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Frequently Asked Questions

1. General

2. Employers

3. Employees or Job Seekers

4. Prepaid Salary


1. General

1.1 What is BidOnJobs.com?
BidOnJobs.com is a project which helps Employers and Employees (or Job Seekers) to communicate to each other and as a result an Employer can find a person who can do some job for him (a long term job) and an Employee (a Job Seeker) respectively can find a job for himself or for another person who's being represented by him.
1.2 How to signup?
To signup you are to pass several steps. First of all you need to click to Signup at the top of the page. Then you need to choose whether you want to signup as an Employee or as an Employer.
1.3 An Employer signup
You should fill in the requird fields marked with * where you state your login details that is (email address and password), personal details (company, address, city, state, country, postal code, phone and fax number, first and last name). You should also tick if you want to receive announcements and notifications. Then you need to click Signup. In few moments you'll receive a verification code on your email. You're to check email and click on the verification link from there or enter the verification code in the special box and click Finish registration. If everything is ok you'll be logged in automatically to your account.
1.4 An Employee signup
You should fill in the required fields marked with * where you state your login details that is (email address and password), personal details (company, address, city, state, country, postal code, phone and fax number, first and last name). You should also tick if you want to receive announcements and notifications. At the beginning you should state whether you're an Agent or not. You're not an Agent if you want to find a job for yourself, if you're helping somebody to look for a job you are his/her or their Job Agent. In this case you can post more than one resume according to the number of people you're helping to find a job. After all the fields are filled you need to click Signup. In few moments you'll receive a verification code on your email. You may check email and click on the verification link or enter the verification code in the special box and click Finish registration. If everything is ok you'll be logged in automatically to your account.

2. Employers

2.1 How does this work for Employers?
It's easy. You register for an account, post your vacancies, set up job bidding period and search for Employees resumes. To help you to search for resumes you can create so called «Resume Agents» (bots which will regularly look for new resumes and notify an Employer about the results). Employees can bid the job you've posted. Then you can pick and invite Job Seekers who have posted a bid on your job. After that you should pay salary to the Employee at time you've both agreed in advance and grant him Job Certificates.
2.2 How to post a job vacancy?
To post a job you need to login to Employer account and click Post a Job Vacancy. There you should pass several Steps. Step 1 - General Info. Here you're to fill in the boxes with job title and job description, boxes with Pay Rate (max pay rate and currency (Euro or US dollars) and pay rate units (example: hourly, daily, monthly etc.)) and Date Specifications (your job start date and end date). After all the fields have been filled you come to the Step 2. Here you're to choose Skills Specifications and Categories of Jobs or if you want some specific skill which is not available in the choice you can write it in the special box. At the bottom of the page you should mention the experience you want your Employee to have. Step 3-Location Info. Here you're to enter your job location info (country, state and city of the job, postal code). You should also state whether it is required to travel and if it is so how often, and tick if remote work allowed. The last is Step 4-Post Options. Here you are to enter Bidding Specifications. That is how long job listing will be active, will it be in public status or not, would you allow bidding (choosing an Employee in a public auction-like manner) or not (non public manner, in this case an Employee should send a personal application to you) and estimated number of vacancies for the job. Then you're to click Post a Job Vacancy. After that you'll see the Job details you've just stated.
2.3 What is Resume Agent?
Resume Agents are special bots which will help you to look for Job Seeker's resumes. You need to create Resume Agents for you to make the process of searching for resumes easier.They will regularly look for new resumes and notify an Employer about the results.
2.4 How to create Resume Agents?
First you need to login. Then you should click My Resume Agents. Here you'll see the link Create a New Agent. You'll be offered to make a title for your Resume Agent to indentify it because you can create as many Resume Agents you wish. Then you should mention periodicity you want your Resume Agent to look for jobs (every day, every week etc.). Next you're to mention Resume Filter details. You can state them in two ways. Either Simple filtering, that is you will be offered to state only Job title and Job Location or Advanced Filtering in case if you want your Employee to possess some specific qualities. Here you can mention job position, salary, currency (Euro or US dollars) and salary units (daily, weekly etc.), location details (country, state, city, whether he can relocate, desired work type and travel level). Then you can state his/her categories and skills and degrees. After all the fields are filled you should click the button Create Resume Agent. After that you'll see your Resume Agent's details. You'll notice in the status of your Resume Agent that it is suspended. To activate it choose the link Activate and then click the button Activate at the bottom of the page. If you want to search for resumes at once you may choose the link Search Now.
2.5 How do I pick an Employee for my Job?
To pick an Employee for a job you should login to your account, go to My Profile and click My Jobs. Choose the job you want to pick a bidder for and click on its title. Under the job description you'll see the list of the bidders and can watch their resumes by clicking on the name of each Job Seeker. Click the link Pick Bidder at the top of the page. Choose the candidate you like by ticking near his name then press the button Select. You will be asked if you are sure that it was the right bidder. If you are click OK. Once you press the button a Job Seeker will be notified about your choice and can accept or decline your invitation. If he accepts you will be both given the information to contact each other and start the job. If he doesn't respond to your offer you can choose another bidder.
2.6 How can I deposit money?
To deposit money login to your account and go to Payments. Choose Deposits. You'll see that the status of your deposit is pending, that means that there're no deposits yet. Choose the currency in which you will deposit your money and click Deposit Money. First of all you should pick payment method. Pay attention on the conditions the payment can be done by each method and choose the most preferable to you. The next step you should state the country from which the money will be paid, the currency and the ammount of money you want to deposit. Then you should confirm your payment details. Pay attention what ammount of fee you'll be taken for your deposit. If everything is ok click Next. Finally you'll see you money deposit details. Use this information to commit payment in the bank. In order to make the deposit faster fill in the special form with your payment details.

3. Employees or Job Seekers

3.1 How does this work for Job Seekers?
It's easy. You register for an account. You post your resume where you specify you degree, background, skills experience and job position you want to possess. You should upload your Job Certificates to resumes. After that you can look for the jobs which fit your demands. To make this process easier you can create so called «Job Agents» (bots which will regularly search for new jobs and notify jobseeker about the results). After you bid for a job you may be chosen by the Employer as a winner and be applied for the job.
3.2 How to post a resume?
To post a Resume you should login first and then choose link My Resumes. After that you click the link Post Resume. You'll be offered to pass few steps. Step 1-General Information. It will be already shown cause it has been taken from your account details, that is your first and last name, your email address and your address, ways of connection (telephone and fax number). Here you can add some additional contact information if you have it and external resume url (for example url to your portfolio). Step 2 is your background information. Here you're to mention the highest degree you obtained, years of experience. You should also state job you want to obtain. You can also fill in the box with additional information if you have some (your profile, personal achievements, interests etc). Step 3 is your Objective and Preferences. Here you're to mention preferred position, the date you want to start your job, whether you can relocate, work type (remote, on site) and travel level. You also state salary you want to be paid and in what currency. After that you mention your preferred job location. Step 4 you're to mention your skills, years of experience and the last year you used them. Step 5 - Visibility & Photo. You should choose in what way your resume will be visible to other users. It may be public that is visible to all the users, the contacts may be hidden or it may be private that is visible only to registered users. And last you should click the button Post Resume and you'll see all the information you've just filled in.
3.3 What is Job Agent?
Job Agents are special bots which will make the process of looking for jobs easier. You need to create Job Agents for you. They will regularly search for new jobs and notify a Job Seeker about the results.
3.4 How to create a Job Agent?
First you need to login. Then you should click My Job Agents. Here you'll see the link Create a New Agent. You'll be offered to make a title for your Job Agent to indentify it because you can create as many Job Agents you wish. Then you should mention periodicity you want your Job Agent to look for jobs (every day, every week etc.). Next you're to mention Job Filter details. You can state them in two ways. Either Simple filtering, that is you will be offered to state only Job title and Job Location or Advanced Filtering in case if you want your Employee to possess some specific qualities. Here you can mention job title, start date, salary, currency (Euro or US dollars) and salary units (daily, weekly etc.), location details (country, state, city, whether you can relocate, virtual status and travel level). Then you can state your categories, skills and degrees. At the bottom you can choose the job status (active, cancelled etc), if bidding is allowed and if escrow payment can be used. After all the fields are filled you should click the button Create Job Agent. After that you'll see your Job Agent's details. You'll notice in the status of your Job Agent that it is suspended. To activate it choose the link Activate and then click the button Activate at the bottom of the page. If you want to search for jobs at once you may choose the link Search Now.
3.5 How to upload a Job Certificate?
You're able to upload a Job Certificate on our site and attach it to your resume. To do this first login to your account. Go to My Profile and then click the link My Certificates. Here you'll see the button Upload. You're to fill in the fields with the following details. Mention the title of your resume concerning the certificate. If you want to upload certificate concerning previously won job specify it. If you want to upload certificate concerning another job which haven't been won here specify the employer information (e.g. company name). Then upload file. And click Upload.
3.6 How do I make a bid?
To post a bid on a job first login to your account and click View Jobs. Then you'll be able to look through the jobs available and choose some. You should click on the title of the job you've chosen and look through the details of the job to see if it meets your skills and requirements. If it does click on the green button Bid on This Job at the top or at the bottom of the page. Here you can also look through the bids which have been already placed by other Job Seekers. After that you should fill in the bid details. You should choose your resume or the resume of a person you want to find a job for. Then you're to bid salary you want to be paid for the job and fill in the box with Bid Description if you want to give some additional information about your bid (some ideas or propositions about the job). After that click on the button Place Bid. If everything is ok you'll be able to see your bid placed.
3.7 How to send an application on a job?
If it is not allowed to bid on a job you can send an application on it. Click on View Jobs and look through the jobs available and choose some. You should click on the title of the job you've chosen and look through the details of the job to see if it meets your skills and requirements. If it does click on Send Application and fill in the details of your applcation. You should choose your resume or the resume of a person you want to find a job for. Then you're to state salary you want to be paid for the job and fill in the box with Description if you want to give some additional information about your application (some ideas or propositions on the job). After that click the button Send.
3.8 How do I agree Employer's invitation?
Once your bid is chosen as a winner by Employer you'll get a letter of Invitation. Follow the link in the letter to accept or decline the invitation. Login and you'll see the page Accepting Job. Tick Accept or Deny and push the button Submit. Once your press the button an Employer will be notified about your choice and you will be both given the information to contact each other and start the job.

4. Prepaid Salary

4.1 What is prepaid salary?
There is a special mechanism of salary payment through our site. When a Job Seeker and an Employer agree to work together an Employer can create so called �Prepaid salary� for his Employee. He determines main conditions and schedule of salary payments (e.g. salary amount, currency, term etc.) The Prepaid Salary must be agreed with an Employee. If everything is ok an Employer can deposit money to his BidOnJobs.com account and put required amount to Prepaid Salary and after that money will be regularly cleared to Employee's account.
4.2 How to configure Prepaid Salary?
To configure Prepaid Salary login to your account, click Prepaid Salary and then click Setup. You'll be proposed to fill in several fields. You're to choose a job for which you pay the salary and an Employee whom you will pay it. Then you're to fill in Salary details and Schedule. That is how much will you pay your Employee (e.g. per day), in what currency (US dollars or Euro) and which should be the schedule of your payments (mark in what days the salary will be paid). After you've done it you'll see the schedule of prepaid salary and prepaid salary details created. You should pay attention on the legend of prepaid salary. It will help you to learn in what way the salary is paid. Click Create. When your prepaid salary has been created you'll see that the status of it is Pending. That means that a Job Seeker should check the salary and accept it. If he does the status will change to Accepted if he doesn't it will change to Denied. In this case you'll need to reconfigure Prepaid Salary so that it meets Employee's requirements.
4.3 How to accept Prepaid Salary?
When a Job Seeker and an Employer agree to work together an Employer will create so called Prepaid Salary, that's a scheme in what way he's going to pay money to the Employee. After it has been configured a Job Seeker will receive a letter to his email address with notification that the Prepaid Salary is created. He should follow the link in the letter to open the Prepaid Salary page and Accept or Deny it by clicking special links at the top of the page. If the conditions of the salary meet your requiements you may accept it. If they doesn't you may deny it, in this case an Employer should change conditions and a scheme of paying the Salary.
4.4 What should I do if the Prepaid Salary is denied?
If a Job Seeker denies a Prepaid Salary that means that he doesn't agree to its conditions, then you'll receive a special notification about it on your email. In this case you should reconfigure your Prepaid Salary in a way it will meet his requirements. Go to My Account and click Prepaid Salary. You'll see that the status of your salary is Denied. To reconfigure it click Edit and change the details of Prepaid Salary and a schedule of payment your Employee doesn't agree to. Click Save.
4.5 How to commit funds to Prepaid Salary?
If you want to commit funds to the Prepaid Salary login first. Go to Prepaid Salary, choose PS you want to commit funds to and click Fund. You'll see the details and Schedule of your Prepaid Salary. Than you need to select the date till which you want to prepay Salary. Click Next and you'll see the amount of money you need to commit, the fee amount and the total amount to pay including the fee. If everything is right click Commit Payment.

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