Disposition Applicants

Overview

This document outlines the steps required to manually disposition an applicant M-Pathways Human Resource Management System (HRMS) - Recruiting.

Important Information

  • For more information on dispositions, see Dispositions – Support Material.
  • Dispositions identify an Applicant’s status on a given job opening throughout the selection process.
  • Dispositions are used for Affirmative Action and other reporting purposes. It is imperative the correct disposition appears for each Applicant prior to creating a job offer on the job opening.
  • Dispositions for an Applicant may change on a job opening several times during the selection process. All dispositions are retained in the system and can be viewed on the Applicant Activity page. Only the Applicant’s current disposition displays on most pages.
  • If you select a disposition that is out of order or sequence according to the system (e.g., from Interview to Applied) the system gives you a warning message. You can click past it if applicable.
  • The Ready and Hired dispositions are updated automatically by the system and should not be set manually.
  • For additional details on setting Applicant dispositions and user guidelines, see Setting Applicant Dispositions – User Guidelines.
  • For a chart displaying actions taken in eRecruit and the resulting dispositions, see Status/Disposition Chart.

Navigation

Homepage: Recruiting; Tile: Search Job Openings

NavBar > Navigator > Recruiting > Search Job Openings

Step-by-Step Process

  1. Search for the Job Opening ID.

    2. Note: If the Job Opening ID is unknown, enter known values in search criteria field(s). For more information on how to search for a job opening, see Search Job Openings.

  2. Click either Mark Reviewed, Mark Interview, or Reject from the Applicants group box to set the disposition for the selected applicant(s).

    3. Applicants

  3. If Mark Reviewed or Mark Interview was clicked, a confirmation message will display. Go to Step 5.
    4. If Reject was clicked, select a Reason from the drop-down list.

    Applicant to Reject

  4. Click Reject.
  5. Click OK on the confirmation message.

For multiple applicants:

  1. Check the applicable Applicant Name boxes.

    2. Applicants

  2. Select Mark Reviewed, Manage Interviews, or Reject Applicant from the Group Actions > Recruiting Actions drop-down menu.

    3. Group Actions

  3. If Mark Reviewed was clicked, a confirmation message will display. Click OK.
    4. If Manage Interviews was clicked, the Interview Schedule page will display. From there, you can complete the Interview Schedule information. See Manage Interviews for more information.
    If Reject was clicked, select a Reason from the drop-down list.
  4. Click Reject.
  5. Click OK on the confirmation message.

To edit a disposition:

  1. Select Edit Disposition from the Other Actions > Recruiting Actions drop-down menu.

    2. Applicants Other Actions Edit Disposition

  2. Select a value from the New Disposition drop-down list.

    3. Edit Disposition

  3. If applicable, select a value from the Status Reason drop-down list.
  4. Click Save.