Wow! That's a lot of questions. I'll do my best to answer them all. I may need to ask for input from our JobRoller developer.
Can I populate jobs using RSS feeds from 3rd party recruitment agencies and job boards e.g.
http://feeds.oilandgasjobsearch.com/...ronmental+Jobs http://www.construction-jobs.ie/RSS/31/37 http://feeds2.feedburner.com/JobCont...ch-Pharma-Jobs
Do the RSS feeds need to adhere to certain conventions?
What would I need to do to map certain RSS feeds to jobroller job categories?
If I need customization to enable this RSS job population, what is involved and how big a job is it?
Are there any examples of sites which have implemented this feature?
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I will check with our JobRoller developer but I really don't think this is possible. The wide range of sources means that most of this data would be tagged differently. It would be nearly impossible to create a script that imported the data into JobRoller properly. Some manual manipulation of the data would be necessary. It's possible that the feed data could be added to a CSV. You could then potentially modify the CSV by hand to prepare for import into JobRoller. Again, a lot of work.
What we do have are feeds from Indeed and Simply Hired. Both Indeed and Simply Hired offer free accounts and pay you for activity on your site. The Indeed feed capability is built into JobRoller and the Simply Hired feed is a plugin available in our marketplace. You can read more about them here...
Indeed integration tutorial:
https://docs.appthemes.com/jobroller...-integration-2
Simply Hired tutorial:
https://docs.appthemes.com/jobroller...blisher-plugin
Simply Hired page in AppThemes marketplace:
http://marketplace.appthemes.com/plu...ired-publisher
What is the probability of the site being responsive by the end of 2012? Judging by the number of times this question has previously been asked, I guess it is near the top of you roadmap.
This is a top priority but I can't really say when it will be finished. By the end of the year is definitely a goal that we want to achieve.
Could you let me know what the top 5 priority issues are on your roadmap for year end 2012.
Implementation of our new payments API in JobRoller (opens up access to other payment gateways)
Responsive / mobile design
Custom fields
Multi-region
Improving location search
I have no problem paying for these features if they get added to the FXtender plugin
The FXtender plugin is not an AppThemes product.
Does authentic jobs use their own databse/crm/ats and just the jobroller UI?
I'll have to refer this question to our JobRoller developer.
Are the jobroller output RSS feeds sufficient to power a smartphone app
I'm not quite sure I completely understand this question.
What would be the best UI customizations you have seen other than the ones linked to from your site?
Those are usually the best ones we have seen. Tiny Giant Studios does a good job of customizing the theme and has created a couple of child themes for JobRoller.
https://marketplace.appthemes.com/ch...obroller/prima
https://marketplace.appthemes.com/ch.../jobroller/eva
