Reject a Candidate

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Candidates are rejected from the recruitment process by marking their application as Rejected at the relevant recruiter stage.

There are two ways to reject a candidate from the recruitment process:

To Reject a candidate within the Candidate Listing:

  1. Click Candidates and select a job
  2. Find the candidate you would like to reject in the listing
  3. Click anywhere on the candidate’s details within the listing to access the Options Bar
  4. Click Reject from the available options
  5. Click Yes when asked if you are sure

To Reject a candidate within the Record Card:

  1. Click Candidates and select a job
  2. Find the candidate you would like to reject in the listing
  3. Click anywhere on the candidate’s details within the listing to access the Options Bar
  4. Click Card from the available options
  5. Click Reject within the Stage Actions section of the Status page

The candidate will be moved to the Rejected view in the candidate listing

You will be advised if any emails will be sent before you reject the candidate.

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