Getting started with Maps
Purpose
This article provides an overview of Maps, a description of each Maps feature, and instructions on how to use Maps to find a job in your desired location.
Audience
This article is for employees with the Maps feature and Career Hub enabled in their Eightfold environment.
Overview
The Career Hub Maps feature allows employees to easily visualize job locations on a map, helping them identify opportunities within their area of interest. Maps offers several features including, expanded clustering, a "Search this area" option, IP location and/or browser location, a show/hide map option, and mobile compatibility.
Figure 1: Single marker example on the Jobs page in Career Hub
Exploring the Maps features
Maps offers employees the following features:
- Single marker
- Marker clusters
- Toggle view (Hide map/Show map)
- Filtering
- Search bar
- Zoom functions
- Browser location/IP location
Markers
Single markers are represented by a circle without a number and indicate a single location on the map. These markers can also display multiple jobs within the same marker.
Marker clusters are represented by a circle with a number and indicate a group of nearby locations. The marker cluster is located at the center of all the locations and can de-cluster into smaller marker clusters when selected. This makes it easy for employees to zoom in and explore different locations within a cluster.
Toggle view
The toggle view is located to the left of the map above the job card section of the page. The Hide Map and Show Map options allow employees to switch between a map view and a job view while searching. The job view places the job details page in the center of the page instead of the map.
Figure 2: Map showing the Hide Map option, job card section, and marker cluster example on the Jobs page in Career Hub
Filtering and the search bar
You can filter jobs for a specified location by selecting one of the following:
- Search this area
- Marker or marker cluster
- + and - for zooming in and out
After using any one of these options, filtered search results appear in the job card section of the page.
Employees can also use the search bar to search by location and the map will zoom in to that location.
IP location and browser location
The browser location feature is configurable and off by default for companies. If turned on, employees can explicitly allow access to their browser location or block it by adjusting their browser settings. The IP geolocation feature is also configurable and off by default for companies. If turned on, job search results are filtered out based on the location inferred by the employee's IP.
Using Maps
To use the Maps feature, sign in to Career Hub and navigate to Marketplaces > Jobs:
Select a marker or marker cluster on the map to see jobs in your desired location.
Continue selecting markers to narrow your search. With each selection, the map zooms in.
When you've reached your final cluster, the job or jobs at the desired location appear in the job cards to the left of the map.
To get a closer look at the location and intersecting streets select + to zoom in.
Select - to zoom out of your desired location.
Mobile capability
The Maps feature works on mobile devices, where mobile capability has been set up by a company for their employees.
For configuration information, read Configuring Maps.