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Explanation of term

Contract periods are often evaluated internally through reports and can help distinguish similar job openings. For applicants, they provide a quick overview of whether they are applying for a temporary position.


Configuration

Contract Periods are managed in the master data.


System behavior

  • Default contract periods
    The following contract periods are available in your d.vinci system by default:
    • temporary
    • permanent
  • Number
    An unlimited number of contract periods can be created in the master data.
  • Sorting
    Sorting of contract periods is possible during creation via drag-and-drop.
  • Usage
    Contract periods can be selected in the job opening or the personnel requisition and displayed via placeholders in the job advertisement.
  • Placeholders
    The contract periods can be used as a placeholder (“Job Opening - Contract Period ”) in job advertisement templates and correspondence templates.
  • Field schema configuration
    Through the field schema configuration in the job opening or hiring request, the field Contract Period can be shown or hidden and defined as a mandatory field.
  • Display on StepStone
    StepStone always reads this value and displays it as an icon under the job advertisement title. “Permanent” is displayed as “Permanent Employment,” and “Temporary” is displayed as “Temporary Contract.”
  • Filtering
    Filteringby contract period is possible in:
  • Evaluation
    An evaluation of the contract period can be done via the Excel raw data report using the data “Number of Job Openings.”


How our customers use this

Since it is a mandatory field when publishing via StepStone, many customers have set the contract period as a mandatory field in the field schema configuration and always maintain it. It is also a fixed component in many job advertisement templates, as applicants want to see as much framework information about a job opening as possible before applying.

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