About UA Career Track

The UA Career Track system was implemented at the University of Arizona in February, 2004.

UA Career Track is an on-line application and employment system uniquely designed to automate the recruitment process used in higher education and the public sector. The system reduces the time and costs associated with processing employment application materials while improving service levels to applicants and hiring authorities.

Benefits to Departments

  • Create a job requisition, post a position and access advertising information through a single on-line process.
  • Obtain requisition approvals from department heads, deans, vice presidents and administrative units electronically - no more need to mail or walk documents across campus.
  • Develop customized applicant questions to help develop better applicant pools.
  • Access application materials immediately after the position close date or review date.
  • Assign on-line system access to off-site hiring authorities and search committee members to facilitate the review and selection process.
  • Monitor the diversity of applicant pools to enhance outreach efforts.
  • Create a downloadable on-line hiring document for the selected candidate.

Benefits to Applicants

  • Submit application materials on-line without mailing, faxing or submitting paper documents.
  • Apply for an unlimited number of job vacancies without creating separate application materials for each job posting.
  • Receive immediate confirmation that materials were received and processed.
  • Track the status of the positions for which they have applied.

Benefits to Administrative Staff

  • Reduce data entry and paper processing associated with employment applications, EEO forms, and job requisitions.
  • Reduce time spent screening applicant minimum qualifications.
  • Reduce administrative tasks and costs associated with photocopying and mailing.
  • Reduce time-to-refer applications to departments.
  • Enhance department oversight of open searches.
  • Facilitate collection of search results and applicant flow records.
  • Increase voluntary applicant EEO response rates.
  • Increase communication with applicants with fewer resources.
  • Enhance employment advising efforts by reducing processing activities.
October 1, 2004