, clicking "Job Type" shows within parentheses the number of opportunities available for different job types for the searched keywords. Click a job type, say temporary to view only temporary positions within the results.
• Use specialty searches located in the navigational menu at the bottom of all SimplyHired pages to look for jobs in organizations supporting a cause.
• Narrowing down a search too much may not show any leads.