Suspend a Job Requisition
You can suspend activities associated with a job requisition and indicate that the requisition is currently on hold.
You may want to do that when there's a hiring freeze, or you want to postpone the hiring of candidates, or you want to put an approved requisition on hold and reopen it without having to get a second round of approvals. Suspending a job requisition prevents further actions on job applications until the requisition is resumed.
You can suspend a job requisition when it's in the Open phase. However, you can't suspend a job requisition when:
- The requisition is already on hold.
- The requisition is closed (Open - Canceled or Open - Filled).
- There are active job applications on the requisition which are on Offer - Draft status or later, but not in the HR phase.
Before you start
You need the privilege Update Job Requisition (IRC_UPDATE_JOB_REQUISITION).Here's what to do
- On the Job Requisitions page, click on a job requisition.
- In the Actions menu, select Suspend job Requisition.
Results:
When a job requisition is suspended:
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The requisition is moved to the Open - Suspended status.
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Current or scheduled posting on career sites are canceled. If the requisition is posted on job boards, you're asked if it should be unposted from job boards or not.
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The option Allow Candidates to Apply When Not Posted is deselected.
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A notification is sent to the Hiring Team.
What to do next
Here's a list of actions you can and can't do when a requisition is suspended.
Actions you can do |
Actions you can't do |
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Redraft the job requisition. This action is only available when there are no job applications on the requisition. |
Add candidates to the requisition. |
Close the job requisition. |
Create an offer for a job application. |
Move a job application to the Rejected by Employer or Withdrawn by Candidate state. |
Move a job application to any state other than Rejected by Employer or Withdrawn by Candidate. |
Collect feedback for a job application. |
Schedule an interview. |
Send emails to candidates. |
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Add interactions on job applications. |
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Automated actions defined in the candidate selection process for job applications are performed as usual. |