Removing or closing a job posting

When you've filled a position and need to end your hiring process, you should close the job posting. Closing a job will remove it from job boards and your careers page.

In this article:

• How do I close a job posting?
• Can I pause a job posting?

How do I close a job posting?

1. Navigate to your Jobs page.

2. Find the job you want to close and click the Close button to the right.

3. In the job closing drawer, select an answer to Why are you closing this job? and fill out any additional fields.

• I hired someone with this platform
  • Select applicants from the drop-down menu. Check all applicants that you hired using this job posting.

• I hired someone elsewhere
  • Use the plus icon (+) or minus icon (-) to specify the number of hires you made outside of CareerPlug.
  • Select an answer to How did you find them? from the drop-down menu.

• I didn't hire anyone
  • Select an answer to Why didn't you hire anyone? from the drop-down menu.

4. Click the Continue button.

5. Select your level of satisfaction with CareerPlug's assistance in filling your job.

6. Enter any details that impacted your experience with this job posting or any ways CareerPlug could have better supported your recruiting efforts.

7. Click the Continue button.

8. Choose whether to deactivate any remaining active applicants for this job from the Deactivate... drop-down menu.

9. Choose a rejection reason from the Select rejection reason drop-down menu. The rejection reason is for internal use only and will not be seen by applicants.

10. To send a rejection letter to your applicants — which we strongly recommend — turn on the Send rejection letter toggle.

• Choose a rejection letter template from the Select template drop-down menu.
• To schedule your rejection message for a different time, turn on the Schedule to send later toggle and specify the Send Date, Time, and Timezone for your scheduled message.

12. Click the Close Job button.

Another way to close a job

You can also close a job whenever you hire a new applicant.

While completing the hire form for a new employee, click the Close Job button and follow the same steps as above to remove your job posting.

Can I pause a job posting?

There is no way to pause a job posting in CareerPlug. However, if you need to temporarily slow applicant flow to a job so you have the time to evaluate your current applicants before accepting any more, we recommend setting your job's status to passive. A passive job posting is only advertised on your careers page as a future opening.

To make your job posting passive:

1. Navigate to your Jobs page.

2. Click the Edit button to the right of the job you want to make passive.

3. Click the Posting Status tab.

4. Select Careers Pages Only as the job post status.

5. Click the Update Job Post button.

Your job will now appear as "Future Opening" on your careers page.