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Book Synopsis
Get creative and optimize your SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting implementation with this guide, which examines a variety of integration and automation opportunities throughout the recruiting process outside of the standard integrations. Innovative SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting walks you through the end-to-end recruiting process and highlights opportunities to create interfaces and automation at each stage using a variety of methods and tools. After a brief overview of the market demands driving growth in this area and an introduction to OData, Anand Athanur, Mark Ingram and Michael A. Wellens detail each step in the recruiting process, starting with automating and integrating requisition creation using APIs and middleware. They then explore ways of enhancing candidate attraction and experience for the initial application process. After that, they jump into automation for overall candidate selection and processing, including automation using Robotic Process Automation, Integration center

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: OData Overview

Chapter Goal: Introduce the reader to basic OData concepts that are needed to understand the remainder of the book.

No of pages: 20

Sub - Topics

1. What is OData

2. How to execute simple Odata calls

3. Example: Reading a requisition using Postman

4. Setting up required users and permissions

5. Executing

6. End result

7. Closing remarks

Chapter 2: Automatic Requisition creation

Chapter Goal: Walk the reader through the tools and steps needed to automatically create requisitions in SAP SuccessFactors

No of pages: 25

Sub - Topics:

1. Introduction / Business Scenario

2. Architectural Overview

3. Review of Relevant Odata API objects and functions

4. End User Experience

5. Closing Remarks

Chapter 3: Preparing Requisitions Automatically Using Middleware

Chapter Goal: Introduce to the reader another tool available for integration (middleware) while taking on the next logical step in the recruiting process (preparing the requisition for posting)

No of pages: 40

Sub - Topics:

1. Introduction

2. What is middleware / when would it be used? (e.g. when 2 systems house data, but don’t have the capability to actively make requests to one another, also data mapping scenarios, also mention CPI)

3. Case Study: Automatic question creation on a requisition

4. Conclusions

Chapter 4: Expanding Posting Capabilities to expand Candidate Attraction

Chapter Goal: Continuing on to the next step in the recruiting process, explore how SAP SuccessFactors makes posting information available on the internet and describe how to use that information to expand its posting capabilities using an example case study.

No of pages: 25

Sub - Topics:

1. Introduction / What is candidate attraction

2. Strategies for increasing candidate attraction vs. simple out-of-box funcitonality

3. How SAP SuccessFactors exposes posting information

4. Case Study: Re-posting using Wodpress

5. Conclusions

Chapter 5: Enhancing Candidate Engagement

Chapter Goal: After candidates are attracted, we need to keep them engaged! This chapter explores a creative ways to expand SAP SuccessFactors candidate engagement capabilities through a case study.

No of pages: 25

Sub - Topics:

1. Introduction / What is Candidate Engagement?

2. Strategies and tools for Increasing Candidate Engagement

3. Review of Relevant OData API objects and functions

4. Case Study: Chatbots

5. Conclusions

Chapter 6: Using Robotic Process Automation to Streamline Candidate Selection

Chapter Goal: In this chapter we see how bots can help automate tasks for recruiters to streamline the recruiting selection process.

No of pages: 20

Sub - Topics:

1. Introduction

2. Pros and Cons of RPA technology

3. Review of Relevant OData API objects and functions

4. Case Study: Chatbots

5. Conclusions

Chapter 7: Candidate Selection Automation using Integration Center

Chapter Goal: In this chapter we see the integration center can help automate tasks for recruiters to streamline the recruiting selection process.

No of pages: 20

Sub - Topics:

1. Introduction

2. Using the integration center

3. Review of Relevant OData API objects and functions

4. Case Study: Advancing candidates based on attributes

5. Conclusions

Chapter 8: Assessment Integration Framework

Chapter Goal: In this chapter we explore the functionality of SAP SuccessFactors that allows 3rd party assessment vendors to integrate directly into the SAP SuccessFactors candidate selection process.

No of pages: 20

Sub - Topics:

1. Introduction

2. What is the assessment integration framework?

3. How does the assessment integration framework work?

4. Case Study

5. Conclusions

Chapter 9: Custom OData Integrations

Chapter Goal: Here we explore how Odata can also be used to help with the candidate selection process by allowing vendors (such as assessment vendors or others) another method to access and update SAP SuccessFactors recruiting.

No of pages: 25

Sub - Topics:

1. Introduction

2. Odata API Review

3. Sample business Scenarios using available Odata API objects

4. Case Study: Assessing Candidates using AI

5. Conclusions

Chapter 10: Background Check Integration Framework

Chapter Goal: In this chapter we explore the functionality of SAP SuccessFactors that allows 3rd party background vendors to integrate directly into the SAP SuccessFactors candidate selection process.

No of pages: 30

Sub - Topics:

1. Introduction

2. What is the background integration framework?

3. How does the background integration framework work?

4. Case Study

5. Conclusions

Chapter 11: Candidate Offer Automation Using Business Rules

Chapter Goal: This chapter shows the reader how the offer process can be streamlined using business rules.

No of pages: 20

Sub - Topics:

1. Introduction

2. How to configure business rules

3. Case Study: Calculating a recommended offer amount

4. Conclusions

Chapter 12: Using Intelligent Services to Ease the Onboarding Process

Chapter Goal: In this chapter we

No of pages: 30

Sub - Topics:

1. Introduction

2. What are Intelligent services

3. Example use case scenarios

4. Case Study: Pushing Candidate Data to ServiceNow using Intelligent Services

5. Conclusions

Chapter 13: Hiring Integration with Non-SAP Systems

Chapter Goal:This chapter shows the reader how the SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting OData APIs can be used to integrate with 3rd party systems to complete the hiring process.

No of pages: 25

Sub - Topics:

1. Introduction

2. Example systems integrations

3. Review of relevant OData API objects and functions

4. Case Study

5. Conclusions

Chapter 14: Conclusion

Chapter Goal: In this chapter we review the concepts we have covered across the book. The reader should leave understanding the integration and automation opportunities at each step of the recruiting process and the variety of methods and tools available for making these possible.

No of pages: 5

Sub - Topics:

1. Introduction

2. Review of concepts across chapters

3. Realizing business value

4. More Concepts / ideas for integrations and automations not covered

5. Final Conclusions


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      Publisher: APress
      Publication Date: 01/12/2021
      ISBN13: 9781484274248, 978-1484274248
      ISBN10: 1484274245

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Get creative and optimize your SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting implementation with this guide, which examines a variety of integration and automation opportunities throughout the recruiting process outside of the standard integrations. Innovative SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting walks you through the end-to-end recruiting process and highlights opportunities to create interfaces and automation at each stage using a variety of methods and tools. After a brief overview of the market demands driving growth in this area and an introduction to OData, Anand Athanur, Mark Ingram and Michael A. Wellens detail each step in the recruiting process, starting with automating and integrating requisition creation using APIs and middleware. They then explore ways of enhancing candidate attraction and experience for the initial application process. After that, they jump into automation for overall candidate selection and processing, including automation using Robotic Process Automation, Integration center

      Table of Contents
      Chapter 1: OData Overview

      Chapter Goal: Introduce the reader to basic OData concepts that are needed to understand the remainder of the book.

      No of pages: 20

      Sub - Topics

      1. What is OData

      2. How to execute simple Odata calls

      3. Example: Reading a requisition using Postman

      4. Setting up required users and permissions

      5. Executing

      6. End result

      7. Closing remarks

      Chapter 2: Automatic Requisition creation

      Chapter Goal: Walk the reader through the tools and steps needed to automatically create requisitions in SAP SuccessFactors

      No of pages: 25

      Sub - Topics:

      1. Introduction / Business Scenario

      2. Architectural Overview

      3. Review of Relevant Odata API objects and functions

      4. End User Experience

      5. Closing Remarks

      Chapter 3: Preparing Requisitions Automatically Using Middleware

      Chapter Goal: Introduce to the reader another tool available for integration (middleware) while taking on the next logical step in the recruiting process (preparing the requisition for posting)

      No of pages: 40

      Sub - Topics:

      1. Introduction

      2. What is middleware / when would it be used? (e.g. when 2 systems house data, but don’t have the capability to actively make requests to one another, also data mapping scenarios, also mention CPI)

      3. Case Study: Automatic question creation on a requisition

      4. Conclusions

      Chapter 4: Expanding Posting Capabilities to expand Candidate Attraction

      Chapter Goal: Continuing on to the next step in the recruiting process, explore how SAP SuccessFactors makes posting information available on the internet and describe how to use that information to expand its posting capabilities using an example case study.

      No of pages: 25

      Sub - Topics:

      1. Introduction / What is candidate attraction

      2. Strategies for increasing candidate attraction vs. simple out-of-box funcitonality

      3. How SAP SuccessFactors exposes posting information

      4. Case Study: Re-posting using Wodpress

      5. Conclusions

      Chapter 5: Enhancing Candidate Engagement

      Chapter Goal: After candidates are attracted, we need to keep them engaged! This chapter explores a creative ways to expand SAP SuccessFactors candidate engagement capabilities through a case study.

      No of pages: 25

      Sub - Topics:

      1. Introduction / What is Candidate Engagement?

      2. Strategies and tools for Increasing Candidate Engagement

      3. Review of Relevant OData API objects and functions

      4. Case Study: Chatbots

      5. Conclusions

      Chapter 6: Using Robotic Process Automation to Streamline Candidate Selection

      Chapter Goal: In this chapter we see how bots can help automate tasks for recruiters to streamline the recruiting selection process.

      No of pages: 20

      Sub - Topics:

      1. Introduction

      2. Pros and Cons of RPA technology

      3. Review of Relevant OData API objects and functions

      4. Case Study: Chatbots

      5. Conclusions

      Chapter 7: Candidate Selection Automation using Integration Center

      Chapter Goal: In this chapter we see the integration center can help automate tasks for recruiters to streamline the recruiting selection process.

      No of pages: 20

      Sub - Topics:

      1. Introduction

      2. Using the integration center

      3. Review of Relevant OData API objects and functions

      4. Case Study: Advancing candidates based on attributes

      5. Conclusions

      Chapter 8: Assessment Integration Framework

      Chapter Goal: In this chapter we explore the functionality of SAP SuccessFactors that allows 3rd party assessment vendors to integrate directly into the SAP SuccessFactors candidate selection process.

      No of pages: 20

      Sub - Topics:

      1. Introduction

      2. What is the assessment integration framework?

      3. How does the assessment integration framework work?

      4. Case Study

      5. Conclusions

      Chapter 9: Custom OData Integrations

      Chapter Goal: Here we explore how Odata can also be used to help with the candidate selection process by allowing vendors (such as assessment vendors or others) another method to access and update SAP SuccessFactors recruiting.

      No of pages: 25

      Sub - Topics:

      1. Introduction

      2. Odata API Review

      3. Sample business Scenarios using available Odata API objects

      4. Case Study: Assessing Candidates using AI

      5. Conclusions

      Chapter 10: Background Check Integration Framework

      Chapter Goal: In this chapter we explore the functionality of SAP SuccessFactors that allows 3rd party background vendors to integrate directly into the SAP SuccessFactors candidate selection process.

      No of pages: 30

      Sub - Topics:

      1. Introduction

      2. What is the background integration framework?

      3. How does the background integration framework work?

      4. Case Study

      5. Conclusions

      Chapter 11: Candidate Offer Automation Using Business Rules

      Chapter Goal: This chapter shows the reader how the offer process can be streamlined using business rules.

      No of pages: 20

      Sub - Topics:

      1. Introduction

      2. How to configure business rules

      3. Case Study: Calculating a recommended offer amount

      4. Conclusions

      Chapter 12: Using Intelligent Services to Ease the Onboarding Process

      Chapter Goal: In this chapter we

      No of pages: 30

      Sub - Topics:

      1. Introduction

      2. What are Intelligent services

      3. Example use case scenarios

      4. Case Study: Pushing Candidate Data to ServiceNow using Intelligent Services

      5. Conclusions

      Chapter 13: Hiring Integration with Non-SAP Systems

      Chapter Goal:This chapter shows the reader how the SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting OData APIs can be used to integrate with 3rd party systems to complete the hiring process.

      No of pages: 25

      Sub - Topics:

      1. Introduction

      2. Example systems integrations

      3. Review of relevant OData API objects and functions

      4. Case Study

      5. Conclusions

      Chapter 14: Conclusion

      Chapter Goal: In this chapter we review the concepts we have covered across the book. The reader should leave understanding the integration and automation opportunities at each step of the recruiting process and the variety of methods and tools available for making these possible.

      No of pages: 5

      Sub - Topics:

      1. Introduction

      2. Review of concepts across chapters

      3. Realizing business value

      4. More Concepts / ideas for integrations and automations not covered

      5. Final Conclusions


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