i am new to drupal and have been using joomla previously

i expected this module to work out of the box but from what I've read its alot of self-configuration and combining other modules.
there is not much documentation available on how to set up job categories, search etc? i've just got to posting a job and posting a resume.

is this a module better suited to someone more professional?

this site http://www.snowworkers.com/jobs is apparently built with this module. how do i get to this functionality? i think the documentaion could be expanded more to help all?

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kbahey commented
Status: Active » Closed (works as designed)

In order to use categories, you have to enable the taxonomy module.
Then create one or more vocabulary (e.g. one for "region" another for "field"). Under each vocabulary, create as many terms as you like (e.g. 'east', 'west' for region, and 'medical', 'clerical', 'labor' for field).

Then create two content types (one for jobs and the other for resumes). Assign the vocabularies you just created for the job content type.

You can then install views and create an exposed filter for each category and you will get something similar to what is on snowjobs. That site uses some custom javascript and PHP on top of the jobsearch module to make the search look like it does. This is not part of that module. However, with views, you can do 90% of what it does.

Drupal is like LEGO(tm). It gives you building blocks. The way you combine them is up to you to build what you want. You need to know what pieces are out there, and how to combine them together in order to make really cool stuff.

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NewZeal commented

I think the problem raised by a newbie such as quickstar is that the module is called jobsearch when in fact there is no search facility to it at all, that being provided through taxonomy and the views module. As a non newbie I installed and used this module and every time I look for the module in the directory system I keep looking for the job module because that is a better fitting name than jobsearch.

I agree with the lego analogy, but there are many drupal modules that self-install and have multiple plug-ins that do not require such lego-construction, for instance organic groups, cck and notifications, all of which make ample use of hooks to provide instant configuration.

Anyway the reason for my speil here is that I ended up creating a job_search module that uses job and resume modules and integrates with country/state/province selection taken from addresses module as well as an advanced taxonomy menu system and has a couple of views to boot. All of the code is in place and working here: http://www.dermpedia.org/jobs. If someone wants all of it put into a easy install package where the components can be added or removed as required then it can be done. Note that the advanced taxonomy menu is the one described here: http://drupal.org/node/269773 which is ideal for job sites. Note also that in the package each module remains separate as they are now. The idea is that the new module, job_search uses the job and resume modules, provides the job and resume content types, the breadcrumbs, optional integration with adv_taxonomy_menu as well as sufficient default views and blocks to get job search to work out-of-the box for a newbie with fewer configurations required.

Note: the above functionality would be only available for Drupal 5.