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Manage a position in Recruitment

Manage an open recruitment position, its applicants, activity, events, reports and documents in Sage HR.

Open a position in Recruitment to manage its details, applicants, pipeline, events, activity, reports and documents.


Open a position

  1. Go to Recruitment.

  2. Select the Positions tab.

  3. Select the position you want to manage.


Manage the position

From the position, you can:

  • Add applicants to add an applicant to the position

  • Edit to change the position

  • Duplicate to create a new position from the existing position

  • Complete hiring process to complete the hiring process

  • Cancel to cancel the position

  • Delete to delete the position

For more information, see Add an applicant.

Manage multiple applicants

You can select multiple applicants in the pipeline and apply the same action to them.

You can:

  • Copy

  • Move

  • Send email

  • Disqualify


Pipeline

The Pipeline tab shows the recruitment pipeline assigned to the position and its stages.

You can also see each applicant and their current stage in the recruitment process.


Set up stage actions

Select the cog icon next to a stage to configure actions when an applicant moves to that stage.

You can set up Sage HR to:

  • Send an email to the applicant

  • Send an email to the hiring manager

  • Trigger a scorecard for evaluation

You can write a custom email or use an existing email template.

For more information, see Set up email templates.

You can also create a scorecard to use for a stage.


Calendar

The Calendar tab shows recruitment events for applicants in the position's pipeline.

These events include:

  • Interviews

  • Phone calls

  • Video calls

You can filter the calendar to show all recruitment events or only events you're involved in.

You can also sync recruitment events with applications such as Outlook or Google Calendar using the provided webcal link.

Choose whether to sync all recruitment events or only events you're attending.


Activity

The Activity tab shows changes made to the position, including who made each change and when.

You can use the activity history to track:

  • Applicants added to the position

  • Changes to the hiring team or position settings

  • Applicants moving between recruitment stages


Reports

The Reports tab gives you an overview of active and disqualified applicants for the position.

You can see how many applicants are in each stage of the recruitment pipeline.

The Sources section shows where applicants came from.

The source depends on information recorded when the applicant was added or how the applicant applied.

Sources can include a careers page or employee referral.

For more information, see Create a custom source.


Documents

The Documents tab stores files uploaded for the position.

Hiring managers, administrators, and other users with permission to view the position can access these documents.

📎 NOTE: If you cancel a position, the Documents tab isn't available for that position.

You can use this area for position-related resources, such as:

  • Interview scorecard templates

  • Recruitment guidelines

  • Hiring documentation

  • Other position-related resources

  • Keywords: pipeline, applicants, scorecards, calendar, sources, hiring

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