Chronicle Careers: Search agents

Now finding the best jobs in higher education is even easier. You can tailor your job search on Chronicle Careers and save the search agent you've created. We'll notify you by e-mail whenever new matching jobs are posted. Here's all you have to do:
1.	Start your job search on either our simple or advanced search page.
2.	When the list of results come up, click on the red "create search agent" button at the top of the page.
3.	Tell us what you'd like to name your search, your e-mail address, and how often you'd like to be notified of new listings that meet your search criteria.
4.	Confirm everything by following the instructions in the e-mail you will receive.
5.	Sit back and let the jobs come to you.

Search agent FAQ
Q.	How many searches can I save?
A.	As many as you want.

Q.	Do I need to enter a ZIP code?
A.	No, entering a ZIP code is an optional way of narrowing your search to a specific region. Coupled with a radius in miles, ZIP codes make finding a job within commuting distance a SNAP. For example, if you are looking for a job in the New York metropolitan area, you may be interested in jobs in parts of Connecticut and New Jersey, but not upstate New York. A zip-code search will make it easier for you find what you want.

Q.	How do I make changes to a search agent?
A.	Once a search agent is created, you cannot modify it. Simply cancel your old agent by following the link in the body of each e-mail, and start a new job search on either our simple or advanced search pages.

Q.	What's the difference between the simple and advanced searches?
A.	The advanced search page lets you quickly hone in on specific types of jobs. For instance, one could search on the word "international" and limit the results to show only jobs classified under "Business/management" and only in the Northeast. Once you find the right criteria, save it so you'll get only the jobs that interest you.

Q.	I used to get jobs organized by state in your e-mail notices. Now they come organized by relevance. Why?
A.	Before people could set up their own unique search agents, we had weekly mailings for each job category. Within each category, every job was equally relevant, so we sorted them by state. Now that it's possible to save much more individualized searches (e.g. "Civil War history" jobs within 120 miles of 20037) sorting your results by relevance was necessary.

Q.	A former category that I liked is missing. What happened to it?
A.	We occasionally modify our jobs categories to keep pace with hiring trends, advertisers' needs, and, of course, reader feedback. A well-honed search will always turn up relevant jobs. Drop us a line if you think jobs should be arranged differently.

Q.	Why haven't I received any job alerts yet?
A.	We send you e-mails only when new jobs listings match your search criteria. If you still think you are missing messages, please check that an overzealous spam filter isn't at work. To tune your filters, please note that we send these e-mails from this address: Job_Alert_Do_Not_Reply@chronicle.com

Q.	I'm not supposed to reply to these e-mails?
A.	That particular address goes to a computer program, not a person. However, we always want to hear from you!