Hire Multiple Candidates with Mass Hire

Recruiting Guide

Version
R2025.2.1
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2025-12-01
Hire Multiple Candidates with Mass Hire

The mass hire feature, if configured, lets you hire multiple eligible internal and external candidates all at once. You can enter information about the job that is the same for all selected candidates, then cycle through each candidate's hire form to verify and complete the personal information that is unique to them. Pre-hire questionnaires must be sent to candidates to ensure their personal information is in the system.

Role feature access: Recruiting > Recruiting > Actions > Candidate Hire > Mass Hire Candidates

If you need help with any of the fields, see the following:

Note: For job requisitions that use candidate status mapping, candidates might not be eligible for hiring because certain actions must be completed before their current status is complete. If needed, you can see which candidate status the action is available for in the Job Requisitions screen. In the Improved Recruiter Experience, click the link in the Candidate Status Mapping column. In the Classic Recruiter Experience, click the Candidate Status Mapping is Used indicator ().

To mass hire candidates:

  1. Go to the Candidates tab of the job requisition in Recruiting. Select the candidates you want to hire, or you can select them later.
  2. Select Hire > Mass Hire Candidates.
  3. Dayforce displays candidates who are eligible for hiring. Anyone you chose in the Candidates tab is already selected.
  4. Note: You can click the Ineligible Candidates tab to view employees who can't be hired, their status, and the reason they can't be hired. If they haven't been sent their pre-hire questionnaire, you have the option of sending it to them from there.
  5. Select the candidates you want to hire. The number above the list of candidates indicates how many openings are available:
  6. Mass Hire Candidates dialog showing some selected eligible candidates.
  7. Click Next. Details about the job requisition are shown, such as the location and job assignment, managers, and compensation. Update this information if needed.
  8. Click Next. The hiring form for the first candidate appears.
  9. Click the arrows next to the candidate names to cycle back and forth through the candidates, or choose candidates from the drop-down list. Verify each candidate's details and enter any missing information.
  10. Fields are filled using details from the following, in precedence: the background screening, the pre-hire questionnaire, and lastly the candidate's profile.
  11. After you review the details for all of the candidates, click Submit. If approvals are required, the hiring process doesn't start until all of the approvals are completed. A record is added to the Activity tab of the requisition for each candidate who is hired.