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Job Seekers: How To

JobNet has tons of ways for you to search, connect, and move your career forward. About 50% of job seekers find work through a connection. JobNet helps these conversations happen. Whether you are happily employed or actively looking, JobNet has something for you.

Below is a brief explanation of the major features of the site, privacy settings, and some tricks.

Creating Your JobNet Job Seeker Account

Creating a JobNet account is simple. All you need to get started is a copy of your resume or a LinkedIn profile. This four-step signup process takes about 12 minutes. Once your account is created, you will have a complete profile and begin receiving Job Alerts.

To create your JobNet account, click the blue button on the top right hand corner of the JobNet home page and either upload your resume or connect using LinkedIn. This information is then parsed and used to create your account, generate a tailored Job Alert, and create a complete Career Profile. This sometimes a takes a few seconds. We hope you enjoy watching the birds fly while you wait.

Once your account has been created, we will ask you to confirm your email address, location, industry, and password. We also ask you to rate skills we have extracted from your resume.

Editing Your Profile

To edit your contact information, about me, and other general information click "Profile," and then on "Edit Profile." Click Edit above the section. You will see the form fields appear. When you are done, click "Done Editing" and your profile will be updated.

To edit your resume click "my resume" in the dropdown. You will be taken to your resume. From there you will see a pencil and "edit" next to each position. Click the pencil and you can edit employment dates, summary, city, etc. It's important to be as detailed as possible. To add a position, click "Add New Employer"" next to "Employment History." On your resume be sure to add and rate skills. This information is used by recruiters to find the right candidates based on skill that they search for. It is also used for job matching.

Adding a Person to Your Network

Adding a person to your network will allow you to receive updates on their activity. Simply click "add to network" on a user's profile or on search results. Now you will get updates when they ask questions, share ideas, and make comments.

Job Alerts

JobNet allows you to create customized, automated searches that will deliver jobs instantly to you as they come in. We call them Job Alerts. Think of a Job Alerts as a friendly little fellow who is constantly searching and sending you updates. You can create alerts with our without a JobNet account.

Keep in mind, Jobseekers who have an account with JobNet have the ability to create multiple alerts, as well as run live searches on alerts, name them, and overall have better delivery choices on how you'd like your alert results delivered.

Creating a Job Alert from the Search Page

The easiest way to create a Job Alert is on the search page. After logging in, simply run a search for a position that interests you. Click the button at the top right hand side that says "Save this as Job Alert." All done! Wasn't that easy?

Creating a Search Agent from Twitter

You can create a Job Agent with or without an account. Simply tweet @JobNetApp What +City, State #agent. You will get results sent to your Twitter account shortly after.

Some examples:
@JobNetApp Project Manager+Philadelphia, PA #agent
or
@JobNetApp Nursing and critical care+Chicago, IL #agent
Note that City and State is optional, but recommended if you don't want to get tons of jobs from all over the US.

Stopping a JobAlert created from Twitter

Once we receive your Job agent, we'll respond with an agent ID. To stop the agent simply tweet @JobNetApp Agent-ID-number #stop. Like magic, Job Alert stopped.

Here’s an Example
@JobNetApp 56789 #stop

Change your Privacy Settings

Your account privacy settings are found at Settings > Privacy.

Display Public Profile

This is the default setting. When you sign up, your profile will be indexed by search engines and viewable to all site visitors.

If you wish to hide your account from public view and search engines, simply uncheck the "Display my Career Profile Publicly" box and click "Save Settings". If a site visitor lands on your profile, they will see a message that reads, "The profile requested is not publicly viewable."

Contact Information

Your contact information is not public by default. To make your contact information (email, phone, address) publicly available check the "Display Contact Information in Public Profile" box and click "Save Settings". Your contact information will now appear on your public profile. Please note: Recruiters will not see your contact information unless you make it public. They still will be able to contact you through JobNet without actually seeing your contact information.

Activity

As you conduct activity throughout the site, other members who who follow you and public users will see your activity. This allows you more visibility and great opportunity to connect. To only allow people who have added you to their network see your activity select "Only friends can see my activity."

If you have any questions on the implications of hibernating your account contact us at support@jobnet.com.

Deleting your Account

Deleting your account will remove your account from our records, stop your account from being indexed, and stop all site correspondence. It takes few weeks for search engines to understand that your profile is gone. If you have any questions on the implications of deleting your account contact us at support@jobnet.com.