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Hire: offer, candidate profile, appointment and conversion

HR sends an offer by email, the candidate fills in their own profile on a private page, HR sends the appointment letter and then converts the candidate into an employee with a code, a joining date and a login.

  • HR & payroll Employees
  • 4 min read
  • Updated October 20, 2026

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The idea

The Human resource process screen takes a person from offer to employee without anyone retyping their details. HR enters only the offer; the candidate enters everything else, and HR converts the finished profile into an employee.

Open Human resource process (Human resource › HR process). The Offer list tab shows each candidate's Name, Designation, Department, Branch, Email, Gross salary, Expected date of join, Created date and Status.

The steps

  1. Create the offer
    Who
    HR officer
    Where
    Human resource process › Offer list › Add
    What changes
    Enter Title, First name, Middle name, Last name, Email, Branch (when your company works by branch), Department, Designation, Gross salary and Expected date of join. Tick Send email to email the offer link at once.
  2. The candidate opens the link
    Who
    Candidate
    Where
    The private page the email links to (Welcome)
    What changes
    The page asks whether to go further and emails a one-time code. The candidate enters the code and then fills in their profile: personal details, Family information, Address. At the end they press Finish.
  3. Resend if needed
    Who
    HR officer
    Where
    Resend the offer letter link on the row
    What changes
    A new link is emailed. Available while the candidate has not finished.
  4. Send the appointment letter
    Who
    HR officer
    Where
    Send the appointment letter on the row, once the candidate has finished
    What changes
    The appointment letter is emailed and the status becomes Appointment Letter.
  5. Convert to employee
    Who
    HR officer
    Where
    Open the candidate, then Transfer data (Converting to employee)
    What changes
    Enter Job type, Code, Branch, Joining date, Reporting person (optional), User name, Password, Confirm password and Roles. The candidate becomes an employee with a login.

After conversion the candidate's row shows Data transferred, and the person is in Employee information setup (The employee record). Open the employee's Payroll details to set how they are paid (An employee's payroll details).

What the screen refuses

  • A User name shorter than 5 characters, a Password shorter than 5, or a Confirm password that does not match.
  • The Joining date before the Confirmation date.
  • A Code, Email or User name that another employee already has.
  • A new login when your company has reached the number of users it may have.

Common questions

What does a new employee need before they can be paid?

They must be in working status, have a basic salary (a row on Designation salary, or a Basic salary on Payroll details) and a tax rule must exist for the fiscal year. Their Payroll details also hold the bank and the PAN. For attendance they need a shift and a Device user id (Run the month's payroll, Shifts: the shift, its roster, employees and overrides).

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