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GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Open Ended Screening Questions (Essay Questions) can be used in screening during an application. Once the question has been added to the screening criteria when creating a Job Opening, evaluators must be assigned as those who will be reviewing the answers provided by the applicants.

PROCEDURE STEPS:

Setting Up Open Ended Questions

1. Navigation: Manage Job Openings > Screening
   
   
2. Click Add Screening Question
   
   
3. Select the Open Ended Question from the list
   
   
4. Select the Enter Evaluators hyperlink
   
   
   
   
5. Enter the Empl IDs of the individuals who will be evaluating the applicant's responses
   NOTE: click the plus sign to add additional evaluators
   
   
   
   
6. Complete the steps to place the open ended question in an applicant screening and assign maximum points, see KB TAM - Create Job Opening(s)

Evaluating Open Ended Question Responses

1. Navigation: Self Service > Recruiting > Evaluate Open Ended Questions
   
   
2. Click on the Reference Number of the Open Ended Question to evaluate
   
   
   
   
3. Review the applicant's answer
   
   
4. Enter Evaluation Points in the bottom right.
   NOTE: The Maximum Points appear in the bottom left
   
   
5. Click Submit to record the evaluation score
   NOTE: Clicking Save allows the evaluator to review the response again, however the score is not recorded until Submit is selected.
   
   
   
   
6. Once a score has been submitted it will be removed from your list.