Search Help

• General Search Help
• Find A Job Help
• Phone Directory Help
• Work Portfolio Help

Overall Search Tips

None of the searches are case sensitive. Typing DOT will produce the same results as dot.

All of the searches display information about what you searched for at the top of the results page. Double-check this information if you did not get the results you expected.

Try using a less specific phrase or term, for instance, try 'truck' instead of 'trucking'. Truck will bring back results for 'truck' 'trucks' 'trucking', etc. For all searches except the General Search you can also enter in partial words to widen the search.

Help for the General Search

Go to General Search

The search is not case sensitive. Typing DOT will produce the same results as dot.

To search for multiple words, separate each word with a comma (,). For example, if you specify time, manage, search will return all documents containing the words time or manage. Additionally, it will return all documents containing variations of these words, such as timely and management.

To search for an exact word or phrase, enclose the word or phrase in quotation marks (""). For example, if you specify "time manage", search will return only the documents containing the phrase time manage.

Choose the "Entire Site" from Search In when you are not sure where to look, or when looking for general information. Please note this will not include the Find A Job, Phone Directory, or Work Portfolio sections.

Choose a specific subsection from Search In when looking for specific information, know where you want to look, or want more control over your search.

This search is a Boolean search. You can use the traditional AND, OR, and NOT operators to modify your search. For more details read the Boolean search tips below.

Boolean search tips

Use AND to return all documents that contain the words you specified in the Search for field. For example, entering DOT AND policy will return all documents containing both DOT and policy.

Use OR to return all documents that contain at least one of the words you specified in the Search for field. For example, entering DOT OR policy will return all documents containing DOT or policy, or both.

Use NOT to return all documents that contain the first word you entered in the Search for field, but not the second word you entered. For example, entering DOT NOT policy will return all documents containing DOT but not policy.

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Help for Find A Job

Go to Find A Job

Be sure 'None' is displayed in the drop down box, or the entry box is blank if you do not wish to search on that field.

Simple Search in Find A Job

You can search by Job Level or Job Title. Visit Job Level Category Definitions for more information about the job levels. Both drop downs include only the options available within the current job listings.

Advanced Search in Find A Job

To perform an Advanced Search in Find A Job, enter or select the parameter(s) you would like to use. You may search more than one field at a time with the same or different parameters. The fields available are: *Job Level, *Job Title, Job Description, Mode, Date Posted. For the asterisked fields, only those job levels and job titles that are active in the database will appear in the pulldown lists.

The advanced search includes an AND OR option at the top of the search criteria. The 'And Search' can be used to narrow your query. This will produce results only if all of the entered parameters are present in the fields you have indicated. The 'Or Search' can be used to widen your query. This will produce results if any of the entered parameters are present in the fields you have indicated.

Note: When you search on fields other than Title, Level, Job Code, Date Posted, the matching results will not be displayed.

Results for Find a Job

Initial results are organized by Title in alphabetical order. To display results differently, select the column header by which you would like to sort them. Level will sort results by rank, beginning with Student Employment and ending with the Executive/Managerial level. Job Code sorts alphabetically. Date posted will sort results chronologically with the most recently posted positions at the top.

Select the title to go to a detailed description of the job.

List all - Lists all of the currently posted jobs.

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Help for Phone Directory

Go to Phone Directory

The Phone Directory can be found in the navigation at the top of every page as 'Directory'.

Search By Name

The phone directory can be searched by Last Name or First Name. Enter the information you would like to search on in the entry box. Select Last Name or First Name from the options directly beneath the box.

If you are not getting the results you expected, try using a less specific term, for instance, try the first few letters of a name, or any sequence of letters you are sure are in the name.

To see all of the names beginning with a certain letter, type that letter in the box and conduct the search (be sure to select Last Name if you are looking for last names).

Results will be displayed by Name, Phone and Organization, organized alphabetically by Name.

Search by DTS (Division)

Select a DTS number from the drop down box to see the employees in that DTS (division).

To display a list of names from an entire DTS division, select the "DTS number - All" (e.g. "20 - All").

Results will be displayed by Name, Phone and Organization, organized alphabetically by name.

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Help for Work Portfolio

Go to Work Portfolio

Be sure 'None' is displayed in the drop down box, or the entry box is blank if you do not wish to search on that field.

Simple Search in Work Portfolio

You can enter a term to be searched in the Title and/or Summary/Keyword fields. Check the box of the fields you wish to search in. Both boxes are checked by default, and so both fields will be searched if you do not uncheck one.

Advanced Search in Work Portfolio

To perform an Advanced Search in Work Portfolio, enter or select the parameter(s) you would like to use. You may search more than one field at a time with the same or different parameters. The fields available are: Title, Customer, Summary / Keywords, Mode, Strategic Goals, Division, Contact Name.

The advanced search includes an AND OR option at the top of the search criteria. The 'And Search' can be used to narrow your query. This will produce results only if all of the entered parameters are present in the fields you have indicated. The 'Or Search' can be used to widen your query. This will produce results if any of the entered parameters are present in the fields you have indicated.

Note: When you search on fields other than Title and Summary, the matching results will not be displayed.

Results for Work Portfolio

Initial results are organized by Title and brief Summary. The summary will be a few words on either side of search match, which will be indicated in bold.

Results will be displayed in sets of 15, with navigation to move to previous and next matches.

Select the title to go to a detailed description of the Work Portfolio item.

List all - Lists all of the items in Work Portfolio.

Note: You can reach the search page through the Search Button on the Volpe Center Home Page or through the Search link at the top of every Volpe Web page.

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