Guides & Databases: Careers &amp; Grad School Guide: Fnding Jobs

When searching Indeed.com and other job posting sites, use the following search strategies to find exactly what you're looking for.

Search for Phrases in Quotation Marks
- Example: Search "special education" to find jobs in educational technology
Use AND & OR (Boolean Search Logic) in All Caps to String Together Search Keywords
- Example: "public relations" AND non-profit to search for public relations jobs in non-profit organizations
- Example: "public relations" OR communications to search for jobs that use related words or words that are used interchangebly
Search Variations of Words Using the Root Word + an Asterisk (*)
- Example: Search tech* to find technology, technician, technologist, etc.

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