Talos has many useful features within the ATS which are accessible based on what user permissions you have.
The available list of permissions that are available in Talos are shown below, along with a brief description which highlights what access this grants to the user.
User Permissions
Please see the below tables, which shows permission names in the left-hand column, and a short description of the permission in the right-hand column.
Some permissions are only available based on features which have been enabled on your ATS.
Candidate Attraction
Permission Name | Bolt on Required | Permission Description |
Must Follow ATR Process | Yes | Request a new vacancy by raising an ATR request to be approved. |
Can Override All ATR Processes | Yes | Bypass ATR processes and authorise the request to be posted. |
Can See All ATR Processes (Excluding Confidential) | Yes | View all ATR processes except those marked as confidential. |
Can Set Confidential ATR Process | Yes | Set ATR requests as Confidential, restricting visibility of requests to authorised users only. |
Can Access Posting | No | Create and manage vacancies. |
Can Post Without Advert Template | No | Create a vacancy without using an Advert Template, Disabling this will force any users with access to posting to use an advert template preventing any details from being edited. |
Can Repost | No | Repost an open vacancy and grant access to Can Post. |
Can Select Job Boards | No | Select which job boards to post a vacancy to. |
Can Edit Job Post Details | No | Edit any field when creating a vacancy. |
Can Edit Job Board Configuration | No | Configure mappings for selected job boards when posting a vacancy. |
Can Generate Tali Advert Copy | No | Create an advert copy for a vacancy using Tali AI. |
Can Edit Advert Copy | No | Edit the Advert Copy field when creating a vacancy. If this permission is disabled, users can only post jobs using an Advert Template, as Advert Copy is required to publish a job. |
Can Schedule Job Posts | No | Schedule job posts for specific dates. Vacancies will go live at midnight on the selected date. |
Can Use Agency Portal | Yes | Release vacancies to specific agencies. |
Can View Talent Pool | No | View and manage the Talent Pool including filtering and communicating with candidates. |
Can Only View Redacted CV's | Yes | View only redacted CVs for candidates across all vacancies. |
Can Use Free Talent Analytics | No | Access Talent Analytics when creating a vacancy. |
Can Use Premium Talent Analytics | Yes | Access a premium version of Talent Analytics throughout Talos ATS. |
Vacancy & Candidate Management
Permission Name | Bolt on Required | Permission Description |
Can View Interview Scheduler | No | Access the Interview Scheduler planner and settings pages. |
Interview Scheduler: Can Invite to Interview | No | Create and manage interviews for yourself, or create interviews for other users. |
Interview Scheduler: Can Modify Interviews | No | Amend or cancel interviews for other users. |
Interview Scheduler: Can Accept On Behalf of | No | Accept an interview on behalf of a candidate. |
Interview Scheduler: Can View Other Calendars | No | View interviews for other users on your planner page. |
Interview Scheduler: Can Book Group Interviews | No | Create Group Interview for multiple candidates to attend a booking. |
Interview Insights: Can Record Interviews | Yes | Enable interviews to be recorded in Talos ATS. |
Interview Insights: Can Manage Responses | Yes | Delete any responses generated under Interview Insights. |
Can Use Candidate Search | No | Search for candidates across vacancies and navigate to applications. |
Can Manage Auto Assessments | No | Create and assign auto-assessments for recruitment workflows and vacancies based on Application Form scores, Video Screenings and Data Capture Form scores. |
Can View Speculative CV's | No | View and manage candidates that have speculatively applied via your careers page. |
Can Forward Candidates | No | Forward candidate application form and CV from the ATS to a specific email address. |
Can Download Candidates | No | Download candidate application form and CV from the ATS to your device. |
Can Print Candidates | No | Print a candidates application form and CV from the ATS. |
Can Manage Video Screening Settings | Yes | Create and manage Video Screening question sets. Users must also have System Configuration enabled to access Video Screening settings. |
Can Assign Video Screening to Jobs | Yes | Ability to assign Video Screening question sets to a Job |
Can Use Talos Engage: Culture Match | Yes | Ability to view results from any Talos Engage culture match surveys sent |
Can Use Talos Engage: Insights Match | Yes | Ability to view results from any Talos Engage insights surveys sent |
Can Create and Edit Dashboards | No | Create and edit dashboards in your Talos account. Additional set-up required - please contact Talos Support. |
Can Change Vacancy Visibility | No | Manage which users have access to a vacancy, including changing the Vacancy Owner. |
Can See Salaries | No | Allows users to view the salaries for vacancies. |
Can Edit Own Vacancy Notes | No | Edit any Vacancy Notes that you have created. |
Can Delete Own Vacancy Notes | No | Delete any Vacancy Notes that you have created. |
Can Delete Others' Vacancy Notes | No | Delete any Vacancy Notes created by other users. |
Can use SMS | Yes | Send SMS messages to candidates. |
Interview Booking: Can Use Interview Booking | No | Create and manage interviews via Interview Booking and view the Interview Dashboard. This feature will not be available from January 2026. |
Interview Booking: Can Create Video Interviews | No | Schedule Video interviews using Talos Video Interviewing in Interview Booking. This feature will not be available from January 2026. |
Interview Booking: Can Record Video Interviews | No | Record and save Talos Video Interviews against the candidate in Interview Booking. This feature will not be available from January 2026. |
Background Connect: Can View Accordion | No | Allows you to view the Talos Background Connect accordion |
Background Connect: Viewer | No | Allows you to view background checks |
Background Connect: Requester | No | Allows you to request background checks |
Background Connect: Downloader | No | Allows you to download completed background checks |
Assessment Connect: Can View Accordion | No | Allows you to view the Talos Assessment Connect accordion |
Assessment Connect: Viewer | No | Allows you to view assessment checks |
Assessment Connect: Requester | No | Allows you to request assessment checks |
Assessment Connect: Downloader | No | Allows you to download assessment checks |
Candidate Onboarding
Permission Name | Bolt on Required | Permission Description |
Can Use Onboarding Dashboard | Yes | View your candidates onboarding journey through the Offered and Hired milestones. |
Can View Offer Details | No | View the Offer Details accordion for each candidate in the Offered and Hired milestones. |
Can Save Offer Details | No | Edit and Save offer details for candidates in the Offered and Hired milestones. |
Can View Onboarding Invite | Yes | View if your offered candidates have been sent an invite to view their Onboarding information. |
Can Invite To Onboarding Sites | Yes | Invite candidates to view their Onboarding information. |
Referencing: Viewer | Yes | Grants access to view references |
Referencing: Hirer | Yes | Grants access to view and cancel reference checks |
Referencing: Administrator | Yes | Grants access to all permissions for referencing |
View HR Connect | No | Allows access to view the HR Connect integration accordion |
Send to HR Connect | No | Allows access to send to HR Connect integration |
Download HR Connect | No | Allows access to download any reports for completed HR Connect integration submissions |
System Administration
Permission Name | Bolt on Required | Permission Description |
Advert Management | No | Create and manage Advert Templates, including assigning relevant documents and teams to your templates. |
Careers Page Management | No | Create and manage careers pages. |
User & Hierarchy Management | No | Manage your users and hierarchy, including creating and amending users, create and manage hierarchy teams and assigning users. |
Workflow Management | No | Manage your recruitment workflows, including default settings and progression stages. |
System Configuration | No | Administer your Talos ATS. Settings include Company Details, candidate Communication Templates, ATR processes and IT management. |
Integrations Management | No | Manage any available integrations, including connecting to background checking, assessment and HRIS platforms via the Talos Marketplace. |
Form Management | No | Create and manage forms including application forms, killer questions and additional forms such as Data Capture and ATR. |
Can Manage Scorecards | Yes | Assign and manage Scorecards against vacancies. |
Can Manage Data Capture Forms | Yes | Assign and manage Data Capture Forms against vacancies. |
Can Manage Application Forms | No | Create and manage Application Forms. |
Can Use Reporting | No | Access Reporting in TalosATS |
Can Configure ATR Processes | Yes | Create and customise ATR processes to align with your organisations needs. |
3rd Party Integrations
Permission Name | Bolt on Required | Permission Description |
Can Use DocuSign | Yes | Send DocuSign documents to candidates, and view completed documents via Talos ATS. |
Trust ID: Can Request Digital Checks | Yes | Send candidates a digital Right to Work check via the ATS and view completed checks against the candidate. |
Trust ID: Can Request In Person Checks | Yes | Request an in person Right to Work check via the ATS and view completed checks against the candidate. |
Can Use Fourth Employee Integration | Yes | Create and manage Fourth HR requests against candidates at the Offered milestone, including sending candidate records to Fourth HR. |
Can Edit Fourth Bank Details | Yes | Edit Bank Detail fields in the candidates Fourth HR form. |
Can Use Fourth Onboarding Integration | Yes | Create and manage Fourth Onboarding requests against candidates at the Offered milestone by sending Fourths Onboarding service via Talos ATS. |
Can Use People HR Integration | Yes | Create and manage People HR requests against candidates at the Offered milestone, including sending candidate records to People HR. |
Can Use SMI Integration | Yes | Create and manage SMI requests against candidates at the Offered milestone, including sending candidate records to SMI. |
Can Use Cezanne HR Integration | Yes | Create and manage Cezanne HR requests against candidates at the Offered milestone, including sending candidate records to Cezanne HR. |
Can Use Cascade Integration | Yes | Create and manage Cascade requests against candidates at the Offered milestone, including sending candidate records to Cascade. |
Can Use AdonisHR Integration | Yes | Create and manage Adonis HR requests against candidates at the Offered milestone, including sending candidate records to Adonis HR. |
Talent Strength : Requester | Yes | Grants access to request Talent Strengths assessment for a candidate to complete |
Talent Strength : Downloader | Yes | Grants access to download completed Talent Strengths assessment reports |
Certn Background Checks - Viewer | Yes | Allows access to view the Credence accordion |
Certn Background Checks - Requester | Yes | Allows access to request new assessments for a candidate to complete |
Certn Background Checks - Downloader | Yes | Allows access to download completed Credence check reports |
Certn Background Checks - Upload Employee Documents | Yes | Allows access to upload documents to Credence checks |
Security and Support
Permission Name | Bolt on Required | Permission Description |
Can use Support Centre | No | Ask Tali, our AI agent, for help, or connect to our Talos Support Heroes if Tali cannot answer your question. |