Guide to getting the most out of your Job Agent

A Job Agent is an email service that makes your job search easier and less time-consuming – you don't have to search for and monitor jobs yourself because the system does it for you. However, proper setup is the key to receiving jobs that are relevant to you. Follow the guide and get the most out of your Job Agent.


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Every day, the Job Agent finds jobs that have been posted online – and sends the jobs that are relevant to you to your email address. All you need to do is tell us what you’re looking for. On this page, we help you do just that.


Create a Job Agent

This page contains the following tips

Two ways to create a Job Agent
Creating a Job Agent
Adjusting your Job Agent

Two ways to create a Job Agent

  1. Perform a search on Jobindex – and save it as a Job Agent.
  2. Get a Job Agent by creating it directly in our engine room.

When you perform a search on Jobindex, you can save it as a Job Agent. This means you get a simple, although often wide-spanning, Job Agent. If, on the other hand, you have a Jobindex profile, you can dive into your personal engine room that sends job adverts straight to you – and by adjusting the tabs here, you decide which job adverts you receive.


Creating a Job Agent

You'll often get the most relevant job adverts in your Job Agent if you select one or more job categories – and don't just base your Job Agent on your chosen keywords.
Some job types, companies or words are so stubborn that you need to surgically remove them from your Job Agent. To do this, put a minus (-) in front of the keyword and/or company name you want to eliminate, then you'll avoid job adverts that include these.

Tip: If you don't want jobs for under 18s or student jobs, copy the following and paste them into your search term:

-study job -study relevant -"looking for a student assistant" -"student assistant wanted"
Find at least 3-5 different job titles – preferably more – and add them to your search term. Don't just write "marketing coordinator", or you won't get the job advert that says "marketer", even though it may be the same job.

If you want to add multiple related keywords, put quotation marks (") around the words, e.g. "key account manager".
You can also limit your Job Agent geographically, i.e. you can specify the radius (e.g. distance from your home) in which you wish to find your new job.
The right keywords can help sharpen a dull Job Agent. However, please be aware that you will only receive a job advert if one or more of your keywords are in the advert text. Think about what might be in the text of the job advert you want to receive.

If you'd rather receive a lot of job adverts that you can then sort through, stick to categories and areas. If, on the other hand, you're tired of weeding and sorting, keywords are a great tool for cutting to the bone.
Go word hunting in interesting job adverts. Find job adverts that suit you and pick a few keywords that seem unique to those positions – then add them to your other keywords.

Adjusting your Job Agent


Your search criteria is displayed at the bottom of your Job Agent. Check if the job categories and areas are too broad. You may also want to consider using negative keywords to narrow down your search.

If you want to remove job adverts with specific words, simply type minus (-) in front of the keyword and/or company name you want to avoid – and add them to your keywords.
A narrow search results in fewer jobs in your Job Agent. Your search criteria is displayed at the bottom of the email you receive. Check if the job categories and areas are set up too specifically.

It tends to be the keywords that cause problems. Consider removing them and using the job categories instead. If you want to use keywords, check them for spelling mistakes and add more if necessary.
We only send you an email if there are new job adverts to send you. So if you haven't received a job email, it's probably because there are no jobs that match your criteria. However, we will send you an email to remind you that you are signed up.

Your spam filter could also be blocking our emails by mistake, so check if this is the case.

Create a Job Agent
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