Dont trust the default filters or the LinkedIn algorithm.

Instead, you could narrow down your LinkedIn job searches using these tips.

This isnt a good user experience.

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Most job hunters want to find the newest job ads first.

To do this, open theLinkedIn websiteand use the search bar to look for your preferred job.

Once youve made a search, click All Filters from the top menu bar.

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Your job search results will update immediately to show the earliest results starting from the top.

you’re able to set up a job alert.

LinkedIn will send you notifications on LinkedIn and via email when new jobs appear that match your search criteria.

A LinkedIn job search with an arrow pointing at the All filters button

Set up any additional criteria, then go for the Set Alert slider.

you’re able to hit the slider again to remove the alert.

it’s possible for you to repeat this for other variations of your job title.

A LinkedIn job search, with the filter panel showing steps to sort by most recent.

4Filter Out Older Job Posts

Not every job ad will disappear once its been filed.

At the top, choose the Date Posted drop-down button.

Click Show Results to apply the changes.

A LinkedIn job search with an arrow pointing at the “Set alert” button.

Fewer applicants might mean that the job is more competitive to apply for.

Start by searching for your preferred job title on LinkedIn.

Once youve done so, smack the All Filters button.

A saved job search on LinkedIn in the Jobs section of the website.

Scroll through the options in the pop-up panel until you reach the Under 10 Applicants slider.

smack the slider to activate the feature, then select Show Results to update the search results.

6Search for Specific Businesses

Is your heart set on a job with a specific company?

An example LinkedIn job search, with arrows pointing at the steps to narrow down a search result using the Date Posted filter.

you might use LinkedIn to only show jobs from that employer.

To do this, search for your job, then poke the Company drop-down menu from the top bar.

If there are any jobs that match that company, they should appear on the left immediately afterward.

An example LinkedIn job search, with arrows showing the steps to apply the ‘Under 10 Applicants’ filter to narrow down the search.

A good example is Microsoft.

Searching for IT Engineer AND Microsoft should locate jobs that include both IT Engineer and Microsoft in the ad.

you’ve got the option to then look through the posts made by employers looking for new jobs.

A LinkedIn job search, showing the steps to filter the search to only show ads from a specific company.

LinkedIn is designed to help match employers to new employees.

With any luck, theyll help you find a new job much more quickly, too.

An example Easy Apply job application form on LinkedIn

A LinkedIn job search, filtered by Easy Apply ads only, with arrows pointing at the options to filter the results and apply for jobs with the Easy Apply functionality.

A LinkedIn example search showing various types of search results, with arrows pointing to select the Posts option.

A LinkedIn posts search, with arrows pointing at the options to sort the search results by the latest options first.