How to mass disposition candidates in Workday

  • Disposition of a single candidate or a large number at once is the ONLY time we are able to use the checkboxes in Workday.

  • Once an offer has been accepted on a requisition, you will need to disposition all of the remaining candidates.  

    • You can also use this if you are reviewing a large number of candidates at once and want to reject unqualified candidates.

  • Candidates who have been reviewed should have already been dispositioned at the time of review. If they have not they need an individual disposition.

  • Go to the main page for the role and then to the Candidates tab

  • Select the box next to Job Application.  This will select all active candidates in the requisition.

    • Make sure to un-check the candidate that has accepted the role.

  • Select the Decline icon.

  • Workday will automatically separate depending on the stage they are in currently.  

Make sure to audit yourself and that are all candidates are in the appropriate steps before you reject them.  If needed, you can select cancel at the bottom then correct any as needed before returning to these steps.

  • Select Disposition Reason and then the appropriate designation for rejection.

    • If a candidate is rejected for another reason (i.e. Sufficient Number of applicants in Process, you can select x next in the Disposition Reason field and the selection for the individual as needed.

  • Once all appropriate disposition reasons have been selected, select the OK icon.

  • You will be returned to the Review Candidates screen.