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The front-end user interface is lacking also. The templates are uninspired and look rushed. Things like registration were not thought out; example: when registering (job seeker or employer) you will be required to enter your name and email address. However, after you log in for the first time you are required to enter more detailed information, including your name and email address (again). Also, if you enter your username and/or password incorrectly the module does not inform you of this; it instead just refreshes the page (no errors).
Yet another problem is the employer’s ability to see an applicants' resume and cover letter. This is way too hard, no one paying you for services will put up with it. You will often find yourself clicking links back and forth until you can find what you're looking for, only to discover you have to learn it again the next time; not user friendly (users being seekers and employers). Finally, the resume search is for the most part pointless. If I were an employer looking for a qualified candidate, why would I do a search on a resume title; wouldn't things like qualifications or years of experience be more important? I think so but these aren't options in the search. Want to search a resume for key terms? Good luck because even though Job! Pro has a text search option, it really doesn't work. I can type anything into this field but it comes up with "no resumes found" every time.
So if I have so many problems with it, why did I give it 3 out of 5? Because it does provide the recruitment basic and has a solid foundation in which I can build from. It will take me and another developer several months to bring it to the standard I require but for $105 it's given us a good starting point.
If you plan to start a job site and think you can purchase this extension and be online in a few days -- with some work, you can. But trust me when I tell you, you won't have many visitors because it just isn't user friendly or polished.
P.S. Watch out for the misspellings and grammatical problems; there are plenty of them.
Hi;
You say that you have had problems with our product but you have never contacted us.
Please use our ticket system or support forum when you have problems, We wil be happy to support you like we do for all our clients.
Support is an issue which must be done by us, Not by the JED editors
RESUME SEARCH PART
Jobs! has a custom field manager. You can add/edit/delete the resume fields. You can create unique resume search forms with zero php knowledge
You can add more fields to resume search form or you can resume fields from resume search form. (This is a result of you have never contacted us)
Let me give an example about adding "experience" field to resume search form
1. Before you start lets see the resume search form. See http://www.instantphp.com/images/stories/h.gif . There is no experience field
2. Visit "Jobs! Admin Panel>List Resume Fields" link . See http://www.instantphp.com/images/stories/h2.gif
3. Find the experience field. Select it and hit the 'Edit' button from toolbar . See http://www.instantphp.com/images/stories/h3.gif (Please also take that there is a 'New' button on toolbar)
4. When you hit the 'Edit' button, You will see http://www.instantphp.com/images/stories/h4.gif . You will see that a 'Searchable' parameter. When you select 'YES', The field will be searchable (It will be a part of resume search form)
5. Lets see the result http://www.instantphp.com/images/stories/h5.gif . Experience field will be searchable.
This part is explained on http://www.instantphp.com/documentation/question/52-custom-fields-for-resumes.html (Un-licensed users will not see the content)
APPLICATION VIEW PART
You say that application view part is hard. Employers can see their applications (cover letter, resume data, resume attachment) with 2 ways
1. You employers can see the applications on your web site
1.a) When employers visit the 'Jobs! Employer Panel', They will see http://www.instantphp.com/images/stories/h6.gif . Click on 'View your appplicants' link
1.b) Jobs! will list the applications of the employer. See http://www.instantphp.com/images/stories/h7.gif
1.c) Click on the small pencil symbol. Jobs! will show the application detail See http://www.instantphp.com/images/stories/h8.gif
2. Your employers can get their applications (cover letter, resume data, resume attachment) to their e-mails (without visiting your web site) . See http://www.instantphp.com/images/fbfiles/images/full_resume2.gif
Do you think these ways are too hard?
TEMPLATE PART
Jobs! is coming with 2 different template and 12 colour schemes. Default one is on http://www.instantphp.com/demo/jobs.html . The other one is http://www.instantphp.com/images/stories/h9.gif
http://www.instantphp.com/documentation/question/26-customizing-jobs-template.html document explains how to edit the Jobs! template. (Document content is for the licensed users)
PROFILE CREATION PART
Jobs! supports 2 ways for the profile creation.
1. With Joomla! registration: Jobs! has plugins your users to create employers/job seeker profile while they are registring to your web site. For example: greencolorearth.com is using Jobs! and using this way
2. After Joomla! registration: Your users can create employers/job seeker profile after they complete the Joomla! registration.
As we understand you have used 2th one and you are asking about the 1th method. You can change the profile creation method with a configuration part. http://www.instantphp.com/documentation/question/67-employer-and-job-seeker-registration.html document explains the profile creation method in detail
LOGIN PART
You say that Jobs! does not informs when you enter your username and/or password incorrectly the module does not inform you of this. This is totally wrong. Our product does not deals with login. Login is done with core Joomla!
Joomla! is using jdoc:element to show the messages. We mean that your Joomla! template must have element . We think that this element is missing in your global Joomla! template. You can get more information about jdoc from http://docs.joomla.org/Jdoc_statements
LAST WORD
If you need support, Please use http://www.instantphp.com/support/21-jobs-support.html or http://www.instantphp.com/tickets/. Do not use a JED comment to get support
Thanks