The following release notes cover recent changes from the past 28 days and provide an outlook for the upcoming release.
✨Focus topics of this release
The following milestones were achieved in the last 28 days.
| New Stuff | |
|---|---|
| Subscriptions in self-service | As a site admin, I want to be able to sell subscriptions in self-service. As a recruiter, I want to be able to buy and use subscriptions in self-service. |
| Job alerts export | As a site admin, I would like to be able to analyse job alerts that applicants sign up for. This gives me information on trends in applicant interests and behavior. |
| Job application backend view | As a site admin, I should be able to see all internal applications in the backend. |
| Blog | As a job board, I want to provide relevant content to my users so that I can build trust and credibility and to increase the SEO performance of my job board. |
| Improvements | |
| Resume search | As a recruiter, I want to search the resume database with keywords and have it search through the full content of the resume, so that I can find as many well-fitting candidates as possible. |
| Job export in recruiter dashboard |
As a recruiter, I want to be able to download a list of my jobs with the performance data, so that I can analyze this. Note: Only available if you have previously enabled the analytics feature in the recruiter interface. |
| Higher visibility for premium profiles |
As a recruiter who has a premium profile subscription, I want my profile to be highlighted in the job search and organisation search so that my content is better visible. |
| Bug Fixes | |
| Deleting job alerts | As an anonymous user, I would like to change or delete my job notifications because I am no longer interested in receiving job notifications. |
| Bookmarks | As an applicant, I want to see my bookmarked jobs in the bookmarks jobs page. |
For a comprehensive list of recently implemented features, improvements, or bug fixes, please read the section "More Details".
🏁 Outlook (Release 19, 11.10.2022)
The following goals are set for the next release.
- Blog module improvements
- ATS Light for recruiters beta
- Job Application API (Multi-posting)
🔎 More Details
Here's an extended overview of all changes that will be released this time:
| Area | Topic | User Story/Goal |
| Applicant | Sorting of Languages and Skills | As a recruiter, I want to easily detect the applicants' strengths and weaknesses. |
| Applicant | Approved contact request does not show up in the section "Approved invitations" (similar for revoked requests) | As an applicant, I want to see the contact requests where I have already taken an action (approve, deny/revoke) in the appropriate sections so that I have an overview |
| Applicant | Organisation name not clickable in contact request section of an applicant | As an applicant, I want to easily access the organisation page of the organisation that I received a contact request from so that I can decide if I want to give access. |
| Applicant | Link to organisation profile from "Contact request received" email leading to error page | As an applicant, I want to be able to access the organisation profile of the organisation where a recruiter has requested access to my profile directly from the email so that I can check if I want to grant access. |
| Applicant | LinkedIn Login / Registration not working | As an applicant, I want to be able to register and login via LinkedIn, so that I don't need to create a separate new account on the job board. |
| Applicant | Add view of recent contact requests to the dashboard | As an applicant, I want to see contact requests that I still have to approve/deny on my dashboard, so I don't forget about them. |
| Applicant | Different success message for initially denied contact requests | As an applicant, I want to see fitting messaging to the actions that I am taking in the contact request workflow so that I am not confused (and for example think that I had initially granted access to a resume when I haven't done that) |
| General | Error message when privacy checkbox is selected | As a user, I want to select the privacy checkbox without getting an error message. |
| General | Job expires soon reminder - missing translations | As a job board, I want that my emails are correctly translated to my default language. As a recruiter user, I want to receive emails in the correct language. |
| General | Application is stated as "Anonymous" for logged-in applicants | As a recruiter or applicant, I want to see only information that is true and also relevant to me. |
| General | Issues on "my account" page | As a user, I want to be able to view the "my account" page on my mobile phone. |
| General | When using the sidebar the user is logged out | As a user, I want to be able to use the mobile sidebar |
| General | Emails are sent based on the language settings of the user performing the operation. | As an applicant or an recruiter user, I want to receive all emails based on my language settings. |
| General | Missing translation | As an admin, I want to be able to translate "dd.mm.yyyy", because this is not the correct date for German job boards. |
| General | CV - Personal Info | choose file translation | As a site admin, I want to be able to translate the button "choose file". |
| General | Make "Featured grid on brand" title better readable | As a user, I would like to see all text elements. |
| General | Show similar candidates on CV detail page of a candidate | As a recruiter, I want to get recommendations of candidates that are similar to the candidate that I am viewing, so that I can easily browse through them. |
| General | Subscription Self Service | As a site admin, I want to be able to sell subscriptions in self-service. As a recruiter, I want to be able to buy and use subscriptions in self-service. |
| General | Add export for job alerts | As a site admin, I would like to be able to analyse job alerts that applicants sign up for. This gives me information on trends in applicant interests and behavior. |
| General | Display blog page | As Jobiqo, I want to display the blog page for an individual blog post. |
| General | Paragraph element "Standalone image" | As a site admin, I want to be able to use a standalone image paragraph element to add some text to my blog post. |
| General | Paragraph element "Quote" | As a site admin, I want to be able to use a quote paragraph element to add some text to my blog post. |
| General | GraphQL query to search for blog articles | As an applicant or a recruiter, I want to be able to search for interesting blog articles. |
| General | Ad banner slot placements | As a site admin, I want to be able to show ads on the blog. |
| General | Add spacing between rows | As a user, I want to see understand well where a new paragraph on the blog or landing page starts and which paragraph an image belongs to. |
| General | Job application backend view | As a site admin, I should be able to see all internal applications in the backend. |
| Job | Bookmarks page cache not properly cleared | As an applicant, I want to see my bookmarked jobs on the bookmarks jobs page. |
| Job | Option to delete or change job alert as an anonymous user | As an anonymous user, I would like to change or delete my job notifications because I am no longer interested in receiving job notifications. |
| Job | Duplicated Content when creating jobs in the backend | As a site admin, I only want to see each created content in the backend (in this case jobs that are created in the backend) only once immediately, so I am not confused and think that duplicates were created. |
| Job | Similar jobs on expired jobs based on a simple job search | As an applicant, I want to see similar jobs to the expired job that I am currently viewing, so that I can easily go to active job postings that fit to my requirements |
| Job | Search bar for taxonomy filters is case sensitive | As an applicant or a recruiter, I want to be returned fitting results in the search bar of the taxonomy filters even if I am not paying attention to upper-/lowercase spelling |
| Products | Valid inactive upgrades need to be automatically activated when publishing jobs | As a recruiter, I want to make sure that the upgrades I purchase are available after the job has been reviewed. As a job board, I want to make sure the recruiter receives all services they asked for so that I don't lose any customers. |
| Products | Extend job runtime upgrade should be available on the job field | As a site admin, I want to be able to add the extend job runtime upgrade to any job in the backend. As an admin, I want to be able to add the extend job runtime upgrade to any job in the backend. |
| Products | Resume Contact Request Flatrate type | As a site admin, I want to offer Resume Search flat rates to recruiters that heavily use my resume database, so that I can make it easy for them to use and monetize it well. As a site admin, I want to offer the Resume Search flat-rate as a self-service product As a recruiter, I want to see if I have an active/inactive Resume Search product. |
| Products | Create universal permission "Use any transaction type" | As a site admin, I want to be able to use any new credit type, so that I can easily tailor and extend my product portfolio. As a PM, I want to be able to set up new credit types without the need for a dev or a release, so that I can be very flexible and support my customers. |
| Products | Prolong active subscription | As a recruiter, I want to have an easy overview of my active subscriptions and see at one glance how long a product is still active. |
| Products | Provide Revisions UI for subscriptions | As an admin, I want to be able to view the revisions of subscriptions, so I understand the history of the orders. |
| Recruiter | Sorting of jobs on the profile wrong | As a recruiter, I want to show my newest jobs directly on my organisation profile, so that I can promote them best. |
| Recruiter | Unverified applications of anonymous applicants are shown on the dashboard | As a recruiter, I want to have consistency about which applications I am informed via email and the dashboard, so I am not confused. |
| Recruiter | Organisation name not clickable in the contact request section of applicant | As an applicant, I want to easily access the organisation page of the organisation that I received a contact request from so that I can decide if I want to give access |
| Recruiter | Child organisations can not use resume contact credits from the parent organisation | As a recruiter, I want to be able to use my parent organisation's resume contact credits if they are available so that I can view the details of an applicant I am interested in |
| Recruiter | Active Credits view is broken in the frontend (reassigned recruiter) | As a recruiter user who is a member of an organisation, I want to see the correct number of credits assigned to the organisation. |
| Recruiter | Link from "Contact request approved" email leads to "Access denied" page | As a recruiter, I want to be able to access the resume of an applicant who approved my request directly from the email that is sent to me. |
| Recruiter | Additional social links | As a recruiter, I want to be able to add more social media links to properly present my company. |
| Recruiter | Job export in Recruiter UI |
As a recruiter, I want to be able to download a list of my jobs with the performance data, so that I can analyze this. Note: Only available if you have previously enabled the analytics feature in the recruiter interface. |
| Recruiter | Keyword search should also search through the full contents of the resume | As a recruiter, I want to search the resume database with keywords and have it search through the full content of the resume so that I can find as many well-fitting candidates as possible. |
| Recruiter | Members of the same organisation to share contact requests / access to resumes | As a recruiter, I want to be able to see if other members of my group have already sent a contact request to an applicant, so I don't send double requests. As a recruiter, I want to be able to see the full resume of all candidates that I or other members of my group have sent a contact request (that was accepted) so that I don't need to send double requests. |
| Recruiter | Add menu element for the saved resume alerts | As a recruiter, I want to be able to access my resume alerts from the side menu and view them all on a separate screen. |
| Recruiter | API to return raw amount with each of the products on the checkout | Recruiters will be able to see the correct amount in the shopping cart total when ordering. |
| Recruiter | Success message for successful contact request sent if no credits are available anymore | As a recruiter, I want to be informed if I can not send any more contact requests as I have run out of credits so that I know when I have to buy more credits. |
| Recruiter | The default value when creating a Resume alert should be daily | As a recruiter, I want to be informed when new resumes matching my criteria are added. |
| Recruiter | Offer job export for recruiters | As a recruiter, I can export jobs incl. statistics to be able to use it outside the system. |
| Recruiter | Subscriptions | Additional functionalities for Premium Organizational Profiles Subscription | As a recruiter who has a premium profile subscription, I want my profile to be highlighted in the job search and organisation search so that my content is better visible. |