FAQALL➜
Can the system automatically generate documents such as CV’s?
Yes. Templates are used to automatically generate documents from the data stored in Placement Partner. A typical example of this is to automatically generate standardised CV’s which can be sent directly to your clients.
Can we store files in the Placement Partner database?
Yes. Placement Partner was designed to store candidate CV files and many other files with each candidate’s and client’s record.
Can anyone on the internet access our database?
No. Placement Partner is password-protected and is hosted on an encrypted secure connection which makes unauthorised access virtually impossible. An unfortunate reality today is that a server, located in your office building, is far more likely to be stolen than someone gaining unauthorised access to your data via a secure connection.Our servers, with your data on, are located in a high-security data center and we keep the location of our servers strictly confidential.
How does the pricing structure work?
Placement Partner is charged on a monthly subscription basis, based on the number of users.
New functionality in the Post Box!
Our technical team has just developed a handy new feature in the Post Box, which allows you to see the job title of the vacancy a candidate has applied for, by clicking on the vacancy reference number. So, no more going back and forth between your vacancy list and your Post Box to see what the reference number in your Post Box stands for, you can instantly see the relevant job title.
Another new feature is that you can now see where a candidate in the Post Box is duplicated. When you hold your mouse over the word Duplicate, you can see how many times the candidate is duplicated and where those duplicates are.
We trust you will enjoy these new features!
The Placement Partner Team
Server Maintenance Successfully Completed
The maintenance which was conducted over this past weekend on the Placement Partner servers has been completed. There were a few wrinkles that were ironed out during the course of this week, but the end result was successful.
We thank you for your patience and trust you will enjoy the benefits – a more powerful Placement Partner system.
As always, please contact us should you experience any problems with the system (support@parallel.co.za).
The Placement Partner Team
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Scheduled Maintenance on Placement Partner
Annual scheduled maintenance will take place on the Placement Partner servers this weekend. This is routine maintenance which contributes to the continuous and effective functioning of the system.
The Placement Partner website will be offline from 18:00 on Friday 24th June to 06:00 on Monday 27th June.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
The Placement Partner Team
The Comparison List
As a recruiter, you are often faced with a pile of CV’s containing varied qualifications and levels of experience, all in application for the same vacancy. So how do you compare the CV’s, quickly and accurately in order to put the best candidates forward for the position, without wading through piles of information?
One of our favourite features on the Placement Partner system is the Comparison List. When you search your quality database, you can click on the comparison list button, (which appears at the top of your search result), and all the candidates listed in the search result, will be exported into an excel spreadsheet, where you will be able to compare them. The comparison list contains details of the candidates’ employment status, availability, salary, location, skills, education level, academic qualifications and employment history. This makes is easy for you to quickly and accurately compare candidates!
The advantages of the comparison list don’t end there; the list does not contain any contact details, so you can even send this list to your clients for them to get an overview of the candidates available. They can then choose from this list and you can forward the full CV’s to them.
It’s also a great tool for consultant’s running a Temp desk. Bulk orders are much easier to fill when you can view the prospective candidates in a manageable list.
So where is this comparison list? Click on the Excel button directly above your candidate search results, all the candidate information from your search results will be exported into the spreadsheet.
Need some help with this? support@parallel.co.za
Placement Partner: Proud Sponsor of APSO Conference 2011
A highlight on the Placement Partner Team’s calendar is the annual APSO conference. We are once again very proud to be sponsors of this year’s conference.
The conference theme for this year is “Change” and deals with the many changes facing the recruitment industry. APSO has developed a conference programme that provides information and guidance on these major changes with top local speakers, including industry specialists and a speaker from the UK.
The Conference dates are as follows:
3 & 4 June 2011 Western Cape Conference
7 June 2011 Durban Conference
9 & 10 June 2011 Gauteng Conference
If you are attending an APSO conference next month, we would love to see you, please stop by at our stand and say hello.
For more information on the APSO conference and their sponsors, please visit their website www.apso.co.za
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