---
title: "Job Opening"
space: "Frappe HR"
url: "https://docs.frappe.io/hr/job-opening"
updated: "2026-08-10"
---

**A Job Opening is a job vacancy in your Company. You can make a record of the open vacancies in your company using Job Opening.**



Frappe HR allows to plan recruitment for your company. The number of Job Openings you can create for a Designation is restricted according to the vacancies planned by the Staffing Plan defined for the company or one of its parent group companies in the hierarchy.

:::note
Make sure the "Check Vacancies On Job Offer Creation" checkbox is checked in the Hiring Settings section of the HR Settings.
:::



To access Job Opening, go to:

> Home > Human Resource > Recruitment > Job Opening

## **1. Prerequisites**

Before creating a Job Opening, it is advisable you create the following:

- [Staffing Plan](https://docs.frappe.io/hr/staffing-plan)
- [Department](https://docs.frappe.io/hr/department)

## **2. How to create a Job Opening**

1. Go to Job Opening list, click on New.
2. Enter the Job Title.
3. Select the Designation and Department. Based on Designation selected, appropriate Staffing Plan and Planned Number of Positions will be fetched.
4. Save.

![](/files/Screenshot From 2026-08-10 14-16-21.webp)
*You can also use Job Opening Template to populate the common fields*

Once the Job Opening is saved, you can directly create a new [Job Applicant](https://docs.frappe.io/hr/job-opening) from the dashboard.

:::note
You can close/reopen a Job Opening as and when required. Once a Job Opening is Closed, you cannot create a Job Applicant against it.
:::



## **3. Features**

### **3.1 Job Portal**

You can enable 'Publish on website' to publish a Job Opening to the [Job Portal](https://docs.frappe.io/hr/job-portal). This will make it possible for users to view and apply to these openings from your site.

![](/files/Screenshot From 2026-08-10 14-24-20.webp)

## **4. Related Topics**

1. [Job Applicant](https://docs.frappe.io/hr/job-applicant)
2. [Job Offer](https://docs.frappe.io/hr/job-offer)

Frappe HR allows to plan your recruitment at a group company level. The number of Job Openings you can create for a Designation is restricted according to the Vacancies planned by the Staffing Plan defined for the company or one of it's parent group companies in the hierarchy. To understand how you can do configure this, check [Staffing Plan](https://docs.frappe.io/hr/staffing-plan)