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Working With Positions

Ready to dig into positions? Learn more about position views, options, and settings in Breezy HR.

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Written by Breezy Team
Updated over 6 months ago

In Breezy, the jobs you and your team create are called “positions”. Each position has its own settings and views. Your options and access may vary with your plan and your role on the hiring team.

In this article:


How to view a position

You can view positions you’re assigned to wherever you see their title in Breezy. To find a position:

  • Check the My Positions section of your dashboard (home screen)

  • Click Positions/Pools in the left sidebar

  • Search for the position’s title in the search box in the left sidebar

When you open a position, you’ll see a snapshot of the position details in the top left corner, including:

Position snapshot in Breezy ATS

Position views

By default, positions open to the pipeline view. You can switch views with the tabs across the top of the screen.

Position view tabs in Breezy ATS

Candidates

The Candidates view gives a list of all the candidates for the position. Everyone on the hiring team can:

  • Filter the list

  • Choose the columns to display

  • Open candidate profiles

  • Export candidate info

  • Send a message to the hiring team

If you’re a Hiring Manager or Admin, you can also:

  • Take candidate actions, like sending messages and questionnaires, changing stages, and deleting candidates

  • Promote the position on premium job boards

  • Add a candidate to the position

To take candidate actions:

  1. Click the checkbox next to the correct candidate(s).

  2. Choose an action from the top of the list or the More dropdown.

Candidate actions in the candidates view of Breezy ATS

Pipeline

The pipeline is where you can track candidates through the hiring workflow. Candidates are listed in columns that represent each stage of the process.

Everyone on the hiring team can:

  • Filter the list

  • Change the candidate card size

  • Open candidate profiles

Hiring Managers and Admins can also:

Pipeline view of a position in Breezy ATS

Tasks

The Tasks view gives you a roundup of tasks associated with the position. You can use the dropdown at the top of the screen to filter for tasks assigned to you, created by you, or assigned to anyone on the hiring team. The gear icon lets you choose to show open, completed, or all tasks.

Tasks view of a position in Breezy ATS

Inbox

The position Inbox is visible to hiring managers and admins. It gives you a one-stop shop for all candidate communications for the position. You can use the dropdown to choose between your own conversations with candidates or the entire team’s, and you can switch between candidates on the left-hand side. You’ll see a candidate’s message thread in the center of the screen and their profile details on the right.

Position inbox for a position in Breezy ATS

Reports

The Reports view is available to hiring managers and admins. It provides the following position-level reports:

Activity

The Activity view shows the history of actions taken on the position, from newest to oldest. You can filter the list by activity type and team member.

Activity stream on a position in Breezy ATS

Notes

The Notes view is where Hiring Managers and Admins can add notes about the position. By default, notes are public and visible to everyone on the hiring team, but you can make notes private so they’re only visible to you.

To toggle between public and private notes, click the dropdown near the top of the screen and click My Notes or Team Notes.

Position notes on a position in Breezy ATS

Calendar

The Calendar view gives a bird’s-eye view of all the candidate interviews scheduled for the position. You can click a calendar item to see the meeting summary, where you can edit the meeting details and view the candidate’s profile.

Interview schedule on the calendar view of a position in Breezy ATS

Position options and settings

In the top-right corner of the screen, you’ll see a few more options for each position.

Position option and settings links in Breezy ATS

Star

You can click the star to show the position in your left sidebar, so you can find it fast:

Starred positions in the left sidebar of Breezy ATS

Notifications Bell

By default, you’ll receive notifications for positions you’re assigned to. You can click the bell to mute notifications for specific positions.

Muting position notifications in Breezy ATS

Position Settings

The gear icon in the top-right corner opens Position Settings. Admins and Hiring Managers can edit the details and settings for the position here.

These are the same sections you advance through when creating a position. Just click a section name in the left sidebar to make changes.

Details

You can update the basics of your position, including

  • Title

  • Department

  • Location

  • Status

  • Category

  • Education requirements

  • Experience level

  • Salary range

  • Tags

Description

You can edit the job description applicants see on your job posting, and even replace it with one of your custom job description templates or one from our job description library.

Application form

Customize your application form, to collect the right info. You can also include a Questionnaire and set preferences for compliance.

Pipeline

Choose a Pipeline to use for the position, and update Stage Actions if needed.

Screening

You can add a Scorecard and enable Applicant Insights to simplify screening for the hiring team.

Advertise

Choose job boards to promote your position on. All free boards are enabled by default, and you can choose from premium boards to advertise on.

Hiring Team

You can manage the hiring team for the position and adjust roles, if needed.

Approvals

If your admin requires it, you can choose an approval flow for the position

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