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What Are Employers in Mapademics?

Employers in Mapademics represent the organizations and companies that create job opportunities in your regional job market. By managing employer data, you can organize job postings, analyze workforce demands, and understand which employers are seeking specific skills that align with your educational programs.
Employers serve as the organizational structure for grouping related job positions, making it easier to analyze hiring patterns and workforce demands by company or industry sector.

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Why Manage Employer Data?

Effective employer management enables you to:
  • Organize Job Market Data: Group job postings by employer to identify hiring patterns and workforce demands
  • Analyze Regional Workforce: Understand which employers are most active in your area and their skill requirements
  • Support Workforce Alignment: Match your educational programs with the specific needs of local employers
  • Generate Employer-Specific Reports: Create targeted reports showing skills gaps and alignment opportunities for individual employers

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Before You Start

To manage employers effectively, you’ll need:
  • Jobs Access: Permission to view and manage the Jobs section in your Mapademics platform
  • Organization Role: Appropriate permissions to add and modify employer data within your organization
  • Job Market Data: Job postings or descriptions that you want to associate with employers
Employers are created and managed through the Jobs interface. You don’t need to create employers separately - they can be added directly when working with job data.

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Adding New Employers

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Method 1: Create While Adding Jobs

The most common way to add employers is while working with job data:
1

Navigate to Jobs

Go to the Jobs section from your main navigation menu.
2

Add or Edit a Job

Either create a new job by clicking Add Job or edit an existing job by clicking the pencil icon in the Actions column.
3

Select Employer Field

In the job details, locate the Employer field. This appears as a dropdown with a “Create Employer” option.
4

Create New Employer

  1. Click the dropdown arrow next to the Employer field
  2. Select Create Employer at the bottom of the dropdown
  3. Enter the employer name when prompted
  4. Press Enter or click the create button
The new employer is automatically created and assigned to the current job.

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Method 2: Bulk Employer Creation

When importing multiple jobs through bulk data import:
1

Prepare Your Data

Include employer names in your job data spreadsheet. If an employer doesn’t exist, it will be created automatically during import.
2

Import Job Data

Follow the bulk data import process with your job data file.
3

Review Created Employers

After import, new employers will appear in the employer dropdown lists throughout the Jobs section.

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Managing Existing Employers

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Viewing All Employers

Employers are displayed throughout the Jobs interface:
  1. Jobs Table: The Employer column shows which employer each job belongs to
  2. Filter Options: Use the Employer filter to view jobs from specific employers
  3. Job Details: Individual job pages display the associated employer information

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Editing Employer Information

1

Access Job with Employer

Navigate to Jobs and find a job associated with the employer you want to modify.
2

Edit Job Details

Click the pencil icon in the Actions column for that job.
3

Update Employer Assignment

In the Employer field, you can:
  • Select a different existing employer from the dropdown
  • Create a new employer and reassign the job
  • Clear the employer assignment by selecting the empty option
4

Save Changes

Your changes are automatically saved when you make the selection.
The job is now associated with the updated employer information.
Currently, employer names and descriptions cannot be edited directly. To modify employer information, you’ll need to create a new employer with the correct details and reassign jobs to the new employer.

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Removing Employer Assignments

To remove an employer from a job:
1

Edit the Job

Navigate to the specific job and click the edit (pencil) icon.
2

Clear Employer Field

In the Employer dropdown, select the empty/blank option at the top of the list.
3

Confirm Change

The job will now have no employer assignment, appearing as blank in the Jobs table.

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Employer-Based Job Analysis

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Filtering Jobs by Employer

Use the employer filter to focus on specific organizations:
1

Open Jobs Filter

In the Jobs table, click the filter icon and select Employer from the filter options.
2

Select Employers

Choose one or more employers from the checkbox list to filter the jobs table.
3

Analyze Results

The table now shows only jobs from your selected employers, making it easy to analyze their specific workforce needs.

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Employer Skills Analysis

Understanding what skills employers are seeking:
1

Filter by Employer

Use the employer filter to focus on jobs from specific organizations.
2

Process Job Descriptions

Select the filtered jobs and use Process Job Descriptions to extract skills data.
Make sure job descriptions are uploaded before processing. Jobs without descriptions cannot be analyzed for skills.
3

Review Skills Data

Once processing is complete, view the skills extracted from that employer’s job postings in the Skills column.

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Employer Reporting and Analytics

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Generate Employer-Specific Reports

1

Navigate to Reports

Go to the Reports section from your main navigation.
2

Select Job Reports

Choose the job-focused report type to analyze employer data.
3

Filter by Employer

Use the employer filter in the report settings to focus on specific organizations.
4

Analyze Workforce Demands

Review the skills, job types, and requirements from your selected employers to understand their workforce needs.

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Understanding Employer Workforce Alignment

Use employer data to assess how well your programs align with local job market demands:
  1. Skills Gap Analysis: Compare skills taught in your programs with skills demanded by major employers
  2. Program Relevance: Identify which educational programs best match employer needs
  3. Partnership Opportunities: Discover employers whose needs align closely with your institutional strengths
Focus on employers with multiple job postings first, as they provide more comprehensive data for analysis and represent significant workforce opportunities in your region.

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Best Practices for Employer Management

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Data Quality

  • Consistent Naming: Use standardized employer names (e.g., “State University” rather than “State Univ” or “SU”)
  • Complete Information: Include full company names rather than abbreviations when possible
  • Regular Updates: Review and update employer assignments as job postings change

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Organization Strategy

  • Industry Grouping: Consider using consistent naming patterns to group employers by industry (e.g., “Healthcare - Regional Medical Center”)
  • Geographic Indicators: Include location information in employer names when managing multi-regional data
  • Size Indicators: Consider noting company size when relevant to your analysis goals

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Analysis Preparation

  • Bulk Processing: Group jobs by employer before running skills extraction to analyze employer-specific workforce demands
  • Regular Reviews: Periodically review employer data to identify trends and changing workforce needs
  • Report Scheduling: Set up regular employer-focused reports to track workforce demand changes over time

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What Happens Next

After setting up employer data:
  1. Enhanced Job Organization: Your job postings will be clearly organized by employer, making analysis more effective
  2. Improved Reporting: Generate targeted reports showing skills alignment between your programs and specific employer needs
  3. Better Workforce Insights: Understand regional workforce patterns and identify partnership opportunities with major employers

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Troubleshooting Employer Management

Possible causes:
  • The employer may have been soft-deleted if all associated jobs were removed
  • There might be a data synchronization delay
Solutions:
  • Create the employer again using the “Create Employer” option
  • Refresh the page and try again
  • Contact support if the issue persists
Cause: Multiple people may have created similar employer entries with slight name variations.Solution:
  • Identify the preferred employer name format
  • Reassign jobs from duplicate employers to the main employer entry
  • Use consistent naming conventions going forward
Expected behavior: Employer names cannot be edited directly in the current system.Workaround:
  • Create a new employer with the correct name
  • Reassign all jobs from the old employer to the new employer
  • The old employer entry will be automatically cleaned up when no longer used