As we shared in June, Drake’s applicant tracking system (ATS), Hire Touch, is being sunset at the end of this year. We have contracted with PageUp to provide our new ATS. The ITS and HR project team is working closely with PageUp representatives to be prepared for the switch later this year.

In lieu of referring to the ATS by the vendor name, we’ll be adopting the name Jobs@Drake. The project team is working on both the internally facing components of the platform and about to start working on the public facing jobs board.

We remain excited about the functionalities of PageUp, including filtering options for those searching for jobs and the ability to better brand the public facing jobs board. We’ll find more effective  reporting options  and have a variety of visual tools at our disposal (such as adding different flags to applicants and applications) to assist search committees.

Presently, the project remains on track to have PageUp go live in October. We are already thinking through how we will navigate the active searches at that time. Luckily, this will be a one-time hurdle to clear. While we would not have chosen to prioritize upgrading our ATS right now, the decision was made by our current vendor. The silver lining is that we remain confident and excited that PageUp will prove to be a notable improvement in form and substance.

Additional updates, simulation opportunities, training, and tools will accompany the roll out. If you have any questions about this project, please feel free to contact us at drakehr@drake.edu.

— Kris Brewster, ITS; Maureen De Armond, HR