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INSIGHT

Recruiting & Applicant Tracking

Applicant Tracking System for Government

Public sector hiring doesn't have to be so complicated.

Eliminate the burden of manual processes for both your HR team and candidates with an applicant tracking system that streamlines complex public sector hiring.

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    Speed Up Hiring

    Identify top applicants with ease and seamlessly move them through the hiring steps.

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    Customize Processes

    Feel empowered with a solution that configures to all your nuanced hiring needs.

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    Make a Good Impression

    Meet applicant expectations by providing the modern experience they want.

The tools in Insight for screening candidates save an exponential amount of time and effort to qualify candidates.

Joe O’Neill, Senior Human Resources Analyst, Southern Nevada Health District

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Configure job postings to your unique needs and processes

  • Supplemental questions: Add custom questions to applications to get the specific information you need.
  • Custom workflows: Define workflows by job type, department, and more to ensure every requisition gets the proper approvals.
  • Specialty career pages: Create branded career sites for various job types and/or departments.
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Make your jobs visible across multiple talent networks

  • Public sector job board: Automatically share your open jobs to over 20 million public sector job seekers on GovernmentJobs.com.
  • Talent search: Reach out to talent who applied for past roles about new job openings that match their skills.
  • Paid job boards: Advertise your open jobs on 25,000 job sites, including LinkedIn, Indeed, niche industry job boards, and diversity job boards.
 
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Provide a great applicant experience at every step

  • Automated communications: Update applicants on their application status with automated emails and texts so they never feel forgotten.
  • Self-scheduling: Let applicants schedule interviews and exams without all the back-and-forth.
  • Digital offer letters: Immediately send chosen candidates a digital offer letter and get compliant e-signatures.
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Uncover qualified applicants quickly and fairly

  • Auto-screening: Automatically screen and rank candidates based on responses to supplemental questions and/or residency preferences.
  • PII Blinding: Hide personally identifiable information (PII) on applications to support fair hiring.
  • Eligible lists: Easily organize and refer applicants who completed all required steps to hiring leaders.
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Get a clear view of every stage in your hiring process

  • Real-time data insights: View hiring analytics on open roles, time-to-hire, and more to know what’s going well.
  • Reports: Run out-of-the-box reports or build custom reports and export them for sharing and compliance.
  • EEO reporting: Measure applicant ethnicity, gender, and more to stay on track with your diversity hiring goals.
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Top Questions We Get Asked

Insight is an applicant tracking system (ATS) that automates and centralizes recruitment activities – from job postings and applicant scoring to eligibility list management and communication. The system’s configurable workflows, customizable application questions, and applicant scoring tools are specifically tailored to government requirements. Its ability to automate screening, notifications, and approvals helps reduce bottlenecks, speeds up time-to-hire, and minimizes manual work for HR. This is particularly helpful for roles requiring multi-step reviews or strict documentation.

Yes. Insight supports civil service requirements such as minimum qualifications screening, canvassing letters, and ranked eligibility lists. For agencies in states like New York, it works with NEOGOV Discover to digitize compliance tasks, reducing reliance on paper-based lists and manual tracking. Electronic documentation of each hiring stage helps agencies stay compliant with regulations and defend hiring decisions during audits.

Insight allows multiple reviewers to participate in the hiring process with secure access to candidate data. HR can assign rating matrices and workflows so departments can easily screen, comment, and rank applicants in a shared space. Built-in communication tools reduce reliance on spreadsheets or email chains, creating an efficient and transparent process for HR, hiring managers, and evaluators.

Insight includes more than 100 out-of-the-box reports, and it also offers customizable reporting dashboards to track recruitment metrics including application volume, diversity and EEO data, time-to-hire, and recruitment source effectiveness. HR teams can use built-in reports to analyze trends, demonstrate compliance, and optimize hiring strategies. Reports can be filtered and exported, and they support transparency for internal stakeholders or compliance audits.

Insight integrates seamlessly with Attract for proactive candidate sourcing, GovernmentJobs.com for automatic job postings, Onboard for paperless onboarding, and Vetted for background investigations. It also integrates with HRIS to automate employee data management. This integration allows applicant information to flow through each stage of the hiring lifecycle without duplicate data entry. It saves time, increases accuracy, and provides a consistent experience for HR and applicants.

Insight simplifies the public sector job application process with a mobile-friendly, user-centric interface that makes it easy for candidates to apply for jobs. Automated email and SMS notifications keep them informed about their application status, reducing uncertainty and improving transparency. Insight also supports self-scheduling of interviews and exams, allowing applicants to choose time slots that work for them without the need for back-and-forth communication. Combined, these features help public agencies present a more modern, accessible hiring experience that attracts top talent and reduces drop-off rates.

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Supporting the Entire Employee Lifecycle

We understand the challenges public sector agencies face, and we’ve built solutions to meet them. Our integrated platform supports every stage of the employee journey, from hiring and onboarding to growth, retention, and compliance. NEOGOV empowers you to build stronger communities through better workforce management. Schedule a free consultation to get started.

Attract

Get more qualified applicants for hard-to-fill roles, without adding to your workload.

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Insight

Reduce time-to-hire and create a modern, candidate friendly experience.

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GovernmentJobs

Put your open roles in front of qualified job seekers with the #1 public sector job board.

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Vetted

Reduce the lengthy background investigation process for public safety applicants.

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Onboard

Ensure new hire preparedness and maximize productivity from day one.

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Learn

Boost retention and empower employee career growth.

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Perform

Give ongoing feedback in one place for easy, fair evaluations.

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HRIS

Consolidate Core HR, benefits, payroll, and time & attendance in one system.

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Eforms

Digitally store employee documents and eliminate time-consuming routing tasks.

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Policy

Manage policies and procedures across their entire lifecycle.

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