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title: Hiring Manager Status Definitions
description: This guide will define the statuses that are used to categorize our hiring managers' platform activity.
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July 22, 2026

# Hiring Manager Status Definitions

## This guide will define the statuses that are used to categorize our hiring managers' platform activity.

**Indicator**

- **New**  
    - Definition: auto assigned as an **indicator** when a new profile is created and joins CM.
    - Indicator will remain on profile for 1 week.

![](https://www.support.civicmatch.org/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-3.png?width=670&height=90&name=image-png-3.png)

**Statuses** 

- **Pending**  
    - Definition: User has submitted a hiring manager account. Flagged for additional review.
    - Action: WFA staff (Josh currently) to review profile, vet, confirm customer assignment, then change status to Active or Not Qualified ![](https://www.support.civicmatch.org/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-2.png?width=562&height=73&name=image-png-2.png)

- **Active**   
    - Definition: auto-assigned if the hiring manager has at least 1 role posted with status “open.” 
          - Action: WFA team member to support as relevant   
            ![](https://www.support.civicmatch.org/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-10-2026-10-42-13-3585-PM.png?width=536&height=44&name=image-png-Feb-10-2026-10-42-13-3585-PM.png)

- - **Active - no jobs** 
          - Definition: auto-assigned if the hiring manager has no roles with status “open.”
          - Action: WFA team member to **reach out to new HMs for onboarding support** and to encourage them to post roles.  
            ![](https://www.support.civicmatch.org/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-10-2026-10-39-51-5876-PM.png?width=592&height=70&name=image-png-Feb-10-2026-10-39-51-5876-PM.png)
    - **When a hiring manager is moved to Active OR Active- No Jobs, the system automatically sends the Welcome email to the hiring manager.**
- **Dormant** 
    - Definition: **Assigned automatically when the u**ser has no profile activity/has not logged into Civic Match for 6+ months.
    - Action: WFA team member to attempt to move to active.
    - Note: Some users in this category are executive sponsors and not expected to log in.   
      ![](https://www.support.civicmatch.org/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-10-2026-10-43-50-6934-PM.png?width=670&height=64&name=image-png-Feb-10-2026-10-43-50-6934-PM.png)
- **Removed** 
    - Account deleted. User no longer works at a government employer.    
      ![](https://www.support.civicmatch.org/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-10-2026-10-43-27-8794-PM.png?width=670&height=83&name=image-png-Feb-10-2026-10-43-27-8794-PM.png)
- **Not Qualified**  
    - Definition: Did not pass vetting or did not submit a complete profile. User does not meet qualification criteria.  
      ![](https://www.support.civicmatch.org/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-10-2026-10-43-39-1376-PM.png?width=670&height=85&name=image-png-Feb-10-2026-10-43-39-1376-PM.png)

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