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# Applicant Center release notes

# Applicant Center release notes {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Zurich  
Updated July 31, 2025  
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The ServiceNow®
Applicant Center application provides your applicants with a dedicated portal that has a seamless process and supports effective engagement with the stakeholders in the hiring process. Applicant Center is a new application in the Zurich release.

## About Applicant Center {#applicant-center-rn__applicant-center-rn-highlights}

* As an applicant, log in with a magic link without the hassle of a password.
* Learn more about the role that you've applied for, the company, and its culture even before the interview stage, helping you better understand the opportunity from the start.
* View the hiring team, job description, and track multiple applications in one place. Communicate seamlessly with your recruiter for updates, questions, or support during the hiring process.
* Manage your interviews and related activities, such as selecting your preferred time slot or submitting reschedule requests, all within the portal.
* Experience a connected pre-hire journey by receiving and reviewing key notifications that keep you informed and aligned at every step of the application process.
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See [Applicant Center](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=applicant-center-concept&version=zurich&pubname=zurich-employee-service-management&ft:locale=en-US) for more information.{#applicant-center-rn__applicant-center-rn-highlights-2}

## Activation and other requirements

Important:  
Applicant Center is available in the ServiceNow Store. For details, see the "Activation information" section of these release notes.

Activation information

:   Install Applicant Center by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the [ServiceNow Store](https://store.servicenow.com/sn_appstore_store.do#!/store/home) website to view all the available apps and for information about submitting requests to the store. For cumulative release notes information for all released apps, see the [ServiceNow Store version history release notes](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/store-release-notes/sn-store-release-notes.html).{#applicant-center-rn__applicant-center-rn-activation-1}

Additional requirements

:   The Hiring Core application provides essential data models and shared components for Hiring Experiences. Hiring Core must be activated.{#applicant-center-rn__applicant-center-rn-additional-reqs-1}

## Zurich {#ariaid-title2}

The ServiceNow®
Applicant Center application provides your applicants with a dedicated portal that has a seamless process and supports effective engagement with the stakeholders in the hiring process. Applicant Center is a new application in the Zurich release.

### What's new {#applicant-center-rn-release__applicant-center-rn-new-features}

[Applicant Center home page](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=applicant-portal-home-page&version=zurich&pubname=zurich-employee-service-management&ft:locale=en-US)
:   The Applicant Center home page is the dedicated and personalized space for applicants that provides them with a complete hiring experience.

[View a job application](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=view-a-job-application&version=zurich&pubname=zurich-employee-service-management&ft:locale=en-US)

:   As an applicant, open a job application and view the details.

[Share scheduling preferences](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=share-availability-applicant-ac&version=zurich&pubname=zurich-employee-service-management&ft:locale=en-US)
:   As an applicant, when requested by recruiters, share your scheduling preferences to help them schedule interviews accordingly.

[Select an interview slot to self-schedule your interview](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=select-interview-slot-applicant&version=zurich&pubname=zurich-employee-service-management&ft:locale=en-US)

:   Select an interview time slot from a list of proposed slots shared by the recruiter to automatically schedule your interview.

[Request to reschedule interview](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=request-to-reschedule-interview-applicant&version=zurich&pubname=zurich-employee-service-management&ft:locale=en-US)

:   Request the recruiter to reschedule a proposed or scheduled interview.

[Tasks in Applicant Center](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=applicant-tasks-applicnts&version=zurich&pubname=zurich-employee-service-management&ft:locale=en-US)
:   View, track, and complete all your assigned hiring tasks from the Applicant Center home page.

[Applicant survey](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=applicant-feedback&version=zurich&pubname=zurich-employee-service-management&ft:locale=en-US)
:   Provide feedback about your hiring experience in Applicant Center.

[Set accessibility preference](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=set-accessibility-preference&version=zurich&pubname=zurich-employee-service-management&ft:locale=en-US)
:   Enable keyboard accessibility for your profile to navigate through Applicant Center using keyboard tabs.

[Configure pre-hire experience on applicant center](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=access-journey-accelerator-from-applicant-centre&version=zurich&pubname=zurich-employee-service-management&ft:locale=en-US)
:   Start your onboarding journey from Applicant Center even before your first day. Complete all your pre-hire tasks easily and seamlessly.
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