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A role can be a good professional fit and still be too far away for the educator's day. EarlyDay's job-alert improvements are designed to consider location through market-specific search distances and distance-aware ordering for eligible jobs.
An alert radius sets the area considered when looking for job-alert matches. Search distance can vary by market. It is a search setting, not an estimate of driving time or a promise that every nearby role fits an educator's schedule.
Within an eligible match set, distance can help distinguish an educator who lives relatively near a worksite from one who is farther away. The improvement is intended to consider proximity alongside other matching information, not replace relevant qualifications or force every closer candidate ahead of every stronger match.
The distance-based matching described here applies to eligible jobs with one work location that the system can locate on a map. Roles with several locations or incomplete location information need a different review. A single distance estimate may not describe the actual commute.
Keep the actual work location accurate and explain the schedule clearly. Geographic proximity alone does not establish whether a candidate can make the commute, wants the role or meets its requirements. The next conversation still needs to confirm interest and practical fit.
If a job involves more than one site, describe that arrangement before an educator applies. Explain which location is the main worksite and whether travel between locations is part of the role. A distance estimate for one site cannot describe the whole arrangement.
No. The described improvements concern job-alert matching. They are separate from educator browsing, employer recommendations and other search experiences.
No. Geographic distance is not travel time. Traffic, transportation and personal circumstances still matter.
No. A wider area changes which profiles may be considered, not how many interested or qualified educators exist. Ask EarlyDay how job alerts work in your area.
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