--- title: Job requisition state management description: An overview of the job requisition state management system for a recruiter. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/recruitment-workspace/job-req-state-mngmnt.html release: australia product: Recruitment Workspace classification: recruitment-workspace topic_type: reference last_updated: "2026-03-12" reading_time_minutes: 2 breadcrumb: [Reference, Recruitment Workspace, Hiring Experiences, HR Service Delivery, Employee Service Management] --- # Job requisition state management An overview of the job requisition state management system for a recruiter.
State On hold Access for recruiter Allowed actions Result of the action New state post the action Access for recruiter in new state
Open Yes Read only Resume Withdraw the hold from the job requisition. Open Read only
Close Close the job requisition and don't cancel any approvals. Closed
Duplicate Create a new job requisition by duplicating an existing one. Open
No Read only On Hold Put the job requisition on hold. Open Read only
Close Close the job requisition and don't cancel the approvals. Closed
Duplicate Create a new job requisition by duplicating an existing one. Open
Ready Yes Editable Resume Withdraw the hold from the job requisition. Ready Editable
Close Close the job requisition and don't cancel the approvals. Closed Ready only
Duplicate Create a new job requisition by duplicating an existing one. Ready Read only
No Editable On Hold Put the job requisition on hold. Ready Editable
Open Send the job requisition to the designated application tracking system \(ATS\). Open Read only
Resend for Approval Cancel all existing approvals and submit the requisition for fresh approvals. Pending Approval Read only
Close Close the job requisition and don't cancel the approvals. Closed Read only
Duplicate Create a new job requisition by duplicating an existing one. Ready Read only
Rejected Yes Editable Resume Withdraw the hold from the job requisition. New Editable
Close Close the job requisition. Closed Read only
Duplicate Create a new job requisition by duplicating an existing one. New Editable
No Editable Submit for Approval Submit the job requisition for approval. Pending Approval Read only
On Hold Put the job requisition on hold. New Editable
Close Close the job requisition. Closed Read only
Duplicate Create a new job requisition by duplicating an existing one. New Editable
Pending Approval \(Requested\) Yes Read only Resume Withdraw the hold from the job requisition. New Editable
Close Close the job requisition. Closed Read only
Duplicate Create a new job requisition by duplicating an existing one. Pending Approval Read only
No Read only Cancel Approval Cancel all existing approvals and put the job requisition in **New** state. New Editable
On Hold Put the job requisition on hold and cancel all existing approval requests. New Editable
Close Close the job requisition and don't cancel the approvals. Closed Read only
Duplicate Create a new job requisition by duplicating an existing one. Pending Appoval Read only
Ready In **Ready** state and follows the behaviour of the same.
Rejected In **New** state and follows the behaviour of the **Rejected** state.
Closed Yes Read only **Note:** Withdraw the hold whenever a job requisition is closed.
No Read only Reopen Changes to **New** state and follows the behaviour of the same. New Editable
Duplicate Create a new job requisition by duplicating an existing one. Closed Read only
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