Paradox's forms display dates in local formats, which eliminates confusion for global users and provides an intuitive experience for candidates and hiring managers outside the United States. However, the default format can be adjusted and is applicable within form.

Configuration

Users with full access to Client Setup can complete the steps listed here to configure date formatting for forms.

Date formatting in forms

Forms Builder

In the Validation section of certain form tasks, you can configure the desired date format. This applies to the following form tasks, which default to the date format set in Client Setup:

• Date Task
• Date Range Task
• Signature Task
• Work Experience/Address Timeline – This task displays only the month and year (without the day). Available format options include:
  • MM/YYYY
  • YYYY/MM
  • MM-YYYY
  • YYYY-MM
  • MM.YYYY
  • Month YYYY
  • YYYY Month

Document Builder

In the Validation section of a field type in the Document Builder, you can configure the desired date format.This applies to the following field types, which default to the date format set in Client Setup:

• Date Selection
• Date Range
• Signature

Candidate experience

When you send a form, the date formatting of the form is based on what is set in the component’s date format. After the candidate selects a date, the date displayed on the form will display in the configured date format.

Using date tokens in forms

You can add any of the following date tokens to a form:

• start-date
• orientation-date
• current-date
• candidate-hiredate
• offer_created_date
• offer_accepted_date