Different Ways To Search
There are several ways to begin your job search. The Location Search, Category Search, and Keyword Search are three ways to indicate your preferences. You may make a selection in all three categories, two categories, or just one category.

Location Search
If you are looking for a position in a particular city and state, click on one of the options listed here. If you are not seeking employment in a particular region, do not click on any of the locations.

Category Search
To search for jobs in a specific category, click on the appropriate selection. If you are not looking for a position in a certain category or it is not listed, do not click on any of the categories.

Keyword Search
Keywords are words, phrases, terms, etc. that describe technical and professional experience. Examples include UNIX, programmer, SAP, sales, COBOL, human resources, ORACLE, FORTRAN, marketing, advertising, etc.

By typing in keywords that describe the position you are seeking and clicking on Search Jobs, job postings in the database containing your keyword(s) are retrieved for you to view. You can continue to narrow your search on the next screen by typing another keyword in the blank field and then clicking on Subsearch. In this way, you can specify your search as much as you wish. (Cities and states can also be used as keywords.)

To see the actual job posting, click on the job title to learn more about the position.

To retrieve even more job listings, click on the arrow by All Jobs to pull down Last 7 days, Last 60 days, etc. The system will search for All Jobs unless another choice is selected.

Browse Jobs by
You can also start your search by clicking on one of the following categories:

US City/State: If you already know you would like to work in a particular city, state, or region, you can begin your search here. Click on a specific state on the map (or state abbreviation below the map) or one of the regional listings to begin your search. When your results appear, you can continue to refine your search by typing in a keyword and/or city name into the blank box and click on subsearch.

International: If you are interested in working abroad, Monster.com has international job listings as well. Click on the map or country/ region listing to begin your search. Refine your results with a subset search.

Company: You may also search for jobs in a particular company. Search company profiles by alphabetical listing or U. S. state. Once you have made your selection, click on the company name to see valuable information about the company as well as their available job listings.

More Information on your Search:
Search Results Page
The Search Results page will tell you how many jobs were found that match your search criteria. Jobs are then listed by date posted, location (country, state, city), job title, and company name. All jobs appear in reverse chronological order, i.e. the most recent job posted to Monster.com’s database will appear at the top of your search results page.

If your search matches more than 50 jobs, you will have the option to click on the Next available jobs at the bottom of the screen.

Subsearches
At the top of every search results page, a subsearch box will appear. Subsearching allows you to further refine your search from your current screen without having to start over from the beginning. For example, if you performed a search using the keyword ""programmer"" which retrieved 1,500 listings, you could then do a subsearch for ""C++"" to narrow your search on that group of listings. You can keep subsearching to ""fine tune"" your results. Names of states and cities can also be used in your subsearch.

Keyword Samples
To get the best results from your keyword search, read the information below. It is important to remember to search for jobs using keywords that describe specific skills or areas of interest. Searching by job titles is less effective because titles can vary from company to company. When typing in your keywords, you can either type in just one word or try these suggestions to speed up your search:

Simple Criteria

  • accountant and analyst- returns jobs that contain both the word ""accountant"" and the word ""analyst""
  • accountant or analyst - returns jobs that contain either the word ""accountant"" or the word ""analyst""
  • accountant analyst - returns jobs that contain the phrase ""accountant analyst""
  • accountant and not analyst - returns jobs that contain the word ""accountant"" but do not contain the word ""analyst""
Complex Criteria
For a more specific search, try these combinations to help you identify suitable positions.
  • sales and marketing and director - returns jobs that contain all three of the words ""sales"", ""marketing"", and ""director""
  • sales or marketing or director - returns jobs that contain any of the three words ""sales"", ""marketing"", or ""director""
  • sales and marketing or director - returns jobs that contain the words ""sales"" and ""marketing"", or jobs that contain the word director""
  • sales and marketing and not director - returns jobs that contain both the word ""sales"" and the word ""marketing"", but do not contain the word ""director""
Parts of an expression may be parenthesized in order to change the meaning of the expression. Searches are done according to the standard rules of Boolean logic. For example:
  • IT and recruiter or human resources - returns jobs that contain the words ""IT"" and ""recruiter"" or jobs than contain the word ""human resources""
  • IT and (recruiter or human resources) - returns jobs that contain the word ""IT"" and either the word ""recruiter"" or ""human resources""
  • (IT recruiter or human resources) and director - returns jobs that contain the phrase ""IT recruiter"" or ""human resources"" and the word ""director""
  • IT recruiter or (human resources and director) - returns jobs that contain the phrase ""IT recruiter"" or ""human resources"" and ""director""
  • IT recruiter and not (human resources or director) - returns jobs that contain the phrase ""IT recruiter"" without the words ""human resources"" or ""director"" in the job description