What are Non-Applicants?

TAM was designed to carefully follow the "Internet Applicant Rule" as specified by the US Department of Labor.  Even though this rule generally applies only to federal contractors or companies following an AAP (Affirmative Action Plan), we feel it also embodies best practices in recruiting and should be followed when possible.

An "Internet Applicant" is an individual who satisfies all four of the following criteria:

• The individual submitted an expression of interest in employment through the Internet or related electronic data technologies;
• The contractor considered the individual for employment in a particular position;
• The individual's expression of interest indicated that the individual possesses the basic qualifications for the position; and
• The individual, at no point in the contractor's selection process prior to receiving an offer of employment from the contractor, removed himself or herself from further consideration or otherwise indicated that he/she was no longer interested in the position.

Anytime an individual's information is entered into TAM without meeting these requirements, we refer to them as a "non-applicant".  Examples are:

• An individual submits a resume without applying for a specific position
• An individual submits an online employment application without applying for a specific position
• A TAM user uploads a resume into TAM by any means (directly or through email forwarding)

In these cases TAM stores these individuals data under Talent Pool, Non Applicants.

In addition, even if an applicant applies for a specific position, they may be considered a non-applicant based on the Internet Applicant Rule. If you are doing EEO reporting it is very important that you keep track of the reason each applicant is rejected. You can create and edit your list of reasons in TAM under Setup -> Messages & Lists.

There are specific cases where an applicant will not be reported as a qualified applicant in your EEO reports. When your initial TAM setup is made those reasons are noted with the label "Non App:". The default reasons are:

Non App: Does not meet basic quals;
Non App: Application withdrawn;
Non App: Declined job offer;
Non App: Applicant non-responsive;
Non App: Resume not reviewed;

You can change these as you like, and you can add any additional reasons. The important point is that when you run your EEO report any applicant with a reason starting with "Non App:" will not be included in your report, as specified by the OFCCP.