Creating conditional questions in the question catalog

Before you can set up conditional questions, you must define the recruiting questions.

See Defining recruiting questions.

  1. Select Talent Acquisition > Code Setup > Questions > Question Catalog.
  2. Click the Questions tab.
  3. Click Create.
  4. Specify this information:
    Effective date
    Specify the date when the question is available for activation.
    Question
    Specify the conditional question.

    For example, if your parent question is “Have you worked for this organization in the past?”, then you can specify “Which location did you work at?”.

    Active
    The question is active by default. Clear this check box to make the recruiting question inactive. Inactive recruiting questions are not displayed in some lists.
    Show When Parent Question
    Select this option to show all Yes No and List type questions that you can use as a parent question.
    Show When Answer Of Parent Question
    Specify the answer that shows the child questions during the application process.
    Display Order
    Specify the order that is used to show the child questions to the candidate. The answer with the lowest number is shown first in the list.
    Response Type
    Specify the type of response that is expected. Additional options are available, depending on the response type. For example, if you select a Yes No response type, then you can select the preferred answer. If you select a List response type, then you must specify the answers available to the candidate on the Answers tab.
    Is A Response Required?
    Select this check box to require the candidates to respond to the question. Candidates cannot complete the application until they answer all required questions.
    Choose The Preferred Answer
    If the question is used to screen out candidates and the response type is Yes No or Yes No Text, then select the preferred answer.
    Require Follow Up Text If Answer Is
    If the question is used to screen out candidates and the question type is Yes No Text, then indicate whether the candidate must specify follow-up text and for what response. For example, if you select No, then the candidate must add follow-up text to a No answer.
    Score If Answer Is Yes
    If the response type is Yes No or Yes No Text, then specify the numeric value that the candidate earns when Yes is specified.
    Score If Answer Is No
    If the response type is Yes No or Yes No Text, then specify the numeric value that the candidate earns when No is specified.
  5. Click Save.
  6. If you selected List or Multi Select as the response type, then the Answers tab is displayed. Click Create and specify this information:
    Effective Date
    Specify the date that the answer is available.
    Value
    Specify the answer.
    This Is The Preferred Answer
    If you select List as the response type and the question is included in the application, then designate the answer as a preferred answer. You can specify more than one answer as a preferred answer. If this is a screen-out question, then you must select one of the answers as the preferred answer.
    Score
    If the question is scored, then specify a numeric score that the candidate earns for submitting this answer.
  7. Click Save.