Change Active Candidate Status

Use this screen to change the status of candidates, moving them to the next step in the recruitment process. This screen is accessible on the Onboarding Queue, Search Candidates, or Active Candidates screen.

You can disposition candidates one at a time, but the most useful feature of this screen is it allows you to disposition multiple candidates all at once and still select a different status for each candidate.

To change candidate status, complete the following steps:

1. In the Status column, select from the values in the drop-down list.
2. If you selected Hired in the Status column, then you must also complete the following additional fields:
   1. In the Select Position field, select from the drop-down list, or click to add a new position, if necessary.
   2. In the Salary field, enter the amount.
   3. In the Hire Date field, select the date.
   4. In the Start Date field, select the date.
3. In the Letter column, select from the drop-down list the letter template to send the candidate.

   • Click to view the template.

   • Click to edit the template.

     Note: Changes you make here modify this letter only, not the letter template.
4. In the Comments column, enter your comments about the status change, if applicable. These comments are saved in the candidate's transaction logs.
5. Repeat steps 1-4 for each candidate.
6. Click Submit. This executes all the options that you selected for each individual candidate. Each candidate also receives the appropriate letter notification, depending on your selection.
7. Alternatively, if you want to set the same values for multiple candidates, scroll down to the bottom of the Change Candidate Status screen, and in the Change Status to field, select the appropriate values from the drop-down list.
8. In the Letter field, select a template from the drop-down list.

   • Click to view the template.

   • Click to edit the template.

     Note: Changes you make here modify this letter only, not the letter template.
9. In the Comments field, enter your comments about the status change, if applicable. These comments are saved in each candidate's transaction logs.
10. Click Submit. This executes the options that you selected for all the candidates in the Change Status Action screen. Each candidate also receives the letter notification that you selected.

    The screen then displays a confirmation message, giving you the opportunity to process any candidates that have been hired for onboarding. Click the Recent Hires link to expedite the onboarding process. This message will not disappear as the regular success message does. It will remain on the screen until an action is taken.

    If you don’t take the action of onboarding at this time, you can access the new hires and complete the action from the Recent Hires screen.

    Note: The Forced Disposition Upon Hire feature makes it mandatory for recruiters to disposition any remaining candidates in the requisition before they can complete the hiring process and set the Status of qualified candidates to Hired.

    If enabled, Deltek Talent will look at the number of hires needed for the requisition. When it detects that the requisition has at least one hire and you then attempt to hire another candidate, it will prompt you to disposition all the other candidates associated with the requisition before you can change the Status of the candidate to Hired.

    After you disposition the remaining candidates, the Résumé Dashboard displays. And you can then complete the Hire action.