This section describes how the candidate reapply feature works. You define the candidate reapply period with the Reapply period in days parameter in the Posting Details section of the Create Client Career Site Posting wizard. If you leave this value blank, then candidates cannot reapply for the position. If the value is zero, then candidates can reapply at any time. If the value is greater than zero, then the candidate needs to wait that many days from their previous application date before they can reapply.
The Re-apply Waiting Period column in the Candidates tab of the job requisition counts down the number of days before a candidate can reapply. When this column reaches zero, candidates can reapply.
If you are newly defining the reapply period for an existing requisition, or editing the reapply period, candidates won't lose the days that have counted down since they applied.
For example, a candidate applied and the parameter was 183 days, and then ten days pass. If the recruiter changes the parameter to 60 days, the candidate's waiting period will be 50 days.
In another example, a candidate applies to a posting on September 1, and then a recruiter sets the posting to evergreen, with a reapply period of 183 days, on October 20. When the recruiter refreshes the list of candidates, the Re-apply Waiting Period column that was previously blank for the candidate now displays 126 Days, reflecting that the candidate applied 57 days ago. Meanwhile, it displays 183 for all candidates who apply from October 20 and onward.
Non-applicable Candidates
The Re-apply Waiting Period column is displayed in the Candidates tab whether the job requisition or its postings are evergreen. The following candidates aren't eligible to reapply:
- Those who still need to complete their reapply waiting period.
- Those who applied to an internal or external client career site posting where the Re-apply period in days parameter isn’t defined.
- Those who applied to External Board postings (that is, eQuest postings).
- Those who were assigned to a requisition by a recruiter (because these candidates are linked directly to the requisition and not any particular job posting).
- Those who have the Do Not Hire flag on their candidate profile.
Requirements for Candidates to Reapply
Before candidates with a waiting period can reapply to a posting, two requirements must be met:
- The Re-apply Waiting Period column must show zero. That is, the reapply countdown must have decreased to zero days and the candidate must be eligible to reapply.
- The candidate must have been declined for the role (either as a result of an auto-decline from a screening question or a manual decline from a recruiter) or they must have been hired and then later terminated from the role (without the Do Not Hire flag being added to their profile).
How Candidates Reapply
Until both requirements described in the previous section are met, candidates will see the standard message that they have already applied, and the Apply button is hidden. Once the requirements are met, the Apply button reappears.
When candidates click Apply, the job application opens to the Review screen and the information from their saved account profile is loaded by default. Candidates can update the details or add a new resume before submitting their new job application.
After Candidates Reapply
After reapplying to a job posting:
- In the Job Requisitions tab of Recruiting, the candidate's new job application is added to the Candidates tab for the associated job requisition. It’s listed as a separate entity from their old job application, which you can filter from the list.
- In the Overview tab of Recruiting, the charts reflect that the new job application was added.
- Throughout Recruiting, the candidate's Applied Jobs lists display the new job application.
- The "Candidate has reapplied to this job requisition" icon (
) is displayed next to the candidate's name, indicating that they have reapplied. - The reapply countdown starts again for the new job application and is cleared completely from the old job application.