Advice / idea on using EspoCRM to manage job applicants

[olamborelle]

Hi,
Trying to assess how good ESpoCRM could be used to manage job applicants,
in addition to managing some business developments.

Option 1:
- create team(s) and role(s) associated to HR/recruitment
- job applicants are contacts like any other, but belonging in those team(s)
- maybe a new entity "job offer" is needed to link candidates to one job offer?

Option 2:
- create a new entity: applicants?
- adjust the rights/visibility for HR/recruitment teams and role with respect to that entity?
- maybe a new entity "job offer" is needed to link candidates to one job offer?

Would a "type" field be useful for Contacts? applicant / bisdevcontact / ...

Any thought welcome,

Thanks,

[olamborelle]

I have started some test with
- new entity: Candidate, type Person
- new entity: Vacancy, type Base+

Building links between them, etc.

[tanya]

Good solution!

[olamborelle]

Thanks,

In fact, I ended up adding a custom entity called Application, that is the link between Candidates and Vacancy. The reason is that what is processed is the application to a particular vacancy (with letter, etc and its own evaluation) more than candidate, in a way.