Your Hireology account includes a Basic Application Form that you can customize as needed. When you edit the Basic Application Form, you will be required to 'save as' which creates a new version of the form with a new title. This ensures that you always have a copy of the original Basic Application Form in your library.
In this article we will cover:
- What's Included in the Basic Application Form?
- Creating an Application Form in Advance
- Adding an Application Form to a Job
- Creating an Application Form While Posting a Job
- Related Topics
What's Included in the Basic Application Form?
Application forms can include a combination of required and optional information. The Basic Application Form includes the following fields:
Required
- First Name
- Last Name
- Phone Number
- Referred by
- Resume
Optional
- Address
Creating an Application Form in Advance
To create a new application form in advance, click 'Management' and then 'Hiring Steps' in the left navigation.
Select 'Applications' and then select the application you are looking to customize.
Click 'Edit'.
Click through the categories on the left to include additional required or optional information in the application form. You can choose fields from one or all of the categories.
Checking the box to the right of an item will add it to the application as 'optional' while clicking the asterisk will make it 'required'.
You can also add a custom question to your application. This field has a character limit of 245.
Note: the character limit for the applicants response in these fields is 255 characters.
When you have finished customizing the application form, click 'Save'.
If you are editing a default application, you will be required to save the edited application form with a new name which creates a new version of the form. Click 'Save' again to confirm.
Adding an Application Form to a Job
Now that you have created your custom application form, you can add it to a job when opening a new role or editing an existing open job. Either click on 'Open a Job' and follow the prompts or select the 'edit' icon on the role you want to edit the application for.
Navigate to the Hiring Steps on the third page and click the dropdown menu in step 1 to select the custom application form.
Click 'Save & Exit' to save your changes.
Note: Any applicants that applied to this position before the update will maintain the old application. Any new applicants that apply after the update will use the new application.
Creating an Application Form While Posting a Job
If you did not create a custom application form in advance, you can complete this step when opening a job. Begin by clicking '+Open a Job' and following the prompts.
On the third page, you will be able to review and edit the Hiring Steps for the job. Click the edit icon to the right of the Basic Application Form in step 1.
Next, click the 'Edit' button.
Click through the categories on the left to include additional required or optional information in the application form. You can choose fields from one or all of the categories.
Checking the box to the right of an item will add it to the application as 'optional' while clicking the asterisk will make it 'required'.
When you have finished customizing the application form, click 'Save'. You will be required to save the edited application form with a new name which creates a new version of the form. Click 'Save' again to confirm.
Related Topics
- Adding Custom Questions to an Application
- Updating a Hiring Process
- Editing the Prescreen Survey
- Adding a Checklist Hiring Step
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