Configuring Applicant Center

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title: Configuring Applicant Center
description: Set up a personalized portal for your applicants where they can track and manage job applications and interact with different hiring personas at different points of their hiring journey.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/applicant-center/config-applicant-center.html
release: australia
product: Applicant Center
classification: applicant-center
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Applicant Center, Hiring Experiences, HR Service Delivery, Employee Service Management]
---

# Configuring Applicant Center

Set up a personalized portal for your applicants where they can track and manage job applications and interact with different hiring personas at different points of their hiring journey.

-   **[Install Applicant Center](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/applicant-center/install-applicant-center.md)**  
You can install the Applicant Center application \(sn\_ta\_applicant\) if you have the admin role. The application includes demo data and installs related ServiceNow® Store applications and plugins if they are not already installed.
-   **[Configure the email notification state](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/applicant-center/configure-email-stage.md)**  
Determine at which state the applicant receives an email to access the Applicant Center.
-   **[Configure time limited authentication](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/applicant-center/configure-tla-ta.md)**  
Configure the time limited authentication for your external applicants to log in to the Applicant Center.
-   **[Configure Content Experiences and Quick links](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/applicant-center/config-links-content-ac.md)**  
Configure the campaigns and other company resources that you want to provide your applicants in the Applicant Center.
-   **[Configure applicant survey](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/applicant-center/config-applicant-survey.md)**  
Configure the survey that you want your applicants to take to provide feedback on their hiring experience. Determine at which state the feedback survey goes to the applicant.
-   **[Configure messaging for the applicant](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/applicant-center/config-message-applicant.md)**  
Configure the conditions when an applicant can reach out to the recruiters within the Applicant Center. Create a clear communication channel with the hiring team and a better hiring experience for the applicants.
-   **[Set up a scheduled job for applicant deactivation](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/applicant-center/run-schedule-job.md)**  
Set up a scheduled job, at regular intervals, to deactivate applicants no longer viable to the system.
-   **[Configure pre-hire experience on applicant center](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/applicant-center/access-journey-accelerator-from-applicant-centre.md)**  
Provide continuity in the hiring journey by providing a pre-hire experience on the applicant center.

**Parent Topic:**[Applicant Center](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/applicant-center/applicant-center-landing.md)