Getting the Best Results

1. Strategy - The search strategy that will yield the greatest result entails casting as wide of a search as possible and working to narrow the results from there.

2. Position Type - The Job Search page allows you to narrow your search results by employment type; Regular, Contract, or Either

3. Job Categories - Select the best categories for your search. You can select up to 5 categories by holding the Ctrl key while selecting each desired category. 

4. Select Company - If you wish to view jobs listed by a specific company, enter the first few characters of their name. Our search engine will retrieve all jobs listed by companies that start with those characters.

5. Select Location -  If you want to work in ONE specific city, enter it here. (Ex. Cambridge)

6. Keywords -  The Job Search Keywords uses a Boolean Search Methodology to assist users in defining the desired database results from your search. Review the following examples for assistance.

Operators: AND, OR (They MUST be capitalized)

Use these operators to find keywords throughout a job description.

Examples:
1. Internet AND advertising
2. Advertising OR Marketing
3. NT OR Unix

Phrases: Keywords that are used together in a job description. The results will only show job descriptions that use these words together.

Examples:
1. Visual Basic
2. Vice President

Summary of Operators and Phrases

The search strings Internet AND advertising and Internet advertising will yield very different results.

Partial Words - Enter partial keywords to maximize results.

Examples:
1. Develop -  will find the following words on a resume: develop, developer, development, developing
2. Program - will find the following words on a resume: program, programmer, programming, programmed