Today's job market is extremely risk adverse.

Companies aren't interested in taking chances. To envision you in the role, they want assurances that you've already had the exact job title you're applying to, and were successful.

But doing the job isn't enough. On top of that, hiring teams want people experienced in their company's industry.

It makes sense. There's a huge upside to hiring someone who's already "up to speed" on workflows, industry players, or jargon. Candidates who worked for a competitor could even provide knowledge and strategies that are hard to find and hugely beneficial.

It makes sense from the job seekers' perspective too. If they have years of hard-earned expertise in a specific niche, that's an advantage. And as we all know, any edge, even the tiniest one, is worth highlighting and exploiting.

The other day, I was talking with a job seeker who has had a long and successful career working in the healthcare industry. With over 15 years of experience and dedication, they know that now isn't the right time to consider a switch.

In their ZenSearch preferences, they've chosen the "Healthcare/Healthtech" industry and set it to Only Show, limiting their matches to only jobs in that sector. And, if they find that a bit constrained, they can easily add related fields, like mental health or insurance.

Whether you're passionate about robotics, experienced in cybersecurity, knowledgeable in education, or a guru in AI, you can easily filter your search results to focus on the sectors that resonate with YOU.

Or maybe your history is more checkered like mine— I've worked in several industries. During my job search, I wasn't picky about which industries to include, but there were a few "hard no's" (I'm looking at you, insurance, government, and crypto).

On other job platforms, it's impossible to filter industries out. Before applying, I was forced to investigate companies to see what they did, often only to eliminate them… resulting in wasted time and increased frustration.

With ZenSearch, it takes just a few clicks to exclude them. Some people even use this filter to weed out consulting agencies and recruiters.

Since ZenSearch ONLY shows jobs that match your preferences, EVERY JOB is what you're looking for, making them all great ones to apply to! So go ahead and favorite or exclude as many industries as you choose, it's your job seeking experience.

Check us out at ZenSearch.jobs and share our platform with anyone looking for something new. Together, we can make job searching a little more zen.