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BalanceTRAK > Settings > Scoring Schemes

BEGIN HERE: Edit a Form Template

KEY TOPICS:

  • Where Job Seeker Scores will Display
  • Add Scoring Scheme
    • Across Requisitions, using Administrative Settings
    • Within a Requisition, using a Quick Link
  • Question and Answer Point Values
    • View Additional Questions to Score Them
    • Add Multiple Scoring Schemes to a Form Template
  • Edit an Existing Scheme for a Form Template

Manage Scoring Schemes for Form Templates

Using Administrative Settings > Form Templates, the Administrator may create a Scoring Scheme for a PRESCREENER or APPLICATION Form Template. By associating the scheme with a Form Template, it will be available for selection across Requisitions.

A Scoring Scheme is first added to the system, then the scheme is developed, as described below. This will allow each Job Seeker to receive a an APPLICATION (or PRESCREENER) Score, which can then be compared to the Scores of other applicants who have applied for the job opening.

Where Job Seeker Scores will Display

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Add a Scoring Scheme

— Across Requisitions, using Administrative Settings

From the Form Template list, click the [Add scoring scheme] icon next to a Form Template Name. On the Manage Scoring Scheme page, click the [Add] button, and enter a: Name. Then click [Save].

The Scoring Scheme will be available for selection when a Form of that template type is added to a new Requisition.

— Within a Requisition, using a Quick Link

For the user with appropriate permissions, a quick link to creating or editing a Scoring Scheme is also available within the Review Requisition detail / Forms menu, using the following icons:
  • [Add Scoring Scheme]
  • [Edit Scoring Scheme]

However, when a Scoring Scheme is created or edited within a Requisition, it only applies to that Requisition.

Question and Answer Point Values

Values can be assigned for both the Question and its completed answers to reflect the relative importance of each element.

Example: The Question “How many years of experience do you have?” has the following possible answers:

  • No experience
  • 0-3 years
  • 3-5 years
  • 5-10 years
  • Over 10 years

Fist, the question point can be given a value of 50 to reflect its importance. Then, if the most desirable response is “over 10 years”, this answer could also earn a point value of 50. Next,“5-10 years” can be assigned a point value of 40, and so on.

On the Edit Scoring Scheme page, the first Form Section will be expanded, displaying the Questions/answer choices, entered when the Section was created. Enter the point value for each Question, by clicking on the field adjacent to the Question. Then proceed to entering relative point values for each Question's possible answers.

As you add a value to each Question within a Section, the total will be appear in the right-hand corner of the Section header.

Notes The point value of an answer choice should not exceed the point value assigned to the Question. Answer boxes with a value exceeding the overall points assigned to the Question will be highlighted in red.

Scoring values can be applied to the following types of answers:

Quick Tip: If there are no answers listed, you can add answers by clicking the [Add Answer] button.

View Additional Questions to Score Them

Click on the Section header bar, (e.g., Employment, Education) to display all Questions to be scored for that Section.

Add Multiple Schemes to a Form Template

For a Form Template with an existing Scoring Scheme, click the [Edit Scoring Scheme] icon. Then click the [Add] button. Enter a: Name, and click [Save], which will add the scheme to the Scoring Schemes list. Develop the scheme (as described above).

The balanceTRAK user can choose one of the Scoring Schemes when creating a new Requisition.

Edit an Existing Scheme for a Form Template

Select Administrative Settings > Form Templates from the side navigation menu. Locate the APPLICATION or PRESCREENER template, and click on the corresponding [Edit scoring scheme] icon. On the Manage Scoring Schemes list, [Edit] enter the scheme's detail page. Review the values entered by Form Section, and make changes, as necessary. Then, click [Save] to apply the changes to any new Requisitions.