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You can further enhance the skills by defining how each category of skill should be measured.
By default, skills will be measured in years, but this is not appropriate for many skills.
For example, you may wish to measure language by fluency (on a scale from poor to native), but measure computer skills by excellence (on a scale from '''basic working knowledge''' to '''Expert''').
In this example you will create an '''excellence''' scale, and associate it with the '''Accounting/Finance''' category.
1. Click the '''Measures''' tab.
[[Image:Apl48.png]]
The '''Measures''' window is displayed.
Currently, only the built-in measure Year(s) is displayed.
=Characteristics of Skill Measures=
* Each measure has a name and a set of measure options. In this case, the measure name will be “excellence”, and the options will be set to working knowledge, fully competent, excellent knowledge and expert.
* Each measure will be associated with a number value used to rank the skill when searching and matching applicant by skill. These values are entered as: “1=Working knowledge; 2=Fully competent”, etc.
* Each value is delimited by a semi-colon, and the order of each option will control the displayed order.
=Skill Measures and SmartSearch=
The numeric values you associate with the options will be used in a '''SmartSearch''' feature, to create a numeric score for the applicant against the positions.
1. Create the '''skill measure''' as shown below.
[[Image:Apl50.png]]
2. Click the '''Save''' button.
The new measure is added.
[[Image:Apl51.png]]
=Connecting a Measure to a Category=
The final step is to connect this new measure to the appropriate categories.
1. Click the '''Skills''' tab.
2. Select the''' Accounting/Finance''' category.
[[Image:Apl52.png]]
3. Click the '''Edit Category''' tab.
[[Image:Apl53.png]]
The '''category details''' are displayed.
[[Image:Apl54.png]]
The '''Measurement''' is currently set to let you choose. This would allow the applicant to choose the measurement type that they wish to apply.
4. Select '''excellence'''.
[[Image:Apl55.png]]
5. Click the '''Save''' button.
The applicant will now only be able to select from the scale you have established for this category. You can now repeat this process for any other appropriate category.
As the “Let user choose” remains for the other categories the [[User|user]] will be able to choose from the excellence or the years(s) measure for the other categories.
If you are going to use the '''SmartSearch''' feature, you must not use the “Let user choose” as the system will not be able to match the [[User|user]] selected skill measure to the job skill measure.
=Adding a Question Category=
You will now add one final category. This category is designed as a question category and when you attach skills from this category to a job, the questions will be displayed to the applicant.
1. Click the '''New category''' button.
2. Add the following details:
[[Image:Apl56.png]]
3. Click the '''Save''' button.
The category is designated as a question category.
[[Image:Apl57.png]]
4. Add the following two skill questions.
[[Image:Apl58.png]]
These questions can be associated with any job, and will be displayed to the applicant when applying for that job.
[[Category:System Management]][[Category:Applications]][[Category:Applicant Tracking]]
By default, skills will be measured in years, but this is not appropriate for many skills.
For example, you may wish to measure language by fluency (on a scale from poor to native), but measure computer skills by excellence (on a scale from '''basic working knowledge''' to '''Expert''').
In this example you will create an '''excellence''' scale, and associate it with the '''Accounting/Finance''' category.
1. Click the '''Measures''' tab.
[[Image:Apl48.png]]
The '''Measures''' window is displayed.
Currently, only the built-in measure Year(s) is displayed.
=Characteristics of Skill Measures=
* Each measure has a name and a set of measure options. In this case, the measure name will be “excellence”, and the options will be set to working knowledge, fully competent, excellent knowledge and expert.
* Each measure will be associated with a number value used to rank the skill when searching and matching applicant by skill. These values are entered as: “1=Working knowledge; 2=Fully competent”, etc.
* Each value is delimited by a semi-colon, and the order of each option will control the displayed order.
=Skill Measures and SmartSearch=
The numeric values you associate with the options will be used in a '''SmartSearch''' feature, to create a numeric score for the applicant against the positions.
1. Create the '''skill measure''' as shown below.
[[Image:Apl50.png]]
2. Click the '''Save''' button.
The new measure is added.
[[Image:Apl51.png]]
=Connecting a Measure to a Category=
The final step is to connect this new measure to the appropriate categories.
1. Click the '''Skills''' tab.
2. Select the''' Accounting/Finance''' category.
[[Image:Apl52.png]]
3. Click the '''Edit Category''' tab.
[[Image:Apl53.png]]
The '''category details''' are displayed.
[[Image:Apl54.png]]
The '''Measurement''' is currently set to let you choose. This would allow the applicant to choose the measurement type that they wish to apply.
4. Select '''excellence'''.
[[Image:Apl55.png]]
5. Click the '''Save''' button.
The applicant will now only be able to select from the scale you have established for this category. You can now repeat this process for any other appropriate category.
As the “Let user choose” remains for the other categories the [[User|user]] will be able to choose from the excellence or the years(s) measure for the other categories.
If you are going to use the '''SmartSearch''' feature, you must not use the “Let user choose” as the system will not be able to match the [[User|user]] selected skill measure to the job skill measure.
=Adding a Question Category=
You will now add one final category. This category is designed as a question category and when you attach skills from this category to a job, the questions will be displayed to the applicant.
1. Click the '''New category''' button.
2. Add the following details:
[[Image:Apl56.png]]
3. Click the '''Save''' button.
The category is designated as a question category.
[[Image:Apl57.png]]
4. Add the following two skill questions.
[[Image:Apl58.png]]
These questions can be associated with any job, and will be displayed to the applicant when applying for that job.
[[Category:System Management]][[Category:Applications]][[Category:Applicant Tracking]]
