The How and Why of LarrySearch
It’s pretty self-explanatory, but I’ll give you a step-by-step. Go here:
http://technology.theladders.com/larry
Now you’ll notice it says “keywords >>” to the left of the search box. And to the right of the searchbox…. nothing.
No “submit” or “search” or “I’m feeling lucky” buttons.
But a little more over to the right, it does say “3017 jobs found” (this number will change throughout the week.)
Now, let’s say you’re looking for a job in Dallas as a software architect. Let’s watch what happens as you hit each key:
“d” – 2,860 jobs found. LarrySearch immediately discards any job without the letter “d” in the description, title,
company, etc.
“a” – 1,681 jobs found with “da” in them.
“llas” – 105 jobs found with “dallas”.
Now isn’t that pretty amazing? LarrySearch instantly tells you how many jobs there are that match your keyword
search. No need to hit “search” and wait and wait and wait.
Now watch as you continue typing:
“s” – still 105 jobs
“o” – now just 96 jobs found
“ftware” – 69 jobs found
“architect” – 63 jobs found
With each and every keystroke, LarrySearch tells you exactly how many jobs are in the system that meet that criteria
over the past two weeks.
Next, let’s say you decided that you’re actually more interested in Dallas management jobs than architect jobs.
Delete “architect” and type “manage” – 64 jobs found.
Type the final “r” – and just 26 jobs found.
Now isn’t that a huge help? You didn’t have to hit submit for “manage” and then go back and do a new search on
“manager” to find the huge difference in the number of results for these two very subtly different search terms.
Congratulations to the dynamic duo behind LarrySearch – our very own Adam and Larry. What amazing work this is!
