Thursday, August 30, 2007

RSS Feed for Applicants and Employers


An RSS Feed is syndicated online content that provides an individual with up to the minute content in a condensed format at a single location. For example, you may read several online newspapers in a day and/or follow job postings or applicants on the Kansas Education Employment Board. Rather than visit each of these websites separately, an RSS Reader would compile the news content, and KEEB information on a frequent basis and bring the content to you. An RSS Reader (either web-based or software) is an application that allows you to add a list of these feeds to it and stores the content in one convenient location. This location can either be on your computer as software or a website, or you can receive content on a mobile device, such as a cell phone. The KEEB RSS Feed is beneficial because it allows applicants to learn about jobs openings as they are posted without having to visit the KEEB website frequently. In addition, employers can stay up to date on the applicant pool by receiving an RSS notification as applicants are added to the website. For example, in the image above you can preview the applicant RSS feed for employers. Notice that an employer can view contact and licensure information for the applicant. If they click on the blue title of the applicant's resume they will be redirected to login to KEEB and view and/or print the applicant's entire resume. This list is updated as a new resumes are added to KEEB by any applicant. This feature will provide employers with the information necessary to be proactive in their hiring processes.

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