Changes to recruitment
03 Oct 2011
Online applications being launched later this month
Applying for jobs here at the University is about to get easier thanks to a new online recruitment system due to be launched.
From Monday 17 October, if you’re applying for a job, you’ll be able to fill in your application form online. You’ll also receive an email acknowledgement letting you know if you’ve been selected for interview or not.
There won’t be any obvious changes to jobs advertised on StaffNet and the University website, but it’s hoped that being able to fill in an application online will make life easier. And you don’t need to complete the application all in one go – you can save it and complete it later.
If you’re signed up for the current JobAlert system which lets you know about relevant vacancies on a weekly basis, you’ll find out more about how to set up a job alert on the new system in the next few weeks.
The online system, called JobTrain, will initially be managed by staff within Human Resources. They will be able to manage the information that applicants send in, and will forward applications to the person who is recruiting, so that they can look at them onscreen. Previously application forms were photocopied.
This is just the first phase of JobTrain and there are plans for staff who are directly involved in recruitment to be given access to the system following the initial implementation and for even more of the recruitment process, such as short-listing and following up references online, to be incorporated.
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