A Boolean search is a search option available to you on most job board sites like Monster and Career Builder. It is also used in a broader fashion on spider search engines like Google or Bing. It is a valuable time saving tool to use in your internet job hunting.
Life is too short. Let the computer do what it does best which is doing searches fast, repetitively and across the whole internet. You can best use your time to think and execute the pursuit of getting job interviews.
Learn how to do a Boolean search for job boards:
A Boolean search starts by putting qualifying keywords in the engines’ “search” field:
- Quotation marks at the beginning and end of two words like “marketing management” will find job descriptions with these words together.
- Placing an “and” between two search keyword will find only jobs that contain both sets of search criteria. Adding more “and” directs the computer to meet all the criteria before giving you a list of jobs.
- If the search results are not getting you enough jobs to look at, reduce the number of “and,” or change some of the keywords and do the search over again.
- For more assistance on how to create a Boolean search, go to www.broadlook.com/eyss and click on “search string – flash recording”
For the CareerBuilder job board (www.careerbuilder.com) this means go to the advanced search tab and put your Boolean search in the “Keywords” field. Then click the “use” box and highlight “All these words” search method. The CareerBuilder job board contains job openings that companies pay CareerBuilder to advertise. Usually most of these jobs are different from what are listed on Monster for jobs. Companies normally only list jobs on one major board because of cost.
When using the Monster job board (www.monster.com) put your Boolean search words in the “Enter keyword” box. You do not need to enter a location, if you would like to see all the positions across the USA. The Monster job board contains job openings that companies pay Monster to list.
Example # 1: If your background is marketing management of electrical components for computers, involving printed circuit board contract manufacturers, and you want to target jobs involving your past experience. A possible Boolean search on Monster or the CareerBuilder job site is: “marketing manager” and electronics and “contract manufacturing”
Spider (across the internet) search web sites
When doing a Google spider search (www.google.com) put your Boolean search criteria in the Google “search” box then click the “Google search” box or go to Advanced search. By filling in the boxes Google will build your Boolean search for you.
- Quotation marks at the beginning and end of two words like “marketing management” will find job descriptions with these words together.
- When using the “or” – be sure to capitalize the word OR. You can add as many company web sites as desired or as many job boards as desired. Note that company web sites will normally not select all the Boolean keywords when looking for job positions, usually they only select one keyword of your search.
- When using the spider search site you do not need the “www.” in these searches of company or job board sites.
When doing a Bing spider search (www.bing.com) put your Boolean search criteria in the Bing “search” box then click the orange symbol at the end of the search box.
With one search on a spider search site like Bing or Google you can find target positions that fit what you want to do by probing many company web sites and/or many different job search sites at the same time. The search results will match your search criteria on job boards, but not exactly on company web sites.
An example will make it easier to understand broad spider searches. One search will find the type of job you want, at the companies you want to work for and/or scour the internet to see what job search boards have listed that meet your criteria.
Example # 2: Your background is marketing management of electrical components for computers, involving printed circuit board contract manufacturers and you want to target jobs involving your past experience using three different job boards and two companies such as IBM and GE (General Electric).
- An example for the above situation – a Boolean search for a Google or the Bing spider site would look like: “marketing manager” and electronics and “contract manufacturing” site:indeed.com OR monster.com OR careerbuilder.com OR IBM.com OR GE.com
Note: I recommend that you print out this article prior to setting up a Boolean search to get the proper formatting of the search.
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Advanced Internet searches (Boolean Searches)
A Boolean search is a search option available to you on most job board sites like Monster and Career Builder. It is also used in a broader fashion on spider search engines like Google or Bing. It is a valuable time saving tool to use in your internet job hunting.
Life is too short. Let the computer do what it does best which is doing searches fast, repetitively and across the whole internet. You can best use your time to think and execute the pursuit of getting job interviews.
Learn how to do a Boolean search for job boards:
A Boolean search starts by putting qualifying keywords in the engines’ “search” field:
For the CareerBuilder job board (www.careerbuilder.com) this means go to the advanced search tab and put your Boolean search in the “Keywords” field. Then click the “use” box and highlight “All these words” search method. The CareerBuilder job board contains job openings that companies pay CareerBuilder to advertise. Usually most of these jobs are different from what are listed on Monster for jobs. Companies normally only list jobs on one major board because of cost.
When using the Monster job board (www.monster.com) put your Boolean search words in the “Enter keyword” box. You do not need to enter a location, if you would like to see all the positions across the USA. The Monster job board contains job openings that companies pay Monster to list.
Example # 1: If your background is marketing management of electrical components for computers, involving printed circuit board contract manufacturers, and you want to target jobs involving your past experience. A possible Boolean search on Monster or the CareerBuilder job site is: “marketing manager” and electronics and “contract manufacturing”
Spider (across the internet) search web sites
When doing a Google spider search (www.google.com) put your Boolean search criteria in the Google “search” box then click the “Google search” box or go to Advanced search. By filling in the boxes Google will build your Boolean search for you.
When doing a Bing spider search (www.bing.com) put your Boolean search criteria in the Bing “search” box then click the orange symbol at the end of the search box.
With one search on a spider search site like Bing or Google you can find target positions that fit what you want to do by probing many company web sites and/or many different job search sites at the same time. The search results will match your search criteria on job boards, but not exactly on company web sites.
An example will make it easier to understand broad spider searches. One search will find the type of job you want, at the companies you want to work for and/or scour the internet to see what job search boards have listed that meet your criteria.
Example # 2: Your background is marketing management of electrical components for computers, involving printed circuit board contract manufacturers and you want to target jobs involving your past experience using three different job boards and two companies such as IBM and GE (General Electric).
Note: I recommend that you print out this article prior to setting up a Boolean search to get the proper formatting of the search.
Please ask questions on my blog, post comments, or tell me how I might improve this article. . www.Yourjobtolose.com