ASP APP1 was a custom Usenet account type. It was based on a new Minix APP OS 1.0. It used a custom script download based on the type of account the User selected. It was both a User Account and a script installed on the Users computer. The account Themes were listed as “part 1 – x” and to be installed on the Users computer using diskettes. Later we created UUCP for data sync.

It was a new day for applications and security was only an idea. The platform was open. The listings were open. Access was open. The only part the User needed was a computer and basic Unix skills.

The Usenet Reader Script created a unique output and set of fields and commands that made it possible to use a unique APPNET Application in 1988. APP1 or succinc-emp-1.0 was being tailored to fit the Employment Listing and Recruitment market. The framework could be customized to fit any market or industry vertical.

User

Anyone with UUCP Unix access could download the APP1 User Scripts and Reader which provided them two components APP1 and BBS access. The Usenet Newsgroups UUCP "appnet" provided a Network ID so users could find the APPNET server.

User Login-Reader-Q&A Access

The User would find APPNET “appnet” using uuname to list known UUCP sites on the network. Create an account or login and upload the files for individual Theme packages. The login would also provide access to the dial up BBS through the APPNET server using a shared Minix user profile and data store with bridge or shared access between modems and service accounts.

The commands allowed the user to find the information they needed. The commands were simple and worked within the Minix APP OS 1.0 we had created. The modem used scripts inside the APPNET profiles. The bridge was a shared database and store or cloud computing.

The first “Theme Package” APP1 in our code repository was “Employment Descriptions and Listings” succinc-emp-1.0.

We appended ”APP” to the beginning of all commands for all Themes. All was prepared for the launch of APP1 and could be easily customized at any time for the next Theme.

APPLIST - retrieve a list of “application newsgroups” available on the server
APPGROUP - select a specific “application newsgroup”
APPARTICLE - retrieve an “job description and listings” from a Usenet server
APPNEWSGROUPS - receive a list of “application newsgroups” created after a specific date and time
APPNEWNEWS - receive a list of “job description and listings” created after a specific date and time
APPNEXT - go to the next message in the “application newsgroup”
APPPOST - post a message or reply to an existing one
APPIHAVE - tell the server the client has an “job posting” it may want

APPSENDME - returned list of "job postings" not yet posted

There had been a slow evolution from job boards and aggregated search services to more advanced review processes. Even with pre-screening the actual fit is often unknown until there is a physical interaction with the current team or employees.

Browsing the profiles of potential employees or candidates, references, employment history, and the overall quality of the resume can provide a good first step filter. The benefit an online recruitment platform provides is documented online interactions with  an integrated enterprise CRM. These documented interactions along with meta data can be shared with authorized personnel and provide a more complete picture of a fit with your corporate or team culture.

One very important and sometimes overlooked recruitment opportunity is through the company portal. An "employment opportunity" or career page with an online application within the organization can help target career direction and opportunities and provide knowledge channels for your team members to accelerate their career paths.

SuccessInc. had a vision far beyond the current model and services used on the internet today. Working to make the barriers disappear and the genesis of a shared online recruitment community possible. We believe we will do this again with a complete paradigm shift. A new dawn with intelligent tools at its core.