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Job Requisition

Definition

What is Job Requisition?

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.

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A formal internal request authorizing HR to recruit for a specific open role.
In Practice

How Job Requisition works?

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.

By the numbers

Key Statistics

What the research says about employee engagement.

35%
Organizations with formal job requisition approval processes reduce headcount overage versus budget by 35 percent compared to those allowing managers to open roles without formal approval documentation and financial sign-off.
18 days
The average time from approved job requisition to first qualified candidate interview is 18 days for organizations with pre-built sourcing pipelines versus 34 days for those starting from zero — confirming that requisition approval triggers the sourcing process, making pipeline readiness as important as requisition speed.
28%
Job requisitions that include specific, measurable success criteria for the role — beyond generic qualifications — produce 28 percent better alignment between recruiter shortlists and hiring manager assessments of candidate fit, reducing wasted interviews on candidates who meet stated requirements but not unstated expectations.
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Also known as

Synonyms and Translations

Other ways this term appears across industries and languages.

Synonyms
Hiring Request
Position Requisition
Open Position Request
Job Req
Translations
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Arabic
طلب وظيفة
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French
Demande de poste
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Hindi
नौकरी अनुरोध
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Urdu
ملازمت کی درخواست
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Tagalog
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People may ask

People May Ask

Common questions about employee engagement.

What is a job requisition?
It is a formal approval request raised by a hiring manager asking HR and leadership to authorize the filling of a specific open or new position within the organization.
What information does a job requisition typically include?
Job title, department, reporting manager, role type, required start date, budget for the role, reason for hire, and key responsibilities are standard inclusions.
Why is the job requisition process important?
It ensures hiring decisions are planned, budgeted, and approved before recruitment begins, maintaining workforce cost control and headcount governance.
What is the difference between a job requisition and a job description?
A requisition is the internal approval document. A job description is the public or internal document describing role requirements shared with candidates.
How does an ATS manage job requisitions?
Most ATS platforms allow managers to create, submit, and track requisitions digitally, with automated workflows for approval, job posting, and candidate tracking.