A job application links a candidate to a job requisition and tracks their progress through the recruiting stages from application through hire or disposition.
JobApplication is a JSON Structure definition published by Workday Recruiting, describing 9 properties. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.
{
"$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-recruiting/refs/heads/main/json-structure/recruiting-rest-api-job-application-structure.json",
"name": "JobApplication",
"description": "A job application links a candidate to a job requisition and tracks their progress through the recruiting stages from application through hire or disposition.",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Workday ID (WID) uniquely identifying the job application",
"example": "11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555"
},
"candidate": {
"type": "object",
"description": "A reference to a related Workday resource",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Workday ID (WID) of the referenced resource",
"example": "11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555"
},
"descriptor": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Display name of the referenced resource",
"example": "Senior Software Engineer"
}
}
},
"jobRequisition": {
"type": "object",
"description": "A reference to a related Workday resource",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Workday ID (WID) of the referenced resource",
"example": "11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555"
},
"descriptor": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Display name of the referenced resource",
"example": "Senior Software Engineer"
}
}
},
"currentStage": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"Review",
"Screen",
"Interview",
"Assessment",
"Offer",
"Background Check",
"Ready for Hire",
"Hired"
],
"description": "Current recruiting stage",
"example": "Review"
},
"dispositionReason": {
"type": "object",
"description": "A reference to a related Workday resource",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Workday ID (WID) of the referenced resource",
"example": "11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555"
},
"descriptor": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Display name of the referenced resource",
"example": "Senior Software Engineer"
}
}
},
"isDispositioned": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether the candidate has been dispositioned",
"example": false
},
"source": {
"type": "object",
"description": "A reference to a related Workday resource",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Workday ID (WID) of the referenced resource",
"example": "11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555"
},
"descriptor": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Display name of the referenced resource",
"example": "Senior Software Engineer"
}
}
},
"appliedOn": {
"type": "datetime",
"description": "Date and time the application was submitted",
"example": "2026-05-03T14:30:00Z"
},
"updatedOn": {
"type": "datetime",
"description": "Timestamp when the application was last updated",
"example": "2026-05-03T14:30:00Z"
}
}
}