Masking Values for Date of Birth, Social Security Number and Candidate UDFs

The Date of Birth, Social Security Number, and candidate user-defined fields can be configured such that if candidates enter a value in the field and save the page, the value is no longer displayed in the field and asterisks are displayed in place of the value on the Summary page.

If candidates edit their candidate profile or the job-specific application after saving a page containing fields configured for masking, they have to reenter the information in these fields because the existing values will have been cleared. If candidates neglect to reenter the information, a warning message lists the cleared fields and invites the candidates to reenter values.

Similarly, if candidates fill out other job-specific applications on the same career section and the corresponding application workflows contain fields configured for masking, the candidates have to reenter the values if they want to include them in the job submission. If candidates neglect to reenter the information, a warning message lists the empty fields and invites the candidates to reenter values.

Candidate user-defined fields that can be configured for masking can be of Text, Multilingual Text, Selection, Date, Number or Boolean type. The values that candidates enter will be masked in the following blocks of application flows that include them: Candidate Personal Information, Referrer Personal Information, Personal Information-Agency, Education, Work Experience, Basic Profile Information.

Note: Because candidates are obliged to reenter information in fields configured for masking each time they edit their general profile or apply for jobs, configuring fields in this manner can have a negative impact on the candidate experience. The inclusion of such fields in "primary" flows is therefore not recommended. Date of Birth, Social Security Number and candidate user-defined fields configured for masking (if included at all) are more suitable for "secondary" flows such as Invitation to Self-Identify and Request More Info.