# Disqualification Reasons

## Overview

When you have reviewed your application, in any stage of the hiring pipeline, and decided that he/she is not fit to be hired for that position, you can disqualify that candidate, you can disqualify candidates with the appropriate disqualification reason.

In **Hireforce**, when you disqualify an applicant, you have to choose a disqualifying reason. This is to prevent you from making mistakes as well as to provide insights into your candidate database.

## Type of disqualification reason

To make it easy to identify the reason for rejecting an applicant as well as  unify information in the hiring process, **Hireforce** supports two categories of rejection reasons:

There are two types of disqualification reasons:

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<summary>1 - Rejection reasons from Employer</summary>

**Rejection reasons from Employers** are typically focused on the candidate's qualifications and experience, as well as their fit for the company culture. Some common employer rejection reasons include:

* **Not qualified:** The candidate does not have the required skills or experience for the job.
* **Not a good fit:** The candidate's personality or work style is not a good match for the company culture.
* **More qualified candidates:** There were other candidates who were more qualified for the job.
* **Budget constraints:** The company does not have the budget to hire the candidate.
* **Hiring freeze:** The company has put a hold on hiring for all positions.

</details>

<details>

<summary>2 - Rejection reasons from Candidate</summary>

**Rejection reasons from Candidates** are typically focused on the company and the job itself. Some common candidate rejection reasons include:

* **Salary:** The salary offered was too low.
* **Benefits:** The benefits package was not attractive enough.
* **Job description:** The job description did not accurately reflect the job duties and responsibilities.
* **Company culture:** The candidate did not like the company culture.
* **Location:** The job was located in a place where the candidate did not want to live.

</details>

In **Hireforce**, we suggest some reasons for each type of disqualification reasons as a default.

## Disqualification Reasons Management

On the **Settings** page, select **Disqualification Reasons** to access.

We suggest some reasons for each type of disqualification reasons as a default. However, you completely changed it to fit the hiring process.

You're able to edit or delete the Disqualification Reasons after being added:

* Edit: Click the **Pencil** icon on the right > Edit information then click **Save**
* Delete: Click the **Trash** icon on the right > Click **Delete**

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## Add A New Disqualification Reason

You can add Disqualification Reasons in your account:

1. Click the **+New reason** button.
2. Fill out the **Reason** and select the **Reason Type**.
3. Click the **Add** button to complete.&#x20;

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