Job Board Applications
The Job Board Applications (seven20__Job_Board_Application__c) object is used to represent an application that has been submitted via an external job board. This object acts as an easy mechanism for collecting and reviewing potentially low quality applications from external sources in a quick manner, before converting them into standard applications. This allows for a more streamlined recruitment process, allowing a recruiter the full benefits of external job boards, but without the hassle of clogging up the ATS with low quality applications.
Job Board Application object
The Job Board Application object has the following fields:
| Field Label | API Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Job Board Id | seven20__Job_Board_Id__c | Text(255) | Yes | An external, unique, ID of the application on the job board |
| Candidate | seven20__Candidate__c | Lookup (Contact) | Yes | The candidate that the application is for |
| Job | seven20__Job__c | Lookup (seven20__Job__c) | Yes | The job that the application is for |
| Account | seven20__Account__c | Lookup (Account) | No | The account that the application is for. This should match the Job's account. While not required, it is recommended to populate this field |
| Source | seven20__Source__c | Picklist | No | The source of the application, such as the job board name |
| Score | seven20__Score__c | Number(18, 0) | No | A user chosen score for the candidate, indicating their quality. Higher numbers are higher quality candidates |
| Application | seven20__Application__c | Lookup (seven__Application__c) | No | The application that the job board application was converted to. This field is automatically populated when the job board application is converted to an application through the Job Board Application Rater |
While there is no restriction around building custom processes for converting job board applications into applications, we recommend always populating the Application field during conversion. This allows for easy reporting on the number of job board applications that have been converted into applications.
Custom Job Boards
Any external job board should integrate into Seven20 through the Job Board Application object. This allows for a consistent process for reviewing and converting job board applications into applications. The process for integrating a job board into Seven20 is as follows:
- If required, create a new Contact with the candidate record type
- Create a new Job Board Application record, populating the following fields:
- Job
- Account
- Candidate
- Source
- Job Board Id (If known)
- If a CV is present, attach it to both the Job Board Application and the contact record
When creating new contacts, don't forget to flag the CV for indexing
Following the above steps ensures that any custom job boards are integrated into Seven20 in a consistent manner, allowing for them to be handled through the same process (see Job Board Application Rater) as any other job board and allowing for easy reporting and analysis of the effectiveness of the job board.