Update to Interview Manager and Watch List

Your AppliTrack system had been updated with two new functionalities:

Interview Participant Permissions
Now, any member of your interview committee, if you choose, can add or remove applicants from an interview series.  Previously, only the creator of the interview series was able to add or remove applicants to the interview series.

Watch List Updates
Three new functionalities are available in the existing Applicant Watch List tool.

First, you may Confirm or Dismiss a watch list flag should one appear for an applicant.  This will allow help you ensure that watch list flags are only associated with the correct individuals.  Should you need to flag an applicant named "John Smith", you can be certain that other "John Smiths" will be free of the flag.

Secondly, you may quickly Confirm or Dismiss groups of applicants with watch list flags.

Finally, it is now possible for various district staff members to receive an e-mail notification once an applicant applies for a job and is flagged.

To learn more about the Applicant Watch List tool, click here.

New Electronic Signature and Applicant Pipelines released

Two new features have been installed into your AppliTrack system this week:

Electronic Signatures 
There is now available a new option that allows you to capture an ESIGN 2000 compliant electronic signature.  This new feature will guarantee the authenticity of an individual's electronic signature within the eyes of the statute.  To use this new feature and learn more about it, click here.


Applicant Pipelines
The new Pipeline feature allows you to associate applicants with a certain stage of a hiring process, and then give certain hiring team members access to applicants within certain pipeline stages.  For example, you may want principals to only see applicants who are in a pipeline called, "Reference Checks Complete".  To learn more and begin using Applicant Pipelines, click here.

Questions?  We're here for you at support@aspexsolutions.com

Add New Users Wizard and more!

Your AppliTrack Recruiting system has been updated to include the following new features:

• Add New Users Wizard:  Now, you have the ability to upload multiple users at once using the batch upload wizard which can be found in the Users Tab under Upload New Users.

• 2012 I9 and W4 Updates:  For those districts that send the I9 and W4 form to new hires, we have updated the new forms for 2012.

• AdminFit:  All current AppliTrack Recruiting clients can use the new AdminFit screening tool for one administrative vacancy for free!  Simply select the AdminFit application page when creating a job posting and your applicants will be asked to take the test.  Scores and reports will appear in the applicant list view when reviewing applicants.

General ASP, Inc. Ushers in 2012 With New Company Name and Product Branding

New company name, Aspex Solutions, more accurately reflects company's market leadership position and expertise in providing innovative HR cloud technology solutions to K12 school organizations throughout the United States. 

General ASP, Inc., the most trusted provider of HR technology solutions to K12 school organizations in the United States and the 22nd fastest growing company serving the education market (2011 Inc. 500 | 5000), today announced its new company name, Aspex Solutions. With its flagship applicant tracking product, AppliTrack, being used in over 1,700 school districts throughout the United States, the company is changing its name from General ASP to Aspex Solutions to better reflect its dominant position in the K12 market as a provider of innovative solutions to common K12 HR problems.

"When I started and named General ASP almost 14 years ago, the word 'General' allowed me to be flexible with what our company would offer our clients. I chose to add 'ASP' to indicate our work in web-based software design," explained Abe Reese, President and Founder of Aspex Solutions. "I believe the name, Aspex Solutions, allows us to leverage the recognizable 'ASP' that the K12 market has grown to trust while allowing us to position ourselves as not just providers of a computer software, but as a dynamic solution that can be tailored to meet the needs of each individual client."

In conjunction with the name change, the company also announced that each of its existing products, AppliTrack and Polaris Selection (TeacherFit, JobFit, and AdminFit), will now be branded using the highly recognizable AppliTrack name:

• AppliTrack Recruiting is the most popular online recruiting and hiring cloud platform in K12 education. Paired with K12JobSpot.com, the most popular K12 job board in the United States, AppliTrack Recruiting continues to be the system of choice for K12 hiring professionals.

• AppliTrack Selection, formerly Polaris Selection, offers three research-based applicant prescreening tools: TeacherFit (designed to screen certified teachers), JobFit (designed to screen classified applicants), and AdminFit (designed to screen applicants for any type of administrative position).

• AppliTrack HR Files, formerly AppliTrack HRIS, allows organizations to maintain paperless personnel files. With AppliTrack HR Files, school districts can route "paperwork" to appropriate individuals, manage employee data, and maintain accurate employee records, all online.

Just as the AppliTrack product suite evolves and grows, so too does our company. Our new company name celebrates prior successes, while positioning ourselves to build on these successes for years to come, as we continue to fulfill our mission of being the most progressive provider of human resources solutions for all aspects of the complex K12 talent management process" said Abe.

As of today, the company has launched a new website, http://www.aspexsolutions.com. Effective immediately, all future business activity will be conducted as Aspex Solutions. There has been no change in the company's management or ownership.

About Aspex Solutions (formerly General ASP)
Since its inception in 1998, Chicago-based Aspex Solutions has been a recognized leader in providing affordable and intuitive human resources software solutions to school districts and other public and private sector agencies throughout the United States, Canada, and Japan.

Our school district clients range in size from 440,000 students to 138 students. Aspex Solutions clients employ anywhere from 100 to 12,000 employees.

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New AppliTrack Facebook App Released!

All AppliTrack systems have been updated to allow district vacancies to appear on your organization's Facebook page.  

Follow the steps below to use the new feature:

1.  Go to the AppliTrack Facebook App at http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=242302395816738

2.  Click Add to My Page which is found on the left side of the page

3.  Select the Facebook page on which you want your jobs to appear

4.  Go to the Facebook page that you selected 

5. Click on the words Job Opportunites which can now be found on the left side of your page

6. Type the name of your district into the search box

7. Click Select

Now, applicants can apply directly to your vacancies through your Facebook page.  And, you can share vacancies with your Facebook friends and allow for your friends to do the same!

Questions?  Contact support@generalasp.com

AppliTrack Version NOW! Update: 7/7/2011

A few nice enhancements have been released into your AppliTrack system.

Interview Manager Cutoff Time
Now, you can assign a cutoff time to an interview slot so that applicants are unable to select an interview time less than one, two, three, etc. hours prior to the session start time.  For example, you may not want an applicant to choose an 8:00 AM interview time slot at 7:15 AM on that same day.  Now, you can ensure that you have ample time to prepare for any interviews that are scheduled by applicants.

Adminstrator Home Tab Message
AppliTrack SuperUsers may now create a custom messege that is displayed to all district AppliTrack users.  For example, you may want to post a message to all administrators that says, "Reminder, all teacher evaluations are due March 1st!"  From the Home Tab, simply click "Edit Message" at the top of the screen where it says, "Welcome!"

If you have any questions about these new additions, please feel free to call us at 847-475-2283 x1 or e-mail us at support@generalasp.com.

AppliTrack Version NOW! Update: 6/22/2011

Social Media Tools
Your applicants can now help you recruit!

A neat new feature has been added to AppliTrack that will allow your applicants to broadcast one of your vacancies to one of over 100 social networking sites including Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn - directly from your job posting page!  An applicant has always been able to e-mail a job posting to a friend and we believe this new functionality will allow your vacancies to leverage to massive audience of social media users.

We hope you see the benefit of these recruiting tools being made available to your applicants!