Building your First Job XML

Getting started with the new job posting API requires you to pull information from several different sources. We refer to these different sources as dictionary values. The table below describes the main list of mandatory and optional XML fields with links to the reference material for the other sources of data.

Mandatory and Optional Fields

Field

Definition

Maximum Characters

Required

Value Type

XML Path

title

The job title of the job advertisement

200

Yes

String

defaultDescription / title

summary

A short summary of the job. The summary will be displayed on the job search results page for jobseekers.

45 words

Yes

String

defaultDescription / summary

description

Detailed description of job details and responsibilities. Accepts limited set of HTML tags detailed below.

2000 words

Yes

String

defaultDescription / description

salaryDescription

Detailed description of job details and responsibilities. Accepts limited set of HTML tags detailed below.

2000 words

Yes

String

defaultDescription / salaryDescription

minSalary

A numerical values only and will be the upper end of what clients can offer for this role. 

7(max value 9999999) 

No

String

XML Path: minSalary

maxSalary

A numerical values only and will be the upper end of what clients can offer for this role.

7(max value 9999999)

No

String

XML Path: maxSalary

hideSalaryRange

Should the salary range be hide. 

N/A

No

Boolean

hideSalaryRange

workArrangementType

The work arrangement type of the job (e.g. Remote, In-office, etc).

N/A

No

Use work arrangement type constant retrieved from GET work arrangement API call

workArrangementType

workPermitRequirements

A list of work permits required for a job.

64

No

String

defaultDescription/ workPermitRequirements

positionType

The position type of the job (e.g. permanent, contract, etc)

N/A

Yes

Use position type constant retrieved from GET position type API call

positionType

employmentTypes

Whether the job is full-time, part-time, etc.

N/A

Yes

Use employment type constant retrieved from GET employment type API call

employmentType

yearsExperience

Years of Experience

N/A

No

Use yearsExperience type constant

yearsExperience

primarySector / sectorCode

The primary sector of the job.

N/A

Yes

Use sector constant retrieved from GET sector API call

primarySector / sectorCode

primarySector / subSectorCode

The primary sub sector of the job.

N/A

Yes

Use sub-sector constant retrieved from GET sub-sector API call

primarySector / subSectorCode

secondarySector / sectorCode

An optional secondary sector of the job.

N/A

No

Use sector constant retrieved from GET sector API call

secondarySector / sectorCode

secondarySector / subSectorCode

An optional secondary sub sector of the job.

N/A

No

Use sub-sector constant retrieved from GET sub-sector API call

secondarySector / subSectorCode

tertiarySector / sectorCode

An optional third sector of the job.

N/A

No

Use sector constant retrieved from GET sector API call

tertiarySector / sectorCode

tertiarySector / subSectorCode

An optional third sub sector of the job.

N/A

No

Use sub-sector constant retrieved from GET sub-sector API call

tertiarySector / subSectorCode

location/refId

The ID of the location the job is in.

N/A

Yes

Use location ID retrieved from location search API call

location / refId

brand/refId

Unique ID of a brand.

N/A

Yes

Use brand ID retrieved from GET Brand API call

brand / refId

team/refId

Unique ID of a team.

N/A

Yes

Use team ID retrieved from GET Team API call

team / refId

jobReference

Your job reference number

50

No

String

jobReference

applicationMethod

Determines how a job seeker applies for the job and if the recruiter should be notified by email.

Yes

 

Use job application constant from GET job application types API call

applicationMethod

applicationNotificationEmails

Email address for sending application emails.

150

 No

String

applicationNotificationEmails

autoReply

Auto reply field

N/A

 No

Boolean

autoReply

disableAutoDeactivation

Disable auto deactivation. 

N/A

 No

Boolean

screenQuestionnaire

screenQuestionnaire

Should be added a quastionnare for pre-qualify candidates before they apply

N/A

 No

Boolean

disableAutoDeactivation

applicationLink

A URL to redirect the job seeker to another website to apply for the job.

 

Only mandatory when application method is “EXTERNAL_APPLICATION” 

String

applicationLink

salaryBand

A range of salary bands

 

No

Use salary band retrieved from GET salary band API call

salaryBand

salaryCurrency

The currency of the salary

 

No

Use currency retrieved from GET currency API call

salaryCurrency

contactFirstName

Override recruiter first name in database with this field

 

No

String

contactDetails / contactFirstName

contactLastName

Override recruiter last name in database with this field

 

No

String

contactDetails / contactLastName

contactEmail

Override recruiter email address in database with this field

 

No

String

contactDetails / contactEmail

contactPhone

Override recruiter phone number in database with this field

 

No

String

contactDetails / contactPhone

contactFax

Override recruiter fax number in database with this field

 

No

String

contactDetails / contactFax

contactCompanyName

Override recruiter company name in database with this field

 

No

String

contactDetails / contactCompanyName

contactAddress1

Override recruiter address 1 in database with this field

 

No

String

contactDetails / contactAddress1

contactAddress2

Override recruiter address 2 in database with this field

 

No

String

contactDetails / contactAddress2

contactAddress3

Override recruiter address 3 in database with this field

 

No

String

contactDetails / contactAddress3

contactCity

Override recruiter city in database with this field

 

No

String

contactDetails / contactCity

contactRegion

Override recruiter region in database with this field

 

No

String

contactDetails / contactRegion

contactPostCode

Override recruiter postal code in database with this field

 

No

String

contactDetails / contactPostCode

contactCountry

Override recruiter country in database with this field

 

No

String

contactDetails / contactCountry

contactURL

Override recruiter url in database with this field

 

No

String

contactDetails / contactURL

customExpirationDt

Job expiration date set by a user.

 N/A

No

Date

customExpirationDt

displayBrandImage

Should the brand image be displayed

 

No

Boolean

contactDetails / displayBrandImage

jobCustomField

Job Custom field

 10 fields

No

Boolean

jobCustomFields / jobCustomField

fieldName

Name of the Job Custom field

100

Yes

String

jobCustomField / fieldName

fieldValue

Value of the Job Custom field

1024

Yes

String

jobCustomField / fieldValue

The following HTML tags are supported in the job description field. Other HTML tags will be stripped out and their contents will be displayed as plain text.

HTML Tag

Description

<b></b> <strong></strong>
<i></i>
<span style=”text-decoration:underline;”>
<li></li>
<ol></ol>
<ul></ul>
<br></br>
<p></p>

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