diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 0222864..3dc37e3 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ workflows:
               only:
                 - dev
                 - dev-circleci
+                - change-validatations-in-job-j
 
       # Production builds are exectuted only on tagged commits to the
       # master branch.
diff --git a/src/bootstrap.js b/src/bootstrap.js
index ab512e6..0d773b9 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap.js
+++ b/src/bootstrap.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const allowedInterviewStatuses = _.values(Interview.Status)
 
 global.Promise = require('bluebird')
 
-Joi.rateType = () => Joi.string().valid('hourly', 'daily', 'weekly', 'monthly')
+Joi.rateType = () => Joi.string().valid('hourly', 'daily', 'weekly', 'monthly','annual')
 Joi.jobStatus = () => Joi.string().valid('sourcing', 'in-review', 'assigned', 'closed', 'cancelled')
 Joi.resourceBookingStatus = () => Joi.string().valid('placed', 'closed', 'cancelled')
 Joi.jobCandidateStatus = () => Joi.string().valid('open', 'placed', 'selected', 'client rejected - screening', 'client rejected - interview', 'rejected - other', 'cancelled', 'interview', 'topcoder-rejected', 'applied', 'rejected-pre-screen', 'skills-test', 'skills-test', 'phone-screen', 'job-closed', 'offered')
diff --git a/src/services/JobCandidateProcessorService.js b/src/services/JobCandidateProcessorService.js
index bde7e88..f17b802 100644
--- a/src/services/JobCandidateProcessorService.js
+++ b/src/services/JobCandidateProcessorService.js
@@ -86,27 +86,31 @@ async function processCreate (message, transactionId) {
 }
 
 processCreate.schema = {
-  message: Joi.object().keys({
-    topic: Joi.string().required(),
-    originator: Joi.string().required(),
-    timestamp: Joi.date().required(),
-    'mime-type': Joi.string().required(),
-    payload: Joi.object().keys({
-      id: Joi.string().uuid().required(),
-      jobId: Joi.string().uuid().required(),
-      userId: Joi.string().uuid().required(),
-      createdAt: Joi.date().required(),
-      createdBy: Joi.string().uuid().required(),
-      updatedAt: Joi.date().allow(null),
-      updatedBy: Joi.string().uuid().allow(null),
-      status: Joi.jobCandidateStatus().required(),
-      externalId: Joi.string().allow(null),
-      resume: Joi.string().uri().allow(null),
-      remark: Joi.string().allow(null)
-    }).required()
-  }).required(),
-  transactionId: Joi.string().required()
-}
+  message: Joi.object()
+    .keys({
+      topic: Joi.string().required(),
+      originator: Joi.string().required(),
+      timestamp: Joi.date().required(),
+      "mime-type": Joi.string().required(),
+      payload: Joi.object()
+        .keys({
+          id: Joi.string().uuid().required(),
+          jobId: Joi.string().uuid().required(),
+          userId: Joi.string().uuid().required(),
+          createdAt: Joi.date().required(),
+          createdBy: Joi.string().uuid().required(),
+          updatedAt: Joi.date().allow(null),
+          updatedBy: Joi.string().uuid().allow(null),
+          status: Joi.jobCandidateStatus().required(),
+          externalId: Joi.string().allow(null),
+          resume: Joi.string().uri().allow(null).allow(''),
+          remark: Joi.string().allow(null).allow('')
+        })
+        .required(),
+    })
+    .required(),
+  transactionId: Joi.string().required(),
+};
 
 /**
  * Process update entity message
diff --git a/src/services/JobProcessorService.js b/src/services/JobProcessorService.js
index 08f5525..19244cc 100644
--- a/src/services/JobProcessorService.js
+++ b/src/services/JobProcessorService.js
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ processCreate.schema = {
       minSalary: Joi.number().integer().allow(null),
       maxSalary: Joi.number().integer().allow(null),
       hoursPerWeek: Joi.number().integer().allow(null),
-      jobLocation: Joi.string().allow(null),
-      jobTimezone: Joi.string().allow(null),
-      currency: Joi.string().allow(null),
+      jobLocation: Joi.string().allow(null).allow(''),
+      jobTimezone: Joi.string().allow(null).allow(''),
+      currency: Joi.string().allow(null).allow(''),
       roleIds: Joi.array().items(Joi.string().uuid().required()).allow(null)
     }).required()
   }).required(),