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Process · Hire to first pay

Hire to first pay

Follow a candidate from an approved opening to the employee’s first pay period. Recruiter maintains the hiring records; Admin records the opening and offer decisions under the current grants. The accepted offer must point to the same application, candidate and position used for the new employee.

Step by step

  1. Open requisition Recruiter

    Recruiter enters the position, headcount, hiring manager and recruiter. Admin records approval after headcount confirmation and Recruiter marks the requisition Open.

    • Approved to Open after headcount review
    • Updates Job requisitions, Positions
    ApprovalA person approves before the work moves on.
  2. Interview candidate Recruiter

    Recruiter links the candidate and application to the Open requisition. A completed interview needs a recommendation before Recruiter advances the application stage.

    • Completed recommendation supports stage change
    • Updates Candidates, Applications, Interviews
  3. Approve offer Recruiter

    Recruiter prepares the offer against the application and position. HR Business Partner reviews salary against the position’s pay grade; Admin records the authorized decision before the offer is sent.

    • Pending approval to Approved before Sent
    • Updates Offers, Applications, Positions, Pay grades
    ApprovalA person approves before the work moves on.
  4. Prepare onboarding HR Business Partner

    Admin links a checklist to the employee and assigns tasks with due dates. HR Business Partner records the dated hire in employment history.

    • Assign arrival work and record Hire
    • Updates Employees, Onboarding checklists, Onboarding tasks, Employment history
  5. Approve payroll Admin

    Payroll Admin checks the employee’s calendar and first statement. Admin records the designated approver’s decision on the run before Payroll Admin posts it.

    • Pending approval to Approved before Posted
    • Updates Payroll runs, Pay statements
    ApprovalA person approves before the work moves on.
Recruiter
Maintains hiring records.
HR Business Partner
Reviews compensation and maintains the hire history.
Admin
Records opening and offer decisions and manages onboarding.
Payroll Admin
Prepares the first pay run.

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