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Last Updated: 2024-05-31
Steps: Set Up Spotlight Jobs

Steps: Set Up Spotlight Jobs

Workday enables you to highlight job or evergreen requisitions with a customizable Spotlight Job label. This increases visibility for positions that are critical or difficult to fill.
  1. Hide or Require Optional Fields.
    You can use the
    Configure Optional Fields
    task to:
    • Hide the
      Spotlight Job
      field for all users.
    • Hide the
      Spotlight Job
      field for specific security groups that you define.
    • Remove the
      Spotlight Job
      row from the
      Configure Optional Fields by Task
      grid to display the field for all users.
    On the
    By Functional Area
    prompt, select:
    Option Description
    Pre-Hire Process
    Job Requisition
    • Create Job Requisition
      task.
    • Find Jobs
      report.
    • Internal job postings.
    Pre-Hire Process
    Job Requisition Change
    Edit Job Requisition
    task.
    Pre-Hire Process
    Job Requisition Details for Composite View
    • Job requisition profile.
    • View Job Requisition
      report.
    Recruiting
    Evergreen Requisition
    • Create Evergreen Requisition
      task.
    • Evergreen requisition profile.
    • Find Jobs
      report.
    Recruiting
    Evergreen Requisition Change
    Edit Evergreen Requisition
    task.
    Recruiting
    Close Evergreen Requisition
    Close Evergreen Requisition
    task.
  2. (Optional) Create Custom Labels.
    Select
    Recruiting
    on the
    Term Context
    prompt to enter a custom label for spotlight jobs.
  3. Add Spotlight Job as a facet on your internal career site.
    1. From the related actions menu of a custom report, select
      Custom Report
      Edit
      .
    2. On the
      Search Results
      grid, add a new row for the
      Spotlight Job - Text
      field.
    3. On the
      Advanced
      tab, on the
      Facet Options
      grid, add a new row for the
      Spotlight Job
      field.
Spotlight Jobs display at the top of searches on external career sites, but don't display a custom label.
The
My Referrals
report displays an additional Spotlight Jobs column if at least 1 referral has a job application for a highlighted job requisition.