Custom fields are those additional fields which are used to ask for some additional information about the candidate irrespective of the job opening he is applying for. This information could be some general information about the candidate like his date of birth or his passport details etc.
To create Category,
1. Click on Candidates and Leads under the Customize section on the Settings page
2. Click on Create New Category button. This will open Create New Category form
3. Enter the Category Name in the given text box
4. Click on Save button and save your category
To add custom fields,
1. Click on Candidates and Leads under the Customize section on the Settings page
2. Click on Create New Field button. This will open a Create New Field form
3. Select the field type from the Field Type drop-down
4. Enter the name of the attribute in the Attribute Name text box
5. Choose the Category under which you want to add your custom field
6.Set the Required toggle to ON if you want to make this field a mandatory one
7. Set the Visible on Careers Portal toggle to ON if you want this field to be displayed in the application form
8. Note that some field types are provided with the sort option. You can set the Allow Filter on Candidates toggle to ON if you want to sort your candidate profiles on the said field
9. Click on Save button and save the custom field
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