’s No-charge Comprehensive Nationwide
Web-Based Job Posting and Application Management System
Questions and Answers

Q. What’s GreatSchoolJobs.com?

A. GreatSchoolJobs.com is a free national online job posting and databank service for job seekers and school organizations. It’s designed to help schools systems meet the challenge of recruiting and hiring quality candidates. A candidate can post his or her profile once and it’s instantly available to over 14,000 school districts nationwide. A candidate can also search for positions posted by school districts based on individual strengths and “push” their profiles and supporting documents to organizations of their choice.

Q. There are a lot of job banks and job posting systems out there already. Why another one?

A. Easy, none are comprehensive – that is open free of charge to all public school districts everywhere. None are statewide without restriction. None are nationwide. Finally, in our opinion, none are as easy to use, or as full featured, or certainly as cost-effective.

Q. What’s the cost to school districts?

A. Again, there is no charge to public school organizations for using GreatSchoolJobs.com. To be truly comprehensive, every district in every state must have free access. Each state will have its own site with its own certifications and areas of expertise within the national database. All districts everywhere will have the ability to search the job bank for candidates based on state, type of certification, GPA, job type, degree type, areas of expertise, coaching experience, etc without charge or obligation.

Once found, a candidate may be contacted through GreatSchoolJobs.com’s email link or called directly and invited to apply through whatever candidate-review process the district offers. Districts can also quickly and easily post detailed positions as well as create and maintain an informational “sell sheet” with links back to their organization’s web page.

Q. How long will this be free?

A.We feel that GreatSchooljobs.com should always be free to all districts and job seekers. Solutionwhere.com, Inc. will recover costs of hosting through the optional subscription of its Hirewhere plug-in for those school districts that want additional features beyond those offered by GreatSchoolJobs.com. Once a candidate is found through GreatSchoolJobs.com, Hirewhere takes candidate evaluation/review to a higher level by managing short-listed applicants in a paperless process. It does away with multiple hardcopies of files, manages review teams, creates custom applicant-profile forms, can incorporate third party screening processes, background checks, and lots more. There is absolutely no obligation to use Hirewhere, however.

Q. We have invested a lot of time and money in creating our own job posting system. Why would we want to switch to GreatSchoolJobs.com?

A. That’s a great question. First of all, you should pat yourselves on the back for your vision and organizational skills. You’ve recognized the value of an Internet-based posting system and marshaled the resources to realize your vision.  The short answer to your question is that you don’t have to give up anything. Ultimately, what provides results for your constituents will determine how your system and GreatSchoolJobs will be used.

GreatSchoolJobs.com takes job posting and application management to the next level. We’re providing a third generation job posting system that is truly a comprehensive nationwide resource. With GreatSchoolJobs.com you’ll never have to worry again about bug-fixes or enhancements to your system, who’s going to do the programming, or how to fund the project.

GreatSchoolJobs.com is free to all districts nationwide, customized to your state’s needs, and will always be state-of-the art.

Q. What about all the data in our current system?

A. We can transfer your information over to GreatSchoolJobs.com to make the transition as seamless as possible.

Q. What will you do with the data GreatSchoolJobs.com collects?

A. Nothing - the data belongs to the individuals posting profiles and the districts posting positions. We agree not to make this data available to anyone else. Data is not sold nor is there advertising on the site.

 Q. What does a subscription to hirewhere cost?

A. Costs for this optional plug-in are based on the number of staff in the organization. There is a minimum charge of $650 a year for a small district with large districts paying up to $2,900 a year. The cost for an average-sized district would be around $2,000 a year. We’d be happy to quote on a statewide implementation of Hirewhere on request.

Q. How quickly can hirewhere/GreatSchoolJobs.com be rolled out and ready for our use?

A. Fifteen business days.

Q. What are the hardware and software requirements?

A. None. If you can access the Internet you can use GreatSchoolJobs.com and Hirewhere. While not an issue for job seekers, Hirewhere administrators will benefit by using Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher.

Q. What about security and control?

A. The entire system is encrypted and individual profiles and district administrative sites are password protected. Again, no one has access to your data or applicants’ data but you, respective applicants, or our technicians for service and support.

Q. How do we get started with GreatSchoolJobs.com and hirewhere for our district and state?

A. Call us. We’re rolling out GreatSchoolJobs.com district by district on a first-come, first served basis.  All fifty states and the District of Columbia will be on line by February 2002. If you want to get started right away, just call us. We’re Solutionwhere.com, Inc. and we’ve been dedicated to providing the education community nationwide with web-based Work Reduction Systems since 1994.

Features and Benefits

 Flexible To Meet Your District’s Needs:
GreatSchoolJobs Features
      Quick and Easy: posting a job on the web takes less than a minute and can be edited at any time
      Broadcast Emails: to notify those applicants that do not make your short list.
      Attract Candidates from all over the country with GreatSchoolJobs.com. Your organization will instantly gain access to every candidate in the applicant databank interested in working in education in your state.
      Post All Positions; Administrative, Teaching, Para-professional, Nurses, IT, OT’s, Food Services, Transportation positions and a lot more. You can search locally for support staff; locally, regionally, statewide, or nationwide for administrators, teachers, IT professionals, etc.
      Search For Applicants using any or all of the parameters that matter to you – GPA, certifications, endorsements, degrees, those with coaching or other extracurricular school experience, etc.
      No “Deadwood”: Applicants must reactivate their profile submission every 3 months or system drops them from the job applicant bank. Stop wasting time chasing hired applicants.
      Supplementary Documents like personal resumes and other supporting documents can easily be scanned and attached to a profile at any time by applicant.
      Too Many Applicants? Searches instantly in real time. Easily revise your requirements and search again.
      Market Your District toe-to-toe with any other district in your state. Applicants can fill out one profile and it instantly becomes available to every district in your state. Further, the applicant can see personalized information about your District or service organization 24X7, maps included!  Answer the question, “Why would I want to work in your district?”
      Much more!
Hirewhere Features (Optional)
      Internal Posting; In addition to access though the statewide GreatSchoolJobs.com web site, each Hirewhere organization will have a customizable Hirewhere web site they can direct employees to for internal postings and can link to from other sites.
      Applicant Under Contract: Hired applicants’ web-based profiles can be marked “Under Contract” for all organizations to see.
      Paperless Applicant Review Process: user defined review committees can access the same applicant profile, attach administrative read-only notes and automatically document the proper steps taken. No more misplaced or lost files, incomplete information, or long processing time.
      Keep The Interview Process On Track: if a review team member’s review of an applicant has not been received on time by the system, an alert is sent via email.
      Customized Applicant Profile:  Personalize the applicant form to meet your organization’s needs by creating custom fields. You’ll spend less time weeding out applicants.
      Individual Identity: Individual districts can have their own Hirewhere web site and still be a part of a statewide, region-wide, or countywide collaborative.
      Create Open Postings and be alerted every time a qualified candidate enters the applicant bank.
       Automatic Email Broadcast of position postings to customizable preset list - universities, colleges, recruiters, etc.
      Much, much more!
Other Hirewhere (Optional)
      Screening Systems may be incorporated into the application process with scores posted on applicant’s profile. As another option, Hirewhere can even process applicant’s credit card to cover the cost of the assessment service.
      Background Checks: Hirewhere can provide an instant link for third-party background checks.
      Job Descriptions – Get Them Right: Link to third party job descriptions before posting the job.
      Upload to your state DOE. Optionally, Hirewhere can be used to automatically upload information on new staff or substitute teacher hires to appropriate state agencies.
      Interface With HR Software: After the hire, move the new employee’s data over to your enterprise system (requires interface from your vendor).
Staff Recruiting
GreatSchoolJobs Features
      Attract Candidates from all over the country with GreatSchoolJobs.com. Your organization will instantly gain access to every candidate in the applicant databank interested in working in education in your state.
      Post All Positions: Administrative, Teaching, Para-professional, Nurses, IT, OT’s, Food Services, Transportation positions and a lot more. You can search locally for support staff; locally, regionally, statewide, or nationwide for administrators, teachers, IT professionals, etc.
      Search For Applicants using any or all of the parameters that matter to you – GPA, certifications, endorsements, degrees, those with coaching or other extracurricular school experience, etc.
      Applicant Under Contract: Hired applicants’ web-based profiles can be marked “Under Contract” for all organizations to see.
      No “Deadwood”: Applicants must reactivate their profile submission every 3 months or system drops them from the job applicant bank. Stop wasting time chasing hired applicants.
      Supplementary Documents like personal resumes and other supporting documents can easily be scanned and attached to a profile at any time by applicant or the hirewhere user.
      Too Many Applicants? Searches instantly in real time. Easily revise your requirements and search again.
Hirewhere Features
      Create Open Postings and be alerted every time a qualified candidate enters the applicant bank.
Marketing and Advertising
GreatSchoolJobs Features
      Market Your District toe-to-toe with any other district in your state. Applicants can fill out one profile and it instantly becomes available to every district in your state. Further the applicant can see personalized information about your District or service organization 24X7, maps included!
      Much more!
Hirewhere Features
      Automatic Email Broadcast of position postings to customizable preset list - universities, colleges, recruiters, etc.
      Much, much more!
Other Hirewhere Options!
      Screening Systems may be incorporated into the application process with scores posted on applicant’s profile. As another option, hirewhere can even process applicant’s credit card to cover the cost of the assessment service.
      Background Checks: hirewhere can provide an instant link for third-party background checks.
      Job Descriptions: Link to third party job descriptions before posting the job.
      Upload to your state DOE. Optionally, hirewhere can be used to automatically upload information on new staff or substitute teacher hires to appropriate state agencies.
      Interface With HR Software: After the hire, move the new employee’s data over to your enterprise system (requires interface from your vendor).