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Set Workflow / Posting Dates

PRIOR STEP: Implement Keywords to Score Resumes

KEY TOPICS:

  • Workflow: Cap the Number of Job Seekers (Optional)
  • Determine Posting Dates

NEXT STEP: Review Summary and Save the Requisition

Automate Job Posting Settings

Representing the final steps in building a new Requisition, tabs for Workflow and Posting Dates provide options to:

  • Set a Job Seeker threshold that will trigger the Requisition to stop accepting applications
  • Determine the timing for posting of the job opening

Quick Reminder: For organizations using Requisition Templates, the Workflow setting and the Posting Dates (e.g., number of days live) can be auto-populated into the new Requisition by selecting a Template. In the Template, these settings may be preset by your organization, or these options may be editable.

Workflow: Cap the Number of Job Seekers (Optional)

While building the new Requisition, proceed to the Workflow task, and complete the Job Seeker Limits menu:

  1. Check the box to turn this feature on, next to the tagline: Stop accepting new candidates when [XX] people have applied.
  2. Using the provided Up/Down arrows, enter a maximum number of Job Seekers allowed.

When the limit is reached, the header setting in the Requisition detail for Accepting New Job Seekers (along with Posted Externally / Posted Internally) will be turned off.

Click the [Next Step] button to move on to the Posting Dates menu.

Determine Job Posting Dates

Settings on the Job Posting Dates tab control the timing and length of the "live" on-line posting period for the Requisition, depending on your organization's software Implementation.

There are two basics options:

  1. Use the provided fields/calendars for entering the desired Start Date and End Date.
  2. If your organization has an Approval Process in place — or alternatively, you want to align the Job Posting Date with the Requisition's "Open" status — check the box, next to the tagline:

    3. Date Range automatically set to Approval Date or Date Opened

Finally, choose a numeric entry for the tagline, representing the posting period: Post for a total of [XX] days. Scroll with the provided Up/Down arrows to choose a number (e.g., 14 days).

Click the [Next Step] button to move on to the Summary.