Creating a job posting
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Written by Janina
Updated over a week ago

We understand that creating a new job posting can be time-consuming and effort-intensive. To alleviate this challenge, we have streamlined the concept of shared resources for positions, hiring processes, and more. By doing so, we aim to reduce your effort and promote consistency throughout the system.

Note: Only users with the 'Create and edit job postings' permission will have the ability to create and edit a job posting. Reach out to your admins if you need access to create and customize it.

To create a job posting, follow the steps below:

STEP 1: Go to the Job Postings tab. Then, click the Create job postings button on the upper right side of the page.

STEP 2: Fill out the job posting fields:

  • What position is this? - Click the drop-down arrow and select a position template.

  • Would you like to enable recruiting in Spanish for this job? - Toggle this on if you wish to enable Spanish translation for this job.

Note: If you do not see an option to enable the Spanish translation, reach out to your admin.

  • Job posting name - You can just enter the title you wish to appear when posted.

  • Which location are you hiring for? - Click the dropdown arrow and select the location(s).

  • What hiring process should this job posting follow? - Click the dropdown arrow and select the name of the hiring process.

Note: In case you do not find the position and hiring process listed in the dropdown menu, create a template for each of them.

To create a template for a new position, click here. Alternatively, if you want to create a template for your new hiring process, click here.

STEP 3: Click the Next button located at the top right corner of the page.

STEP 4: Enter the compensation details:

  • What is the base pay for this job posting? - Click the dropdown arrow and select either range, exact amount, starting at or up to.

Note: Supplemental pay and benefits will be prefilled by the position template selected.

  • Does this job offer supplemental pay? - you may click the field to add more from the list.

  • Does this job offer any benefits? - you may click the field to add more from the list.

STEP 5: Click the Next button located at the top right corner of the page.

STEP 6: The job description will be populated automatically using the position template. Take the time to review it, and if you would like to make any changes, simply click the Customize button.

STEP 7: Click the Next button located at the top right corner of the page.

STEP 8: Select whether you intend to publish this position to the free job boards, save only (publish later) or link only (not publicly available).

Note: The Free job board settings can be configured further via the Sourcing tab.

STEP 9: Once your job posting has been created successfully, you will be automatically redirected to this page.

STEP 10: Clicking View your job posting will direct you to the Job postings page.

Important reminders:

  • Ensure that you configure your availability settings to enable potential candidates to schedule interviews with you seamlessly.

  • Optimize your visibility across job boards by configuring the Free job board settings through the Sourcing tab.

Edit an existing job posting

Note: Only users with the 'Create and edit job postings' permission will have the ability to edit a job posting. Reach out to your admins if you need access to customize it.

You can edit an existing job posting by going to the Job posting tab > click the three dots (...) on the far right side of the name of the position > select Edit job posting.

To edit multiple job postings select the checkboxes next to the respective job posting names and click the Actions button located on the far right side of the page. From there, choose the Edit option to make the desired modifications.

To change the status of multiple job postings, select the checkboxes next to the respective job posting names and click the Change Status button (as shown below) and select whether to Publish, Unpublish, or publish via Link Only.

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