January 18, 2007 4:10 PM

BostonWorks content now searchable
Posted by Douglas Eisenhartat 4:10 PM

A couple of weeks ago our parent site, Boston.com, launched a new search tool on the site. It searches all the content on Boston.com, including BostonWorks. It also searches a range of other local websites, if you so choose, in addition to the Globe.

Ths is the first time BostonWorks users, who have been searching for jobs in our database from Day 1, have been able to throw a search term - say, "resumes" or "interviewing" - against the site content to find what they are looking for. A couple of tips as you start playing with this new tool:

>> Access - you can get there either via the Boston.com home page, right at the top, or go directly to the Search page itself.

>> Filters - once you input your terms and get the search results, you will see a number of filters in the column on the left-hand side of the page. To view purely jobs-related results for your search term(s), click either on "Jobs" under "By Subject," on "Job Information" under "By Type," or on "BostonWorks" under "By Globe Section."

>> Globe Content Only - for content only from the Boston Globe, remember to click the "Boston Globe" tab just above the search box.

>> Sort - you can also sort your search results by "Date" - most recent articles first - or "Best Match," which is the default order of the returned results (ie, the way they automatically appear first).

>> Beta - this is the software term for "we haven't really finished building it yet so please let us know what you think." That means we are interested in your feedback - how can we make it better? What works? What doesn't? Let us know your thoughts via the Feedback link on Boston.com.

I hope you find it a worthwhile experience and that it unlocks the archival power of all the great career, employment, and workplace-related content on BostonWorks. That's the idea, anyway. If it doesn't, this is your chance to help us make it so.