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Recruiting

Recruiting (formerly Applications Flow) is applicant tracking for Fire and EMS departments. Build branded public Application Hubs, review submissions, schedule interviews, collect references, run Smart Scan review checks, message applicants, and convert approved candidates into personnel. Applicants use an email-code applicant portal and never need a department account.

Recruiters, reviewers, interviewers, and hiring administrators4 detailed guidesChoose a task guide
End-to-end workflow

Move an applicant from interest to personnel

  1. 1

    Create an Application Hub and set its type, dates, branding, and reviewer access.

  2. 2

    Build pages, sections, fields, follow-up questions, and stages.

  3. 3

    Publish the Hub and share its public link.

  4. 4

    Triage submissions, assign reviewers, and resolve Smart Scan flags.

  5. 5

    Schedule interviews through availability pools, score them, and request references.

  6. 6

    Record the decision: approve, deny, or conditionally approve.

  7. 7

    Convert the approved applicant into personnel, then assign an Onboarding program.

Do the work

Choose a step-by-step task guide

Each guide includes prerequisites, exact actions, verification, and troubleshooting—not just a feature summary.

What it covers

Module capabilities

Administrator setup

Before your department relies on it

  1. 1

    Define stages and decision authority before building forms.

  2. 2

    Mark sensitive fields and limit who can view them.

  3. 3

    Set reviewer counts and deadlines.

  4. 4

    Test the public form, email verification, save-and-resume, and phone layout.

  5. 5

    Plan interview and reference follow-up; reminders are not sent automatically.

  6. 6

    Publish an Onboarding program before your first conversion.

Where to go

Portal destinations

These destinations appear only when the module is enabled and your roles grant the required access.

AreaPortal path
Submissions/officer-hub/applications/submissions
Submission detail/officer-hub/applications/submissions/:id
To review/officer-hub/applications/review-queue
Interviews/officer-hub/applications/interviews
Interview pools/officer-hub/applications/interviews/pools
Hubs/officer-hub/applications/hubs
Hub builder/officer-hub/applications/hubs/:id
Templates/officer-hub/applications/templates
Reports/officer-hub/applications/reports
Settings/officer-hub/applications/settings
Public application/apply/:org/:hub
Applicant portal/applicant
Connected by design

Associated modules

Required modules must be enabled first. Related modules exchange data or extend the workflow when both are available.

Dependencies

RequiredCore

Works especially well with

Works withOnboardingWorks withTraining
Common questions

Answers before you get stuck

Is this the old Applications Flow?

Yes. Applications Flow is now called Recruiting.

Does Smart Scan use AI or make decisions?

No. Smart Scan is rules-based. It raises flags for reviewers, who decide.

Do applicants need a portal account?

No. They use the public form and an email-code applicant portal.

Step-by-step help

Detailed Recruiting guides