Sectors & Locations

Sectors

The idibu platform classifies job postings into sectors encompassing various industries and fields. This list provides a clear overview of the available sectors:

ID	Sector
1	Accountancy
2	Accountancy (Qualified)
3	Admin & Secretarial
2778	Advertising & PR
2776	Aerospace
2780	Agriculture Fishing & Forestry
2782	Arts
4	Automotive
5	Banking
7	Building & Construction
8	Call Centre & Customer Service
6	Charity & Voluntary
2784	Consultancy
2786	Defence & Military
2788	Design & Creative
9	Education & Training
2790	Electronics
2818	Energy & Renewables
10	Engineering
2816	Executive & Management
2792	Fashion
11	Financial Services
12	FMCG
14	Graduate Roles
15	Health & Safety
16	Hospitality & Catering
17	HR & Personnel
13	Insurance
2802	Internet & New Media
18	IT
19	Legal
20	Leisure & Sport
2794	Logistics Distribution & Supply Chain
2808	Manufacturing & Production
21	Marketing
22	Media
2796	Medical & Nursing
2820	Mining
31	Other
2804	Pharmaceuticals
2806	Property & Housing
23	Public Sector & Government
24	Purchasing & Procurement
25	Recruitment Consultancy
26	Retail
27	Sales
28	Science & Research
29	Social Care
2798	Telecommunications
30	Transport & Rail
2810	Travel & Tourism
2812	Utilities

Download the idibu sector list in XLS format.

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Locations

The idibu platform has introduced a robust global location system, offering an extensive range of potential job posting locations. This system facilitates the retrieval of specific location details, which can be seamlessly integrated with idibu's posting API to identify the desired job posting location precisely.

Endpoint

https://ws.idibu.com/ws/rest/v1/locations/

Available methods

GET /[country]/find

Returns all matching locations for a given 2-letter ISO [country] code.

See below for the available list of countries.

Query parameters

Parameter Name	Type restrictions	Required?	Notes
hash	String	Yes	Hash of the idibu account to which the request pertains.
filter_name	String	Yes	A full or partial location name for searching. This query will encompass both the place name and postal code. Additional filters (region, county, state) can be specified after a comma, including two- or three-letter state abbreviations for specific countries.
count	Integer Min: 1 Max: 100 Default: 10	No	Number of matching locations to return.

Response format

<idibu generator="idibu" version="1.0">
  <response>
    <locations>
      <location>
        <id>[integer]</id> <!-- sublocation id -->
        <place_name>[string]</place_name> <!-- location name -->
        <country_code>[string]</country_code> <!-- 2-letter ISO code -->
        <postal_code>[string]</postal_code> <!-- postal code -->
        <latitude>[double]</latitude> <!-- latitude; might be approximate or not present, especially for bigger cities or areas -->
        <longitude>[double]</longitude> <!-- longitude; might be approximate or not present, especially for bigger cities or areas -->
        <county>[string]</county> <!-- county or state under which the location belongs; might be empty for some locations -->
        <region>[string]</region> <!-- region under which the location belongs; might be empty for some locations -->
        <country>[string]</country> <!-- country name -->
      </location>
    </locations>
  </response>
  <status>["success"|"failed"]</status> <!-- whether the request succeeded or not -->
</idibu>

Considerations

When developing code to leverage the location webservice, keep the following key points in mind:

• Your software should utilize the webservice to fetch a list of potential locations based on the provided location string. This list can then be presented for selection in your platform prior to the job posting.
• The country code will function as the location identifier, while the ID returned by the webservice should serve as the sublocation ID.
• To account for varying postal codes, remember that a single location might have multiple entries within the same county or state. To distinguish these instances, incorporate the state/county tag, applicable to the UK, Ireland, and the USA.
• Certain locations could have multiple legitimate duplicates throughout the country, sometimes up to 15 instances, usually varying by postal code. Ensure your software can accommodate such scenarios.
• Consider implementing a location look-up field in your application that mirrors idibu's functionality:

The upper dropdown offers a fixed list of countries, while the subsequent field dynamically queries idibu's location API as the text is entered.

Country Codes

For accurate calls, use one of the following country codes to specify the country.

Please keep in mind that:

• the list that idibu uses is not a complete list of all the world's countries;
• not all codes are the standard ISO-2 codes - please treat the list as using its own custom values;
• however, ISO-2 and ISO-3 country codes will also be accepted when posting - but not necessarily reflected in other webservices;
• if you find any locations missing, please try checking the Rest of the World (ZZ) group - or get in touch!

code	Country name
AD	Andorra
AN	Angola
AR	Argentina
AU	Australia
AT	Austria
BD	Bangladesh
BB	Barbados
BE	Belgium
BM	Bermuda
BR	Brazil
BN	Brunei
BG	Bulgaria
CA	Canada
GG	Channel Islands
CL	Chile
CN	China
CO	Colombia
HR	Croatia
CZ	Czech Republic
DM	Denmark
EG	Egypt
GQ	Equatorial Guinea
FO	Faroe Islands
FI	Finland
FR	France
GA	Gabon
DE	Germany
GH	Ghana
GR	Greece
GP	Guadeloupe
GU	Guam
HK	Hong Kong
HU	Hungary
IN	India
ID	Indonesia
IQ	Iraq
IE	Ireland
IM	Isle of Man
IT	Italy
JP	Japan
JE	Jersey
JD	Jordan
LY	Libya
LI	Liechtenstein
LU	Luxembourg
MK	Macedonia
MY	Malaysia
MA	Malta
MH	Marshall Islands
MQ	Martinique
YT	Mayotte
MX	Mexico
MD	Moldova
MC	Monaco
MZ	Mozambique
MM	Myanmar
NA	Namibia
NP	Nepal
NL	Netherlands
NZ	New Zealand
NG	Nigeria
MP	Northern Mariana Islands
NO	Norway
OM	Oman
PK	Pakistan
PE	Peru
PH	Philippines
PL	Poland
PT	Portugal
PR	Puerto Rico
QA	Qatar
RE	Reunion
RO	Romania
RU	Russia
SM	San Marino
SA	Saudi Arabia
RS	Serbia
SI	Singapore
ZA	South Africa
KR	South Korea
ES	Spain
LK	Sri Lanka
PM	St. Pierre and Miquelon
SE	Sweden
CH	Switzerland
TW	Taiwan
TZ	Tanzania
TH	Thailand
TN	Tunisia
TR	Turkey
UE	United Arab Emirates
GB	United Kingdom
US	United States
VA	Vatican City (Holy See)
VE	Venezuela
VN	Vietnam
VI	Virgin Islands (U.S.)
ZZ	Rest of the world (other countries)