Exploring Data Capture Forms and Candidate Profile Extensions
Objective
After completing this lesson, you will be able to explain Data Capture Forms and Candidate Profile Extensions.
Intro to Data Capture Forms
Data Capture Forms are added to Landing Pages to capture new leads (candidate information).
After the form has been submitted, the data is saved to a Candidate Profile. If the candidate later applies for a job, their basic information will already exist.
Candidates who complete the form receive a welcome email with a link to set their password.
Candidates who complete Data Capture Forms can be added to Talent Pools to communicate with them.
The behavior is different for candidates who already have a Candidate Profile and then complete a Data Capture Form. This use case is discussed later in this section.
Fields on Data Capture Forms
Many standard fields on the Candidate Profile can be added to Data Capture Forms, including:
First Name
Last Name
Primary Email
Primary Phone (Mobile phone)
Alternate Phone (Home phone)
Country
If any of the fields listed in this table are desired on the form, ensure that the field is first added to the Candidate Profile via Manage Templates, using the data type shown. Then run the OData API Metadata Refresh, as directed earlier.
Using the Candidate Profile Extension, additional fields can be created to be added to Data Capture Forms.
You may also want to add the Resume Upload option to your Data Capture Forms.
Candidate Profile Extension
Using the Candidate Profile Extension, additional fields can be added to Data Capture Forms.
For example, recruiters may want to gather information from a landing page such as What is your major? or How many years of retail experience do you have?
Many of the standard Candidate Profile Fields can be added to the Candidate Profile template. See the previous section for the list.
Supported field types:
Text (String)
Boolean
MDF Picklist (Picklist V2)
Int64 (Number)
Decimal
Fields taken from the Candidate Profile Extension marked as required will appear as required on data capture forms. You cannot change these to non-required fields on the form.
Role-Based Permissions do not apply to this object; all recruiting users can see the fields.
Candidate Profile Extension is so far visible for Recruiting users, but not yet visible to Candidates on their Profile. Please do NOT store any recruiter-only data in Candidate Profile Extension, as this object will be candidate-facing in future releases.
Data Capture Forms on Landing Pages
Landing pages are used in campaigns to capture specific traffic and organize potential candidates into talent pools.
The Data Capture Form shown here was added as the second column on this Landing Page.
You can also set up a specific job alert for Leads who complete the form.
