Recruitment Information Management Systems (RIMS)
Functionality Checklist
Environment (Hosting)
__ ASP (hosted by vendor via Internet)
__ Browser-based (hosted by customer via Intranet)
__ Client/ServerRequisitions
__ Requisition request form
__ Electronic routing and approval
__ Activity Tracking (applicants/hires/expenses/etc.)
__ Intelligent agent to match applicants to requisitionsE-Sourcing
__ Job Posting
. __ Internal
. __ External (career sites)
__ Tracking
. __On-line application builder
. __ Pre-qualification / screening
. __ Testing
. __ Credential Verification service
__ Spiders / Agents (Web mining)
__ Vendor ManagementApplicant Data Capture
__ Scanning
. __ Internal scanning module
. __ Outsourced scanning service
__ Accept incoming resumes via Fax
__ Accept electronically-submitted resumes (.txt/.doc/.rtf)
__ Add applicant via Web-based application builder
__ Create applicant profile
. __ Automatically aligns key data to data fields in profile (which ones? how many?)
.__ Customer manually aligns data to data fields as desired
__ Duplicate identification
__ Applicant-accessible / self-updates
. __ Configure/edit resume
. __ Configure/edit profile
. __ Configure/edit personal search agentSearching
__ Match applicants to requisitions
__ Find requisitions for applicants
__ Ranking and sorting of results
__ Ad hoc searches (by any one or more fields of data)
__ Save standard searches
__ Search within search (refining or cloning)Communications
__ Auto response to applicants
__ Automatic (template) communications generation
__ Electronic routing (to managers)Workflow/Data Management (Tracking)
__ Calendaring / scheduling
__ Contact history
__ Process activity tracking
__ Notes / commentsReporting
__ Standard reports
__ Customizable reports
__ Effectiveness metrics
__ Data exportSystems Administration
__ Add/remove/assign user privileges
__ Configure security settings
__ Add/edit/delete lexicon (user-created tables)
__ Forms customization
__ Auto purge of requisitions/resumes by date