Automating candidate workflows using configurable rules and network signals

A system, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:
• store, in a repository, a set of configurable rules for managing hiring workflows in an applicant tracking system, wherein each configurable rule in the set of configurable rules comprises a trigger representing activity associated with an online network, a condition to be evaluated in response to the trigger, and an action to be performed when the condition is met;
• match recent activity associated with a candidate in the applicant tracking system to the trigger in a configurable rule from the repository;
• evaluate the condition from the configurable rule using attributes associated with the candidate;
• and
• when the condition is met by the attributes, automatically perform the action specified in the configurable rule to advance the candidate through a hiring workflow in the applicant tracking system.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method, the method comprising:

• storing, in a repository, a set of configurable rules for managing hiring workflows in an applicant tracking system, wherein each configurable rule in the set of configurable rules comprises a trigger representing activity associated with an online network, a condition to be evaluated in response to the trigger, and an action to be performed when the condition is met;
• matching, by one or more computer systems, recent activity associated with a candidate in the applicant tracking system to the trigger in a configurable rule from the repository;
• evaluating, by the one or more computer systems, the condition from the configurable rule using attributes associated with the candidate;
• and
• when the condition is met by the attributes, automatically performing the action specified in the configurable rule to advance the candidate through a hiring workflow in the applicant tracking system.