Job Categories: The What and Why

We’ve recently received some questions about setting job categories for your Job-a-matic site as well as what they do. Job categories serve as a basis for organizing jobs on your job site. These categories are seen by all employers posting a job to your job site and can give these job posters a sense of the kinds of jobs you accept on your site. In the posting process, they will be asked to select a category that their job falls under, based on the categories you provide. However, it’s up to you whether or not you wish to set job categories, and if you choose not to select them, employers will still be able to post jobs to your board.

One thing to note is that job seekers will only see these categories if your job site is in Classic mode.

• Classic mode only displays one page of results (unlike the Search mode which includes pages of job postings that match your backfill parameters). We suggest setting job categories so that visitors to your job site have a way to filter the job listings that are displayed on that page.
• Search mode comes pre-packaged with refining options for visitors to your job site, so these job categories will not be seen by them

To select your job categories:

1. Navigate within your Job-a-matic account in Configuration --> Categories.

2. In the “Selected Category set” section, choose the job categories to be associated with your site, either by choosing a category set or entering your own job categories. You can even select a category list and edit the job categories that are suggested to better match the content of your job site.

3. Set specific locations for jobs – for example, if your board focuses on jobs in California, you could select regions of California under the “Select Regions” section.

Organize the jobs on your site in a way that fits best your content with job categories!

Comments

[Felony Job Finder]

Do you recommend selecting all the categories or just one to show you are very serious about one job type and to not come across as desperate?

[Kaila]

Hi- I would recommend only showing the job types you are serious about. It is a better user experience to be able to quickly find the filters you want rather than sifting through everything. If your job site is more generic, you may want to switch from classic mode to search mode.