Permissions:

Product tier:

A user's permission level determines their access, abilities, and responsibilities in Greenhouse Recruiting. This is the permission listed alongside each user on the Users page.

There are three permission levels:

  • Basic
  • Job Admin (specified as Job Admin: Standard, Job Admin: Private, or Job Admin: Custom)
  • Site Admin
Note: Job Admin: Standard and Job Admin: Private are preconfigured by default but can be customized by organizations with a Plus or Pro subscription tier. The table below reflects the default configurations of each permission level.

Tasks that can be added via user-specific permissions are indicated as such.

Tasks that are marked as configurable are available but deactivated by default. To enable them, go to Configure Configure-icon.png > Permission Policies > See and manage Job Admin levels.

Task Basic Job Admin: Standard Job Admin: Private Job Admin: Custom Site Admin

Submit candidate referrals for open jobs

X X X X X

Post open jobs to social media and schedule recurring social posts on their personal social pages

X X X X X

View candidates for jobs they are active on

X X X X X

Access interview kits and submit scorecards for jobs they are active on

X X X X X

View Job Setup, including the Scorecard, Interview Plan, Interview Kits, and Job Info, for jobs they're active on

  X X X X

View job dashboards and work with Pipeline Tasks for jobs they're active on

  X X X X

View Private tab and Offer Details tab on candidate profile, and see all private Job Info fields for jobs they're active on

    Configurable Configurable User-Specific Permission

Advance, reject, and email candidates and prospects

  X Configurable Configurable X

Manually merge duplicate candidates

  Configurable Configurable Configurable X

Edit Job Setup, including Scorecards, Interview Plans, and Job Posts for jobs they're active on

  Configurable Configurable Configurable X

Create and view profiles of Private candidates and prospects

  Configurable  Configurable Configurable  User-Specific Permission

Add and remove users to jobs they're active on

  Configurable Configurable Configurable
  • Can create new jobs and request job approvals
  • Manage custom fields
  • Manage company metadata
  • Manage company email and social templates
  User-Specific Permission  User-Specific Permission   User-Specific Permission    X

View and edit permission policies page

       
  • Edit other users' advanced permissions
  • Create and override default approval flows
  • See EEOC reports
  • Create and view Private candidates
  • Bulk edit jobs
        User-Specific Permission  

Manage prospects on no jobs

   User-Specific Permission  User-Specific Permission  User-Specific Permission  User-Specific Permission