New content doesn't appear in database I have the strangest thing going on here: I just created a new content type ('jobs'), and a new job (its node ID is 1706), but for some reasons there is no node that node ID in the database; even when I search for type = jobs, I get no result.

What could be the cause why I'm getting no results?
If the content was created it's also there in the database. Most obvious reason for you not finding it, would be silly mistakes, like a typo in the search, or you looked in the wrong database (either created the node the wrong place or looking in the wrong database).

It's not possible to have a node in a drupal site that doesn't exist in the database unless you believe in fairies ;)