Glow by Folks is an applicant management software (Applicant Tracking System) that automates all recruitment processes when hiring within an organization or for a client.
The complementarity of Glow with Folks HR software will enable you to simplify the entire employee lifecycle from the moment you start thinking about opening a new position.
In this article, you'll find an overview of Glow's interface and features, as well as a video demonstration. If you missed our introductory webinar, you can watch the recording here: The New Folks ATS: A Smarter Way to Hire.
Interface overview
To access the platform, go to https://app.glowinthecloud.com/login.
Tip : To facilitate access to Glow from Folks, you can change the Recruitment link in Folks to your Glow link by adding it to the Career site field on the Company control page (see Provide access to the ATS from the HRIS).
The interface consists of the following elements:
- The main menu on the left-hand side of the interface, which lets you navigate through the various modules of the solution.
- The header where you can see all your notifications.
The platform is available in several languages, including French, English, Spanish, German and Italian.
Key features and benefits
Glow by Folks is designed with both the recruiter and the candidate in mind. It offers a complete set of benefits and features, including AI-powered resume sorting, integrated scheduling, enhanced collaboration tools, and real-time reporting.
With Glow, a company can, in just a few minutes and a few clicks:
- Career page - Quickly create personalized career pages, or connect your current page with the solution to post jobs and receive applications.
- Multidiffusion - Publish job offers simultaneously on your career page and over 2 000 recruitment sites using the multi-poster.
- Sourcing - Source qualified candidates from LinkedIn and use CVs found on Indeed and Jobillico to build up a candidate database.
- ATS - Monitor recruitment processes in one solution to manage your applications, requests, postings, interviews, documents, follow-up notes and exchanges.
- Forms - Create forms according to your needs, whether for your internal interviews, to send to your candidates or to customize your online application forms for your posted positions.
Please note that the LinkedIn Add-on, CV Analyzer, and SMS candidate communication are premium features.
Glow is ISO 27001 certified and that the solution has a specific Law 25 module that complies with Quebec data protection regulations.
Video demonstration
In this video, you'll discover the Glow platform, its key functionalities and how you can use it to manage your recruitment efficiently.
In particular, we'll explain how to create security groups to control access, navigate the various modules, manage positions and candidates, and much more.
The platform will appear differently in your account from what is shown in the video. However, the features remain the same.
00:00 - Introduction to Glow and connection
The video begins with an overview of Glow, its main modules and integrations. For example, the Settings pane (now Parameters > Module configuration) will help you configure the various elements you'll need for recruitment.
01:54 - Job position and candidate management
This section explains what you can do with the CRM (now Companies).
02:18 - Recruiting dashboard
In this section, we'll take a look at the dashboard. Tip : You can change the position and size of each dashboard widget.
03:13 - Create a job position in the ATS
Discover the Positions section, where you can create and publish positions. Once published, candidates can be viewed in the same place.
04:48 - Form preselection
When posting a job, you can add a preselection form for candidates.
06:02 - Career page and job postings
Once you've completed an offer, you can publish it on the career page and recruitment sites. For the career page, you have two options: the Glow career page and the API career page.
07:05 - Job offer management and employer branding
This section presents the options available in a candidate's profile, including pre-configured information forms and customizable candidate forms. Procedures for adding candidates are also presented.
Getting Started with Glow
Contact us to plan your Glow deployment and register for training. Training is essential for ensuring an effective configuration and unlocking all the features of Glow.
More resources will gradually be made available on the help center in the coming weeks. Two tutorials are currently available:
For any questions or assistance, please reach out to us at support@folkshr.com.