Help for employers

Employers must create an employer profile to be able to post a job advertisement on the CPA Australia jobs board. Once a employer profile has been created it can be edited or deleted.

The CPA Australia jobs board is a free service, available to all employers. You do not need to be a member to create an employer profile or to post a job advertisement.

Use the following procedures to create an employer profile, post a job advertisement and manage your profile.

To access the Employers section of the website, visit the Careers & employment page and click on the Looking to employ menu.

Create an employer profile

1. Go to the Edit / create employer profile page.
2. Complete the employer profile form including your company details and website login details. A confirmation of your login details will be sent to you via email. Keep this email for future reference.
3. Click Submit. A confirmation message will be displayed.

Edit your employer profile

1. Go to the Edit / create employer profile page. The employer login page will be displayed.
2. Enter your username and password and click Submit.
3. Edit the required information and click Submit.

Delete your employer profile

1. Go to the Edit / create employer profile page. The employer login page will be displayed.
2. Enter your username and password and click Submit.
3. At the bottom of the form, click Delete. A confirmation message will be displayed.
4. Click Yes.

Receive a password reminder

1. Go to the Edit / create employer profile page. The employer login page will be displayed.
2. Click on the password reminder link.
3. Enter your company name and click Submit. Your login details will be sent to you via email or a message will be displayed stating that the company name does not match CPA Australia's records. Re-enter your details, ensuring that you enter your company name rather than your username.

Advertising a job

1. Go to the Advertise a job page. You will be required to login if you have not already done so. If you do not have a username and password you must create an employer profile. Once you have logged in, the Create job page will be displayed.

2. Check that your company details are correct and enter the details of the job. A job reference number must be entered to allow jobseekers to easily search for your job. Each job listing needs a unique ID. The job reference should be as follows: CPA/"FIRST THREE LETTERS OF THE EMPLOYER'S NAME"/"ANY NUMBER". 

3. In the description field, you can format your details using HTML tags. For further information see Formatting job advertisements section at the bottom of this page.

4. Click Submit. A confirmation message will be displayed. Allow 15 to 30 minutes for the advertisement to appear on the jobs board.
5. The job will be displayed on the website for four weeks and can be edited at any time.

Edit a current job

1. Once you have logged in, go to the View / edit current jobs page.

2. Click on the title of the job you wish to edit. The job details will be displayed.

3. Edit the required information and click Submit. A confirmation message will be displayed. Allow 15 to 30 minutes for the updated version of the advertisement to appear on the jobs board. The job will be displayed on the website for another four weeks.

Delete a job

1. Once you have logged in, go to the View / edit current jobs page.
2. Click on the title of the job you wish to delete. The job details will be displayed.
3. At the bottom of the form, click Delete. You will be asked to confirm whether you wish to delete the job.
4. Click Yes. A confirmation message will be displayed.

Reactivate an expired job

1. Once you have logged in, go to the View / edit expired jobs page.
2. Click on the title of the job you wish to reactivate. The job details will be displayed.
3. Edit the required details and click Submit. A confirmation message will be displayed. The job will be displayed on the website for another four weeks.

View your job statistics

1. Once you have logged in, go to the Job statistics page.

Search for potential employees

1. Once you have logged in, go to the Search jobseekers page.
2. Enter your search criteria and click Submit. A listing of potential employees will be displayed. If too few search results are returned, select location and suitable positions only.
3. Click on the name of the jobseeker of whom you wish to view their resume.

Formatting job advertisements

Job advertisements can be formatted using HTML. The table below provides simple guidelines on how to format your advertisement using HTML.

Paragraphs

To create a new paragraph enter <br><br>

Bold text

To begin bold enter <b>and end with</b>
Example:
<b>bold text</b>

Italic text

To begin italic enter <i>and end with</i>
Example:
<i>italic text</i>

Bulleted lists

To create a bulleted list, enter <ul> before the first list item and enter </ul> after the last list item. Before each individual list item, enter <li> and end with </li>
Example:
<ul>
<li> • first item in the list</li>
<li> • next item in the list</li>
</ul>

Numbered lists

To create a numbered list, enter <ol> before the first list item and enter </ol> after the last list item. Before each individual list item, enter <li> and end with </li>
Example:
<ol>
<li> 1. first item in the list</li>
<li> 2. next item in the list</li>
</ol>

Hyperlinks

To create a hyper link begin with <a href="URL"> originalAttribute="href" originalPath=""URL">" and end with </a>

Example:
<a href="http://www.cpaaustralia.com.au">CPA Australia's website</a>