Why Holly's Search is Different
Holly's search understands what you're looking for, even when you don't know the exact title or code. Search by classification title, title code, or just describe what you need—the platform handles typos, suggests similar positions, and uses semantic search to surface related roles you might not have considered.
The search system analyzes job content, requirements, and organizational context to provide results that are both precise and comprehensive. Whether you're looking for a specific position or exploring related roles, Holly's search adapts to your intent and provides meaningful results.
One Search, Every Tab
The same powerful search works consistently across Holly's platform. Whether you're on the main Class Specs dashboard, the Internal tab comparing your positions, or the Market tab exploring external benchmarks, the search bar works identically.
This means you can:
Search your own specs on the main dashboard
Find internal comparisons using the same terms on the Internal tab
Discover external benchmarks with identical search logic on the Market tab
Quick Start: Basic Search Techniques
Let's say you know you're looking for an IT analyst position, but you're not sure of the exact title. You start typing "IT Analyst" in the search bar.
Holly immediately returns 567 results, intelligently ordered to help you find what you need:
First: Exact matches - "IT Analyst" appears at the top if it exists
Then: Close IT variations - "IT Business Analyst," "IT Security Analyst"
Next: Related technology roles - "Informaticist" (healthcare IT specialist)
Finally: Broader analyst roles - "Data Analyst," "Financial Analyst," "Management Analyst"
Notice how Holly understands that someone searching for "IT Analyst" might also be interested in the business analysis, security analysis, or data analysis aspects of IT work.
Not finding the right variation? Try being more general - type just "analyst" and you'll see every analyst position across your organization, including IT-related ones you might not have thought of.
Search by title code: Holly handles title codes intelligently—type exact codes or partial matches to find what you need.
Made a typo while searching? No problem. Type "IT anaylst" and Holly still finds all your IT analyst positions, automatically handling the misspelling.
Search by title code: If you know the title code, you can enter it to find your specification. Partial search works here as well - let's say you know it's a code starting with "X2" but can't remember the full code.
Exact codes: "EA8AN" finds that specific classification
Partial codes: "X2" returns X2A, A2X, X10, X11—any code containing those characters some subset of those characters
Power Search: One Step Further
Search by Skills, Education, Requirements
This is where Holly gets smart. Search by what positions require, not just their titles.
Certifications: Search "CDL" to find every job requiring commercial driver's licenses, such as Truck Driver positions
Education: Search "bachelor's degree" to see all positions with that requirement
Skills: Search "budget analysis" to find roles involving financial planning
Smart Results: Holly Understands Context
Holly connects related concepts automatically. Search "police officer" and you'll also see "deputy sheriff" and "public safety officer" because they share similar functions / are in the same department.
Refine Your Results
Use sorting, filtering, and jurisdiction targeting to refine results.
Sort and Filter Options:
Sort by class title, last edited date, minimum salary, maximum salary, and status (on the main class specs dashboard)
Filter by status and by whether the spec was manually created or created through a merge (on the main class specs dashboard)
Sort by match % (on comparison tabs)
Search Benchmarks by Jurisdiction (Market Tab): When using the Market tab to search for additional benchmarks to add to your salary study, you can filter results to specific comparators by including the jurisdiction name directly in your search. Simply type the jurisdiction name along with your position search - for example, "Pinal County Officer" will limit results to matching officer roles specifically in Pinal County. This intelligent search feature helps you quickly find relevant benchmarks from your preferred comparator organizations.
Troubleshooting
Too many results? Add specific terms, department names, jurisdiction names (when searching benchmarks in the Market tab), or use the available filters on each tab.
Too few results? Try broader terms or switch tabs—the Market tab might have variations of terms not used internally which can help give you ideas for what to search.