To create a profile you need to be at the Careers home page. Click Register and follow the instructions that appear on the screen. An asterisk * next to a field means you must provide the requested information or the system will not allow you to register or apply for a job.
By registering providing the information requested, you create a profile, telling the system who you are, where you can be contacted and other similar information. Once you've registered and created your profile, you must save it.
You can search for jobs without registering and creating a profile. However, you cannot apply for a job until you have registered.
What is the difference between an application and a profile?
When you enter information such as your name, address and contact information, you start creating a unique picture of yourself termed a "profile" for storage.
Once you create your profile, you can make edits or changes to it as needed.You should edit the information if you get a new email or street address or new telephone number.
An application is what you use to let Miami-Dade County know that you are interested in being considered for a specific job. In the application template you will be asked to enter information regarding your work history, education, training, and other such subjects. After you submit one application, the data you entered in the very first application for employment will be automatically loaded and if there aren't any changes, you will not have to re-enter the information. You can make changes to an application that has not been submitted. Once you submit an application, you create a link between your profile, the application for employment and an open recruitment for a specific job.
Once submitted, applications cannot be updated or changed in any way. The information in the profile can always be changed. To change information on an application, a new one has to be created and submitted, even if it is for the same job.
The information on changes to profiles applies to external applicants only. Current Miami-Dade County employees must update their email address and phone numbers through the Blue Book. Anything entered online will be overwritten by the system when nightly updates are performed. Other changes to their profiles must be processed through their departmental personnel representatives (DPRs).
Why do I have to enter my date of birth to register?
The date of birth is one element, among many, of the formula the county uses to insure the unique identification of each person who uses the online application for employment. Older systems, including the one the county previously used, require the applicant to use his or her social security number as the distinctive factor. Since current trends and best business practices indicate that at this first stage of the application process, other mechanisms are preferable in order to prevent compromising an individual’s security, the date of birth is used and the social security number is not requested until a contingent job offer has been made.
Miami-Dade County is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a fair and equitable selection process. The date of birth will be used solely for identification purposes and will not be used in making hiring decisions.
Will my profile be purged?
Applicant profiles will be available online at any time unless the account has not had any activity for two years. After two years of inactivity, the profile will be purged.
