Edit / Manage Job Requisition
This document outlines the process of editing an existing job requisition in Workday. If a proposed change impacts the job posting, consult the Job Posting Revisions Guide to determine if the desired change is allowable under policy.
Ensure you are following the Edit Job Requisition Guide and Job Posting Revision Policy Guide
Edit a Job Requisition (number of positions, title, qualifications, salary, etc.)
- From the Workday Home Page, click on the Job Requisitions icon on the Recruiting sidebar.
- Select the Job Requisition to Edit.
- Click Open detailed view.
- The detailed view will open in a separate tab. Click the Related Actions button, then hover over Job Change, and select Edit Job Requisition.
- Click the Pencil icon in the applicable section of the Job Requisition to make edits.
- Click on Recruiting Information then click the pencil icon of Recruiting Details and choose a Reason for editing the Job Requisition. Consult the Edit Reasons table below.
- Ensure you are following the Edit Job Requisition Guide and Job Posting Revision Policy Guide if updates are needed to a job requisition after the job has been posted. The guide will indicate instructions including, but not limited to; candidate communicating, reposting - which indicates that you need to extend the deadline to meet the minimum requirements again, you do not actually need to create a new Job req, etc.
- Enter a comment at the bottom of the Summary page prior to submitting.
- Click Submit. Once submitted, the task routes based on the reason selected. Please refer to the table below to see if the Primary Recruiter will receive a task to review if the Job Posting should be unposted and reposted.
- If the edit requires the job to be reposted, follow the post job directions.
- If the edit does not require the job to be reposted, go to the post job task and click the system gear and select "Skip this task". Add a comment the explains the edit.
Add/Assign Roles (search committee, primary recruiter, etc.)
- From the Workday Home Page, click on the Job Requisitions icon on the Recruiting sidebar.
- Select the Job Requisition to Edit.
- Click Open detailed view.
- The detailed view will open in a separate tab. Click the Related Actions button, then hover over Roles, and select Assign Roles
- Open the job requisition
Update a Job Posting End Date
https://hr.wisc.edu/hr-guides/for-hr-professionals/extend-job-posting-deadline/
- Access the Job Posting from the Workday Home Page by clicking Job Requisitions in the Recruiting sidebar on the left side panel.
- Select the Job Requisition to Edit.
- Click Open Detailed View.
- Click Job Postings to see the various posting links.
- Click on the Actions button within the posting grid.
- Click Update Job Posting.
- Select an End Date for the job posting.
NOTE: The end date drives when the post will be removed from the job posting sites. The Job Posting will be removed at 11:59pm CT the day before the posting end date. - Click Submit.
- Confirm the Posting End Date was updated on the posting grid. Repeat the above steps for all job postings (must update the internal and external job postings separately).
Unpost a Job
- Access the Job Posting from the Workday Home Page by clicking Job Requisitions in the Recruiting sidebar on the left side panel.
- Select the Job Requisition to Edit.
- Click Open Detailed View.
- Click Job Postings to see the various posting links.
- Select the posting(s) you want to unpost by using the checkbox, then click Unpost Jobs.
- Optional: Enter a comment.
- Click Submit.
NOTE: The job requisition will remain open and active, but the posting will be immediately removed from internal/external career sites.
Close Job Requisition if not going to be filled
- From the Workday Home Page, click on the Job Requisitions icon on the Recruiting sidebar.
- Select the Job Requisition to Edit.
- Click Open Detailed View.
- A separate tab will open, click the Related Actions button.
- Hover over Job Change and select Close Job Requisition.
- Select a Reason.
- Failed Recruitment – only close the job requisition for this reason if you don’t plan to continue to recruit any longer for the position(s). If none of the original candidates were selected, the job can be reposted to continue to collect candidates.
- Loss of Funding
- No Longer Recruiting; No Longer Needed – only use if no other reason applies.
- Notice of Filing – only use if the job requisition was used for a Notice of Filing job posting.
- Requisition Open in Error
- Structural Changes to Requirements After Applications Received
- Select a Close Date.
- Enter any applicable comments and click Submit.
- An approval task will be sent to the HR Partner (Supervisory). If the HR Partner also has the recruiting security to close the job requisition, there is no approval required. If there is an active job posting, it will automatically be unposted. The Primary Recruiter will receive a To-Do task to review the positions associated with the job requisitions to determine if any updates are needed.
