Offer fields provide a record of a candidate offer and can be used to generate additional documentation like offer letters and emails.
By default, Greenhouse Recruiting provides every organization with the following offer fields:
- Employment type
- Offer documents
- Start date
You can also create custom offer fields to serve the needs of your organization. Custom offer fields can be used to track any offer data pertinent to your company.
Create a new custom offer field
To create a new custom offer field, click the Configure icon on your navigation bar, and select Custom Options from the left.
Click Offers.
The Custom Options > Offers page will list all of your organization's custom offer fields.
Click Add Field to create a new custom offer field.
Add information about the field on the New offer field page.
Reference the table below for more information on settings available for custom offer fields:
Offer field name |
Description |
Field Name |
The name of the custom offer field. |
Description | Additional context, direction, and/or summary displayed with the custom field. |
Only show for offers made in these offices |
Only shows the field when the job is associated with a selected office. Note: This option is only available for customers with an Advanced or Expert tier subscription. |
Only show for offers made in these departments |
Only shows the field when the job is associated with a selected department. Note: This option is only available for customers with an Advanced or Expert tier subscription. |
Field type |
The type of response that can be entered in the field. Once this option is saved, it cannot be changed. If the wrong type was selected, the offer field must be recreated. If you chose Single select or Multi select, enter each option in the available field. If you chose Currency for your field type, you'll also have a check box option for This is a compensation field. |
Create new email token |
Allows the information from the custom field to be included in email templates or offer letter documentation. When this option is selected, you must enter the token text between the curly brackets. Click here for more information on offer tokens. |
Required | Makes the custom offer field a required field when creating any new offer. |
Changes to this field trigger a new offer version | Generates a new version of the offer if someone changes the field on the job. This step may require organizations to re-approve the offer in the workflow. |
When you're finished creating your new custom offer field, click Save.