Configure EEO questionnaire (Optional)

Configure EEO questionnaires in Workday for Indeed integration.

 

Who: Workday administrator

Time: ~30 minutes (one-time setup)

Skip this section if your company does not gather EEO data from applicants.

Configure EEO questionnaires in Workday to collect demographic information from job seekers. Indeed supports primary and secondary questionnaire types. Questionnaires attached to a job requisition are displayed automatically to applicants. For Question Body fields, you can include rich text formatting such as bold, lists, and hyperlinks.

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Step 1: Create EEO questionnaire

1. Search for Create Questionnaire and select the Task.

2. In the Name field, enter Indeed EEO US English. The name must match exactly. Do not attach the questionnaire to any jobs. Indeed displays EEO questions for US jobs only.

3. Select OK.

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Step 2: Create EEO questions

Indeed supports these Workday EEO question types:

Data collection questions:

• Gender
• Ethnicity (single or multiple select)
• Veteran Status
• Hispanic/Latino
• Terms and Conditions (answer not delivered)
• Disability Status Last Update Date
• Disability Status

Informational questions:

• Personal Data Statement
• Disability Instructions
• Disability Public Burden
• Page Breaks

All question names and possible answers must match the exact text specified in this guide.

To begin creating questions:

After creating Gender, Ethnicity, and Hispanic/Latino questions, you must update localization settings to enable these fields for US candidates. Instructions are included in each question section below.

1. Select Maintain Questions.

   

   Maintain Questions screen

2. From the Question dropdown, select Create Question.

   

   Question dropdown

3. Configure each question type you need using the instructions below. Questions are listed in the recommended presentation order.

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Personal Data Statement

1. In the Question Name field, enter Indeed EEO US Personal Data Statement.

2. In the Question Body field, enter the Personal Data Statement from your External Career Site settings.

3. For Question Type, select Text.

4. Select OK.

   

   Create Question screen

Gender

1. In the Question Name field, enter Indeed EEO US Gender.

2. Enter your question body text.

3. For Question Type, select Multiple Choice - Single Select.

4. Get the possible answer choices:

   1. Open a new browser tab and search for View Reference IDs.
   2. Select the Report.
   3. In the Business Object field, enter Gender.
   4. Select OK.

   

   View Reference IDs screen with Gender selected

   5. From the results, select options from the Business Object Instance column to use as Possible Answer choices.

5. Update localization settings:

   1. Open a new browser tab and search for Maintain Localization Settings.
   2. Select the Task.
   3. In the Area field, enter Personal Information.
   4. Select OK.
   5. Under Localized Field, find the row for Gender (Candidate).
   6. In the Allow for Countries or Regions column, ensure United States of America is in the list.
   7. Ensure the Active checkbox is selected.
   8. Select OK.

Ethnicity

1. In the Question Name field, enter Indeed EEO US Ethnicity.

2. Enter your question body text.

3. For Question Type, select one of the following:

   • Multiple Choice - Single Select if job seekers should select only one choice.
   • Multiple Choice - Multiple Select if job seekers can select one or more choices.

4. If you selected Multiple Choice - Multiple Select, configure your Workday tenant:

   1. Open a new browser tab and search for Edit Tenant Setup - Global.
   2. Select the Task.
   3. Under Personal Data for Workers, find Allow Multiple Ethnicities.
   4. Ensure United States of America is in the Allow in these Countries list.
   5. Select OK.

5. Get the possible answer choices:

   1. Open a new browser tab and search for View Reference IDs.
   2. Select the Report.
   3. In the Business Object field, enter Ethnicity.
   4. Select OK.
   5. From the results, select options from the Business Object Instance column to use as Possible Answer choices. Include the text in parentheses.

   

   Ethnicity reference IDs results

6. Update localization settings:

   1. Open a new browser tab and search for Maintain Localization Settings.
   2. Select the Task.
   3. In the Area field, enter Personal Information.
   4. Select OK.
   5. Under Localized Field, find the row for Race/Ethnicity (Candidate).
   6. In the Allow for Countries or Regions column, ensure United States of America is in the list.
   7. Ensure the Active checkbox is selected.
   8. Select OK.

Veteran Status

1. In the Question Name field, enter Indeed EEO US Veteran Status.

2. Enter your question body text.

3. For Question Type, select Multiple Choice - Single Select.

4. Get the possible answer choices:

   1. Open a new browser tab and search for View Reference IDs.
   2. Select the Report.
   3. In the Business Object field, enter Veteran Status.
   4. Select OK.
   5. From the results, select options from the Business Object Instance column to use as Possible Answer choices.

   

   Veteran Status reference IDs results

Hispanic/Latino

1. In the Question Name field, enter Indeed EEO US Hispanic/Latino.

2. Enter your question body text.

3. For Question Type, select Multiple Choice - Single Select.

4. Add these possible answers:

   • Yes
   • No

5. Update localization settings:

   1. Open a new browser tab and search for Maintain Localization Settings.
   2. Select the Task.
   3. In the Area field, enter Personal Information.
   4. Select OK.
   5. Under Localized Field, find the row for Hispanic/Latino (Candidate).
   6. In the Allow for Countries or Regions column, ensure United States of America is in the list.
   7. Ensure the Active checkbox is selected.
   8. Select OK.

Terms and Conditions

1. In the Question Name field, enter Indeed EEO US Terms.

2. In the Question Body field, enter the Terms and Conditions from your External Career Site settings.

3. For Question Type, select Multiple Choice - Single Select.

4. Add these possible answers:

   • The Candidate Consent from your External Career Site settings
   • Unused (this can be any value. Indeed does not use it, but Workday requires at least two possible answers)

Page Break

Use page breaks to create different sections of questions.

1. In the Question Name field, enter Indeed EEO Page Break. Do not include "US" in the question name for page breaks.

2. In the Question Body field, enter Unused.

   This can be any value. Indeed does not use it, but Workday requires a question body.

3. For Question Type, select Text.

Disability Status Last Update Date

1. In the Question Name field, enter Indeed EEO US Disability Status Last Update Date.

2. Enter your question body text.

3. For Question Type, select Date.

Disability Instructions

1. In the Question Name field, enter Indeed EEO US Disability Instructions.

2. In the Question Body field, enter the instructions displayed on the Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability page when job seekers apply on your Career Site.

3. For Question Type, select Text.

Disability Status

1. In the Question Name field, enter Indeed EEO US Disability Status.

2. Enter your question body text.

3. For Question Type, select Multiple Choice - Single Select.

4. Get the possible answer choices:

   1. Search for Integration IDs and select the Report.
   2. In the Business Object field, enter Self-Identification of Disability Status.
   3. Select OK.
   4. From the results, select options from the Instance column where the ID ends in _2026 to use as Possible Answer choices.

   

   Integration IDs dropdown

Disability Public Burden

1. In the Question Name field, enter Indeed EEO US Disability Public Burden.

2. In the Question Body field, enter the PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT displayed on the Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability page when job seekers apply on your Career Site.

3. For Question Type, select Text.

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Finalize questionnaire

After creating all the questions you need:

1. To make a question required, select the checkbox in the Required column for that question.

2. To add another question, select the plus icon and repeat the configuration process for that question type.

3. Select OK to save the questionnaire.

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Next steps

You have successfully configured EEO questionnaires for the Indeed integration.

You completed:

• Created the EEO questionnaire
• Configured EEO questions with matching names and answer options

How to verify:

Your EEO questionnaire is ready when:

• The questionnaire is named exactly Indeed EEO US English
• All question names and possible answers match the specifications in this guide
• Job seekers applying through Indeed will see the configured EEO questions for US jobs

What's next:

You can optionally configure:

• Configure custom organization - If you need a custom company name for Indeed job postings

Or continue to the next required step:

• Provide API information to your Indeed administrator →

 

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