Google Search Rolls Out New Tools to Help Job Seekers

Looking for open positions on Google just got easier thanks to brand new resources along with a new job carousel in search results highlighting relevant opportunities near you.

Finding Jobs for Your Education Level

With this new Google Search feature, you'll spend less time clicking and more time focusing on finding open roles that match your work experience and education. For starters, customers in the US will now see a new carousel after running a job search query.

Using the carousel, you can quickly cycle through a handful of open positions near you that Google thinks may match your skills and education. If you find the listing too broad in scope, you can quickly filter it by education and experience requirements.

Not only that, but Google is working with companies such as Glassdoor, LinkedIn, ZipRecruiter, Snagajob, and CareerBuilder---as well as US employers---to make education and experience requirements clearer on these job postings.

"There will be new labels on positions that do not mention degrees in their requirements," according to the official announcement by Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai on the Google blog.

Alternatively, you can also conduct a Google Search query for phrases like "no degree jobs," "great jobs without a degree" or some such to get similar results. Ultimately, the company is hoping that these new tools and resources will help job seekers find relevant jobs, stay ahead in the job market, and learn valuable skills.

Android Developer Course and More

Google also unveiled a new Associate Android Developer Certification course for those who would like to get started with Android development.

In addition, the company has expanded its employer consortium which connects employers eager to hire with people who have earned these certificates. In addition to Google itself, the consortium lists companies like Anthem, Verizon, Bayer, Deloitte, SAP, Better.com, Accenture, Walmart, and Infosys as its members.

These certificates have already been successful in bringing in more talent from groups traditionally underrepresented in tech: 53% of graduates of the IT Support Certificate in the US have been female, Black, Latino or veterans. And 82% of graduates overall say the program helped them advance their career within six months, including getting a raise, finding a new job, or starting a new business.

It's estimated that in the digital economy, half of all employees will need reskilling by 2025.

Meanwhile, the company is providing 100,000 scholarships for its career certificates program to be distributed through nonprofits, workforce development boards, and other community organizations such as Per Scholas, NPower, and Goodwill.

Searching for Jobs in COVID Times

According to the company, relevant queries for "great jobs without a degree" and the like on Google Search have spiked a whopping 850 percent in the US alone. For the most part, this is a result of the COVID pandemic that has ravaged the world, slowed down economic activity considerably, and greatly contributed to job losses.

It's great that Google is helping workers upskill to advance their careers in these challenging times. With these new resources, job seekers can now use Google Search more effectively to find open positions that match their skills.