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To find the job you are looking for on totaljobs.com you will need to search for it. We offer several ways of searching for a job, depending on what motivates you in your search.
Industry search
The most prominent method is our industry search. Located on the home page, this search allows you to select an industry or sector that you wish to search within. Once you have made a selection you are shown a detailed search form for finding jobs within that sector only. Simply go through the form and select or specify the options that best describe what you are looking for. Finally, click the 'Search' button and you will be shown the results for your search.
Quick search
Also situated on the totaljobs.com home page, the quick search allows you to find jobs fast by entering keywords, such as a job title or skills, and then a location, such as a postcode or the name of a town. Simply click on the 'Go' button and you will be shown the results for your search.
Search by Location
If you are motivated by where a job is rather than what industry it is in, you can use our location search. You can enter a location either by postcode or by name (town, county or district). We have made this easier by including a suggestions list, when you begin typing. These suggestions are from the location list in our database, and do not indicate that there are jobs in that location currently on the site. If you type in a location we do not recognise, or you misspell it, we will try to match it as closely as possible.
Once you have selected your location, you can specify a distance around that location depending on how far you would be prepared to commute.
Advanced search
The advanced search allows you to specify as much information as our website permits, when searching for a job. You can select a location in the same manner as the location search (above), specify your salary or rate, choose an industry category and select the type of job you want. You can include keywords in your search and also type any words you DO NOT want to appear in your job results. This function is helpful for keywords that are often associated with roles that may not be what you are looking for. E.g. Say you are looking for jobs in design but you are not a sales person, you would enter design in the first keywords field and enter sales in the second field.
The advanced search page also displays instructions and examples for each of the options you can search by.
When you are happy with the criteria you have specified in your advanced search, simply click on the 'Search' button and you will be shown the results for your search.
Browse jobs
If you prefer to browse through our list of jobs you can do so. You can browse by location, by industry or by job role. Simply click on the 'Browse jobs' link in the navigation and make your selection. If, for example, you choose to browse by location you are shown a list of broad UK regions to look in. When you make a selection you are shown all jobs within that location. You are also shown a list of industry sectors. If you select one of these options you are shown a smaller set of results being jobs within both the location AND the industry you have selected.
If you choose to browse by job role you are shown an extensive list of roles which you can navigate through alphabetically. Simply click on the letter of the alphabet that you want and you will be shown a list of all the job roles we have that start with that letter. Click on a job role and you are shown all jobs we have for that role. You are also shown a list or broad locations which, if you select one, will show you all jobs we have within both the job role AND the location you have selected.
Results
The job results page lists all the jobs that matched your search criteria. The page has several functions available to the user:
Each job is displayed in a row on. This row displays the following information:
the job title - click on it to view the job details
the location of the job
the salary
the name of the advertiser
the job type, i.e. permanent or contract
the date the job was first posted
New search. Click here if you are not happy with your results and want to try a different search.
Email me jobs like these. Click on this button to save the job search you have just made, and use it to send any more jobs that match the same criteria to you via email. If you do not enter any search criteria this link does not appear.
RSS. RSS allows you to get an alert each time a job that matches your criteria is added to totaljobs.com. To set up RSS reader, click on the orange icon and follow the prompts provided.
Save this search. If you have created a search which you want to be able to re-use at a later date, you can do so with this function. Simply click on the link, follow the prompts and your search criteria will be saved on your computer. Note: you not see this link if you have declined cookies.
Page navigation. At the top and bottom of your results page, there are forward and back arrows, and a counter telling you how many pages of results there are. If your search finds less than 20 job then this feature will not show.
Show me... This function allows you to view jobs posted by direct employers, those posted by employment agencies or jobs posted by both groups. You can also sort the results to show the most relevant first or the most recent first.
Edit distance from location. If your search has a location in it you are able to specify a radius around that location that you would be prepared to find jobs in. This function allows you to change this radius by selecting from a range of distances. You can select anywhere from 0 miles radius all the way up to 100 miles radius.
Edit/ change your keywords. If you wish to refine your existing search rather than do a new search, type in any more keywords you may have, and click on 'search'. This will search the whole category for those keywords, using the other criteria you specified on the search page.
Job details page
The job details page contains the specific job description and contact details for a given job. Other functions are:
Email me jobs like this. Click on this link to have any similar jobs emailed to you. If you do not enter any search criteria this link does not appear.
Back to results page. Click on this to go back to your list of results.
Begin a new search. Click on this to go back to the category search page.
Page navigation. At the top and bottom of each details page, there are arrows that allow you to go to the next job in your list of results, or to go to the previous job.
Apply for this job. Click on this button if you want to apply for this job online. Make sure you have your CV and cover letter ready.
Contact details. If you wish to apply for the job by traditional methods, click on this link. A pop up window will appear containing the physical contact information for that advertiser.
Printer friendly page. Click on this link to see a version of the page which will print optimally. Many printers do not print the entire width of a web page so the print friendly page is designed to the correct width for printing.
Send to a friend. Click on this link to send the job you are viewing to a friend who may be interested in it. Put your own email address, as well as theirs, in the window that pops up, so they know who it is from.
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