Question setup

You can define questions for screening candidates in job applications and online interviews. You can also define profile questions that are not specific to any particular position and must be answered by all candidates. Conditional questions that are followup questions to Yes No response types can also be defined.

Individual questions and sets of questions can be added to a requisition. Questions can be required, in which case the candidate must provide an answer in order to complete the job application.

Recruiting questions defined in Talent Acquisition > Code Setup > Questions > Question Catalog are attached to job requisitions. Questions can also be specified directly on a requisition. In this case, they are not displayed on the question catalog.

When defining a question, you must select one of these response types:
  • Short Text
  • Long Text
  • Yes No
  • Yes No with Text
  • Date
  • Numeric
  • Amount
  • List
  • Multi Select

Yes No, Yes No Text, and List responses can be used in Screen Out questions. Screen Out questions require the candidate to specify the preferred answer. If a candidate specifies the wrong answer, the candidate is disqualified.

You can select the Multi Select response type to specify multiple candidate responses. Up to 30 responses can be specified and are displayed to the candidate in the order they were specified. Questions with a Multi Select response type are assigned a score that recruiters can edit. If the score value is changed or if a scored response is added to a requisition after the candidate has completed the questions, then the score of the question that was changed and the total score is reassessed. Changes to score values are not retroactive, but recruiters can update the questions on in-progress requisitions.