Google changed the way we get information, where we find places and how we run a business. It’s no surprise it also changed the way we look for jobs.
Last year, Google released its “Google for Jobs” program, which job seekers and recruiters quickly labeled a “game changer” in the way job seekers and companies connect with one another.
A streamlined search
Google Jobs has the capability you naturally expect from any Google product – it can streamline a job search to return impressive, applicable results without unrelated clutter.
One primary complaint of job seekers is it’s difficult to find open positions that meet their specific needs and wants.
Likewise, recruiters tire of sifting through professional profiles and resumes that don’t fit the bill. Google Jobs changes all this, returning pertinent results from all over the Internet.
Google utilizes its impressive AI capability to make job searches more specific and intuitive. One of its most useful features is the tracking function that lets you to pick up where you last left off in your job search.
This means you don’t have to sift through the same jobs you already viewed to find your way to the latest postings.
Catch the right attention
Job posters can prominently display their job postings, and immediately grab the attention of prospective candidates.
These featured job postings are designed to only appear in the search results of job seekers who fit the qualifications needed for the job.
It’s one way to save time and only have conversations with people actually eligible for the job.
Collaboration
Google collaborated with major job search websites when it designed Google Jobs, and still utilizes information from those sites to deliver job search and candidate results.
Unlike other job websites that pull from multiple sources, Google Jobs uses technology to nearly eliminate duplicate postings. This allows users to get through the listings quicker and more efficiently.
It also lets job seekers look in one place instead of scouring multiple websites. And it’s desktop and mobile compatible.
Using Google Jobs
To use this relatively new function is as easy as conducting a typical Google search. Simply type the type of job you’re looking for into the Google Jobs search bar, and up pop pertinent and nearby jobs.
The results will reveal the job, a brief description, the location and when the posting originated. It also gives you where it was originally posted, such as LinkedIn, Monster CareerBuilder, etc., and provides a link to let you to apply easily and quickly at that website. This will likely navigate you away from Google.
The relevant jobs are bundled together within the Google Jobs listing. This lets you filter those jobs directly supplied by Google Jobs from those that just happened to show up in your results.
As with most search results, Google Jobs cannot guarantee the legitimacy of its job postings. So just because one appears there does not mean it’s sure to be valid and still available.
Tips for job seekers
As with any Google search, the more information you provide, the better your results likely will be. Give Google Jobs all the qualifiers you can think of and it will return results that significantly cut your job search time.
While “accounting jobs in Omaha” might yield great results, something more specific – such as “part time accounting jobs in South Omaha” or “full time CPA accounting jobs in Papillion” – helps Google cut through jobs that don’t specifically fit what you seek.
Tips for recruiters
Google provides tips to hiring companies to help their job postings stand out and get noticed by the right candidates. To ensure your post is categorized as a “job posting” is one important step to get these posts noticed.
Check out all of Google’s tips here for hiring companies.
The future of job postings
Eventually, Google Jobs will match the right jobs to the right candidates based on sophisticated algorithms and all the information to which Google has access – which is, of course, an impressive amount of information.
Google Jobs will streamline the way people find open positions online. It will also alter how companies find new talent. Google and its Jobs function have changed the way things are done yet again.
