---
title: New job description filter: exclude keywords
description: You can now filter out jobs whose descriptions mention certain keywords, so you can remove noise like "intern", "junior", or "entry level" from any search.
url: https://theirstack.com/en/product-updates/2026-04-16-job-description-negative-filter
---

**The problem:** You could search job descriptions for keywords, but you couldn't exclude them. Filtering out noise like "intern", "junior", or "entry level" required post-processing results by hand.

**The solution:** A new **Does not contain any of** operator on the job description filter, available in the app and the API. Exclude jobs whose description mentions any of the given words. Available via `job_description_contains_not` in the [Jobs API](/en/job-posting-api) and [Company Search API](/en/docs/api-reference/companies/search_companies_v1).

#### Example: exclude noise from a specific search

```
{
  "job_description_contains_or": ["compliance", "regulatory"],
  "job_description_contains_not": ["intern", "junior", "entry level"]
}
```

Find [companies actively hiring](/job-lookup) for compliance roles, excluding junior positions.

Available now in [Job search](https://app.theirstack.com/search/jobs/new) and [Company search](https://app.theirstack.com/search/companies/new) (click **\+ Add Filter → Job Description**), and in the [Jobs API](/en/job-posting-api) and [Company Search API](/en/docs/api-reference/companies/search_companies_v1) via `job_description_contains_not`.