You may go through our Product Tour to get familiar with the JobsDB online system.

In the new version of the JobsDB Job Seeker system, various new features are provided to improve job seekers' experience in job searching and application processes with better usability and greater flexibility.

Streamlined Login Experience

Login using e-mail address instead of username

One of the greatest differences that all job seekers will first experience is the way job seekers log into the system. In the new site, job seekers will no longer login with their username. Instead, they use their registered e-mail addresses to login. One of the greatest advantages of using registered e-mail address for login is that job seekers no longer need to memorize their old-fashioned usernames, especially when most users could not register their first-choice usernames at the first place. Using e-mail address for login also helps reminding job seekers to keep their e-mail address up to date for primary contact purposes.

Login once, use globally

In the previous versions, job seekers interested in international postings have to register and login job seeker accounts at each region. In the new site, job seekers only have to login once, and they will be able to manage their resumes, cover letters, search jobs, apply for jobs, handle resume requests and manage their account settings in all regions.

Enhanced Resume and Cover Letter Management

Create multiple resumes and cover letters

In previous versions, each job seeker account can only create one online resume using the Resume Builder, upload one resume attachment, and create one cover letter in his/her account. Now each job seeker can create up to 10 resumes and 10 cover letters in all regions. These resumes and cover letters can either be prepared online, or be uploaded from local files. This provides a greater flexibility for job seekers to apply for positions of different job natures using their tailor-made resumes and cover letters.

Import contents from existing resumes

Whilst creating a new resume, the system allow you to import the contents of another existing resume. This provides a speedy way for job seekers to create a new resume based on an existing resume and then make further changes.

Resume and Cover Letter Management

In order to manage multiple resumes and cover letters, job seeker will have to give them unique names. Besides creating and editing, resumes and cover letters can also be renamed; or copied as new resume / cover letter (provided that the number of resumes / cover letters has not reached the maximum limit).

Resume Extraction Service

A resume created by uploading a local file can be extracted as plain-text so that employers can search for you more easily, provided that the resume's exposure level is set to be searchable.

Download online resumes and cover letters as PDF files

Upon online creation of resumes and cover letters, job seekers can download the PDF copies of their online resumes and cover letters for their own references.

Improved Job Searching Features

Define more precise criteria and get more precise search results

Job seekers can specify keywords for searching by matching all of the words, exact phrase or at least one of the words. Job seekers who prefer specific company benefits may also search for jobs by benefits.

View job postings with Detailed Mode

Job seekers can view job ads by using the Detailed Mode in the Job Search Results page. This saves job seeker a lot of time because they don't have to open the job ads one by one in order to view the most basic information of the job.

Add Personal Notes to Favourite Jobs

If a job seeker is interested in a job ad, in addition to saving the job to his/her MyJobsDB Saved Jobs list, he/she can specify his/her own comments about the job by using the Personal Notes feature.

Multiple Job Alerts

Compared to previous versions which only one job alert can be subscribed, job seekers who are eager to look for jobs may subscribe to more than one job alert with different job search criteria. Up to 10 job alerts across all regions are supported.

Subscribe to RSS feeds based on job search results

Besides job alert e-mails, job seekers who are familiar with RSS feed subscription may search for jobs based on their own criteria and subscribe to the job search results using their favorite RSS aggregators.

State-of-the-art Job Application Process

Batch Job View and Batch Job Application

You may select multiple job ads on the job search results page to view and/or apply for them in one go. This saves you time to open the job ads and read / apply for them one by one.

Apply for jobs on mobile devices (country-specific)

With the increasing popularity of web applications on mobile devices, the JobsDB Mobile Site supports simple yet effective job search and job application functions that job seekers can always search and apply for their favorite jobs on the go.

By registering a JobsDB Job Seeker account, you can enjoy the following member-only benefits:

• Create resumes and cover letters
• Specify employer-searchable resumes
• Subscribe to Job Alert e-mails
• Apply for Jobs
• Receive resume requests from employers
• Save job posting links for future reference
• Add personal notes / comments to the saved jobs
• Receive notification e-mails of promotional events from JobsDB and its business partners

• Sometimes e-mail service providers would misclassify e-mails from JobsDB as spam e-mails. Please see if the verification e-mail falls into your Spam / Junk mail folder.
• If you would like JobsDB to resend you the verification e-mail, login the system with your e-mail address and password, and click the MyJobsDB tab. Click the request another one link in the e-mail verification alert message to resend the verification e-mail to your registered e-mail address:

• If you would like to change your e-mail address, login the system with your existing e-mail address and password, click the MyJobsDB tab and click the Account Settings link. Change your e-mail address in the E-mail Address field, and then click the Save Changes button.

Please note the following if you are going to change your e-mail address at JobsDB.

Before the new e-mail address is verified,

• You will receive an e-mail with a link to verify the new e-mail address.
• You will have to login using the original e-mail address.
• No job applications and responses of resume requests can be sent to employers; instead, they will be put on held for 3 days.
• No job alert, newsletter and promotional e-mails can be received.
• Employers who had obtained your resume (either through job application or your approval of their resume requests) will still see your original e-mail address and may continue to contact you using the original e-mail address.

After the new e-mail address is verified,

• You will have to login using the new e-mail address.
• If the new e-mail address is verified within 3 days of the job applications / responses of resume requests submission, job applications and responses of resume requests will be sent to the employers.
• Job alert, newsletter and promotional e-mails will be delivered to the new e-mail address.
• Employers who had obtained your resume (either through job application or your approval of their resume requests) will see your new e-mail address and may contact you using the new email address.

• If you had already verified your e-mail address, you should use the e-mail address that you registered to login your account. If you had not yet verified your e-mail address and your account was registered on or before January 1 2010, you should use your old username to login the system.
• Make sure you have entered your e-mail address and password correctly. Since both your e-mail address and password are case-sensitive, make sure you have not pressed the Caps Lock button when you enter your login information.
• If you have forgotten your password, please use the Forgot Password feature so that we can send you a link via e-mail for you to reset your account password.

You can search for jobs by typing some keywords in the search box on the top panel and click the Search button:

Alternatively, if you would like to conduct a more specific search with more search criteria, you may click the Find Jobs tab on the top panel:

For details, please refer to chapter 8 of the User Manual.

You do not need to be a JobsDB member to apply for jobs. In any job ad, click the Non-Member Application button to submit your resume and cover letter attachments and manually type an e-mail to the employer.

Although you can apply for jobs without being a JobsDB member, you are encourage to register a JobsDB Job Seeker account so that you can enjoy the following member-only benefits:

• Create resumes and cover letters online for easy selection during job applications
• Specify employer-searchable resumes
• Subscribe for Job Alert e-mails
• Receive resume requests from employers
• Save job posting links for future reference
• Add personal notes /comments to the saved jobs
• Receive notification e-mails of promotional events from JobsDB and its business partners

You can read the details of a job ad by clicking the job position link in the job search results, job alert e-mails, recommended jobs, saved jobs, etc. If you would like to apply for the job, click the Quick Apply or Non-Member Application button in the job ad:

• Quick Apply - If you have a JobsDB job seeker account, you can make use of the resumes and cover letters created earlier for your job application.
• Non-Member Application - If you have not yet registered a JobsDB job seeker account, you can still apply for jobs using the old fashioned way by sending employers e-mails with resume and cover letter attachments.

For details of the job application process, please refer to chapter 10 of the User Manual.

To view the jobs that you had previously applied for using Quick Apply, login to MyJobsDB and you will be able to view your application history in the Application History section.

JobsDB does not keep track of your application status. You may be contacted by the employer directly if the employer is interested in your application.

Quick Apply - If you have a MyJobsDB account, you can make use of the resumes and cover letters created earlier for your job application.

Non-Member Application - If you have not yet registered a JobsDB job seeker account, you can still apply for jobs using the old fashioned way by sending employers e-mails with resume and cover letter attachments.

For details of the job application process, please refer to chapter 10 of the User Manual.

To create a new resume, click the Post Resume link on the top panel. You can either:

Click the Create Online Resume button to create a resume online by filling in an online resume form.

Or

Click the Upload My Resume button to upload an existing resume attachment from your local drive.

You can create up to 10 resumes. These resumes can be online resume or resume attachments, and they could be created in any regions.

Once you have specified the exposure level of a resume to be searchable (i.e. either Searchable but hide my identity or Public) and has created a career profile, employers who perform candidate search regularly may have chances to reach your resume. In such case, employers who feel interested may send you resume requests so that they can view your full resume.

Resume requests are in fact e-mail notifications containing a link to the Resume Request response page sent to your e-mail address registered at JobsDB . From the response page, you can approve the request, reject the request, or even block future requests with specific job position or company name keywords.

You can check the resume requests from employers in the last 3 months in the Resume Request section of MyJobsDB.

The Resume Exposure Level defines whether a resume is totally searchable (Public), partially searchable (Searchable but hide my identity) or not searchable (Private) by employers:

• Public (country-specific) - this type of resume will have its contents totally searchable by employers, including all the personal information and working history of the job seeker.
• Searchable but hide my identity - this type of resume will have its contents partially searchable by employers. Employers will not be able to view the personal information and the last employment record of the job seeker.
• Private - this type of resume is not searchable by employers.

Note: Some regions will not have the "Public" option in order to comply with their privacy legislations. For each job seeker account, only one resume can be set as "Public" or "Searchable but hide my identity" for any one region.

To create a job alert, click the Job Alert tab on the top panel:

Specify the job search criteria and frequency on this page. Job Alert frequency defines the regularity of job alert e-mails will be sent to you. It can be sent daily or weekly. For weekly job alert e-mails, they are sent out on the same weekday as your job alert subscription day every week. For example, if you subscribe to the weekly job alert e-mail on Monday, you will receive job alert e-mails every Monday.

Click the Subscribe button to confirm your subscription.

It may be due to one of the following reasons:

• The system cannot find any jobs for the job alert criteria you defined. Try to check if you have spelt any keywords incorrectly, or re-specify your job alert criteria by eliminating some of conditions. You may click the Show me jobs matching this profile now link in the Job Alert creation confirmation page to check how many jobs are returned based on your job alert criteria.

• Job alert e-mails include only newly posted jobs matching your job alert criteria since the last job alert e-mail. If you are subscribing to a daily job alert and you receive job alert e-mails only every few days, there may be a great chance that no new jobs were posted in the past few days that match the job alert criteria you specified. If this is an issue to you, you may consider revising the job alert criteria to include more jobs.
• Sometimes e-mail service providers would misclassify e-mails from JobsDB as spam e-mails. Please see if the job alert e-mail falls into your Spam / Junk mail folder.
• If you would like to change your registered e-mail address, login the system with your existing e-mail address and password, click the MyJobsDB tab and click the Account Settings link. Change your e-mail address in the E-mail Address field, and then click the Save Changes button.

Please note the following if you are going to change your e-mail address at JobsDB.

Before the new e-mail address is verified,

• You will receive an e-mail with a link to verify the new e-mail address.
• You have to login using the original e-mail address.
• No job applications and responses of resume requests can be sent to employers; instead, they will be put on hold for 3 days.
• No job alert, newsletter and promotional e-mails will be received.
• Employers who had obtained your resume (either through job application or your approval of resume requests) will still see your original e-mail address and may continue to contact you using the original e-mail address.

After the new e-mail address is verified,

• You have to login using the new e-mail address.
• If the new e-mail address is verified within 3 days of the job applications / responses of resume requests submission, job applications and responses of resume requests will be sent to the employers.
• Job alert, newsletter and promotional e-mails will be delivered to the new e-mail address.
• Employers who had obtained your resume (either through job application or your approval of resume requests) will see your new e-mail address and contact you using the new email address.

If you find any e-mails from JobsDB being misclassified as spam e-mails by your e-mail application or e-mail service provider, you should configure your e-mail settings so that JobsDB e-mails can be delivered to your Inbox. Below are the instructions to add JobsDB's mail servers to the trusted list of some of the most common e-mail applications and e-mail service providers.

Microsoft Outlook 2003 / 2007:

1. Click the Tools menu, and select the Options item.
2. In the Preferences tab, click the Junk E-mail button
3. Click the Safe Senders tab, then click the Add button
4. Enter @jobsdb.com in the pop up window and click the OK button.
5. Click the Add button again.
6. Enter @jobsdb.com.au in the pop up window and click the OK button.
7. Click the Add button again.
8. Enter @jobsdb.co.id in the pop up window and click the OK button.
9. Click the Add button again.
10. Enter @jobsdb.co.in in the pop up window and click the OK button.
11. Click the Add button again.
12. Enter @jobsdb.com.my in the pop up window and click the OK button.
13. Click the Add button again.
14. Enter @jobsdb.com.my in the pop up window and click the OK button.
15. Click the Add button again.
16. Enter @jobsdb.com.ph in the pop up window and click the OK button.
17. Click the Add button again.
18. Enter @jobsdb.co.th in the pop up window and click the OK button.
19. Click OK button again to confirm the changes.

Microsoft Windows Live Hotmail:

1. Login your Hotmail account.
2. Click Options menu on the top right corner and select More Options.
3. Click the Safe and block senders link under the Junk E-mail section.
4. Click the Safe Senders link.
5. Enter @jobsdb.com in the Sender or domain to mark as safe field, and click the Add to list button.
6. Enter @jobsdb.com.au in the Sender or domain to mark as safe field, and click the Add to list button.
7. Enter @jobsdb.co.id in the Sender or domain to mark as safe field, and click the Add to list button.
8. Enter @jobsdb.co.in in the Sender or domain to mark as safe field, and click the Add to list button.
9. Enter @jobsdb.com.my in the Sender or domain to mark as safe field, and click the Add to list button.
10. Enter @jobsdb.com.ph in the Sender or domain to mark as safe field, and click the Add to list button.
11. Enter @jobsdb.com.sg in the Sender or domain to mark as safe field, and click the Add to list button.
12. Enter @jobsdb.com.th in the Sender or domain to mark as safe field, and click the Add to list button.

Yahoo Mail:

1. Login your Yahoo Mail account.
2. Click the Options menu in the top right corner, and select Mail Options
3. Click the Create or edit filters link.
4. Click the Add button.
5. Enter jobsdb.com in the Filter Name field.
6. Select "contains" in the From header drop down menu, then enter jobsdb.com in the text box.
7. Select "Inbox" in the Move the message to drop down menu.

GMail:

1. Login your GMail account
2. Click the Settings link on the top right corner and then click the Filters link.
3. Click the Create a new filter link.
4. Enter jobsdb.com in the words text field.
5. Click the Next Step button.
6. Check the Never send it to Spam box and then click the Create Filter button.

For security reasons, it is always recommended that you change your login password regularly.

To change your login password, click the Change Password.ink in the Account Settings.age.

Specify your current password, and type your new password twice carefully. Click the Save Changes button to save your new password. The new password is effective immediately and you should use it to login RMS from now on.

JobsDB supports the following browsers:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or newer
• Mozilla Firefox 3.0 or newer

JobsDB also provides a mobile version that supports most smartphones with basic Internet browsing capabilities. Simply enter http://m.jobsdb.com/ in the web browser of your mobile phone to start searching and applying jobs.

JobsDB Mobile provides the following features:

• Search jobs by position, company name or job function
• View job details
• Save a favourite job to your account (Members only)
• Job Application by selecting an existing resume, and optionally, your cover letter. (Members only)

You may download our User Manual or go through our Product Tour to get familiar with the JobsDB Recruitment Management System.

In version 8.0 of the JobsDB Recruitment Management System (RMS), various new features are available to improve employers' experience in job and candidate management with better usability and greater flexibility.

Enhanced job posting and job management features

With version 8.0, you may make use of the new job posting and job management features to make your job postings more attractive and your recruitment process more efficient and effective.

Specify the job benefits of your company

During job posting, you can now specify the job benefits that your company offers in order to attract more candidates to apply for your jobs.

Show the company location on map (country-specific)

You can also specify the location of your company by typing its full address. Your company location will then be displayed on a map when job seekers see your job postings.

More job posting enhancement options (country-specific)

To let your job postings stand out from others, you may choose to purchase and use additional job posting enhancement options, such as enhanced listing, customized ad template, auto refresh, company job listing and buy-1-get-1-free. These options not only enhance the appearance, functionality and exposure opportunities of your job postings, but also provide a more professional impression of your job postings on job seekers.

One-step candidate filter during job posting

With the help of candidate filter, you can now filter out candidates that do not obviously meet your specified criteria and concentrate on handling job applications of those candidates that match your needs.

The user-friendly job management interface

The job management module has been redesigned to provide employers a more straightforward and user-friendly interface. You can now easily group different job postings into folders, repost jobs, edit jobs and view the job applications and approved resume requests received on the same screen.

Revamped candidate management

In the previous version of RMS, job posting records, candidates' job applications, resumes and resume requests etc. were all grouped under a "job folder" for centralized management.

In version 8.0, the folder-centric approach is replaced by a more interoperable design. Without the "folder" boundary, you can now view all job applications and approved resumes in different pages and perform batch operations upon them directly.

More tools for better candidate management

You can now make use of our newest tools to classify candidates and their job applications, give them scores or stick different "stickers" on them. By doing so, you can then filter the records by status, score or sticker to view them separately for easier management.

The state-of-the-art Candidate Search engine

The Candidate Search engine has been upgraded to provide more candidate-related fields for employers to perform more precise candidate search, hence increasing the rate of matching the right candidates to the jobs.

Save your candidate search criteria for later use

If you are performing the same candidate search on a routine basis, you may save your candidate search criteria for later use so that you do not have to specify your criteria all over again when you perform the same search next time.

Easier account management

Easy sharing of resources between main account and sub-account

Improved invoices and usage reports

You can now view your account summary, invoices, package purchase history, job posting credit usage report and resume request credit usage report within a few clicks.

RMS supports one main account and multiple sub-accounts for each employer company. Each main account and sub-account will have its own username and password for login. Please contact our Customer Service Representative for the package details and to set up the required sub-accounts for you.

• Make sure you have entered your username and password correctly. Since both your username and password are case-sensitive, make sure you have not pressed the Caps Lock button when you enter your login information.
• If you have forgotten your password, or you believe that you should have inputted the correct username and password but still fail to login, please contact our Customer Service Representative for further assistance.

If your company has purchased at least one job posting package from JobsDB, you will be able to post jobs on the JobsDB website. To get started, login RMS and click the Post a Job tab on the RMS top panel.

You can schedule reposting of a job when you create or edit a job. Simply click the Edit Auto Repost Schedule button in the job posting form:

If you would like to repost an existing job posting, check the boxes of the job postings in the Job Management page, and then click the Repost button:

To start managing your job postings, login RMS and click the Job Management tab on the top panel.

The "job management folder" in this version is totally different from the centralized "job folder" in the previous version. In version 8.0, job management folders are for segregating job posting records but not other records, i.e. we do not put candidates' job applications, resumes, resume requests or any other records under job folders.

In the previous version of RMS, job posting records, candidates' job applications, resumes and resume requests, etc. were all grouped under a "job folder" for centralized management. In version 8.0, this folder-centric approach is replaced by a more interoperable design by removing the "folder" boundary. You can now view all job applications and approved resumes in different pages and perform batch operations upon them directly.

To track the responses, you may check the boxes of your job postings in the Job Management page and click the View Candidates button.

Alternatively, click the Candidate Management tab on the RMS top panel, select the Job Application & Approved Resume Request by Job Ad tab and click the link in the Applications column of a job posting.

If you are interested in some of the resumes and would like to invite the candidates to consider your company's jobs, you may send them requests to view their full resumes.

Resume Request is a paid feature and you should purchase a Resume Request package before you are able to use it. Once a candidate has approved your resume request, or the candidate's resume exposure level is set to Public, 1 credit will be deducted from your resume request package.

Please contact our Customer Service Representative for any enquiries regarding the purchase of Resume Request package.

In the Candidate Search results page, check the boxes of the candidates interested, and then click the Request Resume button.

In the Resume Request page, you will have two options:

• Request with a job ad - you can send out the request to the candidates by selecting a job ad of your company. The job ad can be an Active, Deactivated or Expired job. When the candidates receive your e-mail, they can click the job ad link to view the job details.

• Request via e-mail - you can send out the request to the candidates by typing your own e-mail. You will have to specify the e-mail body and an e-mail subject / request position for this request for future references.

For both options, you will also need to specify the e-mail address to be used for receiving candidates' responses, and also the number of days the request should stay Active.

Please be reminded that if a candidate has approved your resume request, or the candidate's resume exposure level is set to Public, 1 credit will be deducted from your resume request package.

When job seekers create their resumes on JobsDB.com, they have an option to make their resumes searchable by employers in order to increase the chances of successful job matching.

As an employer, in addition to placing job ads on JobsDB.com to attract job seekers to apply, you can make use of the free-of-charge Candidate Search feature in RMS version 8.0 to search through the thousands of resumes in order to find the right candidates for your company's jobs. If your company has purchased Resume Request packages from JobsDB, you can even express your company's interest to the candidates and send out requests to them to view their full resumes.

To start a candidate search, click the Candidate Search.ab on the RMS top panel.

Once you have specified one or more of the search criteria, click the Search button to submit your search. The list of resumes that match your specified criteria should be displayed immediately:

For details, please read chapter 8 of the RMS User Manual.

In RMS, the statuses of all job candidates are marked Unprocessed. You can change them to your own defined statuses, e.g. Pending Interview, Interviewed, Unqualified, Offer Accepted, Hired, etc.

In addition to status, employers can put stickers on job application and approved resume request records to better describe them. Unlike status that employers can only classify one status for each job application / approved resume request, employers can put multiple stickers on each job application / approved resume request. Each employer account will be given 10 stickers of different colors, and employers can give their own definition to their stickers. Some examples of stickers include Good Written English, Responsive, Most Requirements Met, etc.

You can also give a job application / approved resume request a score, ranging from 0 to 10. You can give your own definition to the scores.

You can set up the criteria of candidates that you would not wish to receive their job applications so that you can concentrate on handling job applications of candidates that match your needs.

Sometimes employers receive repeated job applications from unsuitable candidates. To minimize this, employers may choose to blacklist these candidates so that their job applications (and approved resume requests, although this case is rare) are no longer displayed on the All Applicants page.

To blacklist candidate(s), check the box(es) of the job application / approved resume request record(s) on Candidate Management Job Application / Approved Resume Request.age, and then click the Blacklist button.

Verify the candidate names you selected, and then click the Confirm button to confirm the blacklist action.

If you often perform candidate search with the same criteria and on a regular basis, you may save your search criteria for future use. You can further ask the system to run the saved search criteria and send you the search results via e-mail regularly. These e-mails are known as Candidate Alerts.

To get started, click the Save Search button on the Search Results page, specify the name for the search criteria, check the E-mail me candidates matching this criteria box, specify the frequency of receiving e-mails, e-mail address for receiving the e-mails and the date when the system should stop sending you the e-mails, and then click the Save button.

In RMS version 8.0, you will have instant access to view your account reports, including account summary, invoice, account statements, resume request credit usage and job posting usage. To start viewing the reports, click the Reports.ab on the RMS top panel.

Just like any other online service providers, JobsDB recommends job seekers to change their login password regularly for better security measures. To change your password, click the Change Password link in the MyJobsDB > Account Settings page, and then specify your current password and your new password twice:

JobsDB RMS supports the following browsers:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or newer
• Mozilla Firefox 3.0 or newer