ATS settings

ATS settings is where administrators define the building blocks that recruiters work with every day — the status labels on candidate and job cards, the reason codes on closure and decline actions, the custom fields that capture information unique to your organization, and the automation rules that keep your pipeline moving without manual nudges.

Changes take effect across the ATS as soon as they are saved. Add a new job status and it appears in the job editor; rename a decline reason and the updated label shows everywhere it was already in use.

How it works

Each page is a tab, and the tab is part of the address, so you can share the link of a specific tab. The list pages (statuses, reasons, levels, shifts, schedules, contract types, custom fields) all share the same shape: title and description, search, an add button, then one row per value. Click a row to open the side panel; only the row’s Active switch and ⠿ handle act immediately. The Automation page is a settings page with a Save / Cancel bar. See How the admin works.

Note

ATS settings is available only to organizations with the ATS feature enabled. If you do not see the menu item, contact your Nextal administrator.

Settings in this section

Candidate custom properties Define the extra fields collected on every candidate record to capture information specific to your hiring process.

Candidate statuses Configure the pipeline status labels that describe where a candidate stands in your recruitment process.

Job custom properties Add organization-specific fields to job postings so recruiters capture the right information at the source.

Job statuses Manage the lifecycle labels that track a job from draft through to closure.

Job close reasons Maintain the reasons asked when a job is closed.

Job hierarchy levels Manage the seniority or hierarchy tiers available when classifying a job posting.

Job shifts Define the shift schedules (day, evening, night, rotating, etc.) recruiters can assign to a job.

Job schedules Configure the work-schedule options (full-time, part-time, on-call, etc.) available on job postings.

Job contract types Maintain the employment contract categories (permanent, contract, internship, etc.) used across your jobs.

Job automation Set up job creation and the automatic actions: publication, closure, denying candidates, asking for a reason.

Application workflows Build and maintain the workflows and their steps: the Kanban columns candidates move through.

Application decline reasons Maintain the list of reasons offered when a candidate withdraws.

Application deny reasons Maintain the list of reasons offered when an application is denied.

Client custom properties Add organization-specific fields to client records so business-development and recruiting teams capture the same data.

Client statuses Configure the lifecycle status labels that describe a client relationship from prospect through to active or closed.