This document provides guidance to employers on using an online job portal. It outlines how employers can manage their account, search and view resumes, post jobs, create screening questions, and contact candidates. The dashboard is the home page where employers can edit their profile, change passwords, and access other areas of the site using the top navigation bar. Employers can search resumes, save searches and resumes, and view applicant details. They can also post jobs, add screening questions, view responses, and contact candidates directly through the portal.

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2. Employer Dashboard
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Your ‘Employer Dashboard’ is the home
page for your account.
Account
management
starts here
 Tip: use the
top navigation
bar to return
to your
Dashboard or
to go to other
areas of the
site.

3. Employer Account – Change
Password
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To change your password
 Select ‘Edit Registration
Details’
 This will take you to the ‘Edit
Profile’ page
 Select ‘Show change
passwords block’
 Enter desired password under
‘New password’ and ‘Confirm
new password’
 Select ‘Save’

4. Edit Employer Profile & Logo
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To edit your Company
Profile and update
logo
 Select ‘Company Profile
& Logo’
 Make changes under
‘Profile’
 Select ‘Save’
To update your logo
 Select ‘Choose File’ and
upload a new logo from a
saved location on your
computer. Uploading a
new logo will replace the
logo you have on file.
 Select ‘Save’

5. Employer Sub-Accounts
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What is a Sub-Account?
A Sub-Account would be
used if an Employer has
multiple users who need to
access the account.
Enter Sub-Account
information
Select ‘Create’ to save
changes

6. Searching Resumes
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To Search Resumes
 Enter keywords
 If desired make
selections under
Category,
Employment Type,
Date Posted, and Zip
Code
 Select ‘Search’
Tips
 You can multi-select
by using ‘Ctrl’ and
clicking items.
 You may wish to
define less search
parameters for
greater results.

7. View Search Results & Create a
Saved Search
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 Search results are
sorted by relevancy.
 You can click on
‘Date’ to sort by
most recent results.
To save a search
 Click the link to
create a Resume
Alert or Saved
Search
 Enter a name for
your search
 Select Resume
Search
 Click ‘Create’
Resume Search Alerts
will be discussed on the
next slide

8. Create a Resume Search Agent
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Create a Search
Agent
Search Agents will
send you an email to
let you know when
new resumes meeting
your search criteria
are posted to the Job
Portal.
 Create a name for
your Search Agent
 Enter search
Keywords and
other search terms
 Select ‘Create’

9. View and Run Saved Searches
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To manage saved
searches
 Select ‘Saved Searches
Manager’
 To edit, click on search
name or pencil icon
 You will then be able to
edit the search and save
 To run the search click
the green arrow
 To delete a saved search
click the red x icon

10. Viewing Resumes
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Viewing Candidate
Details
This page shows all the
information the
candidate has submitted
 If the candidate
uploaded their
resume, you can click
this link to open the
resume in the format
that was uploaded
 You may also take
additional actions
using the buttons
below the resume
Email Resume = emails resume
to a colleague or yourself
Contact = sends an email to the
candidate through the job portal
Save = Adds resume to your
Saved Resume list
Print = prints the resume

11. Saving Resumes
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Saving Resumes
 When searching
resumes, you have
the option to
‘Save’ resumes for
later review.
 This is also a great
way to save
candidates that
would be a good fit
for future positions
To review saved
resumes
 Click on resume
name to open the
resume

12. Managing Jobs & Applicants
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Change job status
 Check the box next to the
job you wish to update
 Select the change action
button
 Change will be made
Views/Apps
 This will show you how
many times your jobs has
been viewed and how
many people have
applied for the position.
 More detail is available
on Views/Apps on the
next page
Post job = post job
Extend = extend posting time
Expire = remove job posting
Save as Draft = saves draft of job
Copy = copies job to create a new
posting
Delete = deletes job and history

13. Managing Jobs & Applicants
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Views tells you who has reviewed the position.
‘Unknown visitors’ refers to people who viewed
the job without an account or logged in to the
portal
To view applicant details and
resume
 Click on the applicant name
 This will open the applicant’s
profile

14. Contacting Candidates
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Contacting Candidates
You may contact candidates
directly through the portal.
 To send a message to one
or more candidates, check
the box next to the
Candidate Name(s).
 Enter your message in the
text box.
 When finished, select
‘Send email to all
selected’
 Your message will be sent
to the candidate(s).

15. Posting a Job
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OR
OR
To Post a Job
 Enter Job information.
Required fields are shown
with a red *
 Select the format you wish
to receive applications
o Default account mail = email used when
you sign-up
o Send apply via email = a different email
from sign-up
o URL= redirects to your applicant
tracking system
 Select screening questions
and notification options
o Note: Screening questions must be set-
up before posting job.

16. Bulk Job Posting Made Easy
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There are several options for bulk job postings
 Jobs can be entered in a .csv file for upload by the portal administrator
 Contact the portal administrator for a file template if you wish to use this
option
 If you are an employer with a high volume of job postings, we can set-up an
automated process to scrape jobs from your Applicant Tracking System and
post to the job portal.
 Contact the portal administrator to discuss this option.
support@jobsatlax.org

17. Creating Job Questions
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On this page you
will be able to view
question sets you
have created, edit
question sets, or
create new question
sets
 To view or edit, click the
name of the question
set.
 This will open a page to
view and edit the
questions. Example on
the next page.
 To create a new question
set, select ‘Add’.

18. Create Screening Questions
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There are two steps
in the process to
create screening
questions. This is
step 1.
 Create a name for your
Question Set. Tip:
Name question sets by
job.
 Enter a score.
 Enter email text for no-
pass and pass candidate
messages. You will be
able to make a decision
when posting the job to
send messages to the
candidates or not.
 Save when finished.
No-pass candidates =
candidates who do not pass
the screening questions
Pass candidates = candidates
who do pass the screening
questions

19. Creating Screening Questions
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Adding questions
to a new question
set
 Click on the name of
the question set you
just created
 Go to the bottom of
the page and select
‘Add’.
 Enter your question.
 Designate whether or
not it is required.
 Select your answer
type and provide
answer data.
 Click ‘Save’.
 You can now select
this question set
when posting a job.

20. Review or Edit Screening
Questions
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Review or Edit
Question Sets
 Click the question
set name to
begin
 Review messages
that you set up
for candidates.
Make any edits in
the blue text box.
 Click ‘Save’ when
you are done.
 Click question or
pencil to review
the question and
make any edits.
Click ‘Save’ when
you are done.

21. View Screening Question
Responses
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Viewing question
responses
 Go to Jobs
Manager and click
on View/Apps.
 Under Status,
‘Pass’ will show
where the
applicant had
passing answers to
questions.
 Click on ‘Pass’ to
view applicant
answers.

22. Questions
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Contact: support@jobsatlax.org for additional support