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Last Updated: 2026-04-03
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, helping increase visibility for positions that are critical or difficult to fill.
Example: You can mark a
Senior AI/Machine Learning Engineer
 role as a
Spotlight Job
 because it is:
  • Critical: Essential for a new AI-powered product launch.
  • Hard-to-Fill: Requires specialized AI, Natural Language Processing, or computer vision skills that are in high demand but short supply.
  • Urgent: Must be filled quickly to meet a tight deadline.
  1. 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. 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 you have created, 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.