Whats New in the NCEA Job Bank

Job Bank
National Catholic Educational Association

Using the Job Bank
(work on this page is not yet complete and relies on user input)

Q: I have never used the job bank before, what do I do?
A: The NCEA Job Bank is a free service for its membership and is intended only for the posting of positions available in Catholic institutions or for posting a resume where the individual is seeking employment in Catholic Education. The instructions that follow are for either circumstance; the fee for non-members is $100 per posting for an available position; posting of resumes is free to all. Here is what you should do -

To use the job bank, you must first be registered. To do this, click on PLACE ADS and a LOGIN screen will appear.

Above the fields for username and password is text that reads:
New Users: Please Register For An Account.
Click on the hyperlink.

You will be presented with a form that will ask for information about yourself and/or your institution. Complete the form as accurately as possible because this information will flow into the position or resume you later submit. REMEMBER the username and password you created in this step. Both will be required when you post, edit and delete positions and resumes that you submit. When you have proofread your information, click on SUBMIT INFORMATION at the bottom of the form. You may come back and edit this information by clicking on MY PROFILE in the menu bar and logging in. Your registration is immediate following submission.

Click on PLACE ADS again and this time, LOGIN using the username and password you just created. You will be presented with a form that has the upper portion already filled in. You will recognize the data as that you provided during the registration process. You may change any of this data that you wish. In addition, you will see instructions at the top of the form as follows:

"Position Field" is a general area of responsibility or expertise. "Title or Subject Area" may refer to a specific title for administrators or a subject area for teachers. Clarify any information item in the "Text of your Position" section when the form fields do not allow describing the position completely. "Does Job Have Have Religious Preference" is the employer's field for stating whether the position requires a person of the Catholic Faith. "Is the Applicant Catholic" is the place where a person posting their resume to be considered by Catholic employers may optionally indicate their faith. This field is not for those posting position vacancies!

Several of the fields are dual purpose and you should complete these based on whether you are posting an available position OR posting your resume. As an example, "Institution Awarding Highest Degree" can only be completed by an individual; employers generally have no degree.

Complete the form as accurately as possible and review your input. When satisfied, click PREVIEW MY AD at the bottom of the form. If you missed a field, the program will prompt you to go back and complete the form. . There is a word limit in the text area of the form and if you exceed it, the program will prompt you to reduce the size of your text. If the form is correct, you will be shown how the ad will appear when it is posted. YOU ARE NOT THROUGH. Review the ad for accuracy and if you need to change something, click GO BACK at the bottom of the form and correct the information. If it is satisfactory, you should click POST MY AD. This step actually posts your job information to the database. Posting is immediate.
You will now be presented with a form that assigns a number to your announcement. You should record the number, along with your username and password, as they will allow you to go immediately to your posting for review or editing. The are used for deleting later on as well. You will also be given the option of posting a digital photograph to you ad. Some posting resumes have added their picture; others include a picture of the school where the position available is located. Most do not take this option.
That is all there is to it.

Q: Are there mistakes I should avoid?
A: Yes, some of the common ones are -

Selecting the incorrect Job Category so that a Job Offered shows up in the Job Desired section of the Job Bank.

Failing to record username and password. If you recall one but not the other, the program offers you a lookup capability so long as your email address has not changed.

Failing to accurately portray the position as having religious preference. This is an employment law issue and you should involve your human resources office if you are unsure of the correct entry.

Completing a field for a Job Desired announcement when offering a job.

Failing to select the proper Caption Header and entering the caption in the following field. Doing so allows you to be more specific to job title, etc.

Failing to select an AD DURATION appropriate to the cutoff date for your receiving resumes for consideration. You may select the duration for your ad appearing in the Job Bank in 30-day increments out to 240 days. As an example, if you will stop accepting resumes 75 days from the date you post the ad, select an ad duration of 90 days and it will expire automatically in two weeks. Alternatively, you may return and delete the ad on the 75^th day.

Clicking the PREVIE MY AD button and assuming that posts your ad to the database. It does not, you must scroll to the bottom of the preview screen and click the SUBMIT AD button to make the data visible.

While not a mistake per se, if a user does nothing in the job bank for a 240-day period, the program automatically deletes the user from the system. If this happens and you need to post a position the following year, all you need do is re-register to post your new ad.

If you want to provide input about the Job Bank, feel free to send an email to jobbank@ncea.org.

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