Talent Acquisition

• Applicant Flags:
  • Applicant flags were designed to mark an applicant based on the applicant’s answers to questions on the application and were not intended to be updated by recruiters. Applicant Flags stay with an applicant regardless of the position they apply for.
  • To ensure that this information remains accurate, we will be making this flag read only.
  • We will be moving “Strong Candidate” and “Check Eligibility” to Application Flags.

• Application Flags:
  • Application flags were meant for Recruiters to mark candidates during the applicant screening process. After review, we will be removing most of the application flags as they represent application statuses.

• Additional Flag – Virginia National Guard:
  • We have created an applicant flag specifically for the Virginia National Guard. Previously, if someone answered yes to this question, "For purposes of compliance with Section 2.2- 2903 of the Code of Virginia, are you a member of the National Guard who (i) is presently serving as a member of the Virginia National Guard and (ii) has satisfactorily completed required initial active-duty service?", the applicant was marked with the Veteran Flag. Now they will be marked with the new Virginia National Guard flag. We have updated the reports to ensure this new flag is captured.

June 2023

• State Role Title field has been added to Position Description and Job Card. Recruiters can manually enter the State Role Title on the Position Description and it will auto populate into the Job Card.

June 2023

• State Role Title field has been added to Position Description and Job Card.  Recruiters can manually enter the State Role Title on the Position Description and it will auto populate into the Job Card.

August 2023

• To help with EEO reporting and analysis, the following question on the Job Card is now required – “Is this a continuous recruitment?”

• We have added “No Show for Job Interview” to the reasons list. You can access this selection when an applicant does not show up for the interview and you select Interview Declined. From there, in the Interview Declined reason section, you would use the dropdown to select No Show for Job Interview. In addition, we have removed several reasons from this dropdown that did not apply.
• Added the following application statuses:
  • Interview Scheduling Unsuccessful
  • Second Interview Unsuccessful
  • Verbal Offer Unsuccessful
• Updated the following application statuses:
  • Updated Removal Request to Withdraw from Consideration
• Added dropdown list to Interview Decline application status so recruiters can select the reason the applicant gave when declining the interview.

• Hiring Managers now have the ability to bulk compile and send their applications.

Applicant Search feature:
This functionality empowers recruiters to search for any applicant who has applied to positions within their agency. You will be able to access the Applicant Search feature through the Hamburger Menu.