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# Hiring & Availability

Now is a good time to dive back into Hiring and Availability. These are likely going to be the first two features in flaik that you use each season, so dialing them in early will get you started on the right foot.  

{% hint style="info" %}
**Did you use Hiring last season?** Keep reading to see the checklist for getting it up-and-running this year. If you're not going to use Hiring, skip ahead to [Availability](#availability). 
{% endhint %}

### Hiring

* [ ] Run through your candidates in Talent Pool and archive staff who won't be returning this season.
* [ ] Add potential new hires to Talent Pool.
  * [ ] Recommended: use the [bulk upload tool](/flaik-knowledge-base/for-administrators/first-season-guide/updating-staff-via-bulk-update-from-an-external-file-or-data-source.md).
* [ ] Start creating jobs.
* [ ] Attach candidates to jobs.
* [ ] Build offers for candidates (start date, end date, employment type, job title, wages.)
* [ ] Send job offers to candidates.

{% hint style="info" %}
**Don't need to send job offer emails from flaik?** No worries, you can toggle this feature on or off by going to Admin settings -> Product settings -> Hiring -> Job offers config. Disabling emails will still allow you to keep tabs on your job offers manually. 
{% endhint %}

***

### Availability

* [ ] Create your Availability calendars & determine your day types.
* [ ] Start setting up Availability groups. Most resorts break these up by commitment level and primary discipline - think **Employment type** (full time, part time, etc.)
* [ ] Streamline your Availability group rules to steer instructors toward your peak days (so they don't front-load their season and go lapping during Presidents' Day.)
* [ ] If you're asking staff to select Programs they are interested in taking part in, make sure you've added the dates of your programs to your tasks in admin settings. 
* [ ] Start adding your staff to availability groups! Requests won't go out as long as you keep the groups closed for now. 

{% hint style="info" %}
**Can't find the instructor you want?** Only instructors currently in Staff Management can be attached to Availability group. Hiring takes care of this automatically, but if you're skipping Hiring, you can move staff into Staff Management by following these steps:

1. Archive the profiles you want to move.
2. Find them in Archived People.
3. Select the profiles and click Restore.
4. You'll be given a choice on whether to restore the profile to Staff Management or Talent Pool - click Staff Management.
   {% endhint %}


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