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Last Updated: 2026-07-10
Pre-Identify Candidates After Job Publish

Pre-Identify Candidates After Job Publish

  • Make sure the
    Enable Pre-Identified Job
     check box is selected (
    More
    Company Settings
    Jobs & Work Orders
    Job Applications
    ). You can also select the status that pre-identified candidates will have once applied.
  • Make sure the
    Accept Pre-Identified Candidates?
     setting on the job is set to
    Yes
    .
    • You can change this setting from
      No
       to
      Yes
       after the job publish process via a job edit. However, you can't change it from
      Yes
       to
      No
      , in case pre-identified candidates are already applied to the job.
  • Have the
    job.pre_id.view
     permission, which enables you to view the
    Pre-Identified
     tab on the job.
With the pre-identify feature, you can invite candidates that match the requirements to apply to the new position. Note that pre-identifying candidates is optional and might not be relevant to your organization.
This topic explains how to pre-identify candidates after the job publish process. You can also pre-identify candidates during job publish, if you prefer. For more information, view Pre-Identify Candidates During Job Publish.
  1. On the job, navigate to the
    Pre-Identified
     tab.
  2. Apply an existing candidate or referral candidate. Consider:
    Option
    Description
    Apply Existing Candidates
    Use this option if you want to apply a candidate who has an existing profile in VNDLY.
    Click
    Add
    . Then, select the vendor and the candidate and click
    Apply
    .
    Current Referral Candidates
    Use this option if you want to apply a candidate who doesn’t already have a profile in VNDLY.
    Click
    Add Referral Candidate
    , complete the form fields, then click
    Add Candidate
    .
The candidates display on the
Pre-Identified
 tab of the job.
If you pre-identified a candidate who already had a profile in VNDLY, they'll be applied to the job and added to the
Applicants
 tab. If you added a referral candidate, the applicable vendors will receive a notification and can apply the candidate to the job if desired.
Once applied, pre-identified candidates will have a
Source Type
 of
Directed
 on work orders, rather than
Supplier Sourced
.