---
title: Cancel a submitted approval request
description: Cancel a submitted approval request if it's no longer needed.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/recruitment-workspace/cancel-approval-job-req.html
release: australia
product: Recruitment Workspace
classification: recruitment-workspace
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Manage the job requisitions as a recruiter, Use, Recruitment Workspace, Hiring Experiences, HR Service Delivery, Employee Service Management]
---

# Cancel a submitted approval request

Cancel a submitted approval request if it's no longer needed.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_ta\_hiring\_core.recruiter

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Workspaces** > **Recruitment workspace.**.

2.  Go to the recruitment dashboard and open the job requisition.

3.  Select **Cancel Approval**.

    -   When you cancel an approval request, the state changes to canceled on the **Approvers** tab.
    -   The cancelled notification also shows up on the Activity stream.

**Parent Topic:**[Manage the job requisitions as a recruiter](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/recruitment-workspace/manage-job-reqs.md)

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