General Site Structure
The Front-End (What the Users See)
The "front-end" of the web site will be the part that
your users see. Apart from an efficient navigation system, visitors
should find the site attractive and fast loading.
The Back-End (What Makes the Site Work)
The database and server side scripting comprise the "back-end"
of the site. These components are what runs the functional value
of the site, filtering and producing recordsets from queries
and processing the forms.
Optional Functions and Modules
There a range of functions (or web processes) that can be implemented
within a site such as this. As an example site which I would like
clients to test and evaluate, I have taken a fairly simple approach,
omitting the security processes that would normally be required
such as the administrator's approval of new members and job postings
before going live.
A commercial recruitment system may carry out their business by
charging a fee for clients wishing to recruit new employees and/or
make some sort of placement fee with the candidates if they are
successful in gaining employment. Because of the interview and selection
paths and the vetting of a client's company required in the recruiting
field, there would be little need for an online payment system.
However, including an online payment system is a viable option and
can be readily integrated with the site, either as a "per vacancy
posting" or as a membership/subscription system.
Other module based site add-ons could include mailing lists,
automated forwarding of applications/CVs to subscribed clients,
a latest new section, discussion forums and written articles of
interest and related fields. Advertising revenue is another option
for sites that are popular, enabling some well known and frequently
visited web sites to exist without charging any fee to the users.
Technology and Hosting Requirements
The components used for this site include ASP (active Server Pages)
and an Access database with the site being hosted on a Windows NT4
server.
The actual HTML, programming and image creation was completed using
Macromedia's UltraDev 4, Flash 5 and FireWorks 4 along with some
of the graphics designed with Adobe Illustrator and PhotoShop.
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