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by icey 6283 days ago
It looks very nice, and I could see it being useful.

However, on the front page, I found myself really wanting to click on the words that you have randomly made bold in the text. I don't know why, and it may just be me.

I specifically tried clicking on the word "screening", hoping to get your definition of the word. Screening can mean a lot of things to me. Our screening process contains technical interviewing as well as verifying information that the applicant has on their resume.

I also think you should make your "Product Tour" link far more prominent; or change it so that the main image is clickable and takes you to the tour.

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As for the Product Tour -- we'll try to "light" it up a little bit, so it will stand out on the page. Thanks for the advice!

As for the screening -- we've been talking to many recruiters, and usually they used the term "screening" as a process before the initial and face-to-face interviews. This is the step when it's only required to separate unqualified candidates from others. People just tend to submit resume even if they clearly are not a fit (by different research papers it states that more than 80% meet less than half of job requirements).

You may be referring to "criminal/drug screening" or "pre-employment screening" processes, which are more like verifying the information provided by the candidate.

But it's good you brought it to our attention -- we'll figure out how to put some "hint" about what we are actually mean by "screening" on Strawlink.