How does the applied platform work for employers?

The Applied platform allows candidates to showcase their talent, giving hiring teams real insights by testing for skills required for the job. Anonymised applications mean that you make judgements based on merit, revealing your top candidates based on their ability, not their background.

What does position in / at / for your company mean?

Although people work for a company, the job is not for the company, it is at the company. So, you could apply to be an accountant for Acme Widgets, apply to work in the accounting department at Acme Widgets or apply for the position of accountant at Acme Widgets. The third form is what I most often see.

Can a company give you a different job just because you applied?

The company isn’t going to give you a different job just because you applied. Plus, you are wasting your time, and the company’s time, applying for jobs that aren’t a good fit. It’s important to let your boss know that you have applied for another position before he or she finds out from someone else.

How does applied help in the hiring process?

Applied helps reshape your hiring process applying research over resumes, science over the status quo, insights over gut instincts, and skills over credentials. Access diversity recruitment reports and candidate performance data for informed decisions on how to optimize your hiring process.

Do you have to keep your job application?

There are many Federal Acts that require employers to retain employment applications and related documents, but not a single ruling that specifically addresses it. As an employer you must look at the federal laws from which you are covered as well as any contractual requirements you may have (i.e. union contracts).

How long should we keep resumes and applications?

With a lengthy lawsuit and litigation, this could be an extended amount of time. Generally speaking, good practice is to keep resumes and applications of non-hired individuals for two years following the date the hiring process is completed for a position (i.e., from the time the new employee starts working).

How long do you have to keep job application?

The EEOC requires employers to keep solicited job applications for at least one year – it is best to keep them at least 4 years, in order to exhaust all possible statutes of limitations for various employment law causes of action, and the application for the successful candidate for at least 7 years;

Do you have to keep your application and resume?

Another important item to note regarding applicant recordkeeping is that you are required to maintain not only employment applications for a position, but the entire hiring record. Hiring records could include such things as applications, resumes, screening tools and assessments, background checks, and reference checks.

Do you have to accept job applications if there are no openings?

Job Applications. No law requires employers to accept resumes or applications if there are no openings, but an employer should either keep all unsolicited applications, or throw them all away – “cherry-picking” can easily lead to disparate treatment claims with the EEOC or a state human rights agency.

What are the blank spaces on a job application?

The next two blank spaces, “E-Mail” and “Phone,” will both require your up-to-date contact information furnished to them. Next, produce your “Social Security Number (SSN)” on the next row using the three formatted blank spaces.