Applications & Onboarding

After Candidates build their Profiles and submit their Application(s), the information will be brought into Striven automatically. To view Candidate Information, you can utilize the Candidates List, which lists all names, phone numbers, email addresses, and more. This list will also allow you to enter follow-up dates, notes, and view each Candidate’s Profile and Application by clicking on the Candidate’s name. Below is an example of how the Candidates List appears. Use the following steps to view the Candidates List:

Employees → Recruiting → Candidates

1. Search Filters: Used throughout Striven to narrow down results in order to view only what is important to you. The Candidates List allows such search filters to be used to filter down to important information such as Candidates who are assigned to you, the Location you are stationed at, or even the Job Posting you are worried about at this time. Below are important search filters which can be used on the Candidates list in Striven:
   • Assigned To: Allows you to quickly see the Candidates that you are concerned over. Assignments for recruiting can be set at the Location level as well as the Job Posting level to set up for complex recruiting structures for both large and small companies.
   • Application Location: You may have a Job Posting that is available in multiple Locations, but for you, it only matters about the Location you are currently working in. In those scenarios, this filter can help to search for Candidates who have applied within the Locations you have selected.
   • Job Posting: While on the Candidates List, this filter can be used if you wish to narrow your search based on a Job Posting. This can also be multi-select in order to search for Candidates who have applied to one or more of the positions you have selected. The date the Job Posting was created will also display in the drop-down list next to the Job Posting name.
2. Add: Select to create a new Candidate. It is important to keep in mind that you will not be able to select a login email for the Candidate. It is recommended to only use the Add Candidate feature if you are only tracking information with no intention of having your Candidates sign in to the Career Portal. It is best to learn more about what can be done in the Striven Career Portal before adding Candidates to Striven.
3. Candidate Information: Visible from the list view. Information such as the name, email, phone number, and the advertising source is all available to view without having to click in to view more information.
4. Last Activity: Viewed from the list to know where the Candidate currently is in the recruiting process. By clicking on this link, you will be taken to a list of all steps the Candidate is currently completing.
5. Follow Up: Entering a follow-up date into the Candidates List is a fantastic way for recruiters to stay on top of their work. As long as the follow-up date is being entered with accurate dates, then sorting can be done based on these dates to get a working list for recruiters within your Company.
6. Last Contact: Allows a recruiter to add in a note regarding the last correspondence they had with their potential hire. Once a note has been entered, the last contact date will update accordingly within the Candidate List. The note will also include who entered the note, as well as the date and time it was added to the system.
7. Discussions: The great thing about Striven is you do not have to navigate very far to send a message to your intended recipient. Creating a Discussion right from the Candidates List allows you to quickly send your question or update without having to even leave the list view of your Candidates.

The Candidate Dashboard serves as a summary for the Profile and Application that the Candidate has submitted through the Career Portal. Here you can find sections that summarize Contact Info, Custom Field responses, experience, education, references, and more. Each section will allow you to view more detailed information on other tabs by clicking on the section name. There are also tools such as allowing recruiters to create an Employee, deny access to the Career Portal, and set referral source and the message icon to send messages to the Candidate. Below is a screenshot exhibiting the Candidate Dashboard and a detailed summary of important sections that can be used from within the Candidate’s Dashboard.

The Candidate Info lists the Contact Information and any Candidate Custom Fields that were responded to by the Candidate. There is an Actions menu here which will allow recruiters actions as detailed below. Recruiters can also view and upload attachments, message the Candidate, and more from this page. Below is a screenshot illustrating how the Candidate Info page appears.

1. Candidate Actions: There are a number of actions that can be taken from the Candidate’s Info page which are detailed below:
   • Set Referral Source: Can be set to either an Employee, another Candidate, or from a Customer’s Contact. This allows you to keep track of potential hires that are coming from close sources to your Company.
   • Create Employee: Right from the Candidate’s info page, you can turn them into an Employee when the time is right. While this will keep the Candidate Information with the Candidate, important information such as Contact details will carry over for convenience to the Employee. These two entities will also be linked together within Striven.
   • Deny/Grant Access to Portal: Use this option if you do not wish for a Candidate to have access to your Career Portal. This will make sure the Candidate can no longer sign in to apply for Job Postings you have stored within your Career Portal.
2. Attachments: Any attachments that have been uploaded by the Candidate as they filled out any Applications will be stored within this section. The Download icon will allow you to quickly download the attachment onto your local hard drive.
3. Linked To: If your Candidate has been related to another entity (Employee, Appointment, etc.), they will be listed within this section. This section allows you to quickly access the related entity as well.
4. Audit Log: Lists in detail changes that have taken place related to the Candidate. Important information such as the date and time a change was made, as well as who made the change, will be listed.
5. Discussion: Begin a Discussion thread or reply to a previously-created Discussion. Whereas messaging from an Application will store the message there, a Discussion here will be stored at the Candidate level.

The Application Queue is a very helpful tool that you can utilize to process Applications and communicate with Candidates all in one spot. You can also choose follow-up dates and enter notes to track progress as workflow continues. As steps are completed by either the Candidate or recruiter, the Job Steps will progress based on the Job Posting the Candidate is applying for until all steps are completed accordingly. Once all steps are completed, recruiters can close the Application and choose the result of the Application (hired, not hired, etc.) Below is a screenshot of how the Application Queue appears and correlating descriptions as to what can be accomplished here. To view the Application Queue, use the following steps below:

Employees → Recruiting → Process Applications

1. Actions: Contains a variety of actions for recruiters to use, including Create Appointment, View Application, Close Application, and more.
2. Job Step Type: Indicates what type of Job Step the Candidate is on. Job Step Types include the following:
   • Manual: Recruiters are responsible for these step types.
   • Email: Recruiters are responsible for sending an email to Candidates.
   • Feedback: Candidates are responsible for completing feedback.
   • Documents: Candidates are responsible for uploading documents.
   • Complete: Recruiters are responsible for closing Applications.
3. Name and Job: Lists the names of the Candidate and job position.
4. Step Actions: Allows recruiters to complete actions based on the Job Step. Available actions include the following:
   • Message: Recruiters can message Candidates easily.
   • Map: Displays the Candidate’s Location. This will search Google Maps for the Location of the Candidate on file.
   • Send: Recruiters can send an email to the Candidate. Once a step has been sent to a Candidate, it cannot be undone.
   • View: Recruiters can view uploaded documents. If attachments have been added, then a number will appear to indicate the number of attachments.
   • Skip: Recruiters can skip the current step. This action cannot be undone.
   • Complete: Recruiters can complete the current step. This action cannot be undone.
5. Activity: Lists the current and last Job Step the Candidate is on. Clicking on the hyperlink will bring you to a list of all steps the Candidate is currently completing for the selected Job Posting.
6. Follow-Up: Entering a follow-up date into the Candidates List is a fantastic way for recruiters to stay on top of their work. As long as the follow-up date is being entered with accurate dates, then sorting can be done based on these dates to get a working list for recruiters within your Company.
7. Contact: Allows a recruiter to add in a note regarding the last correspondence they had with their potential hire. Once a note has been entered, the last contact date will update accordingly within the Candidate List. The note will also include who entered the note, as well as the date and time it was added to the system.
8. Processing Options: Enables a recruiter to process steps in an Application either individually by checking the box related to the particular Candidate, or in bulk by checking multiple boxes to include multiple Candidates. There is even a checkbox at the top of the list to select all Candidates to apply the processing action to at one time. These processing options include:
   • Send Selected: Sends the next available step to the selected Candidate(s).
   • Skip Selected: Skips the next step in the Application Process for the selected Candidate(s).
   • Complete Selected: Completes the Application Process for the selected Candidate(s).

The Recruiting Dashboard is a way for recruiters to manage Applications and Candidates. This Dashboard is separated into two columns, including Open Applications and To Dos. Open Applications list how many Candidates have applied to individual Job Postings that are still open and To Dos list how many Candidates are on individual steps of the Application process. By clicking on the Application name or the Job Step, recruiters will be able to view only the Candidates who have applied to those entities. These options will prefilter the Application Queue for a quicker search experience. Below is a screenshot portraying how the Recruiting Dashboard appears. To view the Recruiting Dashboard use the following steps:

Employees → Recruiting → Dashboard

A helpful report recruiters can run is the Application Trending Report. This report shows all of the advertising sources that your Company is utilizing to attract Candidates and how many Applications come from each source. With this report, recruiters can better determine what advertising sources are working and which ones are not. Below is a screenshot of the Application Trending Report and how it appears in Striven. To view the Application Trending Report use the following steps below:

Employees → Recruiting → Trends

So with this guide, we’ve discovered how to manage Candidates, manage Applications, close Applications, and more to enable your onboarding process to suit your Company’s needs. We’ve also discovered ways to report on advertising sources and manage onboarding forms to ensure the best user experience when managing Customers in Striven.