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How Do I Reactivate a Candidate for the Same Job in Recruiting?

Describes how to change an inactive candidate's status to active (reactivate) for the same job.

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Follow these steps to reactivate a candidate for the same job they once were actively interested in.  

Note: You can also reactivate an inactive candidate by assigning them to a different job.

1. Log in and go to People > Hiring > Applicant Tracking. The screen opens with a list of active jobs in your company.

Shows left menu People>Hiring>Applicant Tracking

Shows the active jobs (Recruiting Dashboard)

2. Click the job with the inactive candidate. The job's Details screen appears. 

Shows the job Details screen and the Inactive section of candidates.

3. Expand the INACTIVE section and click the candidate you want to reactivate. The candidate's Details screen appears. 

Shows the thumbs-up icon instructions and status options

4. At the top, to the right of the thumbs-up icon, click one of the statuses, such as Request Review. If you select Review Request, the screen updates at the top with a blue checkmark in place of the red thumbs-down icon, and a Review Request popup appears.  

Shows the Request Review popup window.

5. Complete the email to the candidate and click Save. The details screen updates with these:

  • The thumbs-up icon is green.
  • At the far right, the thumbs-down icon changed to Pass on Candidate
  • The status change appears at the top of the 
Shows the changes to the candidate details screen.

The Candidate Breakdown tab for the job also updates: the reactivated candidate moved from the INACTIVE section to the REVIEW section.

 


 

 

Updated: April 2nd, 2025 2386 views


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