How to Use This Site

Purpose of this Site

The purpose of this site is to provide job seekers throughout Halton with access to the most current employment opportunities. We also work in partnership with local companies and organizations to support and connect them with potential employees that might best meet the needs of their thriving business.

Services Available to Every Visitor (Job Seekers and Employers)

Every visitor is welcome to use the Job Board by visiting our Recent Job Postings which will list all the jobs posted in the last 5 days or get information on specific jobs in specific locations through the Search For Jobs tab.

Registering for an Account

If you are a first time visitor (job seeker or employer) and you want the benefits of being able to post a job or submit a resume on-line to apply for a job, enter through the Job Seekers Start here or Employers Start here and register for an account with us.

Editing Your Account Information

If you already have an account with us and you need to make changes to your name or contact information you can do so through Edit Profile.

Unique Features of this Job Board

A unique feature of this job board, created to better assist job seekers with the job search process, is the information on other employment services offered through Halton Region in About Us and direct links to external employment programs and services in Employment Resources.

Finding Your Way Around

If you become lost while navigating through the HaltonJobs.ca site – just click the Home tab.

Terms of Use, Privacy Policy and Contacting Us

We encourage you to read the information at the bottom of the home page that speaks to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. There are also a variety of tabs on the left hand side of the board and the bottom of home page that will provide you with detailed information on how to Contact Us.  

 

Employers - How to Use This Site

1st Time User - Registration
If you are a first time employer visitor and you want the benefits of being able to post a job enter through the Employers Start here and register for an account with us. 

Required information is indicated by an *.

Subsequent Visits/Forget Your Password

All subsequent visits for the purposes of posting a job, reviewing resumes through our data collection system and/or editing your profile will require you to enter in your User Name and Password.

If for any reason you forget your password – click on the forget password button and an e-mail with your password will be sent to you.

Post a Job

1. To post a job you must enter your user name and password.
2. Once logged in, click the Post a Job button.
3. The employer information submitted upon registration will appear on the top portion of the job posting.
4. Input of the job information – the mandatory fields are indicated by an *.
5. To review how the posting would appear on the Job Board -  click the “preview posting” button.
6. When satisfied with the final product click the “submit posting” button.

How a Job Goes Live

Once the posting has been submitted you will receive an email stating that Halton Region staff will contact you within 48 hours.

Prior to the posting going live to the Job Board, a staff person will contact you to ensure the content of the job posting is complete and to your specifications, ask if you would prefer the posting be displayed to internal employment program participants only, external to the public only or both, as well as, how you wish the applicant to contact you – directly to you via e-mail, fax, mail or have the resume stored and viewed by you through our data collection system.

Internal Postings

Internal postings are those that will be viewed only by Halton Region program participants and the resumes will be screened by our staff in order to match the best qualified candidate with the skills required for your position. You receive resumes from only the most qualified candidates within our participant pool.

External Postings

External Postings are those that will be viewed by general public searching for employment through the Internet. When staff contact you to confirm your Job Posting they will ask you to indicate how you would prefer to receive resumes – directly via e-mail, fax or mail or have the resume stored and viewed by you through our data collection system.

Viewing Resumes Through Our Data Collection System

If you indicate to staff that you would prefer to be have the applicants resumes stored through our data collection system this preference will be indicated on the job posting for the applicant. When an interested applicant has applied for the position an e-mail will be sent to you indicating that a resume is ready for your review and prompting you to check the Job Board.
To retrieve resumes complete the following:

1. Log-in to the job board using your name and password,
2. Click on the List Jobs button, a list of “all” the jobs you have posted to the Job Board will appear
3. Click on the job for which you want to review the applicants’ resumes
4. Scroll to the bottom of the job posting page
5. Highlighted in blue will be a list of the applicants – their name and a date stamp of when they applied for the position
6. Click on the name of the applicant – their full contact information and the link to their resume will appear.
7. Click on the “Right Click Save as to Download” this will provide a word based document that can be viewed,  printed and/or saved to file.

Post the Same Job - Archives

If you encounter situations where you have posted a job with the Halton Region Job Board and need to post the same job at a later date – the jobs have been archived for your convenience.

To retrieve the archived postings and re-post the same position complete the following:

1. Log-in to the job board using your name and password.
2. Click on the List Jobs button, a list of “all” the jobs you have posted to the Job Board will appear.
3. Click on the job that you want to re-post.
4. At the top of the page there are two blue buttons – click the “edit button to change the closing date and any other information required for the new posting.
5. Click the “save as new posting” button.
6. Click the “Submit Posting” button to complete the process.

Editing Your Account Information

If you already have an account with us and you need to make changes to your name or contact information you can do so through Edit Profile.

Unique Features of this Job Board

A unique feature of this job board, created to better assist job seekers with the job search process, is the information on other employment services offered through the Region of Halton in About Us and direct links to external employment programs and services in Employment Resources.

Finding Your Way Around

If you become disoriented while you are navigating through the Employment Halton Job Posting Board – just click the Home tab.

Terms of Use, Privacy Policy and Contacting Us

We encourage you to read the information at the bottom of the home page that speaks to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. There are also a variety of tabs on the left hand side of the board and the bottom of home page that will provide you with detailed information on how to Contact Us.