Google’s trying to make your job search less difficult

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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. 

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. Read more…

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