Sage Abra Suite - Abra Applicant

From job requisition to job offer, Sage Abra Applicant automates the entire hiring process, and lets you quickly identify candidates who meet your specific criteria.  Your control of recruiting and hiring has never been greater.

Match Job Requisitions Quickly and Precisely

• Improve selection quality by taking the guesswork out of hiring.  Abra Applicant matches key skills, success factors and educational backgrounds to help you select the best candidate for the job.

• Store detailed requisitions, including education and skills requirements, for specific positions.

• Evaluate applicant data with instant, on-screen analysis.  Drill down from global summary information to specific details.

• Conduct "weighted" qualifications searches by assigning numeric values to required skills and education.  In minutes, Abra Applicant produces a list of candidates in precise order of matching qualifications.

• Convert resumes to electronic files for enhanced applicant search capabilities with Abra Resume Scan™.

• Share candidate information with department heads instantly, forwarding applicant information via e-mail.

• Avoid just one placement fee and you pay for Abra Applicant!  Why pay a hefty agency fee when you might have the candidate's resume right in your own files?  Abra Applicant lets you access candidate files quickly and easily.

• Attach various electronic documents, such as applications, resumes, work samples, etc.

Get Detailed Reports and Letters on Demand

• More than 40 built-in standard reports and letters let you respond in a timely manner.  Choose from Applicant by Position Desired; Recruiter; Reject Reason; Interview Schedule for Applicant and Interviewer; Open and Closed Requisitions; Cost of Hire; Affirmative Action Reports; and many more.

• Create unlimited reports to meet your organization's unique needs with an integrated version of R&R Report Writer®.

• Reduce applicant correspondence time with the built-in Letter Editor.  Personalize mass letters through merging of detailed information.  Send responses quickly with automatic label printing.

• View a report on screen, print it, or export it to a file to use in other software applications such as Lotus® 1-2-3® or Microsoft® Excel®.

Ensure Government Compliance

• Back up objective hiring policies with thorough documentation.

• Generate EEO reports, to closely monitor compliance.

Tracking Recruiting Costs and Results

• Measure recruitment effectiveness with instant reports sorted by recruiter, advertisement and other sources.

• Track costs by requisition for interviewing, travel, relocation, advertising and other expenses.

• Keep management informed with up-to-date average cost-per-hire reports

Simplify Hiring Procedures

• Gain instant access to applicant and job requisition status at any stage of the hiring process.  No hunting through mountains of files.

• Produce interview schedules quickly on a dedicated interview panel.

• Keep track of notes from telephone calls and interviews in a free-form notes text field.

• Stay up-to-date on candidate interview status, including review dates and comments by interviewers.

Maintain Maximum Security of Sensitive Data

• Sophisticated multi-level security protects information and allows precise assigning of access rights.

• Monitor changes to records, including additions and deletions, with audit trail.  Identify who made each change by date, time and type of change.

Expand Useable Database With Flexible Storage

• Handle massive record storage needs with the easy transfer to and from archive files.

• Include selected archived data for reporting requirements as needed.