Application Q&A Enhancements: Multi Select Dropdown & Expanded Conditional Operators
WHAT'S INCLUDED
This release introduces two upgrades to Application Q&A:
Multi Select Dropdown Field Type — Candidates can select multiple options from a searchable typeahead list instead of a long checkbox group. Admins can configure these individually in the builder or via CSV import.
Expanded Conditional Operators — Nested questions now support field-type-aware operators rather than just exact-match checks. Admins can set explicit operators per condition row through the builder or CSV import, while existing exact-match conditions remain unaffected.
WHY IT MATTERS
Long option lists stay usable — Multi Select Dropdown adds typeahead search and shows each selection as a removable chip, instead of a checkbox group that loses its search past a handful of options.
Build at scale — create Multi Select Dropdown questions one at a time in the builder, or many at once through CSV bulk import using the updated sample format.
Conditions match the field type — a Numeric parent can trigger on "greater than 50000", a Date parent on "before a date", and a Checkbox parent on "contains any of", not just an exact string.
Fewer silent misconfigurations — before this, a nested condition that wasn't an exact match simply never fired, with no warning. Explicit operators make the rule's intent clear.
Nothing breaks — existing nested conditions without an operator keep behaving as an exact-match "equals," so no rework is needed.
FEATURE DETAILS
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GETTING STARTED
Admins:
Multi Select Dropdown: Open Talent Tracking > Application Q&A > Questionnaire Builder and select Add Question. Choose Multi Select Dropdown as the field type, enter the question text, and add each option with a label and value. Click save. To create many questions at once, use Admin Console > Talent Tracking > Position > Application Questions > Import and set the Question Type column to the multi-select value shown in Show CSV Format.
Expanded conditional operators: Open Admin Console > Talent Tracking > Application Q&A > Questionnaire. On each condition row, pick the parent question, then choose an Operator (the list is filtered to the parent's field type), then enter the value the operator needs. For bulk changes, add an operator key alongside the value in the conditions column of the import CSV. Read Configure Application Questions & Questionnaires for more details.
End users:
Multi Select Dropdown: On the application form, the question renders as a searchable dropdown. Candidates type to filter, select one or more options, and see each choice as a removable chip. When the question isn't required, they can leave it blank.
Expanded conditional operators: No change to how candidates answer. Dependent questions appear or stay hidden based on the parent answer and the operator configured. When several conditions target the same dependent question, the dependent appears if any one of them is met.
