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Since our last upgrade notice on 7/7, AppliTrack has seen a couple of large, exciting updates- a completely revamped applicant experience, and the powerful new eForms functionality. We have also made a number of smaller improvements which we’d like to share with you.
On the administrative side, we have made improvements to our recently introduced Download Applicant Data tool. It will now be possible for districts to set up custom data sets to be downloaded- if there is a set of fields you need to export every time, these fields can now be pre-selected. Any data on an applicant can be used in these exports, including applicant’s answers on custom pages, and notes left by administrators.
The NotePad has seen another significant improvement - it is now possible to print the NotePad for an applicant. You’ll now see a “Print NotePad” link in the lower, right-hand corner.
We’ve also made a few improvements on the Users tab. We’ve introduced new permissions- CanForwardApplications, which controls users’ ability to forward applications to other users, and CanMarkWithNotes, which determines a user’s ability to leave notes for an applicant. By default, both of these permission are set to true for standard users- but by removing these permissions, you can prevent your users from accessing this functionality within the system.
Additionally, it is now possible to sort your list of users by their login count- and behind the scenes, we’re tracking a lot more information on user logins. While this change isn’t visible to our users, it will assist with our security and support efforts.
For consortium users, there have been a few updates to the Job Posting Only accounts. These are special accounts within consortia that allow for the posting of jobs, but do not allow for collecting and viewing applications. These accounts have been quite successful in expanding and promoting the consortia, as well as allowing them to offer a more robust service. We hope that this most recent round of updates will make the Job Posting Only accounts easier to use and more functional still.
The first two changes will be noticed by the Job Posting Only account users themselves. If a consortium chooses to allow it, Job Posting Only users will now be able to create accounts and begin posting vacancies entirely on their own. When Job Posting Only users log in, they will now see a Status Bar along the bottom of the screen. This status bar will communicate consortium information to the user, and provide the user with a link to explore becoming a full consortium member. On the back end, these Job Posting Only events are being logged and retained in our databases. This will provide a valuable resource for the growth and support of the different consortia.
On the applicant side, there is an update that deserves mention. After receiving feedback on the applicant side revamp, we have made a few adjustments to the confirmation page. Now applicants will see a large submission status notification at the top of the page, and the Finish and Submit button at the bottom has been grayed out.
Lastly, on the subject of partner integrations- you’ve probably seen updates on this subject in the last couple of months, but AppliTrack now offers integrations with the AESOP sub placement system, the Haberman assessment tool, and Education Week’s TopSchoolJobs recruitment site. We here at General ASP continue to develop new partnerships to make using AppliTrack as easy- and even enjoyable- as possible!
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