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Administrator Guide
Last Updated: 2024-03-08
Create Pre-Hires

Create Pre-Hires

  • Set up Pre-Hire tracking options. See: Steps: Set Up Pre-Hire Tracking.
  • Security:
    Manage Pre-Hire Process: Manage Pre-Hires
    domain in the Pre-hire Process functional area.
Before you can hire a worker, the person must exist as a pre-hire in Workday. You can create a pre-hire during the hire process. You can also create pre-hires earlier and track their progress through the process of interviews and evaluation.
A separate integration bypasses this task, enabling you to load pre-hires from a spreadsheet with the Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB).
  1. Access the
    Create Pre-Hire
    task or, as part of a hire, click
    Create a New Pre-Hire
    in the
    Hire Employee
    or
    Contract Contingent Worker
    tasks.
    The fields on the
    Address
    tab are country-specific. Example: The United States have a required
    State
    field and the United Kingdom has an optional
    County
    field.
  2. Select a
    Source
    .
    To create a new source, access the
    Maintain Recruiting Sources
    task.
  3. Select 1 or more workers in the
    Referred by
    field.
    You can only select workers who have Workday accounts.
  4. (Optional) Select the
    Allow Duplicate Name
    check box to be able to create pre-hires with the same first and last name.
    Workday doesn't identify duplicate names if the pre-hires have different countries or aren't eligible for hire. Example: If a pre-hire is already hired or marked for deletion.
  5. On the
    Legal Name Information
    tab, enter the pre-hire's country and legal name.
    You can optionally select
    Enter Western Script
    to enter the pre-hire's name in Western script if:
    • The pre-hire’s country uses a local script.
    • Local script names and addresses are enabled and Western script names and addresses are optional for the pre-hire’s country on the
      Edit Tenant Setup - Global
      task.
  6. On the
    Contact Information
    tab, specify values for the required fields.
Access the:
  • Edit Pre-Hire Profile
    task to edit the source, referral, pre-hire pool, or comment.
  • Pre-Hire Names
    report to add a preferred name.