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New Update: Email merge tags and more…

This month’s release includes Email Merge Tags, Custom Date Range for Admin Dashboard, Hiding Custom Pages and Blog Articles, Tracking Tags and JSON support for Job Auto Imports. Email Merge Tags It’s important to keep effective email communication with employers and job seekers. SmartJobBoard already included email templates (Appearance > Email Templates), which job board owners could customize to better match the messaging of their organization. In this new update we introduce merge tags in email templates which can help

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The New Online Job Board for Metalworkers and Industrial Employers Launched by Practical Machinist

Leading metalworking brand Practical Machinist recently launched a new online job board for metalworkers and their industrial employers. The new platform — located at jobs.practicalmachinist.com — is one of the few online job boards dedicated to the metalworking niche. “There is always a high demand for machinists in our industry, but general-purpose job boards like Zip Recruiter never have enough specialized candidates or jobs,” explains a representative from Practical Machinist. “We felt that giving another platform for workers to connect

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New update: Advanced tax calculation and more…

We know it’s only February, but our team has been hard at work and we are happy to bring you yet another update to help your job board run more efficiently. This month’s release includes integration with Stripe Taxes, Job Auto Import Filters (Enterprise Subscription only), Logo Fallback, and Google Analytics V4 integration. Integration with Stripe Taxes Some job boards have a need to use state or country-specific tax rates to comply with regulations. To help with advanced tax calculations

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SmartJobBoard ATS Integrations

It’s always a challenge to automate job posting for employers on a job board, since there’s no standard format or protocol for job data exchange. So we’ve been working really hard to make it easier for our customers to import jobs directly from employer websites. By integrating with major ATS platforms on the market, SmartJobBoard automates the process of job data sync for your job board! An ATS, or Applicant Tracking System, is software used by employers to post jobs

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New Update: Job Import from SmartJobBoard Network

A great way to start a new job board, or enhance existing one is to populate it with relevant jobs. Take a look at new SmartJobBoard Network job import. Here at SmartJobBoard we’ve been working hard to offer an option to import jobs from our partner network to all our customers! Update: November 18th, 2021 The jobs are only US-based at this time. No jobs from our network are monetized. It’s a great option to populate your job board with

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New Update: Customizable search results and SAML integration

Our latest update includes the ability to display more fields on the Job and Resume search pages, as well as SAML integration for Single Sign-On (SSO). Customizable job and resume search results Sometimes it makes sense to display more fields on the search results pages. For example you may want to display a job expiration date in the list of jobs to create urgency for candidates. Or display some custom fields specific to your industry on the resume search results.

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New Update: directApply for Google jobs, Orders Export and much more…

We’ve got a few updates in this latest rollout. A bit of future-proofing with Google markup, a feature request for exporting orders implemented thanks to your feedback, and some minor updates. New directApply property in Google markup Following Google’s update of its job posting guidelineshttps://developers.google.com/search/blog/2021/07/job-posting-updateswe’ve implemented a new “directApply” property in job posting’s markup.Google requires this property to specify if application can be completed on the job page directly or candidates will be redirected to another page.  So in Smartjobboard

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New Update: Company users and resume alerts

This week, we’ve rolled out a few new updates: Company Users and Resume Alerts. Company Users Enterprise subscription only Employers can now invite their teammates to view and post jobs for the same company.  This is particularly useful for larger employers who have several people responsible for posting jobs. So now, there’s no need to create several employer accounts to provide access for several employees. Within the employer dashboard, employers can invite their teammates in the My Account section >

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New Update: Two Pane Theme

The two pane style of job board design has started proliferating across the industry as a more effective user interface to increase job views and application rates. You have most likely seen this design countless times, and perhaps even applied to a few jobs that had this layout. The design is optimized for the best user experience, with a list of jobs in the left pane, and the details of the job you have selected in the right pane. Over

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The 4 Hidden Costs of Building a Standard Job Board

As you evaluate whether or not your organization would benefit from a job board, cost is undoubtedly a factor. While the monthly or annual subscription fee is a good initial budgetary indicator, it’s not the only one.  We’re going to walk you through 4 hidden costs associated with building a job board that you should be aware of before launching your job board. But first, let’s take a quick step back and talk about standard job boards vs. customized job

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