Yahoo! HotJobs Shared Apply API
The Yahoo! HotJobs Web Services for Shared Apply can be used to retrieve information about candidates who applied to your jobs via the HotJobs Apply Flow. This API document is useful for Yahoo! HotJobs customers and/or partners who wish to access the applicant information remotely through the medium of an Applicant Tracking System.
How Do I Get Started?
- Get a Yahoo! HotJobs Web Services license key.
- Get Shared Apply Enabled by contacting Yahoo! HotJobs' Customer Care
- Read the HotJobs Shared Apply API User Guide.
Using the HotJobs API
Overview
The Yahoo! HotJobs Web Services operates via HTTP requests. Requests are formed by starting with a service endpoint URL, and then results are returned by the service in XML format which varies per service. Applications can use these services by submitting a request, fetching the response, and parsing the returned XML and extracting the required information.
Yahoo! HotJobs Shared Apply Web Services:
Authentication
Allows you to authenticate yourself
to the webservice and provides you the unique token which
identifies your session.
Get Job Applications
Allows you to retrieve all Applications of candidates who applied to your jobs posted on Yahoo! HotJobs.
View Application Details
Allows you to view the profile, resume and application details of the candidates who applied to your jobs.
Support and Community
Questions and suggestions on the HotJobs web services are discussed on the Yahoo! HotJobs Developer Community forum. If you have questions or need technical support, please use this forum.
Terms of Use
Use of the Yahoo! HotJobs API is governed by the Yahoo! APIs Terms of Use.