The Recruitment module in Odoo 18 offers a streamlined approach to managing the hiring process across multiple departments. To ensure that job openings, applicant monitoring, and employee onboarding align with your business's internal structure, departmental structuring is an essential first step. HR managers can allocate accountable officers, filter applicants, and better analyze recruiting statistics by properly establishing. This arrangement facilitates the delegation of duties amongst department leaders in addition to streamlining administrative procedures. Establishing departments provides clarity and improves hiring efficiency over time, regardless of the number of branches or divisions your business has.
Firstly, select the Recruitment module from the Odoo 18
Create a Department:
To create a new department, navigate to the Configuration > Departments. Click the New button as illustrated below:
Here, provide the name of the department you want to create. Then, add an existing contact as Manager. You can also add a Parent Department and a suitable color, as shown in the example below. Then save it.
Under Departments, you can see the newly added department.
Add an employee to the newly created department:
To add a new employee to the newly created department, navigate to the Employee module in the Odoo 18 dashboard. Under the Departments option, you can see the newly created department with zero employees. Click on the newly created department as shown below:
Here, you can add a name to the new employee. You can also add Work Email, Work Phone, Work Mobile, and Tags. You can also view details such as the Company, Department, Job Position, Manager, and New Appraisal Date. Under the Resume tab, you can see the Resume details and Experience details.
Under the Work Information tab, you can add work-related information, such as Location, Approvers, Remote Work Status, Schedule, and Planning Details.
Under the Private Information tab, you can add details such as Private Contact, Family Status, Citizenship, Education, and Work Permit.
Under the Payroll tab, you can add the payroll details.
Under the Settings tab, you can find the Status, Application Settings, and Attendance/ Point of Sale/Manufacturing sections. Then save it.
Here, you can see the number of employees change from zero to one as we created a new employee in this department.
Conclusion:
The Odoo 18 Recruitment module’s department configuration ensures a methodical and efficient hiring procedure. It enables hiring teams to communicate more effectively, assign job openings more clearly, and manage applicants more efficiently. Businesses can more accurately track staff planning and recruitment performance by distributing duties among departments. Additionally, this arrangement enhances transparency, facilitating the proper onboarding of new employees. In conclusion, a departmental setup is essential for converting the hiring process into a streamlined and scalable procedure within Odoo’s robust HR network.
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