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# Job Search Signal

> Track companies hiring for specific roles by filtering live job listings across LinkedIn and major job boards.

The Job Search signal surfaces companies that are actively hiring for roles you care about. It pulls from a live feed of job listings — not LinkedIn posts — so you catch hiring intent the moment a role goes live.

<Info>
  Unlike the [Hiring for Position](/signal-templates#hiring-for-position) template (which monitors LinkedIn posts about hiring), the Job Search signal reads from the underlying job-listing feed. It's more precise for tracking real open roles and less noisy for buyer intent tied to headcount growth.
</Info>

## When to use it

* You sell to a specific buyer persona and want to reach companies the moment they start hiring that role
* You want tight control over job title, seniority, location, industry, and employment type
* You need to filter out recruitment agencies or only target recruitment agencies

## How to set it up

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create a Job Search signal">
    Open the signal template library and pick **Job Search** from the Company Activity group.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure your filters">
    Fill in at least one filter. Every field is optional, but the more you specify the fewer irrelevant jobs you'll see.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Preview the results">
    Click **Preview** to see up to 5 matching jobs. The preview is a sample — the active signal captures every match, not just those 5.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save the signal">
    Once the preview looks right, save. Clearcue starts surfacing new jobs that match your filters.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Fields

### Job title

Match job titles by keyword. Two modes are available via the **Advanced syntax** toggle.

**Simple mode (default)** — type the role you're targeting (for example `Head of Sales`) and you'll get jobs for that role. Word order and minor variations don't matter.

**Advanced mode** — boolean expression with operators for OR, AND, NOT, phrases, proximity, and prefix wildcards. Use this when a single role name isn't enough.

```
("Head of Sales" OR "VP Sales") AND NOT junior
```

<Card title="Advanced job title search" icon="code" href="/guides/job-title-search">
  Full operator reference and advanced examples for the title field.
</Card>

### Location

Pick countries from a multi-select dropdown, or flip the **Advanced syntax** toggle to type a freeform location list.

**Simple mode** — select one or more countries from the list. Jobs in any of the selected countries match.

**Advanced mode** — type countries, regions, or cities separated by `OR`. Use this for city-level targeting or regions the country dropdown doesn't cover.

```
Berlin OR Munich OR Hamburg
```

### Description keywords

Boolean search over the job description text. Supports the same operators as advanced job title search.

Use this to filter on responsibilities or required skills that aren't in the title.

```
("B2B SaaS" OR "enterprise sales") AND (quota OR "closing deals")
```

<Note>
  Description keywords always use boolean syntax — there's no simple mode toggle. Multi-word phrases must be quoted or the query will reject them.
</Note>

### Job type

Multi-select checkboxes for employment type. Leave empty to include all types.

| Option     | What it matches                      |
| ---------- | ------------------------------------ |
| Full Time  | Permanent full-time roles            |
| Part Time  | Permanent part-time roles            |
| Contractor | Contract or freelance roles          |
| Intern     | Internship positions                 |
| Temporary  | Fixed-term roles                     |
| Volunteer  | Unpaid volunteer roles               |
| Other      | Anything not in the categories above |

### Remote

Radio select for work-location preference.

| Option       | What it matches               |
| ------------ | ----------------------------- |
| All          | No filter applied             |
| Remote only  | Jobs explicitly tagged remote |
| On-site only | Jobs that are not remote      |

### Agency

Radio select for recruitment-agency filtering.

| Option           | What it matches                  |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------- |
| All              | No filter applied                |
| Exclude agencies | Only direct-employer listings    |
| Agencies only    | Only recruitment-agency listings |

<Tip>
  Default is **Exclude agencies** because most buyer-intent use cases want direct employers, not staffing firms. Flip it if you sell to recruitment agencies.
</Tip>

### Industry

Multi-select from a curated list of industries (Software Development, SaaS, Financial Services, etc.). Matches jobs where the hiring company belongs to at least one of the selected industries.

<Note>
  Industry is assigned by the hiring company, not inferred from the job title. If a company self-classifies differently than you'd expect, adjust accordingly.
</Note>

### Seniority

Multi-select checkboxes for role level.

| Option           | Typical title examples |
| ---------------- | ---------------------- |
| Entry level      | Junior, Associate I    |
| Internship       | Intern                 |
| Associate        | Associate II, Analyst  |
| Mid-Senior level | Senior, Lead           |
| Director         | Director, Head of      |
| Executive        | VP, C-level            |
| Not Applicable   | No seniority tag       |

## Example configurations

### Tracking new sales leader appointments in the US

| Field     | Value                                                                 |
| --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Job title | `"Head of Sales" OR "VP Sales" OR "Chief Revenue Officer"` (advanced) |
| Location  | United States                                                         |
| Seniority | Director, Executive                                                   |
| Agency    | Exclude agencies                                                      |

Finds companies hiring senior sales leadership in the US — a strong signal they're investing in revenue growth.

### Finding B2B SaaS companies scaling their customer success team

| Field                | Value                                                 |
| -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| Job title            | `"Customer Success" AND (manager OR lead)` (advanced) |
| Description keywords | `"B2B SaaS" OR "enterprise customers"`                |
| Industry             | Software Development, SaaS                            |
| Remote               | All                                                   |

Surfaces SaaS companies adding CSMs — often a sign of post-seed / post-Series A growth.

### Companies hiring SDRs in Europe

| Field     | Value                                                         |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Job title | SDR OR BDR (advanced)                                         |
| Location  | Germany OR France OR United Kingdom OR Netherlands (advanced) |
| Agency    | Exclude agencies                                              |

Surfaces European companies building out their outbound team — ideal for sales tools and enablement products targeting early-stage sales orgs.

## How signals are created

A Job Search signal is created for each matching job listing. The signal's subject is the hiring company. That means:

* Signals stack at the **company** level, not the person level
* You'll see hiring activity alongside other company-level signals (funding, engagers, etc.) in [signal stacks](/guides/signal-stacking)
* People signals from the same company (e.g. a founder engaging with your post) roll up into the same company view

<Card title="Signal stacking" icon="layer-group" href="/guides/signal-stacking">
  Combine the Job Search signal with engagement or funding signals to find high-intent companies.
</Card>
