How do I allow users to post jobs and resumes with CMSMS?

[sabernar]

I'm working on a site that needs to allow uses to post resumes and jobs for other users to view.  CMSMS is perfect for the content management and user management (with the FrontEndUser module), but how would I allow users to post resumes and jobs?  Do I need to create custom PHP pages (which I can do since I'm a programmer) and custom tables? 

Since I'm new to CMSMS, I could really use some advice on this. 

Thanks!

[calguy1000]

Yeah, there's no built in functionality for this as of yet, the Formbuilder, and formbrowser modules (when they come out), should be able to handle most of it.  but there's nothing yet.

If you're familiar with php, then you would want to write your own module. The module api is very well developed, and there are lots of examples that you can used to begin writing your own module.

We'll be glad to help you with it in IRC as well.

[sabernar]

I was afraid that was going to be the answer. 

How long until the Formbuilder and formbrowser modules are out?

How long do you think it would take me (with your help, of course) to write a module like this, considering I'm a first-time module writer, but also that I'm a long time web developer (mostly Java, but I have PHP experience)?

I really appreciate your help on this.

[calguy1000]

I dunno, I whipped together the frontend users module, mostly in a couple of weeks of evenings.  it doesn't take that long to get a few forms up, etc.  it's entirely of course a matter of how many bells and whistles you throw into it.  I'm badd at throwing entirely too many in myself.

formbrowser, and formbuilder are iminent, however SjG is like the rest of us and is very busy, so you never know.  I know he's trying to get it into beta though.

[sabernar]

Well, if the FormBuilder will be out within the next couple of weeks, then I can probably wait for that (assuming that it will fulfill my needs).  If not, then I should probably start looking into building a module that will do what I need.  At least at first, I don't want too build many, if any, bells & whistles into it.  I need it soon rather than feature-rich.  I'd try, of course, to make it easily modifiable, but I don't want to spend months on this, especially since I have plenty of other stuff to do.

That being said, it would probably be nice to be able to search by field (i.e. job category, keyword in resume, etc.).  I'll have to check to see if that's in the client's requirements. 

Oh yeah, and some of these pages will need to require login to access them.  Do you know if I can do that the FrontEndUser module?  Or do I need something else?

[calguy1000]

You'll also want the custom content module.