{"id":5190,"date":"2016-02-02T14:00:50","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T19:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pcrecruiter.net\/?p=5190"},"modified":"2016-02-02T14:00:50","modified_gmt":"2016-02-02T19:00:50","slug":"html-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcrecruiter.net\/site\/2016\/02\/02\/html-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Minute Tuesday: HTML Job Descriptions"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this\u00a0Two Minute Tuesday<\/a>\u00a0we’ll look at best practices for entering job descriptions in PCRecruiter’s HTML editor. We’ll talk\u00a0about the difference between using “Enter” and “Shift+Enter,” and about how to make sure your descriptions are clear of inline font formatting so that your jobs can be consistent on the web.<\/p>\n

NOTE: You can also use the ‘Tx’ icon in the HTML editing toolbar to wipe all formatting from your highlighted text.<\/p>\n

If you have any comments\u00a0or suggestions for something we can explain in about two minutes, send an email to twominutetuesday@mainsequence.net<\/a><\/p>\n

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Video Transcript<\/h3>\n

It\u2019s time for another \u201cTwo Minute Tuesday,\u201d Main Sequence\u2019s weekly series of very short videos designed to highlight often overlooked PCRecruiter features, concepts, or best practices in a convenient couple of minutes.<\/p>\n

In this \u201cTwo Minute Tuesday\u201d we\u2019re going to talk about job descriptions. PCRecruiter stores all job descriptions in HTML format, and PCR 9\u2019s industry-standard HTML editor is largely self-explanatory, but understanding a bit about how it works with HTML can help you create more visually consistent job descriptions.<\/p>\n

Proper HTML only describes a document\u2019s structure, not its appearance. It \u201cmarks up\u201d which parts are paragraphs, headings, or list items, but says nothing about their fonts, colors, sizes or spacing. If my job description only contains structure markings and not visual styling, it will automatically take on the styling of the website or document it appears in. Right now it\u2019s being displayed in the default styling of the HTML editor itself.<\/p>\n

This \u201cQualifications\u201d line should be a heading. My instinct might be to change its appearance with the font size pulldown, but the better method is to mark the text as a heading, using this dropdown here. My website\u2019s got rules about what styling should be applied to headings, so my job description\u2019s headings should automatically follow those rules. As a bonus, if those rules change when I revise my website, I won\u2019t have to update all my job descriptions.<\/p>\n

Another thing you should be aware of is \u2018shift-enter.\u2019 If I\u2019m typing within a paragraph and I hit enter, all I\u2019ve done is added a line break into my current paragraph. When I hold shift and hit enter, the editor creates a new paragraph. My website\u2019s already got style rules regarding how much margin should be between paragraphs, headings, and so on, so when I insert line breaks where I really mean to start a new paragraph, the spacing could be off. Shift- enter works in reverse while I\u2019m working inside a list\u2026 simply hitting enter creates a new list item, while using shift-enter creates a line break inside of my current list element.
\nLastly, job description source documents often lack proper structure markings, so when you copy and paste into any HTML editor, including PCR\u2019s, the software\u2019s best guesses about line breaks, bullets, and so on may be incorrect. It\u2019s always best to start with unformatted text or type descriptions directly into the editor if at all possible. If you\u2019re using the Chrome browser, there\u2019s a shortcut; copy your text, and then use CTRL-Shift-V, which pastes only the unformatted text into the editor. Then just re-apply the structure markup from there.<\/p>\n

For more Two Minute Tuesdays, subscribe to this YouTube channel and watch our social networks or your PCR login screen. If you have any suggestions for future episodes, send an email to twominutetuesday@mainsequence.net.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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