Creating position categories

Position categories are used to group positions based on type of work, rank, location, and other categories that help to organize them. Some examples are: Engineering, Project Engineer, Executive Level, and Chicago.

Position categories populate the Category field on the job requisition. They also populate the Category field in Employee > Opportunities > Search for employees, and the Category field on Candidate Experience job boards for external candidates.

Note: 

Consider using position categories that are commonly used in job searches.

  1. Select Administrator > Set Up > Jobs and Positions > Position Components > Categories.
  2. In the Position Categories section, click Create.
  3. Specify this information:
    Effective Date

    Required. Specify the effective date.

    Category

    Required. Specify the position category name.

    Description

    Specify a description of the position. If this is not specified, the category name is used for the description.

    Active

    Select this check box to make the position category active. The position category is active by default. Clear the check box to inactivate it.

    Candidate Display Indicator

    Select which candidates can see this position category. If this field is left blank, the position category is displayed to both internal and external candidates.

  4. Click Save.
  5. Optionally, define subcategories for the position category. See Creating position subcategories