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Announcements
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2023-08-19 Zip files for Recruiters no longer limited to 100 applicationsRecruiter
Recruiters can now create zip files that contain any number of applications; they are not limited to including at most 100 applications in each file.
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2023-01-10 3rd Candidate Q&A and Pep Talk with EJM CEO Joel Watson and Guests: Tuesday 10 Jan 2023 8:30 a.m. Pacific (UTC-8h)Applicant
Watson and guests will provide general advice and answer questions about the job market that you have at this stage, especially about flyouts and presentations. Register here: https://forms.gle/KkpjE5KFvuHDRdbZA
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2022-12-07 European Economic Association candidate directoryRecruiterApplicant
The European Economic Association, one of Econ Job Market’s partner organizations, maintains a directory of candidates in the European job market: https://ejme-candidatedirectory.org/welcome. Using this EJME Candidate Directory, recruiters can conduct a general search of registered candidates in the European market, view some of their job-market materials, and make contact. Candidates can use the directory to network with other candidates. It is also the front entrance to events organized by the EEA for candidates.
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2022-11-26 You can now download a csv file of all ads posted between any two datesApplicant
You can now download a csv file of all ads posted between any two dates you specify.
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2022-11-23 Advanced Search among postings now has option to search by degree requiredApplicant
You can now restrict the postings returned by an Advanced Search to ones with a specific degree requirement (doctorate, master, bachelors, none).
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2022-11-04 Economists for Ukraine Virtual Job Market Workshop #2 on Nov. 4, 2022Applicant
The group Economists for Ukraine is hosting its second online Job Market Preparation Workshop. This second virtual job market workshop will take place on November 4, 2022 from 10am to 4pm US Eastern Time and will cover presentation skills and interview preparation for a variety of research and non-research positions. Each session consists of 2-5 speakers and will include a Q&A. The workshop will be recorded, so feel free to register even if you cannot attend live.) https://econ4ua.org/job-market-workshops/
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2022-10-13 Email server interruptionRecruiterRecommenderProxyApplicant
Our email server was out of action for a few hours earlier today (October 13). If you registered during that period and were not able to confirm your account because you did not receive a verification message, click "Forgot your password?" on the login page and follow the instructions.
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2022-09-26 A recruiter can now choose the format in which the name of their organization is displayedRecruiter
For organizations that have names in both English and another language, a recruiter can choose how the name is shown in advertisements and tweets.
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2022-08-06 Economists for Ukraine Job Market Preparation August 19 WorkshopApplicant
The group Economists for Ukraine is hosting two on-line Job Market Preparation Workshops. The first will take place on August 19, 2022 from 10am to 2pm US Eastern Time and will consist of two sessions: "general preparation" (session 1) and "understanding different markets" (session 2). Each session will last 1 hour and 45 minutes and will consist of presentations by the speakers followed by Q&A. The workshop will be recorded. Register to participate.
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2022-08-06 Economists for Ukraine Job Market Preparation August 19 WorkshopApplicant
The group Economists for Ukraine is hosting two on-line Job Market Preparation Workshops: https://econ4ua.org/job-market-workshops/. The first will take place on August 19, 2022 from 10am to 2pm US Eastern Time and will consist of two sessions: 1 general preparation and 2 understanding different markets. Each session will last 1 hour and 45 minutes and will consist of presentations by the speakers followed by questions and answers. The workshop will be recorded. Register to participate.
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2021-12-04 Recruiting organizations can now have their Twitter handles included in tweets regarding new positions and changes in search statusRecruiter
A recruiting organization can now record its Twitter handle in its preferences, which will result in the handle's being included in tweets regarding positions it posts and status changes it makes.
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2021-11-28 Improved implementation of save/hide ad feature & new option to exclude ads past deadlineApplicant
We have re-implemented the save/hide feature on the postings page to provide a better user experience and have added the option to exclude from the display ads for which the deadline has passed.
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2021-11-23 New video discussion of recruitment process at a US Federal Reserve bank and two US government agenciesRecruiterApplicant
We have posted on the page https://econjobmarket.org/videos a video gives job market candidates an overview of positions for Ph.D. economists and the recruitment process at a U.S. Federal Reserve bank and two government agencies, the Department of Justice and the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
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2021-11-12 New video of discussion with recent job-market candidatesRecruiterApplicant
We have posted on the page https://econjobmarket.org/videos a discussion with three economists who were on the job market in the past two years. They talk about their experiences and offer some advice and encouragement to current candidates.
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2021-10-17 New video of discussion giving overview of positions for PhD economists in colleges, universities, and the corporate sectorRecruiterApplicant
We have posted on the page https://econjobmarket.org/videos a discussion of positions for PhD economists in colleges, universities, and the corporate sector. The panelists are Julie Cullen, Professor and Department Chair at UC San Diego, Geoffrey Jehle, Professor at Vassar College, Saurabh Sanghvi, Partner at McKinsey & Company, and Walter Yuan, CEO of Moblab.
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2021-09-27 Videos of discussions of topics concerning the job market for Economics PhDsRecruiterApplicant
We are creating videos of discussions of various topics concerning the job market for Economics PhDs. The first one, about a project to study the placement of Economics PhDs, is posted on the page https://econjobmarket.org/videos (it is linked from the first item in the "Information" menu).
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2021-09-05 System re-start 3:30am UTC Sunday, 11:30pm EDT SaturdayAdminRecruiterRecommenderProxyApplicant
The system will be restarted at around 3:30am UTC Sunday, September 5 (11:30pm EDT Saturday September 4). While it is restarting, the website will be down. The restart should take at most 15 minutes.
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2021-08-02 Users can manage list of advertisements they see, saving or hiding individual adsRecruiterRecommenderApplicant
Users can now mark an ad as "saved" or hide it, allowing them to better keep track of the ads in which they are most interested. Notes can be attached to saved ads, so that a user can, for example, note the positions to which she has applied.
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2021-05-06 System maintenanceAdminRecruiterRecommenderProxyApplicant
The system will be down Friday May 7 from around 17:00 UTC. We expect it to be live again by Saturday May 8 at 08:00 UTC.
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2021-03-09 Automated assignment of Reviewers to applicationsRecruiter
Reviewers can now be automatically assigned to applications, either as the applications arrive or after they have arrived. Click the "Automatic reviewer assignment" button for a position.
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2020-12-06 Fine-grained permissions can now be set for Managers and ReviewersRecruiter
It is now possible to assign permissions separately to the various tasks Recruiters can perform. By default, Reviewers can only review and rate applications, and Managers can perform all tasks, but you can now add or subtract any of twelve specific tasks to the permissions for any recruiter. For example, you can allow a Reviewer to schedule interviews, or remove the ability of a Manager to post advertisements.
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2020-11-28 Applicants can share links to their videos with all recruitersRecruiterApplicant
An applicant can now choose to share the links to the videos in their "document store" with all recruiters, not only recruiters with postings to which s/he has applied.
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2020-11-27 Recruiters: Use EJM to Schedule Your Remote InterviewsRecruiter
If you advertise on EconJobMarket, then whether or not you collect applications on EconJobMarket, you can use (at no charge) our interview-scheduling system. It allows you to create a matrix of slots for your remote interviews and then select the candidates you would like to interview. The system takes it from there, automatically emailing the candidates and helping them select among available slots. It also allows for easy rescheduling of interviews.
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2020-11-26 Enhancements to csv file downloadsApplicant
csv files of postings downloaded from our pages of job listings now include for each position the URL of the posting in our system. In addition, an applicant can download a file of postings that includes exactly the ones to which s/he has applied (using a button on her/his applicant's page).
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2020-11-26 Sharing postings to which an applicant has appliedApplicant
An applicant can now share a page that lists all the postings for the positions to which s/he has applied with any number of other people. The page is visible only to the applicant and other users s/he designates, and the applicant can remove a share at any time.
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2020-11-24 Reviewers can submit extended comments on applications, and recruiting Managers can assign Reviewers to write such commentsRecruiter
A Reviewer can now submit an extended comment on any application, independently of any rating scheme. A Manager can choose the name of the extended comments (e.g. "Summary/critique", "Evaluation") and can assign Reviewers to write comments, which will be visible to all Reviewers. An extended evaluation might be requested for each applicant who is to be interviewed, to help the interviewing team, for example.
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2020-11-20 EconJobMarket’s New Event-Posting ServiceRecommenderApplicant
EJM now offers an event-posting service, free to all registered users. Candidates and placements directors can use this service to publicly advertise on-line events, such as remote poster sessions and presentations, that introduce candidates to recruiters. If you are interested in scheduling such an event later this year or in the spring, please post your event on EJM. For more information, please see the EconJobMarket Events page.
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2020-11-18 Page of applicants can now be customized with indicators of applicants' answers to multiple-choice questions on application formRecruiter
Recruiting Managers can now customize the page of applicants for a position. For any answer to any of the multiple-choice questions on their application forms, they can assign a marker that will appear beside the names of applicants who submitted that answer on the page listing all applicants. Click the "Customize page" button on the page listing the applicants for a position.
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2020-11-16 High traffic period - system speed may slow during times of peak usageRecruiterApplicant
During the peak period for use of the EJM system (mid-November, when thousands of candidates are uploading files), system performance may slow. Please be patient and help by scheduling your use of the system for later in the day in the US.
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2020-11-12 Managing responses from Placement OfficersRecruiter
We have added a module for recruiters to manage the responses of Placement Officers to their queries.
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2020-11-05 Data added to Market Information pageRecruiterRecommenderApplicant
We have added to the Market Information page (https://econjobmarket.org/marketState) more data comparing this year with previous years. The data include the number of advertisements posted, the number of times advertisements have been viewed, the number of new applicants, and the number of interviews scheduled.
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2020-10-17 A proxy can now transfer applicants to another proxyProxy
A proxy for a recommender can now transfer to another proxy the applicants they are handling for a recommender.
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2020-09-09 New page with information about current state of the job marketRecruiterRecommenderProxyApplicant
A new page, https://econjobmarket.org/marketState, has information about the current state of the job market, as well as a link to a sophisticated site with data on past placements.
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2020-08-22 New options for restricted questions on application formRecruiter
A recruiter now has more options for the visibility of applicants' responses to questions whose answers are restricted to Managers.
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2020-08-06 Application-invitation systemRecruiter
A recruiter can now record the individuals they invite to apply to their positions. The system keeps track of such individuals. In particular, it allows recruiters to store notes about them and flags their applications.
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2020-07-25 Improvements in management of video interviewsRecruiter
We have improved the management of video interviews by recruiters. A URL for each interview, or a single URL for a group of interviews, can now be entered and easily communicated to the applicants. (The message to applicants can be customized and saved for future use.) If you can think of a way to improve our interface, let us know.
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2020-07-19 Video presentations added to list of possible documentsRecruiterApplicant
Recruiters can now request that an applicant submit a link to a video presentation of their job market paper, or a general video presentation of themselves, as part of their application.
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2020-01-09 Interviews by video: adjustments for timezone differencesRecruiterApplicant
When a recruiter sets the type of an interview group to be "video", they are prompted for the timezone they will be in; when an applicant chooses a slot for a video interview, they are prompted for the timezone they will be in, and the times they are shown are adjusted for that timezone.
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2020-01-03 Improvements in management of proxies by recommendersRecommender
When a recommender chooses a default proxy, she is now prompted to choose whether to assign the proxy to any existing applicants.
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2019-12-16 Recruiters can now send messages to groups of applicantsRecruiter
Recruiters can now send messages to any set of applicants. The messages can be tested before they are sent for real, and are logged.
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2019-12-10 Application statuses can be mass-assignedRecruiter
On the page listing all applications for a position, statuses can now be easily assigned to any subset of the applications.
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2019-12-10 New application statusRecruiter
An application can now be assigned the status "Under review (priority)", allowing a manager to sort applications roughly without using a detailed rating scheme.
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2019-12-10 On the ratings page, applications can be filtered by statusRecruiter
On the page listing all ratings of applications, the applications can now be filtered by status.
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2019-12-10 Users with applicant accounts who have not applied for a position can be added to interview schedulesRecruiter
Any applicant who is actively seeking a position and agrees to make their contact information visible to all recruiters can be added to an interview schedule for a position (not only applicants who have applied for the position).
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2019-11-23 Improved informativeness of page listing recommenders handled by proxyProxy
The page for a proxy that lists the recommenders whose applicants they are handling now shows how many letters are pending for the recommender's applicants.
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2019-11-20 For each applicant, applications are sorted by deadline, earliest first; old applications are hidden by defaultRecommender
For each of a recommenders' applicants, applications are now sorted by the deadline for the position, with the earliest first (so that the most pressing requests are shown first). Applications submitted more than 6 months ago are hidden by default, but the recommender has the option to show them.
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2019-11-17 Reviewers can now be assigned to applicationsRecruiter
A recruiting manager can now assign any number of reviewers to each application for a position, and a reviewer can choose to display only the applications to which they are assigned.
Announcement
2019-11-03 Guides to evaluating applicants and scheduling interviews now availableRecruiter
Short guides to using the EconJobMarket system to evaluate applicants and to schedule interviews are linked from the main page for recruiters.