diff --git a/src/app.json.template b/src/app.json.template
index f38abc58..530e7584 100644
--- a/src/app.json.template
+++ b/src/app.json.template
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
         "field": "[ FILTER FIELD HERE ]",
         "values": [
             "[ FILTER VALUE HERE ]"
-        ]
+        ],
+        "sort": "-dateLastPublished"
     },
     "defaultGridState": "list-view",
     "eeoc": {
diff --git a/src/app/services/search.service.js b/src/app/services/search.service.js
index bf56f789..87551769 100644
--- a/src/app/services/search.service.js
+++ b/src/app/services/search.service.js
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ class SearchService {
         return SearchService._.fields || (SearchService._.fields = 'id,title,publishedCategory(id,name),address(city,state),employmentType,dateLastPublished,publicDescription,isOpen,isPublic,isDeleted');
     }
 
-    static get _sort() {
-        return SearchService._.sort || (SearchService._.sort = '-dateLastPublished');
-    }
-
     get _() {
         return this.__ || (this.__ = Object.create(null));
     }
@@ -96,7 +92,7 @@ class SearchService {
 
     get requestParams() {
         return this._.requestParams || (this._.requestParams = {
-                sort: () => this.searchParams.sort || SearchService._sort,
+                sort: () => this.searchParams.sort || this.configuration.additionalJobCriteria.sort,
                 count: () => this.searchParams.count || SearchService._count,
                 start: () => this.searchParams.start || 0,
                 publishedCategory: (isSearch, fields) => {
@@ -207,10 +203,10 @@ class SearchService {
                     return '?start=0&query=' + where + '&fields=id&count=' + SearchService._count;
                 },
                 assembleForQueryForIDs: (start, count) => {
-                    return '?where=' + this.requestParams.query(false) + '&fields=' + SearchService._fields + '&count=' + count + '&orderBy=' + SearchService._sort + '&start=' + start;
+                    return '?where=' + this.requestParams.query(false) + '&fields=' + SearchService._fields + '&count=' + count + '&orderBy=' + this.configuration.additionalJobCriteria.sort + '&start=' + start;
                 },
                 assembleForSearchForJobs: (start, count) => {
-                    return '?query=' + this.requestParams.query(true) + '&fields=' + SearchService._fields + '&count=' + count + '&sort=' + SearchService._sort + '&start=' + start;
+                    return '?query=' + this.requestParams.query(true) + '&fields=' + SearchService._fields + '&count=' + count + '&sort=' + this.configuration.additionalJobCriteria.sort + '&start=' + start;
                 },
                 assembleForGroupByWhereIDs: (fields, orderByFields, start, count, jobs) => {
                     return '?where=' + this.requestParams.whereIDs(jobs, false) + '&groupBy=' + fields + '&fields=' + fields + ',count(id)&count=' + count + '&orderBy=+' + orderByFields + ',-count.id&start=' + start;
diff --git a/test/unit/services/search.service.spec.js b/test/unit/services/search.service.spec.js
index 309ba725..8232faf6 100755
--- a/test/unit/services/search.service.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/services/search.service.spec.js
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ describe('Service: SearchService', () => {
                     field: '[ FILTER FIELD HERE ]',
                     values: [
                         '[ FILTER VALUE HERE ]'
-                    ]
+                    ],
+                    sort: "-dateLastPublished"
                 }
             });
             //$provide.value('job', {});
@@ -124,7 +125,8 @@ describe('Service: SearchService', () => {
                     field: 'employmentType',
                     values: [
                         'blah'
-                    ]
+                    ],
+                    sort: "-dateLastPublished"
                 },
             };
             expect(SearchService.jobCriteria(true)).toBe(' AND (employmentType:"blah")');
@@ -136,7 +138,8 @@ describe('Service: SearchService', () => {
                     values: [
                         'blah',
                         'blahy'
-                    ]
+                    ],
+                    sort: "-dateLastPublished"
                 },
             };
             expect(SearchService.jobCriteria(true)).toBe(' AND (employmentType:"blah" OR employmentType:"blahy")');
@@ -147,7 +150,8 @@ describe('Service: SearchService', () => {
                     field: '[ FILTER FIELD HERE ]',
                     values: [
                         '[ FILTER VALUE HERE ]'
-                    ]
+                    ],
+                    sort: "-dateLastPublished"
                 },
             };
             expect(SearchService.jobCriteria(true)).toBe('');
@@ -158,7 +162,8 @@ describe('Service: SearchService', () => {
                     field: 'employmentType',
                     values: [
                         'blah'
-                    ]
+                    ],
+                    sort: "-dateLastPublished"
                 },
             };
             expect(SearchService.jobCriteria(false)).toBe(' AND (employmentType=\'blah\')');