Add candidate to another job vs. transfer candidate to a different job

Permissions: Job Admin and above

Product tier: Available for all subscription tiers

Once a candidate is in your organization's hiring pipeline, there are two distinct ways of moving the candidate to another job — by adding the candidate to another job or by transferring the candidate to a different job. There are important differences between these two features regarding the implications regarding the candidate's historical data.

Note: Candidates can only be added or transferred to a job where the user has appropriate permissions. The Remove Job action in the Add, Transfer or Remove Candidate's Jobs modal can be used only by Site Admins.

Add a candidate to another job

Adding a candidate to another job creates a new application for the new job. The candidate can go through both interview plans simultaneously and your organization can retain all historical candidate data on both jobs.

To learn more about how to add a candidate to another job, click here.

Transfer a candidate to a different job

Note: In most cases, you should only transfer a candidate if the candidate has been mistakenly associated with the wrong job.

Unlike adding a candidate to another job, transferring a candidate to a different job means that the candidate will be removed from the original job and moved to a new job. This process will delete certain candidate data points associated with the original job and transfer other data associated with the original job.

When candidates are transferred to a different job, the following data will be transferred from the original job to the new job:

  • Attachments
  • Application questions
  • Submitted scorecards

When candidates are transferred to a different job, the following data will be deleted during the transfer:

  • Record of candidate being on the original job in reports
  • Scheduled interviews
  • Interview information for scorecards pending submission
  • Job-specific forms

To learn more about how to transfer a candidate to a different job, click here.