Google's trying to make your job search less difficult

Searching for a new job can be a painful process, but Google's latest tool is looking to make things a bit easier.

Google announced on Wednesday that salary information for job postings will be visible directly in the search results, which means people won't have to click and scan job descriptions to determine if the salary fits their needs before applying.

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The company explained in a blog post that salary information is a crucial deciding factor that's "missing from over 85 percent of job postings in the U.S. today."

Using history on the job title, location, and employer gathered from online resources like Glassdoor, PayScale, LinkedIn, and more, Google Search plans to determine and display estimated salary ranges to the side of each job listing to give future employees a better idea of what they're applying for.

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"For those jobs that do have a salary listed, we’ll show a comparison to the estimated range for that job, if available," the blog post notes.

Mashable ImageA look at Google's new salary tool. Credit: google

Google claims the new tool is a result of user feedback and has also improved location-based search settings as well as added more application options. In a few weeks Google Search is even giving people the ability to save individual jobs to view or apply to later in a "Saved Jobs" tab.

Mashable ImageA look at Google's upcoming "Saved Jobs" tab. Credit: google

According to the blog post, to search jobs based on geography users can click the "Location" filter and browse through positions that meet your desired distance. And once you find something that strikes your fancy, Google can link you directly to site like Monster or CareerBuilder to apply.

Mashable ImageA look at Google's "Location" filter. Credit: google

Sounds like a pretty sweet deal.


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