Note: If you’re unsure of the industry you’re in, type a descriptive word into the “Industry Lookup” field on the right side, and joblish will give you suggestions.

Industry Served – This refers to the industry that a company’s product or service is produced for. Going back to the previous example, if the valves produced are corrosion resistant valves for the Chemical industry, then the Industry Served is the Chemical industry. If the valves are produced for general use, then the Industry Served is General.

Note: If you’re unsure of the industry you’re in, type a descriptive word into the “Industry Lookup” field on the right side, and joblish will give you suggestions.

College – Institutions of higher learning are typically divided into Colleges – the College of Engineering , the College of Business Administration etc.

Major – This refers to the Major field of study within the College.

Functional Area – This refers to a major sub-division of a typical business. Examples of functional areas are accounting, engineering, operations, etc.

Department – This refers to a sub group within a Functional Area, such as Internal Audit as a part of the Accounting department. In some businesses, there will be distinct departments. In others, the Functional Area and Department will be the same. When they are the same, we refer to the Department as General.

For Candidates / job seekers:

1. Make sure that cookies are enabled on your browser. joblish stores the codes from your previous visit on your computer with a cookie. This saves you time on repeated visits, which is particularly handy for those in a concentrated job search or who write multiple job postings. Your information is not stored on joblish unless you are a registered user.
2. Go to “Joblish for Candidates” page.
3. Answer the questions on the page. When you have finished on each page, hit “Continue”, which will take you to the next page. If there are areas for which you don’t want joblish codes – skip it. There is no requirement that you answer every question.
4. Review your joblish information. If it’s correct and you are a registered user, the codes will be e-mailed to you and stored in a confidential file. You can return to the site and add, modify or delete codes. If you’re not a registered user, the codes will be e-mailed to you and then all data will be deleted.
5. Add your joblish codes (with or without the definitions) to your resume, LinkedIn, Plaxo Pulse & Facebook profiles. Add them anywhere that people might be searching for a person like you.
6. Always use “Copy & Paste” when working with joblish codes.

For Employers / Recruiters:

1. Make sure that cookies are enabled on your browser. joblish stores the codes from your previous visit on your computer with a cookie. This saves you time on repeated visits, which is particularly handy for those in a concentrated job search or who write multiple job postings. Your information is not stored on joblish unless you are a registered user.
2. Go to “Joblish for Employers / Recruiters” page.
3. Answer the questions on the page. When you have finished on each page, hit “Continue”, which will take you to the next page. If there are areas for which you don’t want joblish codes – skip it. There is no requirement that you answer every question.
4. Review the joblish information. If it’s correct and you are a registered user, the codes will be e-mailed to you and stored in a confidential file. You can return to the site and add, modify or delete codes. If you’re not a registered user, the codes will be e-mailed to you and then all data will be deleted.
5. Add your joblish codes (with or without the definitions) to your website, job ads, Monster postings etc. Add them anywhere that people might be searching for a job like you’re looking to fill.
6. Always use “Copy & Paste” when working with joblish codes.  

Additional benefit for recruiters. By using joblish codes, you can describe both candidates and positions in a common language. It will streamline Inter-Office-Referrals.