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Last Updated: 2026-09-18
Steps: Set Up Candidate Rating and Ranking

Steps: Set Up Candidate Rating and Ranking

Create job requisitions or evergreen requisitions.
You can rate and rank candidates on a job requisition or evergreen requisition by assigning a candidate ranking and rating templates. Configure ranking templates to specify the criteria to rank candidates and how Workday calculates rankings.
  1. Configure these domains in the Recruiting functional area:
    • Process: Rating and Ranking
    • Process: Ranking - Link Job Requisition
    • Set Up: Ranking
    • Set Up: Rating
  3. Create candidate rating templates to assign to job requisitions.
  4. Access the
    Assign Candidate Rating Template
     task.
    Select the job requisitions that you want to apply the rating template to.
    Security:
    Set Up: Rating
     domain in the Recruiting functional area.
  5. Create candidate ranking templates to assign to job requisitions.
  6. Access the
    Assign Candidate Ranking Template
     task.
    Select the job requisitions that you want to apply the rankng template to.
    Security:
    Set Up: Rankng
     domain in the Recruiting functional area.
  7. (Optional) Access the
    View Job Requisition Defaults
     task.
    View configured defaults on the
    Candidate Rating
     and
    Candidate Ranking
     tabs.
  8. (Optional) Access the
    Maintain Job Requisition Candidate Rating Defaults
     task.
    Configure condition rules that automatically assign a candidate rating template when a job requisition is created. You can also access this task from the
    Candidate Rating
     tab on the
    View Job Requisition Defaults
     report.
  9. (Optional) Access the
    Maintain Job Requisition Candidate Ranking Defaults
     task.
    Configure condition rules that automatically assign a candidate ranking template when a job requisition is created. You can also access this task from the
    Candidate Ranking
     tab on the
    View Job Requisition Defaults
     report.
  10. Access the
    Assign Candidate Ranking Template
     task.
    Select the job requisitions that you want to apply the ranking template to.
    Security:
    Set Up: Ranking
     domain in the Recruiting functional area.
  11. Access the
    Edit Grid Configuration
     task.
    Edit the configuration for the Default Candidate List Grid or a custom grid used for job requisitions.
    For ratings, select
    Candidate Rating
     from the
    Field
     prompt in the
    Individual Columns
     grid
    For rankings, select:
    • Candidate Rank (Sort)
       from the
      Field
       prompt in the
      Sorting
       section.
    • Candidate Rank
       from the
      Field
       prompt in the
      Individual Columns
       grid.
    Security:
    Grid Management
     domain in the System functional area.
  12. Access the
    Configure Profile Summary
     task.
    For the
    Candidate Profile
    , add the
    Candidate Rating
     report as a profile card. Users with access to a candidate’s profile can view the candidate’s rating from the profile and can view additional rating details.
If you enable candidate ranking, Workday displays a
Rank Candidates
 button in the Candidates list of a job requisition with a ranking template. Recruiters can use this button to have Workday calculate candidate rankings for the requisition.
If you enable candidate rating, Workday automatically calculates ratings when you view the candidate grid or the
Candidate Rating
 report from the candidate profile.
When defaulting rules are configured, Workday assigns the corresponding template when a job requisition is created that meets a configured condition. Workday does not retroactively update templates on existing job requisitions.