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We have a few updates on Stack Overflow Jobs we would like to share with you.

Job Roles

Aurélien improved the automatic categorization of jobs by developer role.

Developer Role

We integrated developer roles to job search to help you find more relevant results.

We also introduced new landing pages for easy access to jobs by developer role:

Job listing updates

Kirti updated the listing layout a bit to surface key data points about the job first like role, seniority, technologies, and company info. The new layout also gives you quick links to company culture, more jobs at the company, and the ability to create an alert to get notified when a new job is posted at the company.

New job listing page

Job Collections

Donna designed and Gervasio implemented job collections to provide an alternative way to discover jobs. We are running this as a test, so if you’re in the test group, you’ll see these collections.

Collections

If you're not in the test group, you can still find amazing jobs based on your interests! In the filter pane we have now the ability to filter by the collection perks:

Collection Perks

And the "Live and work anywhere" collection can be easily accessed here (it's just filtering jobs that offer remote, visa sponsorship or relocation).

Feedback is always welcome, so give these a try and let us know!

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    I really like the landing pages that allow easy sorting by job type. I'm a desktop developer, and I've always been extremely frustrated that the Stack Overflow Jobs site is filled with web programming jobs that I am nearly powerless to filter out. I end up wasting a bunch of time going to the listings for individual jobs and immediately dismissing them because, despite having a [c++] tag, they really want someone to do web programming.
    – Cody Gray - on strike Mod
    Commented Jul 21, 2017 at 6:50
  • Okay, this might be a dumb question, but…how do we access the landing pages from the Jobs homepage? They work swell if I click your links here, but I shouldn't have to have those links memorized. There should be some obvious entry point on the main page. I see "Job Collections", as in the screenshot, so I must be in the test group, but I see no way to get to these landing pages.
    – Cody Gray - on strike Mod
    Commented Jul 23, 2017 at 12:50
  • @CodyGray on the filter pane in the "Background" tab, you can filter by role (which is the same filter the landing pages are doing)
    – g3rv4
    Commented Jul 24, 2017 at 11:35

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I see that there's a "Job Type: Permanent" item listed in each example screenshot. Does that mean I'd like to see job ads for part-time or freelance work was implemented? It never received a Jobs team response.

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    The different job types we currently support are Permanent, Contract and Internship. Effectively supporting part-time or freelance projects would require more than an additional Job Type. Having started my career on RentACoder, I'd love for us to help developers get cool freelance projects and I'm sure we'll get there eventually, but unfortunately it's not on our short-term plans.
    – g3rv4
    Commented Jul 20, 2017 at 21:35
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    How exactly does "contract" differ from freelance work? Wouldn't you hire a freelancer under a contract?
    – Cody Gray - on strike Mod
    Commented Jul 21, 2017 at 6:51
  • @CodyGray It's probably more nuanced; 'contract' workers would probably behave like permanent/full-time workers (e.g. come to work 9 to 5, match dress code, be available to take call if needed, etc.) whereas a freelance contract is just paying for a set number of hours worked (or in some cases perhaps a finished product, depending on the contract terms) and they don't expect you to come in or to be available at any certain hours, just to get the work done and then present at some time.
    – TylerH
    Commented Jul 21, 2017 at 14:53
  • Oh, hmm. That makes sense, but it is totally not how I envisioned "contract" jobs. That sounds more like temporary employment. I guess "temp" has a bad connotation nowadays?
    – Cody Gray - on strike Mod
    Commented Jul 21, 2017 at 15:49
  • @CodyGray Your guess is as good as mine, there. I am not at all certain my explanation above is how SO would view the differences, it's just how I would differentiate between them if I had to.
    – TylerH
    Commented Jul 21, 2017 at 15:54
  • @g3rv4 could you elaborate on that difference?
    – TylerH
    Commented Jul 21, 2017 at 16:11
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    @TylerH I've been trying to find an answer for a while now, unsuccessfully. It's a field employers set, so what "Contract" means seems to be based on their understanding of the term. I'm going to continue bothering people until I get a better answer
    – g3rv4
    Commented Jul 21, 2017 at 16:14
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In what kind of place is only two weeks of vacation considered a "perk" worth searching for? It's pretty much the bare minimum for any FTE in the US, and far below the minimum in Europe. The number should default higher, and customizable by searchers.

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    Some such hellholes are listed here. While you and many others might consider two weeks to be a "bare minimum" in the United States, the law does not make the same consideration. There are companies that offer no paid vacation whatsoever.
    – Cody Gray - on strike Mod
    Commented Jul 21, 2017 at 13:13

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