PRIVACY ISSUES AND REGISTRATION
SEARCHING AND APPLYING FOR JOBS
PASSWORD ASSISTANCE
WEBREZ

PRIVACY ISSUES AND REGISTRATION

1. Do I have to pay to use Jobsnet?
All Jobnet services are offered to all jobseekers free of charge. You will however be required to register in order to post your resume and apply for jobs.

2. Can I search for jobs without registering?
Non-registered jobseekers can still search and browse for jobs and read the Jobseeker Resources articles. Non-registered jobseekers can also apply for jobs via email.

3 Why should I register?
Please refer to Why Register

4. How soon can I start applying for jobs after I register?
After registering and completing your resume, you can start browsing, searching and applying for jobs right away. The entire registration process will take less than five minutes.

5. How do I register?
Registration is simple; simply click on 'Register Now' to begin. First you will be asked to choose a login ID and password. Try to strike a balance between something that is not easy to guess but not too difficult to remember. After this you will be asked to fill in several fields regarding your personal particulars (eg. name, address, telephone number), your educational qualifications as well as your work experience and skills. These will be compiled to form your personal profile.

You must also provide your email; make sure that you enter a valid email address that you check frequently, as any correspondence will be sent to this email address. This might include replies from prospective employers or emails regarding forgotten passwords.

Throughout registration you will be allowed the option of hiding certain fields of information from jobseekers such as telephone number and email. Lastly, you can indicate whether you want to receive job alerts and specify job categories that you are interested in.

6. What should I do after registering?
After registering, you should fill in your resume. You will be able to apply for jobs only after you have fully completed this section. In addition, you may want to create your own web resume or WebRez. This can be done easily by cutting and pasting onto the WebRez form provided, or creating one using the HTML functions provided. You may also wish to enable 'Password Protection' for your WebRez by clicking on the 'Password Protection' function in the 'My Account' column on the right hand side of the page after you login. Following this, you are free to browse, search and save job ads, and apply for jobs you are interested in. To read about your resume options, click here. To read about password protection and other privacy options, click here.

When you begin your job search again you can just return to our website and re-activate your account. This is the second option in the 'Account Status' function. To access this function, login and click on 'Account Status' in the menu of options on the right hand side. You can then enable either the 'Deactivate Account' or 'Reactivate Account' options, whichever is suitable.

The 'Account Status' function allows you to do two things. First, you can deactivate your account. This will be useful if you are no longer actively searching for jobs, allowing you to maintain an account with Jobsnet while keeping it inactive. In this event, all services to your account will be temporarily suspended. You will no longer receive any job alerts and employers will not be able to view your resume in anyway. Jobs you have applied in the passed will be shown as "application withdrawn".

9. I am no longer looking for jobs. How can I inactivate my account?

8. How do I view and edit my profile?

After you login, you can manage your profile with the functions in the 'My Account' column on the right hand side of the page. If you wish to view or edit your profile, simply click the 'View/Edit Profile' function and make the desired changes. Remember to click 'Save' after you are done.

Jobsnet takes significant measures to ensure the confidentiality of your personal information. If you choose to hide your resume, registered employers will have no access to your profile unless you apply for their job advertisements. Jobsnet offers you the further option of hiding fields in your resume, eg. your name, gender, age, address and telephone number. In addition, you can restrict access to your WebRez with a password. With this selected employers will be able to view your web resume only after you provide them with your password. You will be offered these options during registration, and you can also activate them at any time by editing your profile. Remember also that you may view, edit and delete your personal particulars at any time. To read more about your privacy options, click here.

10. I don't want to deactivate my account, I just want my resume to be kept private.

If you wish to keep your account active but just want to keep your resume from being searchable by employers, you can use the 'Resume Status' function instead. This allows you to hide your resume or alternatively, to publish it in Jobsnet's resume database. To do this, login and click on 'Resume Status' in the right hand side menu. You can then enable either the 'Hide Resume' and 'Publish Resume' options, whichever is suitable. By hiding your resume, Your resume and personal particulars are shown ONLY to the employers whom jobs you applied. Please be reminded that once you check this button, employers will not be able to find you when they do a resume search.

You can search for jobs directly from Jobsnet's front page. Simply fill in the fields in the advanced search frame and search for jobs using one or all of the following options. You can also click 'Job Search' on the Jobseeker menu on the left hand side.

1. How do I search for jobs?

Minimum Qualification - Search for jobs that match your educational qualifications.

Job ID - Useful for retrieving a particular ad that you saw previously. You must note down the ad's job ID number in order to use this function.

Industry - Select the industry that you want to search jobs in. You may also browse these industry categories from the Jobsnet index page.

Job Title/Keyword - Enter specific words like job titles, location, or a specific skill.

Years of Experience - Search for jobs according to the number of years of experience required. Note that the number of years indicated might be a preference but not a requirement. Other times employers might not indicate this at all.

3. How do I save a job ad?

Click on 'Saved Job'  when you want to save the job ad in your databank 

4. How do I apply for a job?

You may 'Quick Apply' if this is specified in the job ad. Just click on the 'Quick Apply' button right below the job ad. However, if it is stated "Please do not use the 'Quick Apply' option", do not use this function. Instead, be sure to follow the instructions provided by the employer. This might mean sending in your application by email or post. You may also inform your chosen employers with the URL of your WebRez, along with your password if you have enabled 'Password Protection' for your WebRez. To read more about applying for a job online, click here.

5. What is the difference between emailing my resume and sending it through Jobsnet’s Quick Apply?

In recent years, many employers have been phasing out ‘apply via email’ with their own online recruitment solutions. This is especially true in the case of MNCs and other big organizations which cannot afford to spend precious time and energy opening and sifting through thousands of email applications. If you apply to a major corporation today, chances are you will be directed to ‘apply online’ at the company’s own website. This allows you to input your information, which is then collated in the company’s recruitment database for later selection.

Jobsnet presents employers with one such recruitment solution, giving firms their own database with which to manage job applicants easily and efficiently. As such, when you use the ‘Quick Apply’ function, your resume and cover letter goes straight to the employer’s database. Here, the employer will find it easier to process all the applications they have and choose their best candidate. So don’t lose out on being spotted, make sure you use such online jobsite features to supplement emailing your resume. To read more about searching for jobs online, click here.

2. I just want to browse through job openings; how do I browse jobs?

Browsing jobs is easy. Simply look through the categories in the 'Job Category' section on the Jobsnet index page. This section covers all the job ads posted on the website by Jobsnet employers. The 'Featured Jobs' section also profiles some of the job ads posted by our Featured Employers. The 'Latest Jobs' frame is extremely useful to the active jobseeker in highlighting the latest job openings in Singapore. You may also search for jobs through our company listings pages which includes premium employers from Singapore.

After filling in all or some of the search fields, just click on 'Search'. A list of all the jobs fulfilling your search requirements will be presented. If you wish to save any of these jobs, simply click on the particular job ad and press 'Save Job'. Note that you will only be able to save jobs if you are a registered user and have logged into the website.

Skills/Knowledge - Search for jobs according to specific skills or knowledge sets.

WEBREZ

1. What do you mean by a web resume?

Old resumes have typically been created on word processing programs like Microsoft Word and either sent to employers in hard copy (printed out and mailed) or soft copy (emailed in file format). Now, jobsites offer online jobseekers the option of submitting a resume to their sites. When a jobseeker responds to a job ad, the prospective employer gains access to that jobseeker's resume stored in the jobsite's database.

At Jobnet, you can go one step further by having your resume hosted at your own unique URL. This is what we call a web resume or WebRez. Employers will not have to login to Jobnet in order to view your resume, so they don't even have to be Jobsnet-registered employers! All they have to do to view your online resume is to go on the Internet and type in the URL of your WebRez. To read more about a WebRez, click here.

2. What is a URL?

The acronym URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator and is the technical term for a web address. In other words, a URL refers to the address of a webpage or file on the Internet, usually on the World Wide Web (WWW). The URL for Jobsnet, for example, is http://www.Jobsnet.asia.

3. Why are there two resume functions in my menu of options? What is the difference between a 'Resume' and a 'Web Resume'?

Jobsnet gives jobseekers two resume options. The first allows you to save a resume in the Jobsnet database. Called simply a 'Resume', this information will be available to Jobsnet-registered employers only. The second gives you a web address at which to host your resume independently on the web. Such an online resume, or what we call a 'WebRez', will be available to even non-Jobsnet affiliated Internet users. In essence this means we are giving you your own webpage at which to publish your resume.

Your WebRez can just be a cut-and-paste of your normal 'Resume' at Jobsnet, or of a resume you have created in Microsoft Word format. Or it can be a more detailed and elaborate version, for example, with graphics and live links.

Other differences are:

To read more about these two features, click here.To learn more about how to create your web resume, click here.

4. What is the difference between emailing my resume and posting it on the web?

Jobsnet’s WebRez function allows you to have a web version of your resume online, with its very own password-protectable URL. This is different from emailing your curriculum vitae in response to a job ad, which simply gives an employer a time-dated copy of your resume.

To access your resume through email, an employer has to read the email and open or save your attached file. Things can get complicated if the program you used to create your resume is not compatible with those on the employer's computer. If you have posted a web resume all the employer has to do is to go online and type in the URL of your WebRez. The resume will be displayed immediately, and regardless of the format that you used to create it.

A significant benefit of having a web resume is that your resume will never be lost even in the event of your hard disk crashing. A WebRez is always accessible anytime and anywhere, as long as you have an Internet connection. So you can change it from a friend's house, or even from overseas!

In addition, any updates you make are immediately viewable by your prospective employer. This makes your resume dynamic. To read about other benefits of a web resume, click here.

6. Who will get to see my resume at Jobsnet?
Employers can view your resume only if you apply to their job ad. In addition, you can choose to hide certain fields such as your name, address, telephone number and other information that you do not wish to reveal. To read about other privacy options, click here.

5. How do I post my WebRez?
Our unique i-frame technology makes things even simpler for you by allowing you to cut and paste a resume that you have already created using other computer programs. You can also paste live links to direct employers to your website. If you have not yet created a resume, you can still create a simple WebRez easily. Just login, click on 'Edit Web Resume' and put together your resume using the HTML functions provided. The moment you click 'Save Resume', you will have a web resume with its own unique URL. For a more detailed explanation, click here.

8. How do I enable password protection?

(Click on 'Password Protection' page)

9. How do I write a good resume?

We have collated some resume and cover letter writing resources specially for Singapore online jobseekers. You can read them at the Resource Centre (click here). Make sure that you take time to fill out an attractive and articulate WebRez. Your resume and cover letter is a prospective employer's first point of contact with you, so do not dismiss them too lightly.

10. How do I update or edit my WebRez?

After you login, a menu of options is available to you on the right hand column. Click on 'Edit Web Resume'. You will be shown the web resume that you filled up previously. Cut and paste your changes or use the HTML functions provided. When you have finished, click on 'Save Web Resume' to update the new changes.

7. Who will get to see my WebRez at Jobsnet?
You can choose to make your WebRez freely viewable to anyone who types in its URL or restrict access with a password. The first option allows anybody to view your resume - your friends, employers and even Internet users who are not registered with Jobsnet. The second 'Password Protection' option ensures that only employers to whom you have given your password will be able to view your WebRez. To read more about privacy options, click here.

Category - Select the specific kind of job that you are interested in. You may

7. Are my personal details available to anyone?

Position - Search for jobs by position level within a company. You may want to select something similar to your current level, eg. if you have been working for between 2 and 5 years, choose Junior or Mid-Level.

6. How do I remember what jobs I have applied for?

Any applications you make will be saved in your Application History. To keep track of the applications you have made, just login and click on 'Application History' in the right hand menu on the page that follows. This will remind you of which companies you have applied to as well as other details such as when you applied. This application history function is one of the features of the personal Databank that you get when you register with Jobsnet. To read more about the Databank, click here.

7. I applied for a job but I now want to withdraw that application. How do I do this?

withdraw an application, login and click on 'Application History' in the menu of options on the right hand side. You will be shown a list of all applications you have made. Browse through all these to find the application you wish to withdraw. Then click on the 'Withdraw Application' icon for that particular job. This icon is in the (XX) column from the right.

After you have withdrawn your application, if the employer clicks on your application or tries to view your resume, a window with the words

Application Withdrawn' will popup to indicate your withdrawal status. This safeguards the privacy of your personal information by denying access to employers whose job openings you no longer wish to apply for. To read more, click here. If you wish to inactivate your account and not just withdraw one application, click here.

9. What about scam ads? What is the credibility check?

At Jobsnet, we regularly check through all job ads to ensure that only postings for legitimate positions are made. In addition, we also screen employers before they are able to post job ads and get in touch with jobseekers. This is a stringent credibility check to ensure that only job ads by authentic companies are posted. As such, employers should be warned that certain types of job ads such as those advertising home-based positions are strictly prohibited. To read more about the screening process, click here.

PASSWORD ASSISTANCE

1.I forgot my password. What should I do?

If you have forgotten your password, click here. ( Password Assistance page). Type in the email address that you used to register with Jobsnet. A new password will be sent to this email address. You will be able to login with this new password. To ensure your privacy, be sure to assign a new password immediately after you login. If you still encounter problems logging in, contact us at admin@Jobsnet.asia

2. How do I assign a new password?

After you login, you can manage your account using the options in the menu on the right hand side. Click on the 'Account Information' option. Enter your new password on both the password field. Click on the 'Update' button below and your new password will be updated. A confirmation email will be sent to you soon after; be sure to check for this email at the address you registered with Jobsnet.

3. Help, I forgot which email address I used!

If you have forgotten the email address that you used to register with JobF1, don't panic! Contact us at 6271 0036 or email us at admin@JobF1.com. We will help you to retrieve your account.

4. I am sure I used the correct password, but I still can't login!

Your password is case-sensitive, so make sure that your Caps Lock is not on. Check also that you are using the right login ID, and that you are at the Jobsnet's login page. If you are copying and pasting, make sure that there are no additional spacing before and after the ID and password.

5. What's a good password to use?

A good password is a trade off between something that is difficult to guess yet easy to remember. Experts discourage the use of common words found in the dictionary and recommend guidelines such as using both upper and lower case letters and interspersing them with numbers and punctuation. (Remember that your password is case-sensitive, so make sure that your Caps Lock is off before you type in your password.) You might also consider changing your password frequently - but don't forget your new password!