THE CHRISTIAN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT WILL NO LONGER TAKE PAPER JOB APPLICATIONS AS OF MONDAY AFTER THE LAUNCH OF A NEW WEB-BASED JOB CANDIDATE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT WILL STREAMLINE AND AUTOMATE THE HIRING PROCESS.
SPOKESWOMAN REGAN HUNEYCUTT SAYS “SCHOOL RECRUITER” ALLOWS JOB APPLICANTS TO COMPLETE THE ENTIRE APPLICATION PROCESS ONLINE AND ALLOWS SCHOOL PERSONNEL TO MANAGE APPLICATIONS AND RELATED DOCUMENTATION ON THE WEB.
JOB APPLICANTS CAN ACCESS “SCHOOL RECRUITER” THROUGH THE “JOB OPPORTUNITIES” LINK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CHRISTIAN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HOME PAGE WHERE THEY CAN CREATE A UNIQUE USER NAME AND PASSWORD TO BEGIN THE APPLICATION PROCESS ONLINE. IT’S REPORTED THE SYSTEM SAVES APPLICANT INFORMATION FOR ONE YEAR.
PERSONNEL DIRECTOR, KERRY KNIGHT, SAYS THE ADVANTAGE OF A WEB-BASED SYSTEM LIKE THIS IS EFFICIENCY FOR THE PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT AND EASE OF USE FOR THE APPLICANT. PREVIOUSLY, SHE NOTES, HER DEPARTMENT WOULD MAKE HARD COPIES OF EVERY PIECE OF PAPER THAT CAME THROUGH THE DOORS. NOW, SHE SAYS THE MAJORITY OF THAT PAPERWORK IS UPLOADED AND STORED ONLINE THROUGH THIS SECURE SYSTEM, WHICH WILL ALLOW HER DEPARTMENT TO WORK MORE EFFICIENTLY, AND VIRTUALLY ELIMINATES PHYSICAL PAPER.
HUNEYCUTT SAYS PRINCIPALS WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO LOG INTO “SCHOOL RECRUITER” AND REVIEW APPLICATIONS, RATHER THAN MAKING A TRIP TO THE PERSONNEL OFFICE AND COPYING PAPER APPLICATIONS.
AFTER MONDAY, SHE NOTES, THE DISTRICT WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT PAPER APPLICATIONS, BUT WILL HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED ONLINE THROUGH THE DISTRICT’S WEB PAGE. FOR THOSE APPLICANTS THAT DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET, HUNEYCUTT SAYS THEY ARE WELCOME TO USE A WEB-ENABLED COMPUTER IN THE PERSONNEL OFFICE.