When the job board is loaded, the initial screen is a list of the available job openings (Status = ‘Available/Open’, Number of Openings not equal to zero, Show On Web = Show). This panel defines how this job list / search results screen is laid out.
The primary area of the screen is an HTML editor in which the designer creates the format for a single job, which will be repeated for each job in the resulting list.
Special items to be aware of in the Insert Fields list here are the Position_Logo and Company_Logo inserts, which will return an image uploaded to the job or company, and also the Web_Notes, which can be used for adding text-only excerpts or short descriptions.
Below the HTML editor you’ll find additional options:
- Rows Per Page: Indicates, in multiples of 12, the maximum number of results that will be included in a single page of listings.
- List Jobs Before Searching: By default, the first page of jobs will appear automatically when the job board loads. When set to ‘Never Show’, job listings will only appear after the user performs a search.
- Allow Blank Searches: When set to ‘Yes,’ submitting the search form will return all of the available openings. When set to ‘No,’ at least one search criteria must be entered. This switch can be helpful if you wish to hide the sum total of available openings by requiring the jobseeker to filter them in some way before seeing them.
- Container Size: This switch relates to the Bootstrap framework and indicates the screen width breakpoint used in determining whether to switch to a single-column layout. Most PCR job boards, when framed into another website, use Medium, Small, or Extra Small.
Sort and Filter #
In the Action menu at the upper right corner of the Job Board Results frame you will find the Sorting Options panel. The first two dropdowns define what order the positions will appear in upon initial load. Common settings are to sort by Date Posted, Desc (i.e. newest first) and then to use State, Asc (i.e. states starting with A first) as a secondary sort.
The Custom Sort Bar section allows the insertion of a configurable sort feature, which will appear at the top of the listing. The ‘Template’ button will insert a stock example, and the Insert Fields button on the editor is used for inserting the fields which will be available as sort options. Note: If a tilde (~) is used in this setup, it will be converted to a pipe (|) on the display side.
The Insert Fields button on this screen also includes a Filter option, which adds a Filter link into the sort bar. Clicking the Filter link loads a panel that is used for further refining search results. To adjust which fields appear in the Filter panel, use the ‘Filter’ option on the left.