Latest Updates
July 9, 2024
CareerBeacon’s New Candidate Manager: Hiring Made Easy
You've dreamt about it, and we've built it. Ryan here from CareerBeacon with all of the details about our groundbreaking new feature: the Candidate Manager. This innovative tool is designed to streamline your hiring process, making it more efficient and effective.
After this release is in the wild, when you receive applications for the jobs you've posted on CareerBeacon and click to view them, you'll be brought to a new way to manage your candidates.
Candidate Manager provides context faster.
With a quick glance, you'll know who's new in your pipeline, what pipeline stage your previous candidates are in, if you've left notes for any candidate profiles, and if they've passed your deal-breaker screening questions.
Bulk actions speed up your workflow.
Use the bulk action download to do that right here. Do you want to change a candidate's status quickly? Well, you can do that right here. Want a more detailed view of an applicant? Well, click on a candidate's details. In the candidate detail view, you'll have access to everything you need to make a decision about a candidate.
Brand new: AI-Summaries
We're introducing two brand-new features to help you get the context you need. First, if you've activated the AI Summary feature in your settings, every new applicant will have an AI-generated summary of their resume attached as a note in their profile. These summaries can help you get a super high-level understanding of a candidate's work history, skills, experience, and/or education.
Dealbreakers and smoother workflows.
Deal-breakers are screening questions that candidates answer when applying that help you identify if they meet your must haves or minimum requirements to be considered for the job. When you create a job in CareerBeacon and add screening questions, you'll have the option to mark up to three of them as deal breakers.
By marking a screening question as a deal breaker, you'll be able to see how candidates answer these questions in your candidate manager as well as in the candidate detail view. So, going back to the candidate detail view, there are a few things that you can do here candidate by candidate.
First, you'll be able to view and download their resume and cover letter and view their screening questions, including deal breakers. Second, you'll be able to view and change their status. Third, you'll be able to view and leave notes about the candidate.
Candidate Manager vs. Applicant Tracking System:
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Questions and answers.
Question: What’s the difference between the Candidate Manager and the CareerBeacon ATS? Which version should I use?
Answer: It depends on your business needs.
The Candidate Manager is designed for smaller businesses with basic needs and is ideal for occasional use by a single user.
On the other hand, the CareerBeacon ATS offers a more robust set of features tailored for businesses that hire regularly, involve multiple team members, and require customized hiring processes, such as unique pipelines and format approaches in their process.
It's also worth noting that you can only post on CareerBeacon with the Candidate Manager, while the CareerBeacon ATS provides multiple options to distribute the job posting on your behalf.
Question: If we are a current CareerBeacon ATS user, how will these changes impact our account?
Answer: If you are a current user of the CareerBeacon ATS, these changes will not impact your account as they are separate platforms. Should you have any additional questions or concerns, please contact your account representative or our support team.
Share your thoughts!
We are so excited for you to try it for yourself. As always, if you have any questions, comments, or feedback, send our team an email or log into your CareerBeacon account and send us a note using that little chat bubble at the bottom right-hand side. Until next time, happy hiring!
The CareerBeacon Team
April 3, 2024
A Fresh Look at Your CareerBeacon Dashboard
We've made some tweaks to your CareerBeacon Employer Dashboard so that you get to see the metrics that matter the most!
With insights from our always-engaging Head of Product, Ryan Porter, we're here to walk you through the exciting features and benefits this update brings to your recruitment strategy. Let’s dive in!
Watch the full video update:
Where Magic Meets Management
Remember how meticulously you organize your Magic The Gathering card collection? That's how we want you to feel about managing your job postings. The new dashboard is crafted to ensure your jobs are as organized and accessible, letting you monitor their performance with ease.
All Your Jobs, One View
Gone are the days of toggling between pages to manage your listings. With our update, you land directly on the Jobs View upon login, where every job, regardless of its status, is at your fingertips through intuitive tabs. It’s all about making your workflow as seamless as possible.
Analytics at Your Fingertips
For jobs older than 48 hours, you'll now have direct access to vital analytics. See how your postings perform in terms of impressions, views, apply starters, and applications completed. This data empowers you to make informed decisions and tweaks to attract the right candidates.
Note: If you’re managing applications externally, remember that application data won’t be collected.
Boost Your Job Visibility
Promote your posting with ease! Want to give your job posting a visibility boost? It's now as simple as clicking a button directly from your job listing. Choose from our range of add-ons to ensure your vacancy gets the attention it deserves, right when you need it.
Archive for the Memories
We all have those items we can’t part with! Similarly, our new archive feature lets you keep older job postings out of the way but stored safely for when you need them again. It’s the perfect balance between keeping your dashboard tidy and retaining valuable data.
Ready to Explore?
We're excited for you to experience the enhanced efficiency and organization of our overhauled jobs view. We’re committed to making your hiring process as smooth and effective as possible.
Have questions or feedback? We're all ears! Drop us an email or click the chat icon on your dashboard.
Until next time, happy hiring!
The CareerBeacon Team
February 22, 2024
A New Job Posting Flow + Pricing Update
What does this mean for you? Let’s dive in!
The new release empowers you with even more tools and features to streamline your hiring process and connect you with amazing talent.
Read on or watch the video from Ryan, our Head of Product who’ll walk you through the product changes.
CareerBeacon’s first pricing update in over 20 years
You asked, and we listened - simplified pricing is here! To serve you better, we’ve made some big improvements to our job posting options and even made it more cost-effective for you.
So what changed?
Simplified Job Posting Options: now offered as a single type, the Standard Posting.
What does this mean? You now get all of the perks of a Spotlight posting, now offered for $349 (saving you $75!). The Standard Posting offers better performance than the Basic posting and it’s more cost-effective!
Visibility Add-Ons: Get more visibility for your jobs by adding the Featured add-on for $149. Your job will appear at the top of the search results with engaging AI summaries, making it easier for jobseekers to see the details of your postings at a glance.
Streamlined Locations: You can now add up to 3 locations to your posting at no extra charge; - whereas previously it cost $100 for each additional location. You can even include a Province as the location of your role.
Added Flexibility for Evolving Job Types: We’ve added more job and location types for you to pick from. Making it easier to accommodate for the growing variety of job types that are now available.
A Note on Credit Bundles.
If you had existing pre-purchased Basic credits, we automatically upgraded you to the new Standard job posting type. Check your credit status by logging into your account.
For questions, please contact [email protected] or use the live chat feature after logging in.
A Newly Redesigned Job Posting Flow
We've completely redesigned our job posting process, making it simpler and more efficient with just three easy steps to advertise your next vacancy.
Now, you can craft your job listing effortlessly, either by generating descriptions with AI assistance based on your job title or by importing text from an existing job description.
Our update includes a broader range of job categories, no restrictions on location, enhanced category options, and the option to highlight job benefits—making your postings more attractive and detailed.
To streamline your initial screening, we've introduced the option to include screening questions directly as part of your application process.
Finally, to make sure your job postings get the attention they deserve on social media, we've upgraded our social sharing feature for maximum visibility post-publication.
Free Student & Recent Grad Job Postings.
Considering hiring emerging talent? If you're looking to hire a student or recent graduate through a summer or student job, internship or co-op program, you can now post those opportunities for FREE on CareerBeacon.
To post, just select “Student” as your job level and you can advertise that job opportunity at no cost.
We’d Love to Hear From You!
We hope you’ll enjoy these additions and would love to hear any feedback or questions you may have. Send us a note to [email protected]
We’re not done! Expect more updates on the way as we’re committed to continuously enhancing your experience. Thank you for choosing us for your hiring needs!
Happy Hiring,
The CareerBeacon Team