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Paper-based résumés and job application letters will become relics of the past next month when Project Nova launches uHire, an online system for applying for UVic union and exempt positions, creating and storing résumés and cover letters, and tracking the application process.
The easy-to-use system will be accessible by both on- and off-campus applicants, and users will find that uHire contains features not usually found in online job application programs offered by other organizations and businesses.
“It will keep people connected to UVic,” says Bonnie Hallett, HR manager, employment services. “There will be improved communications with all job applicants. Applicants will receive instant notification when their applications are received, if they’re short-listed and if a job interview is scheduled.”
UVic staff don’t have to wait until the official May 1 launch date to try out uHire. They can test its résumé building feature now. Staff with a Netlink ID and password can log on at http://uhire.uvic.ca to set up their account.
Easy instructions walk users through the process of building an online résumé that can be customized for each job application. Each uHire account has the capacity to store two cover letters as well.
The system’s creators worked extensively with equity groups on campus and in the community to ensure it is accessible to all, including those with physical and visual disabilities.
Users are also invited to voluntarily supply information to help Human Resources determine its success at attracting applications from various identifiable groups for different employment categories.
Users can customize their uHire accounts to prompt them about job openings in specific job classifications and applicants with second thoughts can also withdraw applications prior to competition closing dates.
Anyone without a computer can still benefit from uHire since the system is accessible from any public Internet access point. Human Resources has installed four stations in its Sedgewick Building foyer to provide on-campus access.
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