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Kansas Department of Labor
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Introduction
Benefits
of Internet Recruiting
How
to Search on the Internet
Where
to Search
Register
at KansasJobLink
The
Employer Home Page
Creating
a Job Order
Inactive
Jobs
Search
Careers
Other
Information
Automatic
E-mail Matches
How
to Write an Internet Job Description
Marketing
Your Job
Internet
Recruitment Web Sites
Advantages
of E-recruitment
Over the past decade, technology has made great strides. The most important and revolutionary item is undoubtedly the Internet. Because of the convenience and popularity of the Internet, it becomes increasingly necessary to offer services via the Web. One of these services that has expanded over the past several years is employee recruitment.
As an employer, your time is valuable and finding the right employee shouldn't be a time-and-cost intensive process. By utilizing the services available at your fingertips, employee recruitment will evolve into an economical, efficient and rapid real-time activity.
This guide will provide you the assistance you need to familiarize yourself with the electronic recruitment process or e-recruitment. It will also provide you with reasons to consider KansasJobLink as your primary online recruiting tool and it will give you step-by-step directions on how you can register, post a job and search for employees easily and effectively.
KansasJobLink is not just a Web site. It provides you access to 100,000 job seekers browsing our job database and 30,800 resumés to preview. Currently, more than 2,000 employers are registered in the system and advertise 47,000 jobs annually. Professional staff are available to help you during regular office hours.
Advertising your jobs on the Internet is easy, economical and is already working for more than 2,000 employers.
Searching for your recruit on the Internet can be a relatively easy process, provided you know how to search.
Keywords play an important role in today's e-recruitment. It is essential for you to understand the concept of keywords, whether you are searching resumés on the Internet to find a job applicant or constructing your job ads to be posted on career Web sites.
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By using keyword searches, you can find suitable job candidates faster and in higher volumes on the Internet than any other employee search method. |
You can help the right candidate locate your electronic ad by using keywords to describe the position. Try to list terms that potential candidates might use to define the job they want. All positive aspects of the job should be included. When the job seekers enter those words into the search fields, they will find a match with your Internet job description. For example:
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Typical job seekers are only going to think of a few words (in occupation-specific terminology) to describe the positions they want, so be sure to include the most alluring components of the position including its unique duties and required skills (include industry buzz words), the geographic location, the community or other positive aspects of the job, when creating your Internet job description. This method will allow you to capture the widest possible audience and produce the greatest number of hits.
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Select Register This is the entry screen to KansasJobLink. New users, whether job seekers or employers, should select Register. Creating an Employer Account in KansasJobLink is an easy process: |
Step 1 - After selecting the Register tab, select the Employer link to access the New User Registration page.
Step 2 - Create your own unique User name and Password, complete the information requested about your business and select the Submit button.
Step 3 - Select the Create a Job Order tab and provide the appropriate information about your job opening(s).
KansasJobLink support staff will verify your employer status within 24 hours of submittal. Your contact information will only be used if additional information is needed to verify your account. If you provide us with an e-mail address, an e-mail will inform you when your account has been approved. If you do not provide an e-mail address, you may assume your account is approved after 24 hours. If you are unable to access your account after 24 hours, you may call our toll-free help desk at 1-866-444-LINK during regular business hours.
Once your account has been approved, your job order will appear on KansasJobLink and you will be able to access jobseeker resumés that match your job classification and qualifications. If you select to have automatic e-mail matches, new jobseeker resumés that match your job qualifications will be sent to you when they first appear on KansasJobLink.
Follow the employer
links to New User Registration for Employer
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To become a KansasJobLink member and be able to post job openings and search for qualified employees, it is necessary to enter information about your company in the appropriate fields. You will be asked to designate a unique user name and password, so you may need to try more than once to find one that hasn't been taken. To access KansasJobLink, you must know your user name and password, so remember to write them down! |
Specific information and hints on completing your account information in New User Registration and Creating a Job Order can be found below. If you have specific questions about creating your account, creating your job order or updating your information, please call us toll free at 1-866-444-LINK during regular business hours, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
User ID - Create a User name of 6-20 characters (numbers, letters or a combination of both).
Password - Create a password of 6-20 characters (numbers, letters or a combination of both).
Repeat Password - Reenter your password for verification purposes.
E-mail Address - Enter your company's e-mail address.
Select a Question - In case you forget your password, you need to select a question from the drop down box and an answer to the question to verify your identity.
Answer to Selected Question - Enter an answer to the selected question.
Company Name - Enter the name of your company or business.
Company Description - Enter a brief description about your company/business products and/or services (2,000-character maximum).
Address/Address Line 2 - Enter your company/business address.
City - Enter the city where the company/business is located.
State - Enter the state (from the drop down box) where the company/business is located.
Zip - Enter your five-digit zip code.
Company Web site - If your company/business has a Web site, enter the address.
Federal Employment ID Number - Enter your company/business federal employment tax ID number as follows: first two digits - remaining seven digits XX-XXXXXXX.
State Unemployment Tax ID Number - Enter your company/business state unemployment tax ID number (six digits).
Federal Contractor - Use this link if you are an employer who receives at least $25,000 in federal funds, including banks that make deposits in a federal reserve bank (FDIC).
Contact First Name - Enter the first name of the contact person for the company/business for KansasJobLink purposes.
Contact Middle Name - Enter the middle name of the contact person.
Contact Last Name - Enter the last name of the contact person.
Contact Job Title - Enter the job title of the contact person.
Phone - Enter the 10-digit phone number of the contact person in the format indicated.
Fax - Enter the company/business/contact person's 10-digit fax number in the format indicated.
The following information will give you a brief description of each section.
Active Jobs - This is the page that will allow you to create a job order.
Inactive Jobs - If you have previously inactivated a job order, the job order will be listed on this page.
Search - This feature allows you to search by two methods: All Resumés and Resumés by Type of Job.
Careers - You can research the latest trends in labor market information.
Account Info - This page contains the company and contact information you provided when registering with KansasJobLink.
Activity Log - You may enter any personal notes about your account or about search activity regarding your job order(s).
Home Page - You can list your company/business Web site link by providing the Web site address or you can create sections that provide additional information about the company/business products, services or employee benefits by selecting the Sections tab.
Password - You may change your account password.
UI Tax - You have a direct link to the Unemployent Insurance Internet Tax site and you can create a state unemployment insurance tax account or make changes to your established tax account.
WARN Listings - Employers have access to the requirements of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) which requires certain employers to give advance notice to workers of an impending plant closing or mass layoff.
Step 1 - Select Creat a Job Order.
Step 2 - Select a Job Classification for your job order by entering keywords that are similiar to the job title you desire. If you are unsure of the appropriate words, select Most Common to review the most common job classifications. Always read the description provided for the job classification selected to ensure appropriateness.
Step 3 - Complete the Job Order pages; Job Details, Job Description, Benefits and Skills.
Job Title - Enter the company/business job title.
Preferred Education Level - Enter the education level needed to perform the job.
Low Salary - Enter the minimum salary level established for the job in total dollars (e.g., 15,000 annually or 10.00 hourly).
High Salary Level - Enter the maximum salary level established for the job in total dollars (e.g., 20,000 annually or 15.00 hourly).
Salary Type - Select either hourly or annual.
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Would you like to receive resumé matches by e-mail? - If you select Yes, you will receive new resumés daily by e-mail that match your job classification and requirements.
Number of Positions - Enter the number of positions that you intend to fill for this job title.
Notes to Yourself - For your use only. This information will never be displayed on the job order that appears on KansasJobLink.
Disclosure Level - You can determine what company/business information will be displayed on the KansasJobLink job order.
All Information - All company/business information will appear, except notes to yourself.
Search Only/No Display - No company/business information will appear, but you will be able to search resumés.
"Blind Ad" No Company Identification - All job order information will appear, except company/business identification and contact information.
Administrative Purposes Only/No Display - For use by KansasJobLink.
Is this job an apprenticeship? - Select Yes if the job is an apprenticeship training position.
How would you like to receive information from applicants? - Select the method(s) in which you will accept information from job applicants.
If you checked e-mail, which format do you prefer for attachments? - Select the format that you want the job applicant to use in sending attachments.
This job order should automatically expire in how many days? - Indicate the number of days that you wish the job order to be active on KansasJobLink.
Absolute Expiration Date - You may select an exact date for this job order to expire.
Job Description
Description and Duties of the Job - Give a brief description of the duties that will be required in performing this job.
Specific Skill Requirements, Essential Job Functions and Bona Fide Occupational Qualifications - List or highlight any essential skills or occupational qualifications required in order to perform this job (e.g., Driver's Licenses, Teacher Certification, Advanced Educational Studies, Journeyman, etc.).
Required Years of Experience - Indicate the minimum number of years required to perform this job.
Required Months of Experience - Indicate the mimimum number of months required to perform this job.
Commission/Tips - Indicate if a commission or tips can be earned in performing the duties of this job.
Select Shifts - Select the shift(s) the person will work in the performance of these duties, including the time period of the shift.
Other Shift Schedules - If there are other shift arrangements, you may use this section to explain them.
Employment Type - Indicate if this is a full-time position, part-time position or a position to be filled by an Intern.
Number of Hours per Week - Indicate the number of hours per week the person will be expected to work.
Available Starting - Indicate when you expect the person to be able to start work.
Temporary Position - Indicate Yes if the position is temporary.
Travel Required - Indicate Yes if travel is required to perform the job.
Accessible by Public Transportation - Indicate Yes if the job location is accessible by public transportation.
Relocation Required - Indicate Yes if the person must relocate to the area in which the job is to be performed.
On-the-Job Training - Indicate Yes if you will provide on-the-job training to the person selected to fill the job.
Indicate any medical/dental benefits, child care or other benefits provided by the company/business from the drop down menus and the benefit table. If you have miscellaneous benefits not already listed, you may describe them in the miscellaneous benefits section.
A set of skills is provided for the job classification that you initially selected. Completion of this section is optional. You may select skills that you feel are important to this job by indicating Yes next to the skill described. When you are conducting a resumé search, the skills that you identify will be matched against the skills identified by jobseekers, providing they completed this section. You will be able to compare positive matches that were selected by you and the jobseeker. If you want to identify skills not listed in this set, you may select the Add Skills link at the top of the skills page and list those additional skills.
If you have previously inactivated a job order, the job order will be listed on this page.
Job title
How the job was filled
A search link if you want to look at current resumés
that match the job classification
Date the job order was created
A link to make the job order active, if you want to reactivate
the job order
A link to delete
When you inactivate a job order, you will be asked to select a reason for the inactivation from a drop down menu.
The choices are:
Job filled by KansasJobLink candidate
Job filled by non-KansasJobLink candidate
Position no longer available
You may search jobseeker resumés by the following factors:
Keyword(s) - Enter the keyword(s) that relate to the job functions, e.g., receptionist, maintenance mechanic, etc. Try to keep the keywords as specific as possible because the search will match on the keywords appearing anywhere in the body of the resumé.
County - You may search by local labor market area by selecting the area desired, e.g., Dodge City area, Emporia area, etc.; or by specific county; or by a county and up to five surrounding counties by selecting the box Including Surrounding Counties in Results.
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You may choose any or all of these factors when conducting a search for jobseeker resumés. You may conduct a statewide search of resumés by choosing All Areas in the County drop down box. If your search strategy does not yield positive results, you may modify your search requirements by selecting the Modify Search link in the Control Panel and selecting a different criteria or combination of criteria. |
Years Experience Required - Indicate the years experience required and KansasJobLink will match those resumés reflecting the number of years experience required.
Required Education - Select the required education level to perform the job and KansasJobLink will match resumés that reflect the appropriate education level.
Type of Employment - If you want to review resumés for jobseekers interested in full-time, part-time or intern jobs, select the corresponding category in the drop down box.
Preferred Shift - If you want to review resumés of jobseekers based on the shifts the jobseeker will work, select the appropriate shift(s) in which the work will be performed.
Exclude Candidates Desiring Temporary Work - If you want to exclude candidates seeking temporary work, check this box.
Travel Required - If you want to review resumés of jobseekers who are willing to travel, check this box.
Enter the job classification or job title that you selected for your job order in the keyword(s) box and select Search to access jobseeker resumés with the same job classification or you can select the Most Common tab and select a related job classification to search jobseeker resumés
When you access a page listing resumés, you will notice a bar at the top of the page that looks like:
The bar allows you to search the complete list of resumés, by Objective, when the resumés, was Last updated, years of Experience or Education.
Objective - If the arrow points up, the listing is alphabetical A-z. If the arrow points down, the listing is alphabetical Z-A.
Last Updated - If the arrown points up, the listing is ascending with the oldest updated resumés, listed first. If the arrow points down, the listing is descending with the most current updated resumés, listed first.
Experience - If the arrow points up, the jobseekers with the least experience are listed first. If the arrow points down, the job seekers with the most experience are listed first.
Education - If the arrown points up, the jobseekers with the lowest level of education are listed first. If the arrow points down, the jobseekers with the highest level of education are listed first.
Reminder - You can search jobseeker resumés, that match your job classification on the ACTIVE JOB ORDER PAGE by selecting the Search link to the right of the job title. This link will take you directly to those resumés, that match your job classification with the most recent resumés, displayed first.
The KansasJobLink Career Information feature allows you to research the latest trends in labor market information. You can get information on High Growth jobs that are in the greatest demand in the Kansas Labor Market by sorting based on percentage growth, number of openings and geographically, statewide or by region. You can designate the number of occupations that you want displayed.
If you desire to look at a specific job, you can select the job title and get comparative information displayed graphically by percentage change or by total annual openings over a 10-year period. If you want to look at current jobs or resumés, posted on KansasJobLink for that job title, you may select Current Jobs or Current Resumés, under the Main Menu
If you would like to compare two or more occupations graphically in terms of percentage growth or numbers, you can select two or more occupations by checking the box to the right of the job title; then select the Compare Selected tab at the bottom of the table
You can get information on Best Paying jobs in the Kansas Labor Market by sorting on Highest Paying (Hourly Wage) - Average or Median and geographically, statewide or by region. You can designate the number of occupations that you want displayed.
If you desire to look at a specific job, you can select the job title and get comparative information displayed graphically by percentage and actual growth over a 10-year period, base and projected employment and average hourly and median hourly wage. If you want to look at current jobs or resumés, posted on KansasJobLink for that job title, you may select Current Jobs or Current Resumés, under the Main Menu.
If you would like to compare two or more occupations graphically in terms of average hourly wage rate, median hourly wage rate and average annual wage rate, you can select two or more occupations by checking the box to the right of the job title and then select the Compare Selected tab at the bottom of the table.
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If you would like to search career information on job titles by keyword, you can select By Keyword, enter the keyword(s) in the keyword box, select average or median under Highest Paying (Hourly Wage), designate geographic area - Statewide or by Region and select the Search tab. Information provided on this page includes mean and median hourly wage and mean annual wage. If you desire to look at the specific job, you can select the job title and get comparative information displayed graphically by percentage and actual growth over a 10-year period, base and projected employment and average hourly and median hourly wage. If you want to look at current jobs or resumés posted on KansasJobLink for that job title, you may select Current Jobs or Current Resumés under the Main Menu |
Account Info - This page contains the company and contact information that you provided when registering with KansasJobLink. If you would like to change any of the information, you may delete and add the information desired and select the Save tab at the bottom of the page
Activity Log - You may enter any personal notes about your account or about search activity regarding your job order(s).
If you select the Activity Log tab, you can access previous resumé search activity on job orders by job title that lists the candidate's name, candidate's objective, e-mail activity and delete activity.
Home Page - You can list your company/business Web site link by providing Web site address or you can create sections that provide additional information about the company/business products, services or employee benefits by selecting the Sections tab. You can add or edit an unlimited number of sections.
Password - You may change your account password by entering your user name, current password, new password and verifying the new password.
UI Tax - You have a direct link to the Unemployment Insurance Internet Tax site and you can create a state unemployment insurance tax account or make changes to your established tax account. This link gives you access to Kansas Employment Security Law by selecting the Guide to the Kansas Employment Security Law.
Coming Soon: You will be able to file your quarterly wage report and unemployment tax return online.
You have access to the requirements of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) which requires certain employers to give advance notice to workers of an impending plant closing or mass layoff. Information is provided regarding What does WARN require? and Who must receive notice?
A link is provided to a listing of companies/businesses who have issued WARN notices.
If you have questions about KansasJobLink or would like to provide input on enhancements, you can call our toll free number at 1-866-444-LINK or e-mail us by accessing our Feedback feature.
Feedback can be found at the bottom left corner or each page and can be accessed by selecting the Feedback link or the Support e-mail link.
If you have indicated that you would like to receive automatic e-mail matches, you may get an e-mail listing of new job seeker resumés on a daily or less frequent basis. The resumés are selected based on your job order job classification. you may access the resumés by selecting the link highlighted and underlined, logging into your account and reviewing the resumés listed.
You may receive an e-mail resumé directly from a specific jobseeker through KansasJobLink if you have provided an e-mail address and indicated e-mail as a method of contact. The e-mail will include a standard cover letter introducing the jobseeker and a link highlighted and underlined. You may access the resumé directly by selecting the link provided.
There may be times when your e-mail system may not be compatible with the e-mail system that KansasJobLink uses; therefore, the link may not be highlighted. You will need to use your edit function to copy the link and paste it to the address bar of your browser.
If you have problems with this feature, please contact us at our toll free number 1-866-444-LINK
Creating a successful job ad requires a good vocabulary and enough knowledge of the job to clearly describe the position and its requirements. The ability to sell the job's advantages in a persuasive manner and to make it sound attractive and appealing to the job seeker is the key to getting more responses.
Whether you are writing a job description for the Internet or filling out an online job ad, there are key components that should be universally used.
Be sure to address the key aspects of the job and employment conditions; then articulate the specific items that will generate the most interest and response. Write a rough draft; then rework the ad to improve its fluency.
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You will benefit from maximum exposure by placing your job ad on the Internet in:
Be sure to link your ad to other sites including
* Remember to consult the company before providing a link to their Web site.
E-recruitment has many advantages, as you have undoubtedly discovered while reading this booklet. Making KansasJobLink your primary tool in that process will have great benefits for you.
Remember, KansasJobLink is just a selection away. Logon to www.kansasjoblink.com and begin managing your free account today!
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"We were having quite a bit of difficulty
filling a warehouse position at K.R. Johnson, so we decided
to post the position on KansasJobLink. In a very short
amount of time, KansasJobLink provided us with several
applicants leading to the position being filled. The service
worked so well, we will continue to post other vacant
positions." - John McQueeney, President "KansasJobLink is an amazing tool for
employers, especially if you need to fill a position quickly.
We posted two job openings on KansasJobLink and within
24 hours we had an abundance of qualified applicants.
It's significant that the applicants we received have
already met certain criteria and are ready to take the
next step. We are still working through the interview
process but several of the candidates pulled from KansasJobLink
are in the running." - Sandy Licata, Executive
Director |
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