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Hiring Managers, Hiring Influencers, and Their Capabilities

BerniePortal’s “Applicant Tracking” feature allows for “Hiring Managers” and “Hiring Influencers” to ensure that the individuals responsible for hiring within your organization have the access they need to successfully fill open positions. 


Hiring Managers:

  1. Each position within BerniePortal allows for a single Hiring Manager.
  2. Hiring Managers have the ability to:
  1. View open and closed jobs. 
  2. Close jobs.
  3. View candidate applications.
  4. Decline candidates. 
  5. Message candidates.
  6. Submit internal feedback for candidates.
  7. Edit job details. 
  8. *Adjust personal email notifications regarding applications.  
  9. Adjust a candidate’s status.


Hiring Influencers:

  1.  Each position within BerniePortal allows for unlimited Hiring Influencers. 
  2. Hiring Influencers have the ability to:
  1. View open and closed jobs. 
  2. View candidate applications.
  3. Message candidates.
  4. Submit internal feedback for candidates.
  5. *Adjust personal email notifications regarding applications.  


The ability to hire and onboard candidates is reserved for an employer’s global admin and applicant tracking feature admins. 


*To adjust Hiring Manager/Influencer email notifications:

  1. As a Hiring Manger or Hiring Influencer, login to your BerniePortal account as an employee.
  2. Select the “Applicant Tracking” tab in the top navigation menu. 
  3. Select the “Settings” tab in the secondary navigation menu, then mark whether or not you’d like to receive an email when candidates apply to open positions. 



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