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Using key words will limit the number of positions returned by the search, and can help you avoid reviewing long lists of jobs that are not relevant to your requirements. The search is not case-sensitive and the routine looks for an exact match with the word or phrase entered.
Key words may also contain more than one word, which allows you to further narrow your seach. Setting Key Word = "sales manager" would return all positions containing "sales manager" while excluding those containing only the words "sales" or "manager".
Note that wild cards are not currently supported by the BE search routines, so if you enter a Key Word "manag*" or similar in an attempt to get positions with the words "manager" or "management" etc you will be disappointed. In this example, entering the Key Word "manag" would achieve the desired result, though it is possible you may inadvertantly match on other words as well.
Remember that the search routines require an EXACT match for Key Words, and abbreviations will not generate a match unless they are the normal description for that type of position. Similarly, Key Words such as "sales/marketing", "OS Travel", "2 yrs experience" and "unix + perl" are highly unlikely to match with any position descriptions.
It is critical that you spell the Key Words correctly. This may seem obvious but it is surprising the proportion of searches that contain errors, and for this reason we suggest that you check your spelling carefully.
Note that the Simple Search allows only a single Key Word, while the Advanced Search allows two. The Advanced Search also allows you flexibility with the Boolean function linking key words to further refine your search criteria.
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