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The New Hire Process within Hirebridge Recruiter has been enhanced to provide greater flexibility for users.

All candidates processed through the New Hire form are entered into a new Hired Candidates table.

New hire information for all candidates can be downloaded and forwarded directly from your Hirebridge system to any email recipient, including Users, Contacts and others.

TO HIRE A CANDIDATE

• Click on the HIRE action button on the Candidate Details page
• Next, enter the information in the new Candidate Hire form that you wish to collect
• Click the HIRE CANDIDATE button to save this data
• This will make an entry into the new Hire Candidate table
• A reference will be made in the candidates file as well, included in the notes & history log
• The candidate’s record file will reflect that the candidate has been hired, and their status will be automatically changed to Hired

TO VIEW THE HIRED CANDIDATES TABLE

• The Hired Candidate table is located within the Reports tab in the Candidate Reports section
• Click HIRED CANDIDATES to reach this page
• The Hired Candidates table will appear, showing the data collected when you pressed the HIRE action button
• Note:  Clicking on the Candidate’s name in the report will take you back to the new Hire Candidate form, so you can make changes and update the hiring record directly from the new table
• The Hired Candidate table can be filtered with our ActiveGrid feature in the same was as other reports and searches
• The desired results can then be downloaded like all other reports by using the EXPORT button
• The download will be in .CSV format and can be opened in most common spreadsheet programs like MS Excel

TO EMAIL THE NEW HIRE FILE

• Click the new Forward Hired Candidate File icon to the left of the new hire’s name
• This will open the Forward Hired Candidate Info page
• Select your desired recipients from the Users and Contacts list, or enter other email addresses into the To field, just as you have always done when forwarding a candidate resume
• Below, the message area shows you the data to be forwarded.  Here is another opportunity to make changes or updates.  Caution:  these updates or changes are NOT stored in the Hired Candidate Table
• Click the check box to include your email signature, if you wish
• Click the SEND EMAIL button to complete the process

The Complete Candidate Activity and History Log within Hirebridge Recruiter has been created to provide you with a single place to view all notes and activities for candidates attached to multiple job requisitions in your Hirebridge system. This complete log can be filtered by user, job and requisition number; it can even be printed and exported like any other report.

A new access level has been created, allowing Administrators to grant individual users permission to view this complete notes and activities log.

TO ADD PERMISSION TO VIEW THE COMPLETE CANDIDATE ACTIVITY AND HISTORY LOG

• In your Administration area, select User Account Maintenance from the control panel.
• Click on the EDIT icon to the left of the user you wish to grant access.
• In the System User Options area on the right, click the box for ALLOW USER TO VIEW COMPLETE CANDIDATE ACTIVITY & HISTORY LOG.
• Always remember to save your changes.

TO VIEW/PRINT/EXPORT THE COMPLETE CANDIDATE ACTIVITY AND HISTORY LOG

• The complete candidate activity and history log is located within the Candidate Details page as an new option in the accordion file you are using now, Show Candidates Activity & History Log.
• Click on the accordion file to open.
  Just below the accordion file link, click on the new option VIEW ENTIRE CANDIDATE ACTIVITY & HISTORY LOG ENTRIES.
• The complete activity and history log can be filtered with the ActiveGrid technology by:
• Who created the entry
• Job Title
• Job Requisition number
• You can print and export the complete activity and history log like any other report, with the buttons at the bottom of the page.

The Candidate Pipeline feature has been added to Hirebridge Recruiter to provide quicker access to your most valued candidates.

Candidates can be placed into your pipeline through the Pipeline action button.  Adding candidates to your pipeline allows you to filter and sort search results by this new designation.  A new Pipeline column has been added to the Jobs Overview page showing you the number of candidates in your pipeline for a particular job requisition.  You can go directly to your total candidates and your pipeline candidates by clicking on the number.

TO PIPELINE A CANDIDATE

• Click on the PIPELINE action button on the Candidate Details page
• The Pipeline icon ( Your browser may not support display of this image. )  will be added to this candidate’s record in the Indicators section of the Candidate Search page, and an entry will be made in the notes & history log.

TO FILTER/SORT PIPELINE CANDIDATES ONLY FROM THE CANDIDATE SEARCH PAGE

• On your Candidate Search page, click the checkbox for the new Pipeline indicator in the search filter area at the bottom of the page.
• The Candidate Search page will now display only those candidates that are in your pipeline.

TO VIEW PIPELINE CANDIDATES ONLY FROM THE JOBS OVERVIEW PAGE

• On your Jobs Overview page, the new Pipeline column has been added next to Total.
• The Pipeline column shows the total number of candidates in your pipeline for that job requisition.  You can click on this number to go directly to your pipeline candidates only.
• You can also click on the number in your Total column to go directly to your total number of candidates, just as you did before by clicking on title of the job req.