This document provides external candidates directions on how to review and accept an offer through the UChicago Candidate Portal.

• The Offer Letter is in a PDF file format and requires your signature to be accepted. 
• If you do not accept the offer as it stands, reach out to the Primary Recruiter.
• Do not utilize the Comments box that appears after uploading your signed offer letter. Any comments or messages should be sent directly to the Primary Recruiter if you need to send a message.

Steps

1. Go to the UChicago External Candidate Portal.
2. From the upper right-hand corner of the page, select Sign In.
3. Enter the Email Address used to create the account and the Password and choose the Sign In button.
   1. If you’ve forgotten your password, select Forgot your password?.
4. From the upper right-hand corner, select Candidate Home.
5. Under the My Tasks section are two tabs: To Do and Completed.  Confirm you are in the To Do tab to view a table of Tasks that require completion. 
6. Locate the New Hire: Candidate Review task and under the Action column, select the Review button.
7. Within the Review Document screen, select the PDF link to open and review the offer letter.
   1. If you accept the offer as it stands:
      1. Download the offer letter, date & sign the offer letter, and save the PDF to your computer.
      2. Check the I Agree check box.
      3. Select the Select file hyperlink to upload the signed offer letter into Workday. (File format must be DOC, DOCX, HTML, PDF, or TXT and cannot exceed 5MB.)
         1. You can also drag and drop the file into the grey box.
      4. REMINDER: Do not add any comments to the Attachment Comments or Comments boxes. Any messages should be sent directly to the Primary Recruiter via phone or email.
      5. Select Submit.
      6. A Task Completed window populates confirming the task is complete.
   2. If you do not accept the offer as it stands or have questions about the offer, please reach out to the Primary Recruiter.