Candidate Portal Quick Start

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This document is intended for MaxHire Administrators The person at your company in charge of your MaxHire setup, implementation and day-to-day administration. only.  

 

The Candidate Portal Quick Start guide provides information for MaxHire Administrators The person at your company in charge of your MaxHire setup, implementation and day-to-day administration. on getting started with the candidate portal.

 

EXAMPLE: For a working example of the candidate portal, please visit http://www.maxhire.net/abc. Review this sample before continuing to see how the candidate portal links to your existing web site. If you would prefer to display the candidate portal within a frame in your existing web site rather than in a new window, please visit http://www.maxhire.net/abc/iFrame.html for an example of this option.

 

 

1. Verify Division Configuration

Before configuring your candidate portal, check that your division information is correctly configured.

 

To verify your division configuration:

 

 

 

 

2. Configure Portal Options

You can customize the options for your candidate portal or keep the default portal options.

 

To configure portal options:

 

    1. Open the candidate portal administration screen by clicking Administrator > Candidate Portals.

    2. Select each of the property pages on the left to configure the options you want to change them from the default options. In most cases, the default options are fine.

    3. Use the preview button to preview the features and branding on the portal and make changes as needed.

 

3. Verify Existing Jobs (For Candidate Portal Upgrades)

If you have already published jobs to the old candidate portal in MaxHire, the jobs you selected will automatically be published to the new portal.

 

To verify existing jobs:

 

    1. Do an advanced job search and list all the jobs published to any candidate portal by clicking Search >Jobs > Advanced Find.

 

    1. Note the jobs selected for posting. They should be the same jobs as the active jobs on the old MaxHire portal site.

    2. Open the new candidate portal and verify that the jobs exist. Proof the jobs for formatting and accuracy. (You can open the new candidate portal by clicking Administrator > Candidate Portals)

 

4. Publish New Jobs

To publish new jobs to the portal:

 

    1. Open the job order and click the Advertise and Source tab.

    2. Select the candidate portal using the select arrows.

 

    1. After publishing the job, you can right-click the portal in the Published To list and preview the job in the portal to ensure it looks good.