This article is for administrators.
By default, Recruiting allows your Standard Users, such as Hiring Managers, to change job descriptions for any job. This includes jobs the users are not assigned to.
To stop Standard Users from editing job descriptions, follow these steps:
- Go to People > Hiring > Applicant Tracking.
- Select Admin, then select Company Settings.
- In the left menu, select Standard User Modify Job Descriptions.
- Select Do Not Allow to stop Standard Users from changing job descriptions. To allow Standard Users to change job descriptions, select Allow.

Notes:
- When the setting is Do Not Allow, Standard Users do not see an active Edit button when they view job descriptions in Recruiting.
- If you use Job Approval, this setting does not impact a Standard User's ability to request jobs for approval. It only stops Standard Users from editing the job description after they create the job.
Updated: May 14th, 2026 4387 views 0 likes
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