What Happens When a Candidate Fails Basic Qualification Questions?

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You have set up some basic qualification (BQ) questions, but your candidate failed them. Now, what happens? Well, that depends on what you want to happen. 

There are several different preferences and settings that affect candidates who fail BQs. 

Disqualified Submittal in the Submittal Workflow

The Disqualified Submittal in the Defaults tab of the Submittal Workflow determines what status the candidates are placed in when they fail the BQs on your job. 

Company Preferences 

There are two Company Preferences that affect what happens with the disqualified candidates. 

BrightForms - Update & Decline Candidate on Failed BQs

• Turning on this preference will create a Candidate Profile inside BrightMove for a candidate who has failed the BQs. 
• Turning off this preference will not create a Candidate Profile inside of BrightMove if the candidate failed the BQs. 

Allow failed BQ Candidates to continue application

• Turning on this preference will create a Candidate Profile inside BrightMove for a candidate who has failed the BQs. 
• Turning off this preference will not create a Candidate Profile inside of BrightMove if the candidate failed the BQs. 

Determining What Happens to a Candidate Who Failed the Basic Qualifications

1. Do you have a Portal BrightForm? 
   • If yes, continue to 2
   • If no, continue to 3
2. Is the Company Preference BrightForms - Update & Decline Candidate on Failed BQs on? 
   • If yes, a candidate profile is created, attached to the job, and placed into the Disqualified Submittal status. 
   • If no, a candidate profile is not created. 
3. Is the Company Preference Allow failed BQ Candidates to continue application on? 
   • If yes, a candidate profile is created, attached to the job, and placed into the Disqualified Submittal status. 
   • If no, a candidate profile is not created.