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How to find a job through Google

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The job search works on Google’s home page and includes many, but not all, web postings.
NEW YORK—Your next Google search may help you land a new job.
That’s the promise behind the Google for Jobs search initiative that launches Tuesday, after first being announced last month during Google’s annual I/O developer conference. It is aimed at those of you who are out of work, dissatisfied with your current employer or seeking to explore potential opportunities to advance your career.
The feature is triggered when you enter a job-seeking query inside a regular Google search box—there is no special URL for this jobs search tool.
It makes sense that the web’s most prominent search engine would become a logical place to embark on what for many people is one of their most important search missions, finding the right job. And as with any Google search, the company has the power to pull in job listings from disparate sites across cyberspace, something it does exceedingly well.
“Just like when you ask for movie show times…when you look for jobs we… organize the information on the Web about jobs and show it to you directly, ” says Google product manager Nick Zakrasek.
Still, out of the gate I wish Google for Jobs search did a little more about surfacing salary information or helping with career advice. And the truth is, if you already know the company you want to work for you might be able to go directly to that firm’s site to inquire about any openings. Or, you might head directly to a LinkedIn where you can virtually rub shoulders with people you know or other members who might provide job leads. Still another option is to visit a major jobs site such as Indeed.com where you can upload your resume and have potential employers find you.
*Where the jobs are? I’ ve been searching several Google for Jobs listings myself—memo to my bosses, merely as a journalistic exercise. In fact, I searched for positions outside my chosen profession, in fields like nursing, teaching, banking and construction.
You can enter rather general queries (“jobs near me, ” “scientist careers”) or enter a term that is more specific (“senior data scientist jobs.”) Buttons or tabs may appear to help you fine-tune a search. After typing “senior accounting jobs, ” for example, I could select “accounting manager, ” “financial analyst” and “property accountant, ” among others. You can select as many of the options that appear to narrow or broaden your search.
As you hover over other selections, more choices may show up. For example, when I hovered over “property accountant, ” options for “bookkeeper, ” “financial planning, ” and “tax accountant, ” were added to the mix.
Once you’ re satisfied with your search criteria, you can arrange to get email alerts on new job posts that match your search.
Search results come from across the Web and many of the leading job sites that Google is partnering with including LinkedIn, Monster, WayUp, DirectEmployers, CareerBuilder, Glassdoor, and Facebook. The promise is that you’ ll see appropriate job listings as soon as they are posted.
Of course, you may also see postings directly from the company doing the hiring. Google says it is publishing documentation for all potential employers or job sites detailing how to make listings more discoverable through search.
But you won’ t see everything. Indeed.com, for example, hasn’ t opened up its individual listings to search engines, Google says.
As you go about your Google search, you can choose to only view jobs by a given time frame: those posted during the past day, past three days, past week, or a longer period.
And Google says it will remove jobs from search results once filled, though I came across at least one position that I didn’ t discover was no longer available until I clicked through to the job poster’s site for more details.
Zakrasek says Google wants to help job seekers answer two important questions: Can you get the job in question? Do you want it?
To answer the latter question, you can apply search filters to seek employment opportunities within a reasonable commuting distance. In Northern New Jersey, where I live, for example, available jobs showed up the greater New York City metropolitan area. Of course you can branch out and apply your job search in any or all the 50 states. You can also just seek full-time or part-time jobs or even internships.
The can-you-get-the job question is a harder one to answer. When you click on a listing, Google surfaces a card with the job description, responsibilities and qualifications to help you determine a potential match. In some cases you may also see an employer rating.
At the top of any listing you click on, is a button that takes you to the origin of the post, along the lines of “View on ZipRecruiter, ” or “View on DCJobs.” Obviously, you can go to a job listing or employer site directly, but the idea is by searching across the Web, Google may surface jobs you wouldn’ t have otherwise seen. Google is also supposed to eliminate duplicate listings, should different job sites list the same job.
“Before, if you were to tap through one of these (job) sites they all format their pages slightly differently and so it ends up being very mentally taxing trying to go to post after post after post, find the requirements and then do that parsing to say, `oh yeah, does it fit for me or not?’ ” Zakrasek says. “With this experience, every time you tap on a job, it’s the exact same format.”
*Look elsewhere for salary, career advice. Still there are limits to Google’s job search. At launch, you won’ t see listings for salary information. Zakrasek tells me Google is working to add the feature. Some of the Google’s job site partners provide estimate salary ranges on their sites.
I did try one general search to “find jobs near me paying more than $X.” It didn’ t bear much fruit.
Google itself won’ t tell you how many other applicants have applied but you may eventually uncover that information on the company or job site posting the position.
Nor will Google, at least for now, provide much hand-holding on the career front. So you’ ll have to look elsewhere for coaching or interviewing advice, resume tips, or, if you’re uncertain about what type of jobs to go after, which positions might suitably fit your skill set.

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