Applying for Vacancies

The Recruitment Portal

The Recruitment Portal is designed for applicants to register their interest, and apply for advertised jobs.

Logging into the Recruitment Portal

1. Follow the link provided to you to access the Microsite.
2. Select the Login link.
3. Fill in your registered email address
   This is the email address you used when registering.
4. Fill in your password.
5. Select the Login button.

Overview

After logging in you are directed to the List of Vacancies, you will also see a navigation menu to the right with Jobs List, History, View My Profile, Log Out and Help. Your Job Profile is built as you apply for a vacancy and progress through the system.

Applying for Vacancies

There are 2 ways to get started, you can either select New Application or View Job Details and then select the Apply button.
It is recommended that you read the Job Details before applying.

1. From the List of Vacancies, locate the vacancy of interest.
2. Select the View Job Details link.
3. Select the Apply button.
4. Fill in Step 1 (General Details).

Step 1 (General Details) fields explained

Step 1 General Details is a confirmation of the applicants particulars. Please note that Live Validations are available on all fields on request. As Standard, live validation is performed on: "E-mail" and "Password" fields.

Field Name	Description
Title	Applicants Title
First Name	First name of the applicant. (Live Validation)
Surname	Surname of the applicant. (Live Validation)
E-mail	E-mail address of the applicant. (Live Validation)
Password	Provide a password for your login. Your password should be at least 6 characters long and include alpha and numeric. (Live Validation)
Confirm Password	Repeat the password in this field.
Address 1	Is for street number, street name, or maybe PO Box.
Address 2	Is for apartment, floor, suite, building # or more specific information within Address 1
Suburb	Is for the suburb the applicant lives in
State	Is for the state the applicant lives in
Post Code	Is for the post code of the area the applicant lives in. (Live Validation)
Country	Is for the country the applicant lives in
Phone Number	Applicants home number
Mobile	Applicants mobile number
Referred by	Name of person who referred you to this site
Receive Newsletter	Check if you wish to receive a newsletter via email
Receive Vacancy Updates	Check if you wish to receive vacancy information by email
Resume (doc, docx, rtf, odt)	Check if you wish to receive vacancy information by email. (Live Validation)

1. Select the Next button.
   The Complete Later button can be selected at anytime if you wish to continue with the application at a later date. You will be able to find the vacancy and continue by selecting History from the menu and selecting the continue link adjacent to the vacancy.
2. Fill in Step 2 (Education History).
3. To save this, select the Add Record button. You will be able to add further Education History information by filling in the fields again and selecting the Add Record button.
4. When all Education History has been entered select the Next button.

Step 2 Education History fields explained

Field Name	Description
Education Type	The delivery method to obtain this education.
Graduation Date	The date the applicant had graduated from the education.
Institution	The name of the institution who delivered the education.
Other Institution	If the name of the institution does not appear select the Other Instituion and enter the name.
Institution Country	The country where the applicant studied for this particular education.
Start Date	The date the education started.
End Date	The date the education finished.
Qualification Type	The qualification the applicant received from studying.
Qualification Name	The name of the qualification the applicant received.

1. Fill in Step 3 (Work History).
2. To save this, select the Add Record button. You will be able to add further Education History information by filling in the fields again and selecting the Add Record button.
3. When all Work History has been entered select the Next button.

Step 3 Work History fields explained

Field Name	Description
Employer	The business name of the employer.
Role	The role the applicant played while employed with this business.
Industry	The industry name the role was in.
Years Experience	How many years experience has the applicant had in a similar role.
From Date	The date the applicant started with this employer.
To Date	The date the applicant finished with this employer.

1. Fill in Step 4 (Referees).
2. To save this, select the Add Record button. You will be able to add further Education History information by filling in the fields again and selecting the Add Record button.
3. When all Referees have been entered select the Next button.

Step 4 Referees fields explained

Field Name	Description
Title	The title of the referee.
First Name	The first name of the referee.
Surname	The surname of the referee.
Company	The company name the referee works at if the applicant used to work with them.
Job Title	The job title of the referee if the applicant used to work with them.
Phone	The phone number of the referee.
Mobile	The mobile number of the referee.
Relationship	The type of working relationship the applicant had with this referee.
Work History	You can link this referee to any previous work history.

1. Fill in Step 5 (Certificates & Licences).
2. To save this, select the Add Record button. You will be able to add further Education History information by filling in the fields again and selecting the Add Record button.
3. When all Certificate & Licences have been entered select the Next button.

Step 5 Certificates & Licences fields explained

Field Name	Description
Certificate / Licence Type	The certificate of licence the applicant holds.
Obtained Where	Who provided the certificate or licence.
Date Obtained	The date the licence was obtained by the applicant.
Expiry	The expiry date of the licence held by the applicant.

Step 6 (Other Questions)

1. Answer any questions in Step 6 (Other Questions).
   If there are no questions available select the Next button to skip.
2. Select the Next button, after all questions have been answered.

Step 7 (Confirm Your Details & Apply)

1. Step 7 (Confirm Your Details & Apply) provides you with an overview summary of the application before it is submitted.
2. Select the Confirm & Apply button, when happy with the application.

Jobs List / List of Vacancies

The Jobs List is where all vacancies are listed. Vacancies by default are ordered by the latest published vacancy.
Example: A vacancy for IT Manager was published on the 19th March and a vacancy for HR Assistant published on the 20th March The HR Assistant vacancy will appear on top of the list.

Vacancy Sort By

The List of Vacancies can be sorted by:

• Vacancy Name (Latest Published, Ascending, Descending)
• Closing Date (Days Left) (Latest Published, Ascending, Descending)
• Location (Latest Published, Ascending, Descending)

To Toggle between the sort types select the column name hyperlink. The first click on the column name will change to Ascending, second click will change to descending, and the third click will go back to the default of Latest Published.

Adjacent to the vacancy are links such as:

• New Application - Allows the applicant to apply for this vacancy (applicant has not applied before)
• Continue Application - Allows the applicant to continue with an unsubmitted application.
• View Job Details - Allows the applicant to read details about the vacancy before applying.

Social Media Sharer

The Social Media Sharer is available to public users (Applicants) so that they can share Jobs that they think either their Linkedin and Facebook contacts will be interested in or their Twitter audience will be interested in. This is done by clicking on "View Details" for a specific Vacancy. You can share Vacancies with your Linkedin and Facebook Contacts Directly, or you can post to your Wall, (Either Private or Company for Facebook).





Once user selects Share this job, they will then choose which avenue to share with, Linkedin, Facebook or Twitter.

History

The History provides a list of all vacancies the applicant has applied for, or incomplete applications.
The History is where an applicant can continue with an incomplete application.

View My Profile

The View My Profile is where the applicant can view and update their particulars, such as address and contact information.

Log Out

The Log Out link allows the applicant to log out of their account. This is recommended when you have finished with using the microsite.