0.    INTRODUCTION

       This specification provides the definition of the Job
       application proposal message (JOBAPP) to be used in Electronic
       Data Interchange (EDI) between trading partners involved in
       administration, commerce and transport.

1.    SCOPE

1.1   Functional Definition

       A message specifying detailed information of proposals for one
       or more job applicants from an employment agency to an
       employer. The detailed information is related to profession,
       occupation, age, education, experiences, salaries, other
       benefits, requested location of the job, work and contract
       conditions.

1.2   Field of Application

       The Job application proposal message may be used for both
       national and international applications. It is based on
       universal practice related to administration, commerce and
       transport, and is not dependent on the type of business or
       industry.

1.3   Principles

       The intention of the message is to provide information of
       proposals for one or more job applicants. A Job Application
       Proposal Message is transmitted from an employment agency to an
       employer or an employment agency. A Job Application Proposal
       Message may contain detailed information, in form of
       advertisements, of one or more applicants. A Job Application
       Proposal Message may be related to earlier offered jobs or
       vacancies by an employer.

2.    REFERENCES

       See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.6 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction,
       Section 1.

3.    TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

3.1   Standard terms and definitions

       See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.6 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction,
       Section 2.

4.    MESSAGE DEFINITION

4.1   Data Segment Clarification

       This section should be read in conjunction with the Segment
       Table which indicate mandatory, conditional and repeating
       requirements.
       
       The following guidelines and principles apply to the whole
       message and are intended to facilitate the understanding and
       implementation of the message:
       All specified dates and times should be in the format 'yymmdd'
       or 'hhmm' unless all parties involved in the transaction agree
       that there is a functional requirement for an alternative
       format.
       Periods should be specified as whole numbers representing the
       required period as indicated in the format qualifier (weeks,
       months, etc).
       Where a choice of code or text is given only the code element
       should be used wherever possible.
       Conditional data that is not required in the message should not
       be included.
       Care must be taken that the segment qualifier in dependent
       segments do not conflict with the segment qualifier of the
       trigger segment of a group.

4.1.1  Header section

       Information to be provided in the Header section:

0010   UNH, Message header
       A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message.
       The message type code for the Job application proposal message
       is JOBAPP.
       
       Note: Job application proposal messages conforming to this
       document must contain the following data in segment UNH,
       composite S009:

       Data element  0065 JOBAPP
                     0052 D
                     0054 97A
                     0051 UN

0020   BGM, Beginning of message
       A segment by which the sender must uniquely identify the job
       application proposal by means of its type and number and, when
       necessary, its function.

0030   DTM, Date/time/period
       A segment specifying general dates and, when relevant, times
       related to the whole message. The segment must be specified at
       least once to identify the document date. The Date/time/period
       segment within other Segment groups should be used whenever the
       date or time or period requires to be logically related to
       another specified data item.


0040   Segment group 1: PNA-ADR-LOC-DTM-SG2
       A group of segments identifying the parties with associated
       information.

0050      PNA, Party name
          A segment identifying names of the parties, in coded or
          clear form, and their functions relevant to the Job
          Application Proposal Message. Identification of the
          enterprise and the job administration parties is mandatory
          for the Job Application Proposal Message. It is recommended
          that, where possible, only the coded form of the party
          identification should be specified, e.g. where the
          enterprise and the job administration are known to each
          other, thus only the coded identification is required, but a
          job center or a job application address (interview) may vary
          and would have to be clearly specified, preferably in
          structured format.

0060      ADR, Address
          A segment indicating the address of the relevant party.

0070      LOC, Place/location identification
          A segment giving more specific location information of the
          party specified in the ADR segment, e.g. internal site or
          building number.

0080      DTM, Date/time/period
          A segment specifying the date or time.


0090      Segment group 2: CTA-COM
          A group of segments giving contact details of the specific
          person or department within the party identified in the PNA
          segment.

0100         CTA, Contact information
             A segment to identify a person or department and their
             function, to whom communications should be directed.

0110         COM, Communication contact
             A segment to identify a communications type and number
             for the contact specified in the CTA segment, e.g.
             telephone-number, fax-number, telex-number.


0120   Segment group 3: RFF-DTM
       A group of segments for giving references and, where necessary,
       their dates, relating to the whole message.

0130      RFF, Reference
          A segment identifying the reference by its number related to
          the whole message.

0140      DTM, Date/time/period
          A segment specifying the date or time related to the
          reference.


0150   Segment group 4: GIS-FTX
       A group of segments specifying general processing indicators
       and, when necessary, additional textual information, relevant
       for the whole message.

0160      GIS, General indicator
          A segment specifying general indicators for the whole
          message.

0170      FTX, Free text
          A segment with free text information, in coded or clear
          form, used when additional information is needed but cannot
          be accommodated within other segments. In computer to
          computer exchanges such text will normally require the
          receiver to process this segment manually.

4.1.2  Detail section

       Information to be provided in the Detail section:

0180   UNS, Section control
       A mandatory service segment placed before the first user
       segment in the detail section to avoid segment collision.


0190   Segment group 5: RFF-DTM-SG6-SG7-SG8-SG9-SG13
       A group of segments providing details of a job application.
       This Segment group may be repeated to give information about
       several other job application proposals. The Segment group 5
       gives detailed information, in coded or textual form, e.g. job
       advertisement, of one or more applicants. The information may
       be related to an earlier sent job order of an employer.

0200      RFF, Reference
          A segment identifying the administrative operation of a job
          application by a number given by an employment agency, e.g.
          order number of an employment agency.

0210      DTM, Date/time/period
          A segment specifying date and, when relevant, time relating
          to the RFF segment. Examples of the use of this DTM segment
          are: order date or time of the employment agency.


0220      Segment group 6: PNA-DTM-LOC-NAT-PDI-DOC
          A group of segments identifying an applicant and related
          information for a job requirement.

0230         PNA, Party name
             A segment giving the identity of the applicant.

0240         DTM, Date/time/period
             A segment specifying the date of birth of the applicant.

0250         LOC, Place/location identification
             A segment indicating the place of birth of the applicant.
             It may also specify requirements regarding the job
             location.

0260         NAT, Nationality
             A segment indicating nationality (or nationalities) of
             the person identified in the previous PNA segment.

0270         PDI, Person demographic information
             A segment providing personal information about the
             applicant: i.e. gender, marital status.

0280         DOC, Document/message details
             A segment indicating the list of documents the concerned
             person has in his possession.


0290      Segment group 7: GIS-FTX
          A group of segments specifying general processing indicators
          and, when necessary, additional textual information,
          relevant for the proposed person.

0300         GIS, General indicator
             A segment specifying general indicators related to the
             proposed person.

0310         FTX, Free text
             A segment with free text information, in coded or clear
             form, used when additional information is needed but
             cannot be accommodated within other segments. In computer
             to computer exchanges such text will normally require the
             receiver to process this segment manually.


0320      Segment group 8: RCS-FTX
          A group of segments identifying requirements or conditions
          of one or more applicants.

0330         RCS, Requirements and conditions
             A segment to give in coded form the requirements for a
             job application.

0340         FTX, Free text
             A segment with free text information (job qualifications
             and requirements for individual applicants) related to
             job advertisement, in coded or clear form, used when
             additional information is needed but cannot be
             accommodated within other segments. In computer to
             computer exchanges such text will normally require the
             receiver to process this segment manually.


0350      Segment group 9: SAL-FTX-SG10-SG11-SG12
          A group of segments giving information about the requesting
          remuneration and conditions regarding the remuneration.

0360         SAL, Remuneration type identification
             A segment identifying the type of the remuneration
             requested, and if relevant the name of the remuneration
             type or contract.

0370         FTX, Free text
             A segment used when additional information regarding the
             remuneration type or contract and which cannot be
             accommodated within other segment.


0380         Segment group 10:ATT-FTX
             A group of segments giving attribute information, in
             coded form for the remuneration and, where necessary,
             additional textual information.

0390            ATT, Attribute
                A segment identifying additional remuneration
                information in coded form. The codes are also related
                to working condition, working time, employment
                contract, piece work and remuneration benefits.

0400            FTX, Free text
                A segment specifying in free text form the additional
                information which cannot be accommodate within other
                segments.


0410         Segment group 11:GIS-FTX
             A group of segments specifying processing indicators and,
             if necessary, additional textual information, relevant to
             the required remuneration.

0420            GIS, General indicator
                A segment specifying general indicator related to the
                remuneration required.

0430            FTX, Free text
                A segment specifying in free text form a process
                regarding the required remuneration which cannot be
                accommodated within another segment.


0440         Segment group 12:MOA-RNG-FTX
             A group of segments specifying the type and the amount of
             the remuneration or a remuneration range required.

0450            MOA, Monetary amount
                A segment giving information about the type and the
                amount of the remuneration required.

0460            RNG, Range details
                A segment to identify a remuneration range when the
                exact remuneration of the previous MOA segment is not
                available. The remuneration range is related to the
                type of remuneration in the MOA segment.

0470            FTX, Free text
                A segment in coded and free text form to specify any
                other information regarding the remuneration amount.


0480      Segment group 13:EMP-LOC-SG14-SG15
          A group of segments identifying a profession or occupation
          of an applicant and attributes of a profession or occupation
          related to the job advertisement.

0490         EMP, Employment details
             A segment to identify the related area or sector of a
             qualification and a qualification, in coded or clear
             form, related to the job advertisement.

0500         LOC, Place/location identification
             A segment indicating the location or place, where the
             qualification or job should be performed.


0510         Segment group 14:ATT-FTX-PTY
             A group of segments giving coded information about the
             attributes of a profession relating to education and
             experience and, when necessary, priority of the
             information and additional textual information.

0520            ATT, Attribute
                A segment identifying, in coded form, the attributes
                of a profession. The codes are related to education,
                job experience, special knowledge and qualifications.

0530            FTX, Free text
                A segment with free text information, in coded or
                clear form, used when additional information is needed
                but cannot be accommodated within other segments. In
                computer to computer exchanges such text will normally
                require the receiver to process this segment manually.

0540            PTY, Priority
                A segment identifying the priority of requirements for
                a job offered.


0550         Segment group 15:LAN-GIS
             A group of segments giving information about languages
             and experiences of languages.

0560            LAN, Language
                A segment specifying a language in coded or clear
                form.

0570            GIS, General indicator
                A segment specifying general indicators of the
                experience of a language.

0580   UNT, Message trailer
       A service segment ending a message, giving the total number of
       segments in the message and the control reference number of the
       message.

4.2   Data segment index (Alphabetical sequence by tag)

          ADR Address
          ATT Attribute
          BGM Beginning of message
          COM Communication contact
          CTA Contact information
          DOC Document/message details
          DTM Date/time/period
          EMP Employment details
          FTX Free text
          GIS General indicator
          LAN Language
          LOC Place/location identification
          MOA Monetary amount
          NAT Nationality
          PDI Person demographic information
          PNA Party name
          PTY Priority
          RCS Requirements and conditions
          RFF Reference
          RNG Range details
          SAL Remuneration type identification
          UNH Message header
          UNS Section control
          UNT Message trailer

Contents of JOBAPP