The Talent Recruitment and Engagement Management System (TREMS) is UW–Madison’s applicant tracking system, used to:
- Capture applications through an efficient, consistent, applicant-friendly, one-stop location
- Improve timely communications with applicants
- Systematically collect Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity information
- Streamline processes to support recruitment, selection, and onboarding of applicants
Get Access
To access TREMS, users must complete the TREMS online training course. Division human resource (HR) office approval is required for participation.
- TREMS Training
- TREMS Training Resource Guide for Divisional HR (PDF)
- TREMS Training Resource Guide for Hiring Administrators (PDF)
- TREMS Authorization Form (PDF)
Users will be emailed an access form upon completion of the TREMS training course. Divisions will also use this form to remove a user’s access to TREMS.
Help and Documentation
General Information
- Icons and Flags Glossary (PDF)
- Application Process Overview (PDF)
- Applicant Account Overview (PDF)
- TREMS Demo: Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
Job Cards and Job Postings
- Job Postings – Fields Mapped from JEMS and TREMS (PDF)
- Application Types Overview (PDF)
- Instructions to Applicants Examples (PDF)
- Confirming Users Named on a Job (PDF)
- Creating the Job Card (PDF)
- Adding a Document to the Job Card (PDF)
Assessment and Managing Applications
- Application Statuses (PDF)
- Using the Actions Functionality (PDF)
- Letter of Recommendation Process (PDF)
- Search Committee Functionality (PDF)
- Participating in a Search Committee (PDF)
- Bulk Actions Menu (PDF)
- How to Use Events (PDF)
- Adding a Document to the Applicant Card (PDF)
- Adding Statuses Retroactively (PDF)
Offers and Hiring Process
- Hire Work Flow (PDF)
- Creating and Sending the Offer (PDF)
- Completing Hires in JEMS Chris-HR via TREMS (PDF)
- Completing Hires in JEMS Hire via TREMS (PDF)
- Updating the Offer Card (PDF)
Reports and Analytics
- Reports from the Job Posting Card (PDF)
- Reports from the Dashboard (PDF)
- Reports Glossary (PDF)
- Applicant Lookup Report from the Dashboard (PDF)