What Is an Evergreen Requisition?
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An evergreen requisition is an always-open or recurring job requisition used to collect candidates for roles that are hired frequently or continuously.
Always-open roles can create healthy pipelines or messy candidate databases. Without discipline, candidates apply to a role that is not actively hiring, recruiters lose track of readiness, and hiring managers see stale shortlists.
What to Distinguish
An evergreen requisition builds a recurring pipeline; it does not necessarily represent an immediately funded vacancy. A specific opening still needs an owner, location, headcount approval and expected start date.
A Practical Example
Illustrative example: A hospitality group keeps an evergreen requisition for front-of-house staff across several venues. Candidates are screened for availability, customer service examples, and location preference, then routed when a specific manager has an approved opening.
What to Measure
Use explicit definitions for your reporting. The following are practical measurement choices, not universal benchmarks or claimed product results.
| Measure | Definition | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Pipeline freshness | Profiles with availability reconfirmed within your chosen window ÷ profiles treated as active × 100. | Choose a window suited to the role and do not count an old application as continuing interest. |
| Time to live shortlist | First approved shortlist timestamp minus the date a specific opening was authorised. | Separate time building the general pool from time filling the actual vacancy. |
How to Apply It
Tell candidates whether hiring is active or expressions of interest are being collected. Reconfirm availability before presenting someone to a manager and link each eventual hire to the funded opening.
Common Mistakes
- Advertising a role without explaining timing.
- Letting candidates sit with no updates.
- Mixing locations or job families without tags.
- Forgetting to close or refresh stale profiles.
Where Skill Society Fits
Skill Society supports role-specific questions and candidate evidence for review. For an evergreen pool, the recruiting team still needs to reconfirm interest and availability and connect candidates to an approved live role.
Book a demo to discuss your screening workflow, evidence requirements and human review points.
Related Reading
Continue with a job requisition.
Further Reading
- nCore HR Glossary - ATS workflow terms such as applicant drop-off, application conversion, CV parsing, automation rules, and pre-screening questions.
- Indeed Recruiting Glossary - broad HR and recruiting terminology, including referral programs, employer concepts, and hiring process terms.
- iCIMS HR and Recruiting Glossary - recruiting, offer, onboarding, and employee referral definitions.
- SocialTalent Glossary - talent acquisition metrics and funnel terms, including interview ratios, market mapping, passive candidates, and pipeline velocity.
