Searching
To find the job you are looking for on CWJobs.co.uk you will need to carry out a search. We offer several ways of searching for a job, depending on what motivates you in your search.
Home page search
Located on the home page, this search allows you to select or specify the options that best describe what you are looking for. The most important fields are the keyword and location fields, see our help on these. Finally, click the 'Search' button and you will be shown the results for your search.
Browse jobs
If you prefer to browse through our list of jobs you can do so. You can browse by location, or by job role. Simply click on the 'Browse jobs' link in the navigation and make your selection. If, for example, you choose to browse by location you are shown a list of broad UK regions to look in. When you make a selection you are shown all jobs within that location.
If you choose to browse by job role you are shown an extensive list of roles which you can navigate through alphabetically. Simply click on the letter of the alphabet that you want and you will be shown a list of all the job roles we have that start with that letter. Click on a job role and you are shown all jobs we have for that role.
Results
The job results page lists all the jobs that matched your search criteria. The page has several functions available to the user:
Each job is displayed in a row on. This row displays the following information:
- the job title - click on it to view the job details
- the location of the job
- the salary
- the name of the advertiser
- the job type, i.e. permanent or contract
- the date the job was first posted
- basket icon ? click on this icon to add the job to your basket
New search. Click here if you are not happy with your results and want to try a different search.
Email me jobs like these. Click on this button to save the job search you have just made, and use it to send any more jobs that match the same criteria to you via email. If you do not enter any search criteria this link does not appear.
RSS. RSS allows you to get an alert each time a job that matches your criteria is added to CWJobs.co.uk. To set up RSS reader, click on the orange icon and follow the prompts provided.
Save this search. If you have created a search which you want to be able to re-use at a later date, you can do so with this function. Simply click on the link, follow the prompts and your search criteria will be saved on your computer. Note: you will not see this link if you have declined cookies.
Page navigation. At the top and bottom of your results page, there are forward and back arrows, and a counter telling you how many pages of results there are. If your search finds less than 20 job then this feature will not show.
Show These radio buttons allow you to view jobs posted by direct employers, those posted by employment agencies or jobs posted by both groups. You can also sort the results to show the most relevant first or the most recent first.
Edit distance from location. If your search has a location in it you are able to specify a radius around that location that you would be prepared to find jobs in. This function allows you to change this radius by selecting from a range of distances. You can select anywhere from 0 miles radius all the way up to 100 miles radius.
Refine your search. If you wish to refine your existing search rather than do a new search, type in any more keywords you may have, or a more specific location and click on 'search'. This will search the site again using both the keywords you just specified and the criteria you specified in your original search.
Job details page
The job details page contains the specific job description and contact details for a given job. Other functions are:
Email me jobs like this. Click on this link to have any similar jobs emailed to you. If you do not enter any search criteria this link does not appear.
Back to results page. Click on this to go back to your list of results.
Start a new search. Click on this to go back to the home page.
Page navigation. At the top and bottom of each details page, there are arrows that allow you to go to the next job in your list of results, or to go to the previous job.
Apply for this job. Click on this button if you want to apply for this job online. Make sure you have your CV and cover letter ready.
Basket icon. Click on this icon to add the job to your basket.
Printer friendly page. Click on this link to see a version of the page which will print optimally. Many printers do not print the entire width of a web page so the print friendly page is designed to the correct width for printing.
Send to a friend. Click on this link to send the job you are viewing to a friend who may be interested in it. Put your own email address, as well as theirs, in the window that pops up, so they know who it is from.
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