{"id":2304,"date":"2025-08-16T09:16:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T17:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/talent\/?page_id=2304"},"modified":"2025-09-24T12:46:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T20:46:28","slug":"candidate-communications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/talent\/hiring-process\/workday-recruiting-job-aids\/candidate-communications\/","title":{"rendered":"Candidate communications"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 id=\"types-of-automated-candidate-communications\">Types of automated candidate communications<\/h4>\n<p>Workday automatically communicates with candidates at various stages of the hiring journey. These communications help keep candidates informed and engaged.<\/p>\n<h5>Popup Messages<\/h5>\n<p>Instant on-screen confirmations appear immediately after a user completes actions in Workday. During the recruitment process, these may appear for internal or external candidates or new hires. Some examples of these types of communications include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Job Application submission<\/li>\n<li>Questionnaire submissions (e.g. Criminal History or Sexual Misconduct Disclosures)<\/li>\n<li>Task completion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/talent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/08\/candidate-communications-1.png\" alt=\"Image 1 Popup message confirming submission, displaying the text \u201cYou have submitted\u201d and a \u201cView Details\u201d link.\" width=\"511\" height=\"119\" \/><\/div>\n<h5>My Tasks<\/h5>\n<p>Many different types of tasks are required for those involved in the recruitment process. Tasks will appear during specific recruitment stages and may route to internal or external candidates. Tasks will appear in the \u201cMy Tasks\u201d card on an internal candidate&#8217;s Workday home page or in their Workday inbox. Tasks for external candidates will appear in the \u201cMy Tasks\u201d card on their Candidate Home page of the applicant\u2019s UW Careers account. Some examples of these types of communications include<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Questionnaires (e.g. Criminal History or Sexual Misconduct Disclosures)<\/li>\n<li>Complete Personal Information and Government ID tasks<\/li>\n<li>Onboarding tasks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Notifications<\/h5>\n<p>Notifications may be sent after a corresponding action has been completed in Workday.<\/p>\n<p>Notifications appear differently for internal vs external candidates. Internal candidates will receive a notification within Workday, accessible by clicking on the bell icon from their Workday homepage. Internal candidates will also receive a corresponding email sent to their UW email address. External candidates will receive an email sent to their personal email account, as established when creating their Careers at UW account.<\/p>\n<p>Some examples of candidate notifications include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Application submission confirmation &#8211; Thanks the candidate and confirms receipt of their application<\/li>\n<li>Disposition notification &#8211; Informs the candidate when they are no longer under consideration<\/li>\n<li>Job Requisition has been frozen\/unfrozen &#8211; Informs the candidate when there is a pause in the recruitment, or when a recruitment has been resumed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Application Status Updates<\/h5>\n<p>Candidates can view real-time status updates in their Jobs Hub (internal applicants) or UW Careers Candidate Home Account (external applicants). Statuses include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In Progress \u2013 Application is under review<\/li>\n<li>Sent to Dept \u2013 Resume has been forwarded to the hiring manage<\/li>\n<li>Not Selected \u2013 Candidate is no longer under consideration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note: for a list of automated messages that Workday will send to candidates, please see the Applicant and Candidate Messages file (Excel).<\/p>\n<p class=\"uwhr-toc-top-btn\"><a href=\"#toc\">Return to top<\/a><\/p><h4 id=\"how-to-communicate-with-job-candidates\">How to communicate with job candidates<\/h4>\n<p>Candidate messaging in Workday keeps communication centralized, secure, and easily trackable.<\/p>\n<h5>Send Ad Hoc Messages to Candidates<\/h5>\n<p>When a candidate message is sent in Workday, it is delivered via email. Internal applicants will also receive a Workday notification displaying the subject and body of the message (note that attachments cannot be opened from the email).<\/p>\n<p>Note: only Hiring Managers, Hiring Manager Delegates, and Recruiting Office Partners can send Ad Hoc messages to candidates<\/p>\n<p>1. Open the Candidate Profile of the applicant you wish to send the message to.<\/p>\n<p>2. Select the Related Actions menu, then hover over Candidate Actions and select Send Message.<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/talent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/08\/candidate-communications-related-actions-2.png\" alt=\"Image 2 Expanded Related Actions menu within a Candidate Profile. The Candidate Actions option of the menu is also expanded with the Send Message option of that menu circled for attention. \" width=\"513\" height=\"354\" \/><\/div>\n<p>3. In the Send Message modal , enter or select from the following fields:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\n<li><strong>Job Application<\/strong> \u2013 select the Requisition associated with the message<\/li>\n<li><strong>Message Template (optional)<\/strong> \u2013 choose a template to prepopulate your message<\/li>\n<li><strong>Subject<\/strong> \u2013 If not auto-populated from a chosen template, input a subject line<\/li>\n<li><strong>Body<\/strong> \u2013 If not auto-populated from a chosen template, input the message contents<\/li>\n<li><strong>From Display Name (optional)<\/strong> \u2013 Enter your preferred display name<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reply To Email Address (optional)<\/strong> \u2013 Enter an alternate email address for replies<\/li>\n<li><strong>Attachments (optional)<\/strong> \u2013 add attachments (i.e., documents, images, etc.).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>4. Select <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h5>Access Candidate Communication History<\/h5>\n<p>1. Open the Candidate Profile for the candidate whose communications you want to view.<\/p>\n<p>2. Navigate to the onscreen card that contains the timeline.<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/talent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/08\/candidate-communications-timeline-3.png\" alt=\"Image 3 Timeline card in a Candidate Profile displaying three events\u2014Job Application Status Update, Automatic Message, and Job Application Results\u2014each with corresponding dates.\" width=\"421\" height=\"277\" \/><\/div>\n<p>3. Expand the collapsible menu within that card, then select Communications.<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/talent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/08\/candidate-communications-4.png\" alt=\"Expanded view of the timeline card showing three selectable options: Job Application Results, Communications, and Job Application Status. The Communications option is highlighted with a red circle for emphasis.\" width=\"430\" height=\"174\" \/><\/div>\n<p>4, Select any listed message to expand message details.<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/talent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/08\/candidate-communications-select-any-message-5.png\" alt=\"Image 5 Expanded Communications event within the Candidate Profile timeline card, showing communication details for that event. \" width=\"616\" height=\"282\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"uwhr-toc-top-btn\"><a href=\"#toc\">Return to top<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how Workday automatically communicates with candidates at various stages of the hiring journey. 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