Creating a job board with Candidate Experience

Before you select a banner image for a job board, you or another administrator must upload a banner image only from the logo library.

See Adding a document logo to the logo library.

Use this process to create a new job board or update one that is created with Candidate Experience. This process includes configuration of all aspects of the job board, including branding, third-party job searches, and privacy policy acknowledgment.

  1. Select Administrator > Talent Acquisition > Code Setup > Job Boards.
  2. Click Create.
  3. Specify this information:
    Effective Date
    Specify the date the job board is available to users in the system.
    Job Board
    Specify the name of the job board.
    Description
    Specify a brief description of the job board.
    Board Type
    Specify the board type: Internal, External, or Third-Party.
    Active
    Select this option to make the job board available in the application.
    Logo
    Select a logo from the list.
    Uses Jobs Web Application
    Select this option to configure the job board for the candidate experience. When this option is selected, settings that are specific to the candidate experience are available. Only external job boards and third-party job boards can be configured to use the candidate experience. The candidate experience does not support internal job boards. This setting can be changed on an inactive job board. Inactive job boards are not shown on select lists.
    Auto Create Job Posting URL
    Select this option to auto-generate the job posting URL when a requisition is posted to the job board. The generated URL directs the candidate to the new candidate experience if Uses Jobs Web Application is selected. Otherwise, it directs the candidate to the CandidateSpace.zip file.
    Regenerate Live Job Posting URLs
    This action is used only for existing job boards. Click the button to run the Generate Job Posting URL action on all live job postings that are associated with the job board. All recruiting vendors retrieve records with the API based on their criteria. Coordination with the vendor is required to ensure they retrieve all intended updates. Before running this action, customers should review the effect of updating any live URLs with third-party paid job boards. Regenerating URLs may incur additional fees depending on the job board contract.
  4. In the Jobs Home Page section, specify this information:
    Welcome Message
    Specify the content page that contains the text that is shown to candidates in a panel on the home page of the job board.

    See Configuring a welcome message.

    Embedded Video URL:
    Specify a video that is displayed on the home page. Only embedded videos can be used. The URL that you specify must be the embedded link from the third-party video service.
    Job List
    Specify the job list that is shown on the job board.
    • You can show no job list on the home page. Customers who use job application only mode should specify this option.
    • You can show recent jobs. This option uses the Recent Job Days field to determine the jobs that are included in the list.
    • You can show featured jobs. This option uses the Featured Job flag on the requisition to determine the jobs that are shown.
    • You can show all jobs.
  5. In the Branding section, specify this information:
    Logo
    Specify the file that populates the logo area of the job board pages: registration screen, candidate profile, job posting when using job application-only mode, post-apply forms such as the offer review.
    Banner
    Select the job board's banner image from the logo library.

    If you leave this field blank, then the default banner image in the system is selected.

    Theme Color
    Select a job board's theme color from the available colors in the system.

    To set a job board's custom theme color, select Custom Color and specify the hex color code.

    If you leave this field blank, then the default theme color and hex color code in the system is selected.

    Hex Color
    Specify the hex color code of the job board's custom theme color.

    The hex color code of the job board's theme color in the system is specified automatically.

    Show Embedded Map On Job Posting
    Select this check box to show the location of the job in the job posting display pages.
    Show Logo On Job Postings
    Select this check box to enable recruiters to set a logo for each new job postings on internal and external job boards.

    To configure the default logo, click Configure and select the default logo of an organization, organization unit, location, or job board. Only the administrators can configure the default logo.

  6. In the Recent Jobs section, specify this information:
    Recent Job Days
    Specify the jobs that are shown in the recent jobs list. Jobs posted within the number of days indicated are shown in the list.
    Include jobs where the Posting Date is Greater Than or Equal To
    Specify the earliest date for postings that are shown.
  7. In the Jobs Search section, specify this information:
    List View
    Select this option to show the job postings in list view on desktop and tablet.
    Card View
    Select this option to show the job postings in card view on mobile.
    Show Job Search Form On Left
    Select this check box to show the job search on the left side of the job board.
    Job Search Page URL
    To copy the URL of the Jobs Search page and direct the candidates to Candidate Experience, click the link icon.

    The URL is available to external job boards with Jobs Web Application that is enabled.

  8. In the Privacy Policy section, specify this information:
    Require Acknowledgment During Self Registration
    Select this option to require the candidate to acknowledge the policy or other text that is specified in the Privacy Policy field. This feature is typically used for a privacy policy that the hiring organization wants the candidate to review and acknowledge before proceeding with the application. These policies are configured in the Content area of Application Setup.

    See Content for configurable job application processes.

    Privacy Policy
    Specify the policy that the candidate is acknowledging.
    Acknowledgment Text
    Specify the instructions to the candidate. For example, specify I have read and consent to the terms of the privacy policy.
  9. If a third-party career site is used in your organization to host jobs, then in the Using A Third Party Career Site? section, specify this information:
    Enable Job Application-Only Mode
    Select this option to hide job search, job alerts, and saved jobs menus from the job board. When job application only mode is enabled, job posting details are not displayed when candidates click Apply on third-party career sites.
    Use Third Party Job Search For External Candidates
    If your organization uses a third-party job search, then specify the site URL. When this option is enabled, users who click Search For Jobs are directed to the third-party site instead of the Job Search menu.
    External Job Search URL
    If your organization is using a third-party job search for external candidates, then specify the URL.
    Job Scraping URL
    If your organization requires this URL, then an administrator can copy the URL and provide it to the third party.
  10. In the Source And Costs section, specify this information:
    Default Source
    Specify the source that is used on the job application if the candidate does not provide a source.

    This field is required on internal job boards.

    Default Specific Source
    Specify the specific source that is used on the job application if the candidate does not provide a specific source.
    Note: If a third-party website is used by your organization to post jobs, then the source, specific source, and referring source are sent to your organization using context session keys and literal values. These values are used as the default source, specific source, and referring source when a candidate applies to a job posting.
    Cost Per Posting
    Specify the cost per posting that the third-party job board charges your organization.
    Expense Category
    If you specified a cost, then you must specify the expense category to which the cost is assigned.
  11. In the Job Alerts pane, specify this information:
    Alert Email Template
    Select the email template that is used when job alerts are sent to candidates. If a candidate has created a job alert that matches the criteria of a newly posted job, then this template is used in the notification.
    Expires After
    Specify the number of days a job alert remains active. If the alert should never expire, then leave the field empty.
  12. In the Saved Jobs section, select a default banner to show on the Saved Jobs and Alerts page.
  13. In the If No Openings pane, specify the search options that are available to candidates even when no job postings are available:
    Show Location
    Select this option to enable search by location when no job postings are available.
    Show Category
    Select this option to enable search by job category when no job postings are available.
    Show Relationship To Organization
    Select this option to enable search by relationship to the organization when no job postings are available.
  14. In the Sharing Options pane, select one or more sharing options for a job posting that are available to candidates:
    Facebook
    Share the job posting to friends in Facebook.
    Twitter
    Share the job posting to followers in Twitter.
    Mail
    Share and send the job posting in email.
    Copy Link
    Copy and paste the URL of the job posting.
    Note: You can select one or more sharing options for a job posting. All default sharing options for a job posting are selected. Sharing options are available to external and third-party job boards.
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  15. Click Save.