Overview of Job-a-matic Backfill

What is backfill, you ask? If you find yourself low on job listings, you can add supplementary “backfill” jobs to your Job-a-matic board to give your visitors more relevant content. And with over three million U.S. jobs in Simply Hired’s database, we’re sure you’ll find backfill jobs that match the content of your site. Not to mention, you will earn per-click revenue from clicks on sponsored job listings in the backfill results.

Optimizing your backfill
After logging into your Job-a-matic account, navigate to the Configuration tab in the dashboard and select Backfill Jobs. Here you can edit the backfill settings of your job board.

Before you start editing the search query for backfill, make sure you have “Always Show Backfill” selected, otherwise backfill jobs will not appear below your posted jobs.

You may then determine the number of jobs that you’d like to appear per page of your results, which includes jobs posted to your board as well as backfill jobs. It is recommended that a publisher generally show between 15-25 jobs per page.

Once backfill is selected, you’ll then find a number of fields where you can enter search terms to set preferences. Job backfill can be as customized or as general as you like. Keep in mind that your backfill is based on a combination of ALL fields to make one query, so if you find that your backfill is empty or is only showing a handful of jobs, you will need to broaden your search. Also, you must apply either a location or at least one keyword, or both for backfill to appear.

The next step is to enter a location if you want to show only jobs from a specific area. This is an optional field; leaving the location blank will search all jobs in the U.S. Otherwise, you can enter a city and state, or a zip code to show jobs from that location. On this note, do not enter terms such as “USA”, “East Coast” or any locations outside the U.S.—doing so will not return results.

You then have the option to enter keywords to narrow down the backfill that appears. To help you decide which keywords should go where, here is an overview of the backfill query field options:

Backfill Search Field	Translation
With all the words	Pulls only job listings that include all of the words you enter in this field anywhere in the listing (title, location, job description, etc.)
With the exact phrase	Pulls only job listings that include the phrase you enter. Quotations surrounding the phrase entered are not necessary.
With at least one of the words	Pulls any job listings with any of the words or phrases that you enter. Phrases meant to be seen as a single term should be put in quotation marks.
Without the words	Removes any job listings with the words or phrases indicated here. Phrases meant to be seen as a single term should be put in quotation marks.
Within job title	Pulls only job listings with the words or phrases indicated only in the job title of the listing. Searches for multiple job titles can be done by including “OR” between titles. Multiple word job titles will need quotation marks.
Within company name	Pulls only job listings at the company you enter here. Searches for jobs at multiple companies can be done by including “OR” between company names. Multiple word company names will need quotation marks.

Other Helpful Tips:

• Commas are not needed between search terms. A space between terms is sufficient.
• Phrases meant to be searched as a single term should be placed in quotation marks (ex: “marketing manager”).
• Job-a-matic backfill is currently U.S. only. Entering a location outside of the U.S. will not show any backfill jobs.
• Setting your location to “U.S.” or “USA” will not return backfill results. Leaving this field blank will automatically search all jobs in the U.S.
• Backfill depends on a combination of all search fields. If your board is not returning backfill jobs, you may need to broaden your search by removing search terms.
• You must set a location or at least one keyword, or both for backfill results to appear.

Still need help with your backfill? Comment below with any questions you have.

Comments

[Pete]

Can the job board listing be qualified by the user's IP location like the widgets can? It's pretty restricting to have to specify a location.

[Simply Hired]

Hi Pete,

Unfortunately at this time, job listings on the job board can not be based on the user's IP as the widgets can.

[JOb]

Why is the "backfill" not showing on my site? i just created the site 7 hours ago. Is it because I need to get at least one paying customer? Thanks a bunch!

[Simply Hired]

Hi JOb,

Backfill will be included on your Job-a-matic site as long as the "Always show backfill" is selected. Does backfill appear if you set the search query to something simple, such as setting the location to "Austin, TX"? If so, the problem lies in your search terms.

The query searches ALL terms so chances are, the combination of the search fields that contain terms is causing your search string to be too specific and we don't have any matching jobs in our database.

Let us know if removing search terms fixes the problem. Thanks!

[BlockIslandJobs.com]

Thank you Jobamatic!

[Michael]

In regards to the job board not being able to be used with the Users IP address to display jobs, is it possible to accomplish this with the use of the XML/API feed? If so, how would it be done? My entire website is built using the XML feed and I have yet to find a way to accomplish this ability.

[Simply Hired]

You can set location based on IP address with the widgets, but not with a Job-a-matic board or the XML API at this time.

[Dan @ Job Description Templates]

Thanks for this post, I think it is quite clear on how one can set up Backfill Jobs on their websites.

However, I I'm sorry if I'm taking you out of the topic under discussion as I was wondering, how do I benefit from having simply hired job listing, i.e. backfill on my website?

I actually came across this website for the first time today, and I've been looking for how I could get jobs listed on my website: http://job-description-templates.com (if you don't mind me stating my website), for my visitors.

Please can you tell me what I stand to benefit by having your backfill on my website?

[Simply Hired]

Hi Dan,

By adding job listings on your site through our Job-a-matic software, you can add great (and relevant!) content to your site, and create your own job board where your visitors can post jobs on your site. Not to mention, anytime someone posts a job listing to your job board or clicks on a link to a sponsored job, you'll earn revenue.

So overall, Job-a-matic can provide you with great content and a nice way to earn some extra cash.

[Dan @ Job Description Templates]

Thanks for your prompt response to my inquiry above , I'm now really excited having Job-a-matic on my site. This is really cool!

[brandend]

im going to try this out on a website of mine, I hope that jobamatic can give my visitors great value!

[aambeien]

Hi Thare! Thanks for your good info but i may need a little more help with this.. i proceed AL the steps but after i couldn't log in back on(sorry for my bad English im European)can i have don something wrong? i dinette do anything weird or so.. Good day everybody greetings

[Sam]

multiple locations. How can i add multiple locations on your backfill jobs? I know we can add multiple company names but wondered if there is a way to add multiple cities.

Thanks