1. Capture Essential Information: Define the critical data points you need from applicants within the Candidates module. These include contact details, educational background, work experience, and skill sets, by configuring required and optional fields.
   
2. Streamline the Submission Process: Establish approval workflows for application reviews, integrate pre-screening assessments with specific job openings when they are published on the career site, and automate responses to acknowledge receipt and provide next steps.

Availability:

Edition Required: This feature is available for both the Staffing and the Corporate HR Editions of Zoho Recruit.

Plan Required: This feature is available for all the paid pricing plans.

Profile Permission Required: Users with the Carrier Site permission can access this feature.

Accessing the Candidate Application Form

1. Navigate to the Setup section.
   
2. Under the Career Website menu, click on Career Site > Candidate Application Form.
   
3. Click on the more icon and select Edit to customize the default Candidate Application Form.
   

Customizing the Candidate Application Form

Managing Fields

1. Use the Search bar to look up the fields from the selected module
   
2. Add descriptions for the form section
   
3. Choose the layout for the application form. You can opt for either:
   
1. Single-column Layout
   The application section will be displayed in a single column.The Single Layout option allows candidates to focus on one field at a time, emphasizing each field individually.
2. Double-column Layout
   The application section will be divided into two columns. The Double Layout renders a more compact form, reducing the need for excessive scrolling.
   
   
4.  Add a CAPTCHA to prevent bots and junk entries.
   
5. In the Create Form section, you can customize the fields that appear on the application form.
   

1. Select the fields you want to mark as required for candidates to fill out.
   
2. For each required field, you can:
   
1. Add a hyperlink and text description by selecting Link and Text.
   
2. Include only a text description by selecting Text Only.
   

1. Select the fields you want to include as optional for candidates.
   
2. For each optional field, you can:
   
1. Mark it as a hidden field (not visible to candidates) by selecting Mark as Hidden Field.
   
2. Include a help link for candidates by selecting Include Help Link.
   
   

Note: 

1. After making your changes, remember to click Save to apply the new field configurations.
   
2. You can add a maximum of 20 fields to the candidate application form.
   
3. You can hide the salutation field (e.g., Mr., Ms.) by selecting Hide Salutation in the First Name field only.

Advanced Options

Note: The layout preference option is not available for the assessments section of the application.

Configuring Form Settings

1. In the Settings section, assign a Form Owner responsible for managing the form and collected data.
   
2. You can also choose to have a Candidate assignment rule.
   
3. Customize the Submission Message that candidates will see upon submitting the form.
   
4. If you want candidate applications to be manually verified before being added to Zoho Recruit, enable the Request for Approval option.
   
5. After customizing the application form, click Save to apply your configurations.