Tracking jobs you apply for

We've introduced a new tab for Candidates My Church Jobs page. You can now keep track of the jobs you apply for, separately from your Saved Jobs. You can add notes to yourself and even have a record of the message you sent to the church with your application.

If you have any issues with this new feature, please let us know.

NEW: Save a Job from within search results

We've added a new link within the search results so you can save a job without having to open the full job description page. Let's say you're looking at results for pastor jobs and you want to save one, or two. You'll see the new link in the detailed results page:

As usual, let us know if you run into any issues with this new feature.

Send your ChurchJobs.net Resume to anyone!

Did you know that you can send your Church Jobs resume to any church (or anyone else for that matter), even if they do not have a ChurchJobs.net account?

Simply sign in to My ChurchJobs and look for the "Send" link next to your resume. Your recipient will receive an email with a link to your ChurchJobs.net hosted resume. They will answer a security question and then we will show them your resume. It's that simple!

That means that you can manage your entire church career at ChurchJobs.net. You never have to worry about finding that resume file again. And, if you have a Gold Star resume you can suspend your listing once you find your new church home. How's that for a complete solution?

New Search Results Sorting Rules

In an effort to make our search results more usable we have changed the way we sort job listings search results. Until now we have listed all Premium listings first, but we are now changing the search results behavior and listing jobs by date. Premium listings will still be marked with a red label.

Starting today we are offering an additional feature for our higher end job listings.

• 3 month job listings will now be listed bold type for additional visibility.
  

  
  

• Gold Star listings will get an additional gold highlight in the search results pages making them stand out even more.
  

You can see these features in the picture above, or live by searching our jobs database. We've added several features over the last few weeks and we hope you're enjoying them. We working hard to be your preferred site for church jobs, pastor jobs and employment. Please tell your colleagues about us! As always, if you have any suggestions we'd love to hear from you.

Redesigned homepage launched

ChurchJobs.net has launched a redesigned homepage today. We've given the site a bit of a paint job, but beyond that our goal is to make using our site as simple and straight forward as possible. Our philosophy has been to focus on giving churches and candidates the best chance to connect, without distractions. For example, although we do have advertising on the site, we don't bombard our users with ads. We keep our ads out of the way and to a minimum. And by the way, we never use popups.

You'll notice a new keyword/job type search right on the front page. We also still have an advanced search page for those users who want a more detailed search. We've made the top menu bar a little taller, and put more options in each menu.

If you miss the old homepage don't worry, we kept it here. If you prefer the old homepage simply bookmark it and keep using it.

We've also launched a couple of new features in the last 2 weeks.

1. Gold Star listings now have the ability to screen applicants by requiring a certain level of education, and years of experience.

2. Gold Star listings now have the ability to choose a secondary job category for job listings.

3. We launched a new mobile site with search. Check it out at m.churchjobs.net on your mobile phone.

ChurchJobs.net has been growing consistently and we'd like to thank all of our users for making that happen. Traffic is up, and people are finding the site valuable in their search. If you have any suggestions for new features please let us know. We're constantly striving to improve ChurchJobs.net and welcome suggestions from our users.

New Feature: Choose a Secondary Category

ChurchJobs.net is rolling out a new feature today. Churches who need to post their job listing in more than one category now have a new option. All Gold Star job listings now have the ability to be listed in a second category. That means that you'll get more visibility on our site.

When you log into your My ChurchJobs page and Edit your job listing you will see the new option listed under "Job Information."

We're always up for new features so if you have a suggestion, let us know.

Let ChurchJobs.net screen applicants for you

Churches now have the option to let us screen applicants by setting minimum education and years of experience. If these options are set, only applicants that meet your criteria will be allowed to apply for the job. This will cut down the number of applicants you will receive, but can be beneficial for certain churches. This feature is available with our Gold Star listings.

Once your job is posted, simply visit My ChurchJobs and click the "Edit" link next to your job listing. You'll see the box pictured above. Once set, applicants will be required to meet your minimum criteria to apply.

New ChurchJobs.net Mobile site now includes search

We've given the mobile site some new features, including search. Now you'll be able to access the entire jobs database on your iPhone, Android, or BlackBerry. Check out the new site at m.churchjobs.net!

Get the Latest Church Jobs delivered to your Inbox

We've made our RSS feed available via Feedburner. This means that you can sign up to have the latest pastor jobs delivered to your inbox. If you're already signed up for the Experiencing Worship Newsletter you are already getting our latest jobs, but if you want ONLY the latest jobs without the other content you can sign up here.

ChurchJobs.net named in Top 50 for Christian Web

ChristianColleges.com has dropped us a note to let us know that they've included ChurchJobs.net in their "50 Terrific Browsers, Engines, and Add-Ons to Surf the Christian Web." ChurchJobs.net is under the search engines category.

You can see other terrific browsers, engines, and add-ons at www.ChristianColleges.com.

Don't forget some of our partner church jobs sites:

• What is worship?
• Worship Jobs
• Church Staff Search
• Christian Jobs
• Pastor Positions
• All Baptist Jobs

Can't see your resume?

Are you asking "where is my resume?" OR, "I can't see my resume?" You can view your resume by logging into My ChurchJobs. A link to your resume will be listed in the center column of the page under the tab, My Resumes.

Because we restrict access to our Resume Database you cannot see your actual resume as it is listed in the Resume Database.

Allowing you to view your resume in the Resume Database would allow you to see other people's resumes as well, and we restrict that kind of access for privacy reasons. How would you feel about someone from your church being able to simply post a resume and then get access so they could see that you had a resume on ChurchJobs.net? For this reason we restrict access to the Resume Database to paid Church accounts.

Instead, we allow you to see an exact duplicate of your own resume, but not the resume of others. Login to your account at My ChurchJobs, and click on the "See Details" link under the My Resumes tab. You will see your resume as it appears there.

New Christian Musician Category

By request we have added a new category for Christian Musicians. You can now post a resume or job listing specifically for Christian musicians in your area. If you're a Christian Musician for hire post your Resume and let churches find you.