Screening questions in JobCloud ONE are designed to streamline the recruitment process for recruiters. By enabling targeted applicant filtering, this functionality ensures that candidates meeting the role’s basic requirements are prioritised. This helps recruiters save time, focus on relevant applications, and make more efficient hiring decisions. Screening questions are integrated into the job ad creation process and supported on leading platforms such as jobup.ch and jobs.ch.
Benefits
- Efficient applicant filtering: Screening questions allow recruiters to filter out faster unqualified candidates, saving time and resources by excluding those who don’t meet basic job requirements.
- Enhanced focus on best-fit candidates: This feature enables recruiters to prioritise reviewing applications that best match the role. By reducing distractions caused by irrelevant applications, recruiters can dedicate their attention and efforts to the most qualified candidates from the start.
- Streamlined application review and decision-making: Answers to screening questions are displayed directly within the Applicant Tracking System (ATS). Recruiters can use this information to quickly determine if an application warrants further review. This improves decision-making and ensures a more straightforward, effective process for narrowing down the applicant pool.
Typical use case
Recruiters can leverage screening questions to enhance their application management process. These questions help pre-qualify candidates by filtering out those who do not meet essential criteria, ensuring that the remaining applications align better with the role’s requirements. The feature also provides visibility in the Applicant Tracking System (ATS), enabling recruiters to evaluate candidates with ease. While optional, it is a powerful tool to improve recruitment efficiency.
Instructions:
- Define screening questions: Decide on 1 to 5 screening questions to include in your job ad. Ensure each question is concise, as there is a maximum limit of 250 characters per question.
- Default answer option: the expected answer for these questions is "YES". This helps maintain consistency when assessing applications. Ensure that you do not ask questions that are discriminatory, illegal, or violate JobCloud's terms and conditions.
- Integrate during job ad creation: While creating your job ad, include screening questions at the appropriate step in the process. Remember, setting screening questions is optional, and their use depends on your hiring strategy.
- Candidate Interaction: Candidates will see these questions while applying for the job and must answer them before proceeding with their application.
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Review Candidate Responses in the ATS: Use the Application Tracking System to view and assess candidates' answers to screening questions alongside their applications. This can help decide whether to continue evaluating the application.