Stop Words
Stop words let you exclude jobs that contain specific terms — even if they match your categories and keywords. If any stop word is found in the searched fields, the job is not sent.
Stop words take precedence over keywords — if a job matches a keyword but also contains a stop word, it's filtered out.
You can add up to 30 stop words.
Search Scope
Stop words have the same search scope toggles as keywords, under Advanced Settings:
- Title — the job posting title
- Description — the full job description
- Skills — the skills tags attached to the job
All three are enabled by default. Toggle any off to narrow where stop words are checked.
How Matching Works
Stop words use whole-word matching — the same as keywords. The bot looks for the exact word as a standalone term, not as part of another word. Matching is case-insensitive.
| Stop word | "React developer for startup" | "Agency is hiring developers" | "Looking for AGENCY frontend dev" |
|---|---|---|---|
agency | No match | Match | Match |
| Stop word | "Decommissioning project" | "Commission-only sales role" | "Senior developer role" |
|---|---|---|---|
commission | No match | Match | No match |
If any stop word is found, the job is not sent — regardless of how many keywords it matches.
Tips
Examples
agency, commission, unpaid, equity, internship, crypto, gambling, adult
- Filter out job types you don't want (agency, commission-based, unpaid)
- Filter out industries you avoid (gambling, adult content)
- Filter out terms that attract irrelevant results despite matching your keywords
Choose Stop Words Carefully
Because stop words override keywords, a poorly chosen stop word can silently filter out jobs you'd actually want. Using test as a stop word would exclude any job that mentions testing — even if it's a perfect match for your keywords. Pick words that are specific to what you want to avoid, not common terms that appear across many jobs.