5 Words to Find Entry Level Jobs in Any Field

Hi friend,

If you’re looking for entry level positions, you’re unlikely to know the ins and outs of an industry, so how do you know what job titles you should be searching job boards for? Whatever industry you’re in, try this LinkedIn search hack to expand the list of job titles in your search criteria.

Enter the industry or profession you are looking for, and add one of these keywords at the end:

Assistant: Assistant roles in any industry are generally focused on doing time-consuming tasks that require little to no decision making or special expertise. Assistants usually support one or more experienced people to accomplish their objectives.

Technician: Okay, technician roles aren’t common in every industry, but you’d be surprised! Technician roles are usually more “technical” in nature and often require some specific training. However, many technician roles require a level of training that people receive in college or trade school.

Specialist: Specialist job titles are used in a similar way to Technician to signal someone with specific training on the associated skill. You can often qualify for specialist roles based on your education and some internship or other similar level of experience/

Associate: In many industries, associate is often (not always) a fancy word for “Junior”. Associate Anythings often report to and support someone with the exact same job title, minus the word “Associate”. Larger companies usually use associate roles to build an internal talent pipeline so that they can promote people from within.

Coordinator: This is probably the most common job title across fields, and one I would recommend you always search for in job boards or on LinkedIn. At a very high level, coordinators facilitate work between many people to move large projects forward. Coordinator roles are generally well placed to see many career options within an industry, so you should target these people when setting up informational interviews.

For example, “corporate sustainability coordinator”.

That’s it! I would recommend that you use this strategy to find people who are 1-3 years into your target industry or profession, and connect with them on LinkedIn about an informational interview. Follow these steps to prepare for the informational interview so you can learn more about their jobs as well as other titles that you might be missing.

Let me know how your search is going!

Karissa