Oracle’s Redwood Experience has taken over candidate management to a new level with the redesigned Candidate Details Pages. These updates are tailored to make it easier than ever to review and manage candidates in the hiring process. Here’s a quick overview of what’s new and how you can benefit from these enhancements today.
Why Choose the Redwood Candidate Details Pages?
The new Candidate Details Pages, available in Visual Builder Studio (VBS), are designed to:
- Streamline how you review candidates.
- Provide easy access to key information.
- Offer a more intuitive and organized layout for recruiters.
Once enabled, these pages enhance areas like job requisitions, candidate search, candidate pools, and events, making your recruiting workflow smoother and more efficient.
What’s New in Each Tab?
1. Details Tab:
Displays all candidate-provided information, such as:
- Personal details (address, ID, etc.).
- Professional background (resume, past jobs, degrees).
- Attachments for quick previewing.
2. Screening Tab
- Shows assessments completed by the candidate for various job applications.
3. Messages Tab
- Displays emails and texts exchanged with the candidate.
- Filters available:
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- My Emails: Messages you’ve sent or where you’re a participant.
- All Emails: Includes all accessible communications.
- Two-Way Communication: Emails are threaded, so you can track conversations easily.
- AI Assist: Craft professional messages with the help of generative AI.
4. Activity Tab
- Provides a summary of the candidate’s involvement, including:
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- Job requisitions.
- Candidate pools.
- Events.
- Allows previewing of internal attachments and follow-up tasks.
5. Similar Candidates Tab
- Lists candidates with similar profiles for better hiring decisions.
How to Enable the Redwood Experience
Follow these steps to enable the new Redwood Candidate Details Pages:
- Go to Setup and Maintenance.
- Select the Search section from the right-side taskbar.
- Search for Manage Administrator Profile Values.
- Enable these profile options:
- ORA_IRC_CANDIDATE_REDWOOD_ENABLED (set to “Y”).
Fig 1: Manage Profile Option
- ORA_IRC_RECRUITING_REDWOOD_ENABLED (set to “Y”).
Fig 2: Manage Profile Option
Then we must run the scheduled ESS job process to create index definition and perform initial ingest to OSCS. In the Index Name to Reingest field, enter this value: fa-hcm-irc-candidates. This process is run once or as needed. Don’t run it regularly.
Tips and Personalization
- Use AI Assist and notification templates for consistent, professional communication.
Why Use AI Assist
The hiring process involves a high communication volume, often requiring personalized and engaging messages. AI Assist simplifies this process by generating content that can be customized and fine-tuned to meet specific needs. Here’s what you can do with it:
- Draft Emails and Texts Quickly: Generate messages for tasks like sending job invitations, follow-ups, or onboarding communications.
- Personalized Content: Craft messages relevant to your topic and tailor them to your audience.
How Does It Work
Using AI Assist is as simple as describing the purpose of your message. For instance, while composing an email, you can input:
“Tell the candidate about job openings in HR.”
AI Assist will then generate the subject and body of the email. You can:
- Edit the content manually to fine-tune the message.
- Ask AI Assist to regenerate the content to suit your tone or length preferences.
- Preview the message before sending it.
Similarly, for text messages, you can compose quick, personalized messages with the added ability to adjust tone during regeneration.
Step-by-Step Guide to Enable AI Assist
To activate AI Assist for your organization, follow these steps:
1. Create the Profile Option
- Click the Tasks icon to navigate the Setup and Maintenance work area.
- Select the Search section from the right-side taskbar.
- Search for Manage Profile Options and select it.
- On the Manage Profile Options page, click the add icon (+).
- Enter the following values:
- Profile Option Code: HCM_GENAI_IRC_COMPOSE_MESSAGE_ENABLED
- Profile Display Name: Enable AI Assist for messages
- Application: Recruiting
- Module: Recruiting Common
- Description: Enable AI Assist for composing emails or text messages
- Start Date: Today’s date
- Save and close the page.
Fig 3: Create a New Profile
2. Enable the Profile Option at the Site Level
- Search for the profile option you created on the Manage Profile Options page.
- In the Profile Option Levels section, enable the profile option at the Site level.
- Set it as updatable.
- Save and close.
Fig 4: Select Profile Option Create Site Level Updatable value
3. Grant Access to Recruiting
- In the Setup and Maintenance work area, search for Manage Administrator Profile Values and select it.
Fig 5: Manage Administrator Profile Value
- Search for the profile option HCM_GENAI_IRC_COMPOSE_MESSAGE_ENABLED.
Fig 6: Search Manage Administrator Profile Value
- In the Profile Values section, click the New icon.
Fig 7: Create New Site Level
- Set the profile level as Site and the profile value to Y.
Fig 8: profile level as Site and the profile value to Y
Result:
Streamline Candidate Communication with Oracle’s AI Assist in Redwood Experience
Getting started is simple: when drafting a message, just tell AI Assist what the email or text is about. For instance, you might prompt it with, “Inform the candidate about onboarding,” and receive a professionally written draft instantly.
Oracle’s AI Assist saves you time while ensuring candidate communications remain personalized and effective, allowing you to focus on more strategic aspects of hiring.
Fig 9: Output 1
Fig 10: Output 2
Business Benefits of Redwood Candidate Details Pages
1. Streamlined Recruitment Process:
- Simplifies candidate management with an intuitive layout.
- Reduces time spent searching for information, enhancing recruiter productivity.
2. Enhanced Decision-Making:
- Centralized access to comprehensive candidate details.
- The “Similar Candidates” tab enables comparison for better hiring decisions.
3. Improved Communication Efficiency:
- The “Messages” tab consolidates all communication, making it easy to track interactions.
- AI Assist generates professional, personalized messages, saving time and effort.
4. Tailored Candidate Screening:
- Dedicated screening tabs for quick access to assessments and qualifications.
- Filters and activity summaries streamline evaluating candidate suitability.
5. Personalized and Professional Messaging:
- AI Assist crafts tailored emails and texts, ensuring consistent communication.
- Reduces manual effort while maintaining professionalism in candidate outreach.
6. Time and Cost Savings:
- Faster enablement of the Candidate Details Pages minimizes implementation delays.
- Automated indexing through ESS jobs optimizes system performance.
7. Enhanced User Experience for Recruiters:
- Visual Builder Studio ensures a modern, user-friendly interface.
- Organized tabs improve navigation and usability, reducing onboarding time for recruiters.
8. Customizable and Scalable Solutions:
- The ability to personalize notifications and templates ensures adaptability to unique business needs.
- Redwood’s scalable features align with organizational growth and evolving hiring processes.
9. Data-Driven Hiring Decisions:
- Insightful candidate activity tracking and engagement history empower informed decisions.
- Easy access to resumes, job applications, and attachments enhances transparency.
10. Future-Ready Recruiting Platform:
- Redwood’s innovative updates align with industry trends.
- AI-driven tools keep your hiring process competitive and efficient.
Revolutionize Hiring with Kovaion’s Oracle Redwood Expertise
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Author: Abunashar Kalim Alam, HCM Cloud Associate Techno-Functional Consultant