Parodia is an ASP (Active Server Pages) application for recruitment web systems. It can be used either by a portal site to run a job board for multiple recruiters, or can be used by an HR/recruitment agency to run their own website.

Features
Parodia consists of three basic areas.
A front-end where candidates can apply for jobs, register their CV (résumé) and set-up search agent profiles for use with the optional email agent.
A restricted area where recruitment consultants can post vacancies, view CVs and carry out other activities.

A back-end where the site owner can grant access to others and run the site from.

For recruitment portals and classified job advertising sections, Parodia Job Board provides good regulation of advertisers with low admin overhead. Designed around the principal of 'slots', the number of vacancies posted by each can be easily controlled. This, and the system of refreshing credits for viewing CVs, means that this control is not bought at the expense of creating large admin requirements.

Underlying Technology
Parodia is an ASP (Active Server Pages) software system that consists of a series of web scripts on a Windows NT/2000 server communicating with a Microsoft SQL or Access database. Being full source code, the system can be modified as much as required by external contractors or resident techies. Alternatively, Cactusoft can make any customizations prior to delivery.

Licensing and Implementation Advantages
Because Parodia runs as a web application, licensing is for the single installation and not per desk. Furthermore, because it requires only a browser network connection for each user, there is no installation, upgrading or troubleshooting required on consultants' desktop systems. Modification, troubleshooting and other tasks that might once have required a site visit can now be done remotely - this vastly simplifies implementing and supporting a system across multiple offices.