1. Implementing Recruiting
  2. Candidate Selection Workflow Status

Candidate Selection Workflow Status

A status indicates the detail or state of where a candidate is within a step.

A candidate can change status during a step but the candidate can only have one status at a time in each step. Statuses are more flexible than steps as most are optional and do not need to be followed in a certain order. Statuses can be temporary therefore requiring an additional action from the user or they can complete a step (indicated by *) because they complete the step by either moving the candidate to the next step or terminating the candidate selection process.

Statuses may have different progression levels:

Progression Level Description
Not Started Indicates that the step has not started yet. Example: For the 1st Interview step, "To be Scheduled" is a Not Started status because the interview has not been scheduled and the step has not officially started.
In Progress Indicates that a candidate needs to be moved to other statuses before moving to the next step. The option "move" is not available to the user at this point. Example: For the 1st Interview step, "Scheduled" is an In Progress status.
Completed Indicates that a candidate can move to the next step. The "move" option is available to the user at this point. When selecting the Completed level, the following option becomes available: "Allow completion even if some activities remain pending". This option allows the move to the next step even if some activities are still pending from a previous step.

Status change buttons (or shortcut buttons) allow recruiters to change the status of a candidate without having to open the Action window. A status can be linked to one of these buttons. Only one status can be assigned to a specific button in the current step.

Button Behavior in the Candidate File Behavior in the Candidate List
Green checkmark shortcut button to change to completion status Changes the status of the candidate to a completion status. Changes the status of all selected candidates to a completion status.
Red circle shortcut button to change to rejected status Changes the status of the candidate to Rejected. Changes the status of all selected candidates to Rejected.
Question mark shortcut button to change the status to under consideration. Changes the status of the candidate to Under consideration. Changes the status of all selected candidates to Under consideration..