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 Questionnaire

Definition

Form containing questions to be answered by a candidate in the process of restaffing a key job or position.

A questionnaire contains questions and their possible responses or free form text fields. The texts for a questionnaire can exist in different language versions.

A questionnaire can be sent to a candidate as a link by e-mail, or can be completed by the succession planner for the applicant in a telephone interview.

The questionnaire category Evaluable Information is available to the succession planner.

Use

As a succession planner, you can construct the questionnaire to best suit your requirements by selecting individual questions.

You can specify expected responses in questionnaires, that is, explicit responses that the candidate must give. You can also store ratings for individual responses.

This enables you to elicit information from candidates, which you can then evaluate later either manually or automatically using the Ranking by Questionnaire function.

Structure

The basic elements of a questionnaire are:

Basic Data
  • Title (on each of the tab pages for available languages)

    Note Note

    A tab page is available for each language that is stored in the IMG activity Determine Languages Available in the Implementation Guide (IMG) for SAP E-Recruiting.

    End of the note.

    Free-form text field containing the questionnaire header

  • Instructions (on each of the tab pages for Available Languages)

    Free-form text that can be formatted as required explaining how to complete the questionnaire. The instructions are displayed on the questionnaire above the questions.

  • Group

    Contains thematic groups into which questionnaires can be sorted to give a better overview.

  • Status

    Indicates whether a questionnaire is still being processed, is released for general use, or should no longer be used.

Questions and Responses
  • Assigned Questions

    Tab page containing all of the questions in the questionnaire. You can flag individual questions as mandatory. These must be answered before the questionnaire is considered completed and saved.

  • Rating of Responses

    Tab page containing all of the responses for the questions. You can rate the responses. The system uses the rating to evaluate and compare candidates’ responses. You can also flag responses as expected responses. Candidates must supply an explicitly defined response to such questions to be considered for the job.