[IxDA Discuss] Fields order in a job form

[Yann Allin]

Hi everybody,

I'm wondering how to order fields in a job search form.

My first guess was to place the fields in the following order:

1- Keywords
2- Job
3- Area
4- Experience
5- Type of Contract

According to my client, the right way is to put the keywords field at the
end!

On the other hand, it seems to me that user prefers to search by keywords,
rather than from a job drop-down list. So, it seems logical to put the
keywords field first.

Based on your experience, what are the arguments that could justify one or
the other choices?

Do you have any statistics on how research is more widely used in this
context (by keyword or from the trades)?

Similarly, what are the behaviours observed during users tests?
Thanks in advance,

Yann Allin
Interface Designer