diff --git a/src/services/JobCandidateProcessorService.js b/src/services/JobCandidateProcessorService.js
index 5e6a044..8da4cd7 100644
--- a/src/services/JobCandidateProcessorService.js
+++ b/src/services/JobCandidateProcessorService.js
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ processCreate.schema = {
           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('')
+          resume: Joi.string().uri().allow(null).allow(""),
+          remark: Joi.stringAllowEmpty().allow(null),
         })
         .required()
     })
diff --git a/src/services/JobProcessorService.js b/src/services/JobProcessorService.js
index 491a1b3..dd40822 100644
--- a/src/services/JobProcessorService.js
+++ b/src/services/JobProcessorService.js
@@ -60,43 +60,48 @@ 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(),
-    key: Joi.string().allow(null),
-    payload: Joi.object().keys({
-      id: Joi.string().uuid().required(),
-      projectId: Joi.number().integer().required(),
-      externalId: Joi.string().allow(null),
-      description: Joi.stringAllowEmpty().allow(null),
-      title: Joi.title().required(),
-      startDate: Joi.date().allow(null),
-      duration: Joi.number().integer().min(1).allow(null),
-      numPositions: Joi.number().integer().min(1).required(),
-      resourceType: Joi.stringAllowEmpty().allow(null),
-      rateType: Joi.rateType().allow(null),
-      workload: Joi.workload().allow(null),
-      skills: Joi.array().items(Joi.string().uuid()).required(),
-      roles: Joi.array().items(Joi.string().uuid()).allow(null),
-      createdAt: Joi.date().required(),
-      createdBy: Joi.string().uuid().required(),
-      updatedAt: Joi.date().allow(null),
-      updatedBy: Joi.string().uuid().allow(null),
-      status: Joi.jobStatus().required(),
-      isApplicationPageActive: Joi.boolean().required(),
-      minSalary: Joi.number().integer().allow(null),
-      maxSalary: Joi.number().integer().allow(null),
-      hoursPerWeek: Joi.number().integer().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(),
-  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(),
+          projectId: Joi.number().integer().required(),
+          externalId: Joi.string().allow(null),
+          description: Joi.stringAllowEmpty().allow(null),
+          title: Joi.title().required(),
+          startDate: Joi.date().allow(null),
+          duration: Joi.number().integer().min(1).allow(null),
+          numPositions: Joi.number().integer().min(1).required(),
+          resourceType: Joi.stringAllowEmpty().allow(null),
+          rateType: Joi.rateType().allow(null),
+          workload: Joi.workload().allow(null),
+          skills: Joi.array().items(Joi.string().uuid()).required(),
+          roles: Joi.array().items(Joi.string().uuid()).allow(null),
+          createdAt: Joi.date().required(),
+          createdBy: Joi.string().uuid().required(),
+          updatedAt: Joi.date().allow(null),
+          updatedBy: Joi.string().uuid().allow(null),
+          status: Joi.jobStatus().required(),
+          isApplicationPageActive: Joi.boolean().required(),
+          minSalary: Joi.number().integer().allow(null),
+          maxSalary: Joi.number().integer().allow(null),
+          hoursPerWeek: Joi.number().integer().allow(null),
+          jobLocation: Joi.stringAllowEmpty().allow(null),
+          jobTimezone: Joi.stringAllowEmpty().allow(null),
+          currency: Joi.stringAllowEmpty().allow(null),
+          roleIds: Joi.array()
+            .items(Joi.string().uuid().required())
+            .allow(null),
+        })
+        .required(),
+    })
+    .required(),
+  transactionId: Joi.string().required(),
+};
 
 /**
  * Process update entity message