The InDepth Screening application was developed for startup businesses aiming to provide
web-based resumes, or curriculum vitae (CV) checking services to customers considering employing
a candidate. The staff at InDepth Screening have been providing this service manually to their
customers for years. Their decision to try and develop a web-based system was taken after consultation
with Acid Yellow. Based on the scope, complexity and budget required to complete the project successfully
we felt that this was the best solution.
InDepth's consumer website
InDepth Screening is used by a variety of different users, each with their own distinct subsystem.
- Clients: Clients of InDepth Screening are employers who are considering hiring a candidate.
There are two different types of client users, Managers and Employees, each of which has different
accesses to the system.
- Candidates: Candidate users are job seekers who have provided their CV or resume to a client.
- Referees: Referee users are previous employers or previous providers of education to the candidate.
- Back office users: Back office users are the staff of InDepth Screening and administer the site. There are
three different types of back office users: Managers, Team Leaders and Employees, each of perform different functions
and have different accesses to the system.
InDepth Screening provides the vehicle by which the client can validate the candidate’s references. It uses email to
communicate between the different users and provide each with an online subsystem to collect their input. By automating
the process as far as is possible, the system minimizes the effort required from InDepth Screening staff and so maximizes
profit.
The process begins with a Client user registering to have a candidate’s references checked. The client uploads a copy
of the candidate’s CV or resume, provides the candidate’s name and email address and selects how many years of references to check.
A candidate subsystem page in the InDepth Screening application
The system then emails the candidate a userID and requires a log in and contact information for the references requested by the client.
Each referee is then emailed by the system, provided with a userID and asked to log in and validate their specific reference.
The client can log in at any time and check the progress being made on the request.
InDepth Screening staff need only get involved when a job is complete to verify that the references provided are valid.
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