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WP Career Board overviewFree + ProGet WP Career Board →

You can search and filter jobs, apply with a resume and cover letter, and follow every application from your own dashboard.

What you can do

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  • Search and filter job listings.
  • Save jobs and companies to review later. With Pro you can also save candidate resumes.
  • Apply with a cover letter, a resume file (PDF, DOC, or DOCX) and answers to the employer’s screening questions.
  • Follow each application and its status from the dashboard.
  • Get emails when an application status changes.
  • Edit your profile and update your display name, email and password.
  • Choose which optional emails you receive, and delete your own account.

With WP Career Board Pro you can also:

  • See Recommended for you jobs on the dashboard Overview.
  • Build resumes in the resume builder.
  • Save a search as a job alert and get emailed about new matching jobs.
  • Read your notifications in the dashboard Notifications tab.

Register

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  1. Open the site’s registration page (its default title is Employer Registration, but it serves both roles).
  2. Choose Find a Job.
  3. Enter your first name, last name, email address and a password of at least 8 characters.

After you register you are signed in and taken to your Candidate Dashboard. If the site asks new accounts to confirm their email first, you stay signed out until you open the link in the confirmation email. If the form says registration is closed, the site owner has turned off Anyone can register in WordPress Settings > General.

Employers choose Hire Talent on the same page.

Who can apply

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By default any signed-in member can apply to jobs, save jobs and use the candidate dashboard. You do not need a separate Candidate role. Accounts created through Find a Job get the Candidate role.

The site owner can restrict this to the Candidate role with Require Candidate Role under Career Board > Settings > Sign-ups. Then only users with the Candidate role can apply and use the candidate dashboard.

The candidate dashboard

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The sidebar shows your name and Candidate. It contains:

  • Overview
  • My Applications
  • My Resumes and Job Alerts (Pro)
  • Saved Jobs, Saved Companies, and Saved Resumes (Pro)
  • Profile and Settings
  • Notifications (Pro)

Apply without an account

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Unless the site turns on Require login to apply, you can apply as a guest with your name and email. You get a confirmation email and status emails, but no dashboard. If you register later with the same email and confirm it, your earlier guest applications appear in your dashboard. See Apply as a guest.

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