What is meant by Career Portal?
The term "career portal" refers to a digital platform used by companies to recruit new employees. A career portal acts as a central point of contact where potential candidates can access information about open positions, the company, and the application process. It supports both the management of internal recruitment processes and communication with applicants.
Typical software functions in the area of "career portal":
- Job Posting Management: Creation, publication, and management of job postings.
- Applicant Tracking System (ATS): Tracking of applications and applicant status.
- Career Page Design: Customization options for the company’s career page, including branding.
- Application Forms: Provision of standardized or customized online forms for applications.
- Automated Communication: Automation of emails, such as application confirmations or rejections.
- Resume Parsing: Automatic analysis and extraction of data from uploaded resumes.
- Integration with Job Boards: Automatic posting of job advertisements on external platforms.
- Talent Pool Management: Development and maintenance of a database of potential candidates.
- Reporting and Analytics: Generation of reports and analytics, e.g., on applicant sources or recruitment success.
- Mobile Application: Optimization for use on mobile devices.
Examples of "career portal":
- In-house career pages of companies (e.g., career.examplecompany.com).
- Platforms like SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting, Workday Recruiting, or Oracle Taleo.
- Job boards with integrated application management systems (e.g., StepStone, Indeed).