External Job Board Posting Fields

Recruiting Guide

Version
R2026.1.0
ft:lastEdition
2026-03-02
External Job Board Posting Fields

The following fields are displayed in the Create External Posting dialog box in Recruiting.

Fields in the Create External Posting dialog box
Field Configuration

Posting Title

Dayforce automatically populates the job requisition title in this field, but you can edit this default title for the posting. Any edits that you make here won't affect the details of the requisition.

Description

Dayforce automatically populates the job description used for the job requisition in this field, but you can edit or replace this default description for the posting.

If your user role has access to the Get Latest Description button, you can replace the existing job description with one from one of these sources:

  • Job Requisition Description: Uses the description entered on the job requisition.
  • Job Description: Uses the job-level description from the Jobs and Job Assignments feature.
  • Job Assignment Description: Uses the job assignment-level description from the Jobs and Job Assignments feature.
  • Position Description: Uses the position description from Organization Designer > Positions. This option is displayed only if your organization uses Position Management.

When you click Get Latest Description, Dayforce displays a dialog box in which you can specify the job description that you want to use. If there's no description available from the selected source, the job description field is left blank.

Note: If the Description text box isn’t displayed, you might need to click the expand icon () next to the Description label to expand the section.

Skills

Click the expand icon () next to the Skills label to expand the section, and then enter information about the required skills.

Job Application Templates

Select an option in the drop-down list to assign a job application template to the posting.

The template defines the contents of the job application that candidates see, including the sections and questionnaires that they need to complete when they fill out Dayforce.

For example, a template for administrative roles has questions about a candidate's proficiency with certain software application.

Note: The list of available templates is defined by your administrator.

Location

Enter all or part of a location name to filter the list, and select one or more posting locations:

Expanded location list with the cursor hovering over a location to select.

The Location selector displays three types of locations:

  • Organizational Locations: These are locations from your organizational hierarchy that are configured in Dayforce. These locations are marked with the blue icon ().
  • The system displays these locations only if they're configured by your administrator.
  • Google Maps Locations: These are search results from Google Maps. When you enter text in the Location selector, the system automatically returns the same results as the Google Maps website. This can include exact street addresses, towns, cities, or regions. Results are marked with the red icon (). You can select any result to post to it.
  • When you or other users post to a Google location, it's saved to the list in the Location selector

See Post Locations.

Industry

Select an option in the drop-down list. The list of available options is inherited from eQuest.

Classification Type

Select an option in the drop-down list. The list of available options is inherited from eQuest. Select the option that best corresponds to the information in the Details section of the job requisition.

Classification Time

Select an option in the drop-down list. The list of available options is inherited from eQuest. Select the option that best corresponds to the information in the Details section of the job requisition.

Job Function

Select an option in the drop-down list. The list includes eQuest values that broadly describe the purpose of a job, such as "Administrative" or "Customer Service."

Required Education

Select an option in the drop-down list.

Travel %

Enter a number between "0" and "100" to indicate the percentage of time that candidates might be required to travel for the job. For example, enter 20 if the job requires travel 20% of the time.

Telecommute %

Enter a number between "0" and "100" to indicate the percentage of time that candidates might be allowed to work virtually (that is, remotely). For example, enter 20 if the candidate can work virtually 20% of the time.

Language

Select an option in the drop-down list. If you are logged in to Dayforce using one of the supported recruiting cultures (configured in Recruiting Setup > Client Properties), that culture is selected in the drop-down list by default. Otherwise, the field is left blank and you must select one of the supported cultures in the drop-down list.

Note: This language selection will be used only in Dayforce. It won't affect the external job postings created using eQuest.

Client Career Site When candidates are redirected from external job boards, the job posting will be shown with the branding from the client career site you select. You can set up branding and associate career sites to it in Recruiting Setup > Branding Management.

Pay Type

Select either the Salary or Hourly option.

Job Start Date
Job End Date

Click the drop-down to select a start and end date from the calendar. You would use the Job End Date parameter when posting for seasonal / temporary postings.

Hiring Rate

Min Hiring Rate

Max Hiring Rate

Enter either a single rate in the Hiring Rate field, or a range in the Min Hiring Rate and Max Hiring Rate fields.

Note: You can't enter both a single rate and a min/max range.