HiringThing User Roles

HiringThing roles are assigned automatically the first time a user accesses the application. A user's role in HR Management determines their role in HiringThing. All HiringThing roles can also be reassigned at anytime.

Account Owner

The first user in your organization to access HiringThing becomes the Account Owner. This user selects a HiringThing plan and becomes the HiringThing contact for billing purposes. This user will see a screen like the one below the first time they launch HiringThing.

HR Admins and HR Specialists

HR Admins are automatically assigned an Admin role the first time they access HiringThing. HR Specialists are automatically assigned a Reviewer role the first time they access HiringThing.

Note: HR admins can access HiringThing by default. You must assign HR specialists permission to HiringThing by setting up the appropriate permission groups in HR Management.

See the following table for descriptions of HiringThing roles. For more details on user roles in HiringThing, see this knowledge article.

This HR Management role Is assigned this HiringThing role automatically In HiringThing, this user can
HR Specialist Reviewer Manage the applicants for the job listings that they have been assigned to.
HR Admin Admin
  • Perform all tasks in HiringThing, including managing payment information and submitting paid job listings to partner sites.
  • Reassign a user's role except for the Account Owner.
First person in your organization to access HiringThing Account Owner
  • Perform all tasks in HiringThing, including managing payment information and submitting paid job listings to partner sites.
  • Reassign any user's role, including the Account Owner.
Note: Only one Account Owner may be assigned to an account. To reassign the Account Owner, see Change the Account Owner or Reassign a User's Role in HiringThing.