Create and manage the timelines that your jobs should remain open in the system. These timelines can be tied to as many jobs as needed, with the default timeline serving as a catch-all for any remaining jobs.

Edit the default job status timeline

The default timeline will apply to all jobs that don't meet the criteria set for custom timelines. To edit the default timeline, 

1. Navigate to Job Manager. You can do this by selecting the All Apps menu in the top left corner of the header and then Settings in its drop-down menu. When the Settings page opens, select Job Manager under the Jobs section.
2. From the left panel, select Timelines.
3. Click into the Default Timeline row in the Timelines list.
4. When the Timeline Builder opens, set the Start Timeline values, which include:
   • Posting Job – Select Immediately or Delay Job Posting.
   • Delay Duration – If you selected Delay Job Posting, enter a number and select Hours or Days.
   • Job Posting Type – Select Internal, External, or External & Internal.
     • Note: This will reflect your job posting type settings on your account. Click here to learn more.
   • Posting Duration – Define the duration of time that the job posting should be open by entering a number in days or hours.
5. Select Save in the upper-right corner of the Start Timeline box.
6. From the End Timeline box, select the Action that will take place when the posting duration is met. Options include:
   • Close the job
   • Notify the Hiring Team
7. Select Save in the upper-right corner of the End Timeline box.
8. (Optional) To view the jobs that are currently targeted, select the Settings section of the builder and then the # Jobs Targeted in the upper-right corner of the section.
9. Select Publish in the bottom of the left panel.
10. The Enable button under the Default Timeline header in the left panel will be made available. Select this to enable the default timeline.

Create custom job status timelines

Custom timelines allow you to set unique timeframes in which targeted jobs are available for candidates to apply to. To create a custom timeline,

1. Navigate to Job Manager. You can do this by selecting the All Apps menu in the top left corner of the header and then Settings in its drop-down menu. When the Settings page opens, select Job Manager under the Jobs section.
2. From the left panel, select Timelines.
3. In the upper-right corner of the Timelines section, select + Create.
4. Enter a descriptive name for the timeline in the modal that opens and then select Create.
5. The Timeline Builder will then open. Select + Create Start to create the initial Start Timeline step.
6. Configure the following Start Timeline details:
   • Posting Job – Select Immediately or Delay Job Posting.
   • Delay Duration – If you selected Delay Job Posting, enter a number and select Hours or Days.
   • Job Posting Type – Select Internal, External, or External & Internal.
     • Note: This will reflect your job posting type settings on your account. Click here to learn more.
   • Posting Duration – Define the duration of time that the job posting should be open by entering a number in days or hours.
7. Select Save in the upper-right corner of the Start Timeline box.
8. (Optional) If you'd like to change the job posting type after the previous timeframe is met, then complete the below steps:
   1. Select the + icon.
   2. In the Change Job Posting Type box that opens, configure the following:
      • Job Posting Type –Select Internal, External, or External & Internal.
        • Note: This will reflect your job posting type settings on your account. Click here to learn more.
      • Posting Duration – Define the duration of time that the job posting should be open by entering a number in days or hours.
   3. In the upper-right corner of the box, select Save.
9. Repeat steps #8 as needed.
10. Select + Create End to create the final End Timeline step.
11. Choose the Action that will take place when the posting duration is met. Options include:
    • Close the job
    • Notify the Hiring Team
12. In the upper-right corner of the box, select Save.
13. From the left panel, select Settings.
14. Determine how the timeline gets assigned to jobs:
    • Manually Add to Jobs – This will allow users to manually select the timeline in Jobs and My Jobs. Continue to step #16 if this option is selected.
    • Use Job Targeting – This will automatically assign the timeline to jobs based on specific configured conditions. Continue to the next step if this option is selected.
15. If selecting Use Job Targeting, set your conditions based on the jobs you want to target. You can use the + AND and/or + OR buttons to make this targeting more complex, and select + Add Rule Set to add rule sets.

16. In the bottom of the left panel, select Publish.

If you selected the Manually Add to Jobs option for assigning jobs to the timeline, then you can add jobs via the Job Builder or from My Jobs. Click here to learn more.