September 18, 2007
Purdue's new employment application system to go online Oct. 1
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University will begin using a new employment application system called Taleo on Oct. 1. At that time, Purdue's current employment system and the resume information it contains will be retired.To be considered for a position on or after Oct. 1, job seekers will need to have submitted resume information to the new Taleo system.
All resume information for the new employment system must be submitted through the Web. Beginning Sept. 24, Taleo can be accessed through the Employment Web site at https://www.purdue.edu/jobs.
To submit information on the Web site, job seekers will create a username and password, supply their e-mail address and complete an online profile. Profiles can be created by either attaching a formatted, electronic resume, which allows the system to fill in the profile automatically, or by manually entering the requested information.
Electronic resumes are not required, but applicants have several opportunities throughout the process to attach a PDF or Word document if desired.
To give people time to enter their resume information before Oct. 1, Purdue will open up Taleo on Sept. 24. The system will be available 24 hours a day.
Once job seekers update their resume information, they can begin to apply for new positions at 8 a.m. Oct. 1.
Though Purdue will soon have a new employment application system, the employment process remains the same. Resumes of applicants meeting the minimum position qualifications will be forwarded to hiring managers for review.
Job seekers will reap many benefits from the new employment system, said employment manager Shaun Sengsanith.
"Job seekers will have the ability to update their resume and contact information online at their convenience and in real time," Sengsanith said. "They will also benefit from increased electronic communication from Purdue related to their job search as well as from a new and improved job alert system."
The new job alerts, which will be sent by e-mail, will replace the daily list of newly posted jobs that Purdue now e-mails to people who have subscribed to the PUJOBS mailing list.Writer: Valerie O'Brien
Source: Nancy Rodibaugh, human resource services assistant director of communications, (765) 494-7413, nancyr@purdue.edu
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