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Pre-submit profile review
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Before submitting an application on the career site, candidates now see a 'Profile Information' step that organizes their details into sections each with an item count and a reminder prompt when something needs attention. Candidates can import from a resume or add details manually, review and edit in a side panel, and nothing is saved until they submit. This works for signed-in and signed-out candidates with no account, and with no resume unless the position requires one. To reuse a profile they built earlier, a returning candidate verifies their identity with a one-time code, so no one can access another person's profile. Admins choose which sections appear and in what order. Skill proficiency self-ratings from post-submit review are not part of this step.
Pre-submit review doesn't change how profiles are matched or de-duplicated: if a candidate skips verification, their existing profile is reused as today, and a new profile is created only in the same cases as before (a new resume upload, which is merged, or a changed email or name).
Note: Pre-submit review is only required for users on Career Site and doesn't apply to Candidate Portal.
WHY IT MATTERS
Candidates review and correct resume-parsed details before a recruiter ever sees them, allowing them to make any edits before submission.
Signed-out candidates can add their experience and other details even without a resume, unless the resume is required.
A returning candidate reuses a profile they built earlier instead of re-entering all details, after a quick OTP verification.
FEATURE DETAILS
Who can access | Customer Admins, Candidates |
Feature type | Default On |
Requirements | Admins choose which profile sections candidates review and the order they appear. For a returning signed-out candidate, identity verification uses a one-time code sent to the candidate's email. |
GETTING STARTED
Admins: In Admin Console, go to Talent Experience (PCS) → PCS IX → PCS IX Profile, open the Pre-submit Profile Review setting, and choose which profile sections candidates review and the order in which they appear. If no sections are selected, Eightfold shows the same sections, in the same order, that are configured on the candidate's My Profile page. While pre-submit review is on, the older post-submit profile review step is turned off. If post-submit review was already enabled, it simply resumes once you turn pre-submit review off — you don't need to re-enable it. For more information, read Configure apply experience for candidates.
End users: Before submitting their application, candidates can open 'Review my information' (or 'Edit my information' when something needs attention) to review and fix details in a side panel; nothing is saved until they submit. A signed-out candidate can complete the step with no account and no resume unless required by the position. For a signed-out candidate, if Eightfold matches the email to an existing profile, those sections stay hidden until the candidate selects 'Verify to review' and enters a one-time code — this never blocks submitting. Verification is only asked of returning candidates whose email matches an existing profile; a brand-new candidate is never asked to verify. On submit, the reviewed details update the candidate's profile. In the Skills section, candidates can add and remove skills, but they are not asked to rate their proficiency, as they were in the post-submit Skill Assessment step. To learn more, read Pre-submit profile review.
