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Job hunting in entry-level positions

You decide to search for job positions in a particular field.

You have little work experience in that profession.

You decide to look for opportunities on Internet job boards.

To narrow your search, you filter your job positions by entry-level. Thinking entry-level jobs would require no or little job experience.

As you look at the search results, however, you find some job positions classified as entry-level jobs that ask for moderate work experience.

You may have to filter job positions classified as entry-level by work experience.

www.indeed.com has the “No Experience Required” Filter

One job board called www.indeed.com has different filters to narrow a job search.

www.indeed.com has a “No Experience Required” choice from the “Experience Level” filter box.

The filter boxes appear after one does a search.

When I played with this feature, I would have some search results showing job positions requiring moderate work experience. A job seeker may need to filter jobs classified as “No Experience Required” by work experience.

Entry-Level Positions may still require job experience

Sometimes some job boards list job positions as entry-level but still require moderate levels of job experience.

This can become frustrating for a job seeker looking for positions requiring little or no work experience. Job Seekers may have to filter job positions classified as entry-level by work experience.

In conclusion

In conclusion, entry-level job seekers may experience frustration when searching for job positions listed as entry-level. Sometimes job positions classified as entry-level will still require moderate levels of work experience. An entry-level job seeker may need to filter jobs classified as entry-level (or related job skill categories) by work experience.

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