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How to Post a Job Vacancy on ProSeafarers

Written by Eve Church

It's quick and easy to post your maritime job vacancies on ProSeafarers. Here's how.

Log into ProSeafarers - the first page you see is your Jobs page:

A company's Jobs page on the ProSeafarers maritime jobs website

Here you can:

  • See all your vacancies, regardless of status.

  • Click on the headers at the top to see just your Open, Draft, Closed or Archived jobs.

  • Search for jobs by title using the search bar at the top.

  • Sort your jobs by Newest, Most Applicants or Highest Salary using the drop-down menu on the right.

  • Click the New Job button to post a new job vacancy.

Scroll down the page and you will see:

  • Your profile status with any tasks you need to do to finish setting it up.

  • A hiring overview showing you how many open, draft and closed jobs you have.

  • The total number of applicants across all your posts.

  • The number of open job postings you have.

  • Jobs that require your attention – click View to go to that job vacancy.

A company's Jobs page on the ProSeafarers maritime jobs website

A company's Jobs page on the ProSeafarers maritime jobs website

How to Add a New Job Vacancy in ProSeafarers

Click the New Job button at the top of the page. You will go to this page:

A company's Jobs page on the ProSeafarers maritime jobs website

First you'll need to fill in information about the role and requirements. This includes:

  • Job title and rank.

  • Salary and currency.

  • Contract length and start date.

  • Preferred nationalities and level of English language.

  • Match criteria.

When complete, click the Continue button and you'll go to the vessel details.

Here you can select one of your vessels that's already in the ProSeafarers system from the drop-down menu or add a new vessel manually.

If you select a vessel from the drop-down most information will be filled in automatically for you. If entering manually, you'll need to add its name, specs, shipowner, crew complement and sailing area.

A company's Jobs page on the ProSeafarers maritime jobs website

When complete, click the Continue button and you'll go to the job description. Here you can:

  • Add a job description. You can add headers, bullet points, and web links here.

  • Add an expiry date for when you want the job to be removed from the website. (Optional.)

A company's Jobs page on the ProSeafarers maritime jobs website

Click the Publish button and your job posting will go live. It will appear at the top of your main Jobs page and you will go to the Candidates page:

A company's Jobs page on the ProSeafarers maritime jobs website

Here you can:

  • Look for candidates by name in the search bar.

  • Sort candidates by Status: All, Pending, Reviewed, Shortlisted or Rejected.

  • Sort candidates by Applied – Newest, Applied – Oldest or Name – A-Z.

  • See a summary of your post on the right.

  • See a list of Top Matches that the ProSeafarers system has found for you. Click on their name to go to their profile page.

  • See the status of the job – i.e. Open - at the top.

  • Click the Close button to close the job.

  • Click the pen icon to edit the job posting – you'll go back to the Role and Requirements page where you first created the job listing.

Next, you'll want to manage the applications you're interested in. To find out more about working with candidates, click here.

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