A Job Requisition is a formal internal request submitted by a hiring manager to HR to authorize the recruitment of a new or replacement employee for a specific role within the organization.
A job requisition is the formal internal request to fill a position — documenting the business justification, required qualifications, budget approval, and management authorization before a role is posted or sourced. It serves as the governance document that connects business planning to talent acquisition: the requisition establishes that the headcount has been approved, the budget is available, and the role has a defined business need before recruiting effort and candidate engagement begin. Organizations that allow recruiting to begin without approved requisitions frequently find that roles are sourced and candidates are brought to offer stage before the budget or business justification has been confirmed — wasting significant time and damaging candidate experience when the process is then stalled or cancelled.
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