Search Tips

Quick start

Searching jobs with Jobsearch is very easy:

  1. Enter words into Keywords box (eg: Accountant, Java Developer...)
  2. Enter a location in Location box (eg: Sydney, NSW, 2000...)
  3. Click on the " Search" button. Jobsearch will then start doing the heavy lifting to bring you the best jobs!

Finding jobs in surrounding areas

By default, Jobsearch will try to find jobs in all areas within 25 kms from the location you've entered. You can change the radius by click on the drop down list marked as Distance near the top of the result page.

Exact phrases search

To find jobs matching an exact phrase, put double quotes around the words eg: "project manager"

Capitalisation

All searches made on Jobsearch are case insensitive. Therefore, PROJECT MANAGER, project manager or Project Manager all return the same results.

Advanced search tips

You can narrow down or broaden your search by using AND and NOT in your query. For example, to search for Java jobs but not PHP, you can issue java NOT php. If you are looking for jobs that involve both Java and PHP programming skills, the query java AND php can be used.

Find jobs from a company or recruiter

You can search jobs from a particular company or recruiter by enter in the keyword box this query: company:(COMPANY NAME HERE). For example, to find jobs from IBM you can type: company:(IBM).

Filter and sort search results

Normally, Jobsearch can return thousands of jobs for a particular query. If you feel intimidated with the number of jobs returned, you can click on filtering links on the left hand side to narrow down your search results. Currently, Jobsearch allows filtering by titles, locations, job types and sources.