Adding your own questions to the job application beyond the default Fingercheck configuration, you can create custom fields. It encourages increased hiring efficiency—improve screening by quickly identifying best-fit candidates, reducing time-to-hire, and improving the hiring pipeline and compliance—certain industries may require legally mandated questions.
Admins have the option to add a custom field question to the end of the job application.
It provides hiring teams with the opportunity to tailor applications to include the specific questions that matter most to their roles.
It supports multiple types of questions, including a free-text question.
To add a custom field for job applications, you must first set up a custom field in SETUP > HR > Custom Fields, then add the question to the job opening in Hiring > Job Openings.
How to add a custom field
Log in to your Fingercheck account as an Administrator.
Click the SETUP tab > HR > Custom Fields.
Click Add.
From the panel that appears on the right, click Select next to the type of field you want to add.
The Choose A Custom Field Type window slides out.
Field Types:
Field Type | Description |
Text | Use for free-text answers |
Number | Use for information limited to numeric characters, such as a uniform size. |
PhoneNumber | Limited to and displayed as phone number-formatted data. |
MemoText | Use for longer text-related data. |
DropDownList | Allows you to build a custom list and will be displayed in a dropdown selection. |
CheckBox | Use for a true or false scenario (e.g., 'Received Certification?'). |
Date | Used for dates only and will not display the time. |
Time | Used for time only and will not display the date. |
DateTime | Used to display the date together with the time. |
Decimal | Limited to decimal-formatted numeric characters, such as a rate. |
Currency | Use for any money-related data, such as a price, a fee, or a contribution. |
ColorPicker | Will add a generic color picker, such as a favorite color. |
RadioButtonList | Use it to create a custom multiple-choice list that allows the selection of one option only (e.g., marital status or gender). |
CheckBoxList | Similar to the radio button but will allow the user to select multiple items. |
SwitchBox | Use for a yes or no scenario (e.g., 'Received Certification?'). |
SwitchBoxList | Similar to the radio button but will allow the user to select multiple items. |
5. After choosing the type of question, you will see a pop-up window appear where you can enter the field information.
6. Complete the following fields:
Field Name: The name that will appear in Fingercheck. Custom_ must be at the beginning of the name.
Field Label: It will be the question they see.
Field Description: What the applicant will see when they hover over the information icon.
It helps the applicant understand the intent of the question or add any instructions for the applicant.
7. Click Create.
The Details screen appears.
8. In the Display Index field, enter the number to signify where the field appears in the list.
9. For example, if you are creating several custom fields, and you want the field to appear first on the HR > Custom Fields page of employee profiles, enter 1.
10. To make the field required, select the Required checkbox.
11. Select this checkbox to add it to the application:
Show as fillable field during hiring: It will be a question on the job application.
12. Click Save.
Create a job opening and application
Log in to Fingercheck as an Administrator.
Hover over HIRING and select Job Openings.
On the Job Openings page that appears, click Add Job Opening in the top-right corner.
In the form that appears, complete the fields according to the job's specifications.
In the Job Questions section, select or clear the SHOW and REQ (Required) checkboxes per your needs.
If you select the SHOW checkbox, the field will appear on the application. If you select the REQ checkbox, the applicant must complete the field before applying.
To do a background check, you must select the REQ checkbox for Address.You can add a custom field (question) for your applicants.
You must first set up the questions in Setup > HR > Custom fields (see above).
7. Click Save.
The following states and localities have, or are set to have, a salary transparency law. Each law varies in its requirements and covers employers.
New Jersey (Applicable in Jersey City)
New York (Applicable in New York City)
Ohio (Applicable in Cincinnati and Toledo)
The number of states to implement a salary transparency law may grow in the future, as similar bills are under consideration in states like Massachusetts and South Carolina.
Edit job openings and applications
On the Job Openings page, click the hamburger icon to open the Actions menu for the job opening.
To modify the job posting, select Edit from the Actions menu, make the changes, and click Save.
To delete a job posting, open the Actions menu and select Delete.
To make a copy of a job posting, open the Actions menu and select Clone.
To email a job posting, open the Actions menu and select Email Job Link.
A link to the job posting is copied to your clipboard so you can paste it into an email.To post the job posting on a job site, open the Actions menu and select one of the Post options.
The custom question will be visible on the job application. You can view the question and application on the careers website.
View on careers website
Log in to Fingercheck as an Administrator.
Hover over HIRING and select View Careers Website.
3. Click on the job opening and submit an application to view the question on the website in the same way that the prospective applicant would.
