Wiki: CANDIDATE WORK PREFERENCES

CANDIDATE WORK PREFERENCES#

Work Preferences is an optional feature which may be used by Candidates and by Recruiters in Self Service. Candidates are presented with a list of client defined filters they can select to create their own work preference. This work preference will then automatically search the list of open postings and will display back to the Candidate a list of postings that match their preferences. The Candidate can change their work preferences at any given time.

Candidate Work Preferences#

Candidates are given the ability to define work preferences so that they may be able to narrow the list of postings to ones which match their defined work preferences. There are two screens for Candidate Self Service.

WCRWP where new external candidates set up their work preferences. This is called in the New Candidate procedure
WCRWPO where internal/external Candidates can reset work preferences and where they can see the list of matching postings

Any changes made to the work preference will update the postings list.

Only Postings that are OPEN or PARTIALLY FILLED and whose Closed Date is either null or greater than the As Of Date will be displayed to the Candidate.

If a Candidate drills down from a posting, the posting details will be shown.

A Candidate can apply to a posting by clicking on the Apply button. An application will be created to the selected posting. This button will only be available for open postings and if the Candidate is not already hired. A Candidate can apply multiple times to the same postings but only one application at a time will be active. If a Candidate does re-apply to the same posting the status for the previous application will become stale.

Any fields that are mandatory will display a red star beside the prompt. Mandatory fields are determined by the web administrator who defines the work preference options.

Depending on the options set up by the web administrator Candidates may be able to select multiple values for a preference ie: multiple cities

There is a Work Preference Status which reflects if all of the mandatory work preferences have been completed or not. If there are mandatory work preference options that have not been selected, the status will be Not Completed. If all of the mandatory preference options have been selected, the status will be Completed. These messages are handled via RCA_00029 and RCA_00030 and may be translated if needed.

WCRWPO now calls a header html file that includes step by step instructions for the Candidates on how to fill in the work preferences.

Recruiter Work Preferences#

Recruiters can use the Work Preferences feature to narrow a list of Candidates down to those whose work preferences match a particular posting.

The form that Recruiters would use to search the list of Candidates is called WRRSC.

Recruiters can drill down from a Candidate to see the Candidate details information.

Required Set Up#

There are certain screens that must be completed in order for Work Preferences to be functional and available to end users. This set up is done in Professional starting off in IRWPO to define the Work Preference Options, IMLOV which will define the list of values by table and lastly in IMFD where the Work Preference Columns are added to WCRWP, WCRWPO and IRCWP.

Step 1 – Define Work Preference Options#

The System Manager will need to review what options should be made available to the Candidates. This is done in the form IRWPO. Here they can determine which options should be made a requirement for the Candidate to fill in and which options can allow multiple values. For example, allow location to have multiple values so Candidates can select a few different cities they wish to see postings for.

Options set up in IRWPO will dynamically create columns to be used in set up of the WCRWP and WCRWPO form in IMFD. This will be further explained in step 3.

Step 2 – Define List of Values by Table#

The second step to setting up Work Preferences is to define LOV’s for the work preference options which will be used in WCRWP and WCRWPO by the Candidates. This is done in IMLOV.

It is suggested that the LOV’s be prefixed with WP_ so that they are easily recognizable.

The Usage must be User Defined so that the LOVs are not removed when future releases are loaded.

The user must add the appropriate column to the LOV. This will be the list of values the Candidate will choose from for their preferences. The Usage for the column must also be User Defined.

LOV’s should be created for a base column or any foreign key that is available for that particular table. Items that are lexicons do not need an LOV to be created, for example Group Type. If you are unsure if the options you have selected in IRWPO are lexicons you can check in IMLN.

Users must also add the WORK PREFERENCE where clause to the LOV in order for the filters to be applied in WCRWPO. This where clause is provided with the system so there is no set up required for the where clause.

The WORK PREFERENCE where clause is only available to the following list of tables:

Step 3 – Add Work Preference Columns to WCRWPO for Defined Options#

In order for Candidates to be able to select the options defined in IRWPO, the System Manager must add these options to the WCRWPO form via IMFD.