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RDR (Redirect)

rdr is a query parameter that you can append to click urls that Talroo provides. Whenever the job is no longer being advertised or the click is stale, Talroo redirects the user to that URL instead of continuing through the application flow. You can take the job down on your side immediately instead of showing a dead listing until the feed refreshes.

A redirect fires in two cases:

  • Expired — the job is no longer being advertised (taken down, out of budget, or otherwise no longer live).
  • Stale — the click arrived too late. The feed price for that listing is no longer valid.

How to use:​

Set rdr to a URL on your site. Add your job id to that URL so when we send the user back, you know which listing to remove or update.

The entire rdr value must be URL-encoded. Replace yourJobId with your listing id (for example from <referencenumber> in the feed).

https://www.jobs2careers.com/click.php?id=14813142427.1234&job_loc=...&rdr=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.example.com%2Fjob-unavailable%2FyourJobId

Decoded rdr for reference: https://www.example.com/job-unavailable/yourJobId

The status parameter​

When Talroo redirects the user to your rdr URL, we append a status query parameter so you know why the click was sent back:

statusMeaning
expiredThe job is no longer being advertised.
staleThe click arrived too late and the feed price for the listing is no longer valid.

For the example above, a redirected expired click lands the user on:

https://www.example.com/job-unavailable/yourJobId?status=expired
API Links

If you are an api publisher, and don't cache results, send the user back to your search page with a relevant keyword or an affiliate link

note

Some expired jobs can come back later when they have more budget to spend.

Benefits​

  • You get the user back whenever the job isn't earning anymore!
  • Fixes very latent clicks coming from slow channels like email
  • Helps get around system limitations like import frequency, takedown timing, or accidental misconfiguration

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