Candidate profile 2.0

Published Oct 12, 2024

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Context

Within an ATS system, a candidate profile becomes the digital representation of their professional identity. It encapsulates their career journey, skills, achievements, and qualifications in a structured format. As recruiters navigate through the ATS database, each candidate profile serves as a snapshot of potential talent, waiting to be discovered and evaluated.

Problem

The existing candidate profile is condensed into a single page within a modal, posing challenges in presenting the content in a user-friendly manner. Additionally, this profile serves as the launching pad for intricate processes like scheduling interviews, composing messages, and assessing the candidate. These tasks demand considerable user attention and concentration.

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Solution

Enhancing the information architecture involving segmenting topics into distinct tabs, affording them the necessary space and enabling users to concentrate on the current job-to-be-done. Furthermore, refining the hierarchy for the most relevant actions as well as improving the completion time of those.

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Details

The candidate header is kept minimal to let users focus on the actions and navigation as well as on the content below. We made sure that the header is responsive and works for small screens too.

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We introduced a new fixed sidebar that offers users both the most relevant context about the current application as well as internal communication options, ensuring accessibility regardless of their current tab selection.

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Through multiple rounds of user interviews and testing, we've discovered that proximity of comments to the candidate profile is highly significant for recruiters during screening.

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Besides commenting, moving candidates to the next hiring stage is one of the most used interactions within the candidate profile. We therefor

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In addition to implementing the tab group to enhance navigation within the candidate profile, we've introduced a sticky toolbar at the bottom of the viewport. This toolbar facilitates swift navigation between different profiles for the user.