August 2024

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1. August 20
2. August 6

August 20

Added: Monthly Labor Market Intelligence (LMI) Data Setting

We're excited to announce a significant enhancement to our Enterprise platform's LMI Data Setting. In response to user feedback and to provide more flexible data analysis options, we've introduced a new "Monthly LMI" option.

Key Benefits:

• Balanced Data View: Offers a middle ground between the existing Weekly and Quarterly options.

• Improved Data Availability: Reduces instances of "No significant labor market data" messages for certain roles and locations.

• Up-to-Date Insights: Provides fresher data compared to the Quarterly option while ensuring sufficient data points.

What's Changed:

• The LMI Data Setting now includes a "Monthly LMI" option.

• When selected, this option pulls data from the last 30 days.

• All LMI Module data points and visualizations now support monthly calculations.

• Tooltips and information displays have been updated to reflect the 30-day data period.

Affected Areas:

This update impacts various sections of the LMI Module, including:

• Labor Market Overview

• Worker Profiles

• Jobs Posted

• Geography breakdowns

• Position Supply/Demand metrics

• Market Salary Ranges

• Skills Trends

• Geographic distributions

Notes for Users:

• The Timeline and Relative Supply/Demand over time sections remain unaffected by this setting.

• Excel downloads will reflect the chosen LMI Data Setting, including the new Monthly option.

Improved: Enhanced Office Location Filtering

We have introduced a significant upgrade to our office location filtering system.

Key Features:

1. Hierarchical Country-Office Structure: Offices are now grouped by country, providing a clear, organized view of your global workforce.

2. Smart Selection: Easily select or deselect all offices within a country with a single click.

3. Intuitive Visual Indicators:

• Full checkmark: All offices in a country selected

• Dash (-): Some offices in a country selected

4. Dynamic Placeholder: The filter displays the number of selected offices, keeping you informed at a glance.

5. Priority Display: Selected offices appear at the top of the dropdown for quick access.

6. Efficient Loading: Implemented lazy loading to handle large datasets smoothly.

Where to Find It:

This enhanced filtering is available in the Employees Module under:

• Active employees tab

• My team tab

• Archived employees tab

Benefits:

• Improved navigation for companies with multiple international offices

• Faster, more intuitive location-based employee filtering

• Enhanced performance for enterprises with numerous office locations

Improved Accuracy in Client-Specific Skills Data

We're excited to announce a significant update to our Skills Extraction APIs, focusing on enhancing the accuracy and relevance of client-specific skills data.

What's New?

• Refined "clientSkillData" Population: The API now intelligently populates the "clientSkillData" section based on the enterprise tenant's settings and individual skill attributes.

Key Improvements:

1. Tenant-Specific Behavior:

• The "clientSkillData" section will remain blank for enterprises not utilizing client-specific skills dictionaries.

• Enterprises using client-specific dictionaries will see data only for skills with populated client skill titles.

2. Consistency Across APIs: This logic has been implemented across all skills extraction APIs, ensuring uniform behavior.

3. Enhanced Data Integrity: Eliminates inconsistent or unexpected data population instances in the "clientSkillData" section.

Benefits:

• Clearer Data Interpretation: Users and integrations can now easily distinguish between standard/global skills and client-specific skills.

• Reduced Data Noise: Prevents the display of irrelevant or potentially misleading client-specific data.

• Improved API Response Accuracy: Ensures the API response accurately reflects the enterprise's skill dictionary configuration.

What to Expect:

• API responses will now more accurately reflect your enterprise's skill dictionary settings.

• The "clientSkillData" section will be empty for skills without client-specific titles, even if your enterprise uses a client-specific dictionary.

Fixed: Management Level Filter Improvements

Overview

We've addressed several issues related to our Enterprise platform's Management Level filter functionality, specifically within the Talent Acquisition (TA) module. These fixes enhance the user experience and ensure consistent behavior across candidate stages.

Key Fixes

• Candidate Tab Error Resolution

  • Fixed: "o.filterChanged is not a function" error no longer appears when applying the Management Level filter on the Candidate page.

  • The filter now functions as expected, allowing proper sorting of internal candidates.
    
    

• Hired Tab Filter Implementation
  • Added: Management Level filter is now available and operational in the Hired candidates tab.
  • Users can effectively filter hired candidates based on their management level.

• Rejected Tab Filter Addition
  • Implemented: Management Level filter is now accessible in the Rejected candidates tab.
  • Enables sorting and filtering of rejected candidates by their management level.

Functionality Reminder

• The Management Level filter applies only to internal active employee records.
• External candidates without a management level will not appear in filtered results.

Impact

These improvements ensure a more seamless and consistent experience when managing candidates across different stages of the hiring process. Users can now efficiently filter candidates by management level throughout the entire recruitment lifecycle.

Fixed: Job Definition/Position Data Download Enhancement

Issue Addressed

We have resolved an issue affecting Job Definition/Position data download for enterprises with over 1000 employees. Previously, users experienced significant delays or failures when requesting large datasets via email.

Key Improvements

1. Optimized File Delivery: Implemented a new system to handle large data requests efficiently.

2. File Size Management: Introduced file compression and splitting to overcome the 16MB limit.

3. Improved User Experience: Reduced waiting times for data delivery, enhancing overall system responsiveness.

Technical Details

• Developed a solution to create zip files containing multiple Excel sheets, ensuring attachments remain under 16MB.

• Streamlined the data export process for improved performance with large datasets.

Impact

• Managers can now reliably receive Job Definition/Position data for their direct reports, regardless of team size.

• Eliminated instances of failed deliveries due to oversized attachments.

Upcoming Improvements

Our development team is continuously working to enhance data management and delivery. Future updates will focus on:

• Further optimizing data processing for even faster delivery times.

• Exploring alternative data delivery methods for extremely large datasets.

Fixed: Enterprise | Job Creation Process Enhancement

Issue Addressed

We have identified and resolved an issue affecting the creation of Talent Acquisition (TA) jobs from Positions within our Enterprise platform. Previously, users encountered errors when attempting to create a job from a position without an existing description.

Key Improvements

1. Streamlined Job Creation: Implemented a more robust process for creating TA jobs from Positions, even when no description is present.

2. Enhanced User Interface: Restored missing "Generate Description" and "Upload Description" buttons to provide users with necessary options during job creation.

3. Error Handling: Improved system stability by addressing console errors that were causing the "Continue" button to disappear.

Technical Details

• Fixed a backend issue that was preventing the job creation process from proceeding when no position description was available.

• Restored functionality to dynamically display "Generate Description" and "Upload Description" buttons based on the presence of a position description.

Impact

• Users can now successfully create TA jobs from Positions, regardless of whether a description is initially present.

• The job creation workflow is more intuitive, with clear options for generating or uploading descriptions as needed.

August 6

Added: Manager Skill Assessment Control

We're excited to introduce a new enterprise-level setting that gives organizations more control over manager skill assessments. This feature addresses the needs of companies that prefer not to have managers assess their direct reports' skills.

Key Features:

1. Flexible Configuration: Administrators can now disable manager skill assessments entirely or customize the level of access.

2. Enhanced Privacy: When disabled, this setting prevents managers from viewing or modifying their direct reports' skill assessments.

3. API Integration: All relevant APIs have been updated to respect this new setting, maintaining consistency across the platform.

How It Works:

• Access the new setting in the Enterprise Settings panel

• Choose between enabling or disabling manager skill assessments

• If enabled, further customize the level of access managers have to their direct reports' skill data

Benefits:

• Increased control over sensitive employee data

• Alignment with diverse organizational policies and preferences

• Streamlined skill assessment process tailored to your company's needs

This update reflects our commitment to providing flexible, enterprise-grade solutions that adapt to the unique requirements of our clients.

Improved: Enhanced Data Change Tracking

 The new LastDataChanges field provides more accurate and relevant information about when actual data modifications occur within our system.

Key Improvements:

1. Precise Change Tracking: Unlike the existing _lu field, LastDataChanges only updates when meaningful data changes occur, excluding system events or user logins.

2. Enhanced Data Integrity: This new field ensures that outbound integrations and data synchronization processes rely on genuine data updates.

3. Improved Search Functionality: Our APIs now utilize the LastDataChanges field for more accurate date range filtering in search queries.

Affected Entities:

• Employee profiles (including skills, certifications, job history, education, and basic info)

• Training records

• Potentially expanded to include TraineeEntity and MentorshipEntity in future updates

Benefits for Integrations:

• More reliable data synchronization

• Reduced noise in change tracking

• Improved efficiency in identifying and processing actual data updates

Fixed: Date Handling in Employee Profiles

We improved our data handling for employee work experience, education, and credentials. This update addresses inconsistencies that occurred during resume extraction and manual data entry.

What's Fixed:

1. Work Experience and Education Dates:

• Now consistently displayed as MM-YYYY

• Eliminated incorrect day (DD) information

2. Credentials Dates:

• Maintained as MM-DD-YYYY for precise certification tracking

3. Resume Extraction Accuracy:

• Resolved an issue where start and end dates were incorrectly duplicated

• Improved extraction of education dates from resume files

Impact:

• Enhanced data integrity for employee profiles

• More accurate representation of work history and educational background

• Improved consistency across different sections of the employee profile

Where to See the Changes:

• Employee Profiles Experiences Tab

• Employee Profiles Credentials Tab (Education and Credentials sections)

Updated 8 months ago