1. Using Recruiting
  2. Change the Start Date of Candidates

Change the Start Date of Candidates

You can change the start date of internal and external candidates in a simple one-step process using the Change Start Date action.

The Change Start Date action is available in the Job Applications and Offers lists when job applications are in the Offer or Post Offer (custom) phase, and on the Job Offers page (Manage Job Offers quick action) when job applications are in the HR phase.

You can change the start date many times. The Offer team and candidate are informed of this change. You can track these start date changes in the notification date time stamps in the Messages tab of the job application.

No approval is required for changing the start date, for any business reasons.

You can't change the start date of an external candidate from the job application or Manage Job Offers area when the job application is in the HR phase and the employee record becomes active (start date has been reached).

You can't change the start date of an internal candidate from the job application or Manage Job Offers area when their record in Oracle Recruiting is converted (manually submitted from Manage Job Offers page, or submitted automatically using the profile option setting). The Change Start Date action can be used only during the window period where the redraft of an offer is allowed. This window period is specified in the Redraft and Cancel Offers section of the Enterprise Recruiting and Candidate Experience Information task.

Note: When you change the start date, the new date appears in the job offer and offer letter. The date isn't changed in the Document of Records.

This table explains the behavior where exactly the start date change will occur for various scenarios.

When Start Date (Hire Date) Update Comments
Offer and Post Offer Phase In Offers area Start date will be updated in the Job Offers page.

Pending Worker Record Created (HR Phase)

In Pending Worker Record only

 Start date will be updated in the Pending worker record but a banner will be displayed with the new start date for recruiting users on the Job Offers page.

Employee Record Created (HR Phase)

In Employee Record only

 Start date will be updated in the Employee record only.
To see the Change Start Date action, you need to have the Change Job Offer Start Date duty role and function privileges.
  • Change Job Offer Start Date (ORA_IRC_CHANGE_JOB_OFFER_START_DATE_DUTY)
  • Change Job Offer Start Date by Recruiting Manager (ORA_IRC_CHANGE_JOB_OFFER_START_DATE_BY_RECRUITING_MANAGER_DUTY)