Candidate Gateway Overview
Candidate Gateway is the applicant self-service front-end to Oracle's PeopleSoft Recruiting Solutions platform. It provides a gateway for both internal and external candidates to search, apply for, and track job opportunities.
Classic and Fluid Interfaces
Candidate Gateway provides applicants with a guided application process. It offers two possible interfaces for your applicants. Classic Candidate Gateway uses traditional PeopleSoft pages and the process is represented by a horizontal bar that displays the steps in the application process. Fluid Candidate Gateway uses the PeopleSoft Fluid User Interface and the process is represented by a programmatic activity guide. The Fluid User Interface offers a modern look and ease of use for applicants on all devices, including mobile devices.
Note: This documentation includes separate topics for applicant-facing areas of Classic and Fluid Candidate Gateway.
Job Applications and the Recruiting Process
Candidate Gateway job search capabilities enable applicants to search by keyword and to filter jobs by criteria such as location, job family, department, and when the job was posted. Applicants can save searches, request notifications when jobs meet search criteria, bookmark jobs as favorites, and email job information to themselves or friends.
A guided application process helps applicants successfully complete and submit their applications. Built-in screening functionality enables you to prescreen applicants at the very beginning of the application process and to screen applicants immediately after an application is submitted.
When applicants apply online, the system creates applicant records in PeopleSoft Talent Acquisition Manager, where you manage the overall recruiting process. During the recruiting process, certain information that originates in Talent Acquisition Manager (for example, interview schedules and job offers) is made visible in Candidate Gateway. Candidate Gateway also displays notifications that Talent Acquisition Manger generates during the recruiting process.
Configuration
Much of the setup for Candidate Gateway occurs in PeopleSoft Talent Acquisition Manager. For example, you use Talent Acquisition Manager to set system-wide defaults and to define resume templates that control the layout and flow of the online application process.
Candidate Gateway Sites
Using Candidate Gateway, you can set up an unlimited number of applicant-facing career sites for your organization. For example, you can set up separate sites for different business units or for different countries, and you can use Talent Acquisition Manager to post job openings to the appropriate sites.