The following section will explain how a candidate registers for the Job Alert functionality, giving you more of an idea of how the feature works behind the scenes.
- The candidate will click the Job Alert link on the Careers Portal.
2. This will take the candidate to the Manage Job Alert Profile screen.
Let’s go through how a candidate should register Job Alert information.
Job Attributes: In other portals, there might be other fields the candidate is able to use to set up their job preference – this would use what is called a Job Attribute. This could be information like Salary, Department, Type of Role or Location. In the following example, we will use Department:
Tips for using Job Attributes in Job Alerts
If the candidate selects more than one option in Job Attribute multi-select questions, they will return results of Jobs that match either one of their selections.
a) If the candidate selects more than one option in Job Attribute multi-select questions, they will return results of Jobs that match either one of their selections.
In the above example, if there are jobs advertised for either NSW or VIC, the candidate will receive email notification.
b) If a candidate selects chooses more than one Job Attribute, they will return results of Jobs if they match both of their selections.
In the above example, a candidate will only get email notification if there are jobs that are both in VIC (State) and Customer Services (Department).
c) If there is a mix of the above scenarios (i.e. if the candidate chooses more than one option in each attribute, and chooses multiple attributes), using the below example the candidates will receive email notification if there are Jobs in NSW or VIC AND in either Customer Services or Management.
d) If the candidate doesn’t specify any options within a Job Attribute, it will return a list of Jobs that match all Job Attribute options. For instance, if there are no locations selected, it will show jobs from all locations.
b) If the user updates the Job Details or adjusts the opening or closing dates for a Job, it will not trigger another automatic notification to any registered candidate who has already been matched to that particular Job. They will not receive a duplicate notification, even if the details have been updated.
Note: As the Job Alert functionality is aligned with a specific Job Audience Type, candidates will only receive email notifications for Jobs advertised to that specific Job Audience.
3. Once the candidate has inserted their preferences in the appropriate fields, they can specify the finer details how and when email will alert them of any available positions using General Preferences.
Frequency of Job Alert Emails: Here the candidate can choose if they would like to receive an email (daily, weekly or monthly) with Jobs that match your preferences.
Note: A job must have opened during that time period and remain open until at the end of that time period to be considered for matching with a candidate's Job Alert Profile. The time period is based on when a candidate registers their profile.
Make my Job Alert Profile active: Using this option, the candidate is able to turn the Job Alert emails on and off.
4. Once you have set up your profile, click the Save button at the bottom of the screen.
Note: Once the candidate saves their initial profile, they will instantly be sent their first Job Alert email. The same will happen once they update the following details in the Manage Job Alert Profile page (Keywords, Job Attributes, and Frequency of email, activating a de-active Profile).
