How to use search engines on the internet when looking for jobs...

Search engines on the internet work by using keywords to help you find relevant websites that match your search and aspirations. The first decision you must make is to decide just what it is you are looking for. On this page we will focus on the search for hotel and hospitality jobs in Asia and look at some popular examples of keyword search. Lets imagine you are looking to explore hotel jobs Dubai. The first thing you must do is to go to a search engine. Google and Yahoo are two very common search engines in Asia, and as most people are aware, the home pages of these sites usually contain little more than a space for you to type in your choices. Simply type in to this box, hotel jobs Dubai and you will be presented with pages and pages of options that reflect sites that consider these keywords as important. 

Once you have looked at the sites that have been presented you can then refine your search. The chances are that the initial search would have suggested a large selection of jobs in Asia. Now, lets imagine that you want to consider different opportunities and hence you have to refine your search. If you now amend your search to hotel jobs Singapore this will suggest a completely different set of sites that reflect your suggestions. You might also find that a search throws up for you, suggestions about other locations and that is because search engines will make choices for you. For example if you enter hotel jobs Singapore, then the search engine my just suggest a broader number of roles in Asia.

When doing a regional search you should be mindful that search engines will suggest locations that logically are associated. If the search on Asia is too general then you should narrow the options down. If you are interested in the Middle East region then try hotel jobs Gulf and see if that works for you. For example, many sites choose to highlight words that are associated. The word Asia is very general but if someone had jobs to fill in, say, Kuwait they may associate the search with the region hence hotel jobs Gulf will throw up roles in Saudi, UAE, Qatar and Kuwait for example. The key is to try lots of different approaches and see what works best for you and you will get different results based on where you are and the combination of words you use.