The updates will streamline applications for job seekers and help employers remove impostors from their company pages.
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I fear the apocalypse may be nigh, and it’s not because of Kelly Clarkson’s battle over the bird, or Shane Gillis’ SNL monologue. Now, it’s something more indicative of the end of times: Both LinkedIn and Workday have made positive changes.
Has anyone checked the temperature in hell?
Here’s what has happened.
Workday allows candidates to set a profile
If you’ve applied for a job in the past few years, you’ve run into a Workday application. In fact, you’ve probably run into many Workday accounts. According to Workday, “30 million unique job seekers submit more than 432 million applications” through their software–more than 30 percent of all U.S. job openings.
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That means, on average, people who apply for jobs do so 14 times via Workday and until now, that meant entering the same information 14 times.
No more!
Adam Godson, General Manager, Talent Acquisition Products at Workday, announced on the company blog that Workday will now allow candidates to create a profile.