How do you spot open roles like these? What job titles are worth considering in order to widen your search? We’ll get into those questions in the next couple of sections.
Don’t just do a simple Google search. In 2024, you need a slightly more sophisticated approach to combing through online job boards.
You can start by trying the usual boards, but you’ll have better luck with slightly more specialized job boards. For example, Dice.com is a tech-focused job board, so you’ll find plenty of data entry positions there, with slightly less competition than you’ll find with the hugest job search boards. LinkedIn, Indeed, and Monster Jobs, on the other hand, are already swamped with hundreds of applicants to any entry-level position.
Google searches can work, however, as long as you know a few tricks. If you’ve been applying long enough, you’ve probably noticed application-hosting websites like Greenhouse, which provide a backend service for receiving applications, even though they aren’t searchable like Indeed. These are called Applicant Tracking Systems, or ATS, and you actually can search them, if you Google the phrase “site:” followed by the ATS website.
For example, a Google search of “data entry apply site:boards.greenhouse.io” will pull up any Greenhouse pages that include the words “data” or “entry,” and that feature the “apply” button that applications include. If you click the “Tools” button, you can make sure that you’re only seeing recent pages from the past 24-hour period.
Here are a few searches to get you started:
Feel free to add your own keywords — perhaps something related to the nearest major city, or that includes a rare skill that you’re great at. Speaking a second language can be a big help.
