Workday Assessments

Apply for a Job

Navigate to the Find Candidates page, select a candidate’s profile, and under Actions, click on Job Application to apply for a job on their behalf.

Select the Job Requisition

From the dropdown menu, select the relevant job.

Finding Job Requisitions within your Supervisory Organisation

These steps assume you have a Supervisory Organisation in your Workday account. If not, please contact your administrator to create one. You will also need the necessary permissions to access the Supervisory Organisation in Workday.

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Available Job Requisitions

Navigate to your Supervisory Organisation page and go to the Staffing tab.

Ensure the Supervisory Organization’s Staffing Model is Position Management

Under the Positions with Open Job Requisition section, you will find a list of job requisitions that are configured to send notifications for the assessment stage.

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Creating a New Job Requisition

If no jobs are listed under Positions with Open Job Requisition, find Create Position under the Staffing tab in the three-dot menu.

Fill in the required details to create a position. It will then appear in the Positions without Job Requisition section.

Navigate to Create Job Requisition, select your supervisory organisation and position, click OK, complete the Job Requisition form, and then Submit it.

The position will now appear in the In Progress Requisition Actions section.

Once the job requisition is approved, it will appear in the Positions with Open Job Requisition section and will be enabled for notifications.

Enter the required details and click OK to submit the job application.

Go to the Job Requisition

Navigate to the Job Requisitions page and select the job requisition for which the candidate has applied.

Go to the Candidates tab and select the Review sub-tab, where the candidate will be displayed.

Move Candidate to the Assessment Stage

Select the candidate in the grid and click Move Forward.

Select 'Assessment' from the Dropdown Menu

In the pop-up window, select Assessment as the next stage from both dropdown menus.

Click OK to confirm.

Confirm the Candidate is in the Assessment Stage

Navigate to the Assessment tab to see the candidate in the assessment stage.

If you are unable to move the candidate directly to the assessment stage, you may need to advance them through each stage one by one.

Send the Assessment Invitation

You should see an Assess button next to the candidate’s name. Click it to open the assessment form.

Complete the Assessment Form

Set the Overall Status to Invited and select the appropriate assessment (e.g., Technical Assessment) from the dropdown menu.

Click Submit to send the invitation and trigger the webhook notification from Workday.

Sending via Start Proxy

If you are not the recruiter, go to the recruiter’s account via Start Proxy. Click on the Awaiting Action link, and a pop-up will appear showing the recruiter’s name.

Use Start Proxy

Navigate to the Start Proxy page and select the recruiter from the dropdown menu.

You will be redirected to the recruiter’s homepage. Navigate to the My Tasks page in the top-right corner.

You will find the assessment task at the top of the sidebar, labelled with the job requisition and candidate name.

Clicking on the task will display the candidate’s assessment details on the right.

Send the Assessment Invitation

Set the Overall Status to Invited and select the appropriate assessment (e.g., Technical Assessment) from the dropdown menu. After that, click Submit.

Sending without Start Proxy

If you are the recruiter, you should see the Assess button next to the candidate’s name.

Send the Assessment Invitation

You should set the Overall Status to Invited and select the Assessment as Technical Assessment from the dropdown menu.

Click on the Submit button to get the webhook notification from Workday.