Understanding the Job List
The Job List is where you view and manage job postings in BerniePortal Recruiting. Unfinished job posts are automatically saved as drafts.
Access the Job List
You can open the Job List if you are:
Hiring Managers and Hiring Influencers only see jobs they are assigned to.
- Sign in to BerniePortal.
- In the top navigation, select Recruiting.
- In the secondary navigation, select Job List.
The page has two tabs: Published/Closed and Drafts (N).
Published/Closed
This tab lists Published and Closed jobs together.
| Column | What it shows |
| Status | Published (live and accepting applications) or Closed (inactive; not accepting new applications) |
| Job Title | Opens that job’s candidate list |
| Date Published | When the job went live |
| Total Applicants | Unique candidates who applied to the job |
| Active Applicants | Unique candidates still under consideration. A NEW badge appears when there are applications that have not been viewed yet |
| Messages | Opens job message threads; shows an unread-count badge when applicable |
| Actions | Status- and role-dependent controls (see below) |
Columns except Messages and Actions are sortable.
Actions for Published jobs
- View Live — Opens the job’s custom sharing link in a new tab
- Mark As Closed — Available to employers, Recruiting Feature Admins, and the job’s Hiring Manager. See How to Close Jobs
- Edit Job — Opens the job for editing. See How to Edit an Existing Job
- Clone — Creates a draft copy of the job (documents, questions, stages, and hiring team) and opens the copy in the job wizard
- JobTarget — Available to employers and Recruiting Feature Admins when JobTarget is set up for the job. See BerniePortal + JobTarget: Getting Started
Actions for Closed jobs
- Clone — Same as for Published jobs
- Delete — Available to employers, Recruiting Feature Admins, and the job’s Hiring Manager. Confirming delete cannot be undone from the Job List
Empty state: No open or closed jobs.
Drafts
This tab lists unfinished jobs. The tab label shows the draft count (for example, Drafts (2)).
| Column | What it shows |
| STATUS | Draft |
| JOB TITLE | Resumes the job wizard at the first incomplete step |
| LAST UPDATED | When the draft was last saved |
| PROGRESS | Step X of Y, or Ready to publish! when all wizard steps are complete |
| Actions | Draft controls (see below) |
Actions for drafts
- Publish — Shown only when progress is Ready to publish!
- Edit Job — Opens the draft in the job wizard
- Delete — Removes the draft. Confirming delete cannot be undone from the Job List
Empty state: No Drafts.
Create a new job
If your company uses Free Recruiting, the Job List also shows your current plan limits and a Purchase recruiting premium button. See How to Add Recruiting.
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