Deleting a job will completely remove the job and all candidates. The data deleted includes the candidate's personal information and comments made by the hiring team. Before you start the process, make sure this is what you want to do. If in doubt, we suggest archiving the position, which provides more flexibility for the future.
There are different reasons for deleting a job. For example, because you know that you will never be hiring for a similar role, or because you need to comply with data protection laws like the GDPR.
Note: If you delete a job that has GDPR features (or candidates' right to erasure) enabled, then the deleted data, which includes all candidate information, will be irrecoverable.
Deleting a job
If a job is active (not archived):
- On the Jobs page, click Edit job under the three dots menu to the job's right.
- Locate the Archive button at the bottom of the job description editor and click the dropdown arrow.
- You'll find an option to delete the job.
If a job has been archived:
- Locate it in the list of archived jobs at the bottom of the Jobs page.
- Hover over it and click the option to delete it.
Deleting a job associated with a requisition
If you use the Hiring Plan, deleting a job will have implications for associated requisitions.
From the job dashboard:
You won't be able to delete jobs via the job dashboard if they are associated with requisitions. This applies to draft and archived jobs.
From the job editor:
If you attempt to delete a job from the job editor, you will see information regarding the impact of the deletion, along with the ability to view the associated requisitions in your Hiring plan dashboard and decide if you wish to proceed with the deletion of both jobs and requisitions. Please be aware that requisitions are hard deleted from our system, making them irrecoverable.
Restoring a job
It is not possible to restore a job that has been deleted. In any case, we suggest contacting our Support team to discuss your request further.