Re: [TalentSignal] proposal for Job Start Date

Just thinking some more about this: Is there any case for allowing a 
range of dates? Are there examples of job being advertised to start 
between "now and three weeks time" or "after 1 June but before 15 June"?

Phil

On 02/05/2019 16:02, Phil Barker wrote:
>
> Hello all, the second relatively simple issue that we prioritized, is 
> that currently schema.org/JobPosting has no way to specify the 
> expected start date for the job being advertised.
>
> A simple way to fix this 
> <https://www.w3.org/community/talent-signal/wiki/Provide_start_date_for_job> 
> is a new property of JobPosting:
>
> *jobStartDate*
>
>     *Definition: *The date on which a successful applicant for this
>     job would be expected to start work. Text values such as
>     "Immediately" or "As soon as possible" may be used when a specific
>     date is not appropriate.
>
>     *Expected type:* ISO 8601 Date <https://schema.org/Date> or Text
>     <https://schema.org/Text>
>
>
> Please let me know if you wish to improve on this or have an 
> alternative suggestion. In particular, is a text value to indicate an 
> immediate start sufficient, or should this be handled more explicitly, 
> for example as a separate property?
>
> On that question, my own view (as exemplified in the proposal) is 
> that, while an explicit indicator for immediate start may be useful 
> for internal systems, a text value is adequate for advertising this on 
> the web. If experience and demand show that this approach is not 
> adequate, we would have evidence to provide to schema.org for a 
> separate, explicit property.
>
> Regards, Phil.
>
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CETIS LLP <https://www.cetis.org.uk>: a cooperative consultancy for 
innovation in education technology.
PJJK Limited <https://www.pjjk.co.uk>: technology to enhance learning; 
information systems for education.

CETIS is a co-operative limited liability partnership, registered in 
England number OC399090
PJJK Limited is registered in Scotland as a private limited company, 
number SC569282.