ApplicantQuestionsandAnswersMay24,2016

APPLICATIONQUESTIONSANDANSWERS

CanIsavemyincompleteapplicationandreturntocompleteitatalatertime?Yes.Youmaylogoutofyourapplicationatanytimeandreturnlater.Whenyouarereadytocompleteyourapplication,enteryourusernameandpasswordandyouwillbeallowedtocontinueyourapplicationifthejobpostingisstillopen.Applicationsexpireifnotsubmittedwithin30days.Forsomepositionsthereisatimedportionoftheapplication,usuallylabeled“TeacherFit”or“Frontline.”Thesesectionsoftheapplicationmustbecompletedinonesitting.HowdoIapplyforajob?Onceyoufindajobyouforwhichyouwouldliketoapply,simplyclickonthetitleofthejob.Afterreviewingadescriptionofthejob,clickonthe“Apply”button.Atthispointyouwilleitherneedtologintoanexistingaccountyouhavealreadycreatedorcreateanewaccount.IfyouhavecompletedanapplicationwithSSDanytimeinthepast,pleaseselect“Edit.”Ifyoucannotrememberyourpassword,pleasecontactAppliTracksotheycanresetyourpassword.Tocreateanewaccount,clickonCreateaNewAccountandApplyforThisPosition.Answertheon-screenquestionstocreateanaccount.YoumustcompleteallrequiredfieldsandclickSaveandSubmitattheendoftheapplication.Whenyourapplicationissuccessfullysubmitted,youwillreceiveaConfirmationNumberandanemailfromAppliTrack.Youcanusethisconfirmationnumbertoreferenceaspecificapplication.Ifyoudonotreceivetheemail,checkyourjunkmail.Theemailwillcomefrommailbot@applitrack.comandyouremailsettingsmayinterpretthisasspam.Onceyouhavecreatedanaccount–donotcreateanotheraccount.Youwillusetheoneaccounttoapplyforalljobpostings.WhatshouldIdoifIhavesubmittedmyapplication,buthavenotheardanythingaboutmyapplicationstatus?Listedbelowarethemostcommonsdelaysinprocessingapplicationsoccur.Pleasechecktomakesureallofthesehavebeensatisfied.

• Donothavetwocompletedreferencesonfile.• Didnotsuccessfullysubmittheapplication.Youshouldhavereceivedanemailconfirmation.• Didnotsubmittranscripts.• Transcriptsmayhavebeensubmitted,butareuntraceablebecausetheycontainaformer

surname(last)name.• Yourcertificationstatusdoesnotmatchrequirementsforthepostedposition.

IhaveupdatedmyprofilebutwhenIviewaPDFofmyapplicationitshowstheoldinformation.Isthereanywaytooverwritethis?Whenyousubmitanapplication,thesystemlocksyouranswersinpermanently.TheHumanResourcesDepartmentisawareofthisandwillcheckcandidateprofilesforupdatedinformation.WhattypesoffilesdoyouacceptforResume,CoverLetter,LettersofReference,etc.?Allfilesattachedtoyourapplicationmustbein.txt,.rtf,.pdf,.docx,or.docformat.Ifyouneedtouploadanimageorscan,youmustconvertittopdforplaceitintoaWorddocfile.CanIuploadmoreattachments?Youarecurrentlylimitedtoamaximumofsix(6)uploaddocuments.Thesewillcarryovertootherapplicationsifyouapplyformorethanonejob.

ApplicantQuestionsandAnswersMay24,2016

CanIuploadaseparategroupofattachmentsforeachjobpostingtowhichIapply?Atthistimethereisnowaytouploaddifferentattachmentsfordifferentjobpostings.IfyouoverwriteyourcurrentattachmentswithnewonesthentheoldversionswillnolongerbeviewablebytheDistrict.TheHumanResourcesDepartmentisawareofthis.Ifyouareapplyingformorethanonepositionandyouwantaseparatecoverletterorresumeforeachspecificposition,pleasebringthemtotheinterview.

ApplicantQuestionsandAnswersMay24,2016

CanIuploaddifferentcoverlettersforeachjobpostingtowhichIapply?Thereiscurrentlynowaytouploaddifferentcoverlettersforeachjobforwhichyouapply.Itisbesttouseagenericcoverletterwhenaddingonetoyourattachmentspage.HowdoIcheckthestatusofmyapplication?LogintoyouraccountandthenclickontheApplicationStatustab.IfyouhavealreadyappliedforajobitwillbelistedundertheCurrentApplicationssection.Ifyouwanttoviewadditionaldetailsaboutthejobyouappliedfor,clickontheDetailslinkassociatedwiththejob.Ifyouhaveappliedforjobsinthepastthathavebeenfilled,itwillbelistedinthePreviousApplicationssection.Isthisasecurewebsite,andismydatasecure?Yes.Alldatatransfersuse128-bitor256-bitencryptiondependingonyourcomputer'scapabilities.Thisisthesametypeofencryptionusedformostonlinebankingtransactions.Iforgotmyusernameorpassword.HowcanIretrieveit?Fromthemainjoblistingspage,clickthelink"IForgotMyPassword."Enteryouremailaddressintotheboxandyourinformationwillbesenttothatemailaddress.HowdoIchangetheemailaddressandpasswordlinkedtomyaccount?Youcanchangeyouraccountinformationbyselect“AccountSettings”atthetopofthewebpage.Toaccessaccountsettingsyouwillfirstneedtologin.