{"id":9602,"date":"2022-02-18T05:14:29","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T05:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scouttalent.com\/?p=9602"},"modified":"2025-12-16T05:16:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T05:16:17","slug":"custom-questions-essentials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scouttalent.com\/us\/blog\/custom-questions-essentials\/","title":{"rendered":"Add custom questions to your job ads"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lengthy application processes turn candidates away. In a competitive job market, you can\u2019t afford to lose candidates before they\u2019ve even hit \u201capply\u2019. Make your job ad as accessible as possible by building custom questions into your job ad, removing the need for a cover letter without cutting you off from vital candidate information. You\u2019ll increase your candidate conversion rate in no time.<\/p>\n

How to add custom questions<\/h2>\n

:Recruit Essentials allows you to completely tailor the questions on a per-job basis. When used well, hiring managers don\u2019t need to ask for cover letters, as they\u2019ve asked the appropriate questions during the screening process.<\/p>\n

You can ask job-specific questions and choose the appropriate field response type for each question, including Radio Button, Checkbox, Text, Textarea, Select, Date and Rank.<\/p>\n

Step-by-step<\/h2>\n

Login to :Recruit Essentials. In the left-hand navigation panel, select \u201cJobs\u201d then click through to the job you want to set up. Navigate from \u201cGeneral\u201d to \u201cQuestions\u201d in the grey navigation bar below the job number. From there, add \u201cnew fields\u201d until you have covered all the information you require. Don\u2019t forget to click \u201cUpdate\u201d before clicking away!<\/p>\n

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Lengthy application processes turn candidates away. In a competitive job market, you can\u2019t afford to lose candidates before they\u2019ve even hit \u201capply\u2019. Make your job ad as accessible as possible by building custom questions into your job ad, removing the need for a cover letter without cutting you off from vital candidate information. You\u2019ll increase your candidate conversion rate in no time. How to add custom questions :Recruit Essentials allows you to completely tailor the questions on a per-job basis. When used well, hiring managers don\u2019t need to ask for cover letters, as they\u2019ve asked the appropriate questions during the screening process. You can ask job-specific questions and choose the appropriate field response type for each question, including Radio Button, Checkbox, Text, Textarea, Select, Date and Rank. Step-by-step Login to :Recruit Essentials. In the left-hand navigation panel, select \u201cJobs\u201d then click through to the job you want to set up. Navigate from \u201cGeneral\u201d to \u201cQuestions\u201d in the grey navigation bar below the job number. From there, add \u201cnew fields\u201d until you have covered all the information you require. Don\u2019t forget to click \u201cUpdate\u201d before clicking away!<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-essentials-guides"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t