What Happens if an External Candidate Got Hired but Needs to be Rejected

Usually, reasons to reject a candidate are found in the early stages of the hiring process. It's rare that an external candidate has reached the final HR phase before the organization discovers some necessity to reject them.

When canceling the new work relationship from the associated job offer, the status automatically changes from HR - Processed to HR - Withdrawn. But if you want the historical records to show that this candidate completed their job application with a final status of HR - Rejected instead of HR - Withdrawn, it's possible to make this correction.

  • The HR specialist finds a candidate in the status HR - Withdrawn using the quick action Manage Job Offers.

  • The HR specialist uses the action Return to Manual Processing to change the status back to HR - Pending Manual Processing.

  • The HR specialist uses the action Reject Candidate to change the status to HR - Rejected by Employer.

Note: For the HR specialist to act on the job offer using the Manage Job Offers quick action, the administrator needs to run the scheduled process Complete the Recruiting Process.