On Wednesday, December 2, VoiceScreener made some updates to the Shortlist feature.

The base use of the tool works much the same way you’re accustomed to. Candidates are added to a campaign’s shortlist on their individual audio answers area. Managing the shortlist is still accessed from the same link within a campaign. The ability to send an e-mail invitation to an external reviewer to gather feedback is still available. You will feel comfortable using the tool if you have used it in the past.

There are three major additions that add the increased flexibility.

Show or Hide Individual Answers

Individual candidate questions and answers can be hidden on a shortlist, which is achieved by clicking the “Displayed / Hidden” button associated with each respective question.

Any candidate’s answers that are hidden will not be displayed on any feedback or presentation shortlists the candidate is a part of.

Individual Presentation Links

Many users have told us that shortlists are most useful when a link to review a single candidate can be copied and pasted in an e-mail or submission form. Additionally, often feedback through VoiceScreener isn’t as important as simply being able to listen to the answers.

To achieve this, we created an area on each candidate’s page to house his or her presentation link.

Copy that link and send it to an external reviewer. No login is required, and the interface is as simple as it can get.

It’s worth noting the access restriction on a link. Since it’s a live link that anyone can visit, we placed an access limit of 10 views, meaning the link will not work after it has been visited 10 times. This is to prevent the link getting out into the wild and listened to by unwanted ears.

If the limit is reached but a hiring manager would still like to listen to a candidate, you may generate a new link and start fresh with 10 views.

Presentation Lists

Would you like to create a single list containing several individual candidate presentation links, as described above? No problem. The third major addition is the ability to create what we call a “Presentation List”.

First, from a campaign’s Manage Shortlist page, click on the third tab “Manage Presentation Lists”.

Once there, checkmark the candidates you want to be on a presentation list.

Type in a name for the list. (This name is not public-facing.) Then click the “Generate New Presentation List” button.

Your new list will display below. It shows a list of the candidates you added. Each candidate can be viewed individually. The same 10-view limit applies to each candidate per list.

Let us know how these new enhancements have helped your work flow!

Thank you for your continued support of VoiceScreener.