We hear this (or something like it) all the time, “My manager wants me to send status reports and I barely have time to eat lunch.” Back in our recruiting days, we loathed putting together status reports. It was time consuming. It drove us nuts and before Newton, getting applicant tracking software to generate a quick, useful report was nearly impossible. So we built a little feature in Newton to take care of those dreaded status updates. We automated them.
Newton will send a summary of all of the active candidates on any job to anyone you want. You can choose whether you want to send an Active Candidate Report daily or weekly and you can even select what time that you want the report delivered.
June is going to be a historic month around here. We’re on track to sign up our 100th customer and more surprising (to some), we’re launching an online employment application feature. The online application forms are part of a solution that we’ll give you more details about when we officially launch our newest product (essentially a new recruitment software product for a special vertical). How’s that for mysterious? In the meantime, organizations that want employment applications online – we’ve got’em.
What we can tell you is that the timing of our new features couldn’t be better. It’s undisputable. America’s entire labor pool is flocking to the internet for social interaction, play and, of course, to find jobs. But what about unskilled and manual labor jobs? Well, the majority of those positions are now online too and for good reason. Internet job boards have almost completely replaced traditional print advertisements and this trend will only continue, soon eliminating print job advertisements all together.
The “digital divide” in the US is shrinking at a remarkable rate. Thanks to the accessibility of broadband internet, $400 dollar personal computers, affordable hand-held computing devices and the widespread presence of computers in public spaces like libraries and state employment offices, more and more Americans are able to and prefer to conduct their job searches online. With more applicants online, companies that require manual, hourly, seasonal and unskilled labor must take steps to move recruitment processes online too -and fast. This starts with an online application process, the first mile to automating what has typically been an inefficient manual process.
We’ll leave it at that.
Here is a preview of Newton’s new online application form.
When we design features for Newton, we think first and foremost about what’s really going to help our users be more efficient. What can we do to automate those iterative tasks that cost people valuable time?
Phone screen requests, interview confirmations, request a writing sample, request references, give directions to the office, how many times have YOU written and sent the same email? Hundreds of times? Thousands? Well no more…
New to Newton is an email assistant that’s going to save you loads of time. Simply create a template for those repetitive emails, click the email button, choose your template, add people to the email and even copy people via drag and drop. Click Send and that’s it. Done.
This is just one of many features that we’ve designed to automate repetitive tasks, freeing up recruiters to do what recruiters do best – talk to other humans.
We’re testing the Newton Email Assistant and other great features now. They’ll be live is just a few short weeks.
Let’s face it, EEOC regulations (and there are plenty of them) are confusing. The Department of Labor and EEOC are slated to receive a record amount of funding in 2010 and this means more enforcement is imminent.Are you aware of your obligations in order to be an equal opportunity employer? How big of a company do you need to be to worry about this?What are the basics that you need to be aware of?
We’ll cover these basic questions and more with Jonathan T. Hyman, a labor and employment law expert.Jonathan is a Partner at Kohrman, Jackson & Krantz, an industry blogger and a frequent guest on various employment law related podcasts.
About Jonathan: Jon joined the firm in 2006. Jon has spent his career developing a diverse background in innumerable litigation matters. He primarily concentrates his practice in the representation of companies in employment disputes, including litigation with terminated employees and disputes over trade secrets and non-competition agreements. He supplements his employment practice with complex commercial matters, such as fiduciary and shareholder litigation. His representation extends beyond the courtroom, into various state and federal administrative agencies.
Complementing his litigation practice, Jon also advises individuals and companies on a wide-range of employment, human relations, and labor-relations issues. Jon serves an “outside in-house counsel” role for businesses that lack an in-house labor & employment attorney. In this role, Jon drafts policies and handbooks, audits HR practices and procedures, and advises companies on day-to-day HR issues such as employee discipline and terminations and workplace investigations. This role also frequently requires Jon’s service as an author and speaker on myriad employment-related issues.
About NED: NED is a series of interactive, web-based discussions sponsored by Newton Software, makers of Newton, popular, easy-to-use applicant tracking software. NED showcases recruiting industry influencers and innovators who share their tips, tools, techniques and knowledge with our diverse audience. Whether you’re a recruiter, HR professional, business leader or someone generally interested in talent acquisition, we provide valuable information relevant to the business of recruiting. Tune in live or catch up when it’s convenient.
A couple of weeks ago, I was asked to write a series of blog posts on choosing applicant tracking software. When Carol Schultz, the CEO of Vertical Elevation, approached me, I thought it would be pretty simple. After all, I live in applicant tracking software every day. As it turned out, it was harder than I thought.
I’m so used to promoting Newton that it was hard to separate real advice from shameless self-promotion. In the end, I decided to share some advice that I figured most vendors wouldn’t. So far the feedback has been really positive.
Let’s face it, EEOC regulations (and there are plenty of them) are confusing. The Department of Labor and EEOC are slated to receive a record amount of funding in 2010 and this means more enforcement is imminent.
About Jonathan: Jon joined the firm in 2006. Jon has spent his career developing a diverse background in innumerable litigation matters. He primarily concentrates his practice in the representation of companies in employment disputes, including litigation with terminated employees and disputes over trade secrets and non-competition agreements. He supplements his employment practice with complex commercial matters, such as fiduciary and shareholder litigation. His representation extends beyond the courtroom, into various state and federal administrative agencies.
A couple of weeks ago, I was asked to write a series of blog posts on choosing applicant tracking software. When