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FAQs: References

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(Please note that you can click on any of the images in this page to see them at full-size.) Q: I lost my password. How can I recover it? 1.       Visit https://econjobmarket.org/ and look for the candidate sign in area in the bottom right corner of the page. Click on the “Click here to recover lost password” link. 2.       Enter your email address and click “Recover.”   3.       Check your email. If you don’t receive an email after a couple minutes, check your spam folder. Some universities have overaggressive spam filters. 4.       If you cannot find the email in your spam filter, contact support as a last resort, and say that you have already exhausted these steps prior to emailing support. Q: How do I designate someone to be my proxy? 1.       Log into your account at https://econjobmarket.org/ using your email and password. 2....

How-To Guide: Recommenders

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Managing Candidates When you log into your recommender account, you will be able to see a list of all the candidates who have specified you as a recommender. From this list you can see how many applications the candidate has submitted and how many of these applications are awaiting letters of recommendation to be uploaded.  You can see more details about the applications a particular candidate has selected by clicking the "show applications" button for a given candidate. Once you click this button, each institution to which the candidate has submitted an application will be revealed as well as the status of your letter to that institution. Submitting Letters You can submit a letter for a candidate to a particular institution by clicking on the "submit letter" link next to the institution in the list of applications a candidate has submitted. This will take you to a screen which will allow you to upload a letter to be sent to the specified institution. You may name t...

FAQs: Candidates

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(Please note that you can click on any of the images in this page to see them at full-size.) Q: I lost my password. How can I recover it? 1.       Visit https://econjobmarket.org/ and look for the candidate sign in area in the bottom left corner of the page. Click on the “Click here to recover lost password” link. 2.       Enter your email address and click “Recover.” 3.       Check your email. If you don’t receive an email after a couple minutes, check your spam folder. Some universities have overaggressive spam filters. 4.       If you cannot find the email in your spam filter, contact support as a last resort, and say that you have already exhausted these steps prior to emailing support.  Q: One of my recommenders still hasn’t submitted my letter! Will you send him a reminder for me?             ...

How-To Guide: Candidates

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Step 1: Finding positions from ads Once you are logged into your EJM account, click on the “new application” link.   From here, you can browse postings on EJM. Some postings accept applications through EJM while others require you to submit an application on another site or by alternative means. If the position accepts application documents through EJM, there will be an “Apply Now” link to the left of the application. Results can also be filtered by institution, position, or fields which the poster of the ad has specified. Step 2: Applying to a Position Once you click on “apply now”, you will be taken to the application page for the selected posting. Here is an example: Application will vary from institution to institution in which documents and questions they want you to submit. Take a look at the questions and documents asked by the application. Once you have the documents you want to submit selected, you can upload them by selecting the “Upload Documents” link. Onc...

FAQs: Recruiters

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(Please note that you can click on any of the images in this page to see them at full-size.) Q: I lost my password. How can I recover it? 1.       Visit https://econjobmarket.org/ and look for the candidate sign in area in the bottom center section of the page. Click on the “Click here to recover lost password” link. 2.       Enter your email address and click “Recover.” 3.       Check your email. If you don’t receive an email after a couple minutes, check your spam folder. Some universities have overaggressive spam filters. 4.       If you cannot find the email in your spam filter, contact support as a last resort, and say that you have already exhausted these steps prior to emailing support. 

How-To Guide: Recruiters

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