Carrot reference
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Dates
startDate
start date for filled jobs, the date the person started at the organization (same as startdateorg docid\ x7lx u pjsnawtq0v i5c ), or for open jobs, the planned target start date (same as startdateplanned docid on0dztzeawclsvtxbuof ) label start date code name startdate sensitivity org public data type date data category structure entity type job read only no see also startdateorg docid\ x7lx u pjsnawtq0v i5c startdateplanned docid on0dztzeawclsvtxbuof startdatelifetime docid\ a1 ef8jyh0spf5w8u0nqq selecting the correct start date field field code description usage start date startdate, personstartdate for filled jobs, the date the person started at the organization (same as startdateorg docid\ x7lx u pjsnawtq0v i5c ), or for open jobs, the planned target start date (same as startdateplanned docid on0dztzeawclsvtxbuof ) the most general start date field start date at org startdateorg, startdateatorg the most recent date that the person started at the organization, or null for open jobs general usage for typical start dates for people start date (lifetime) startdatelifetime the original date that the person first started at the organization, regardless of any rehires when working with any situations that may involve rehires use this field start date in job startdatejob, startdateactual the date that the person started in their current job, whether that was through a hire or an internal move/transfer for understanding tenurejob docid\ jzqspmgrrgyzp7sdgghrz or how long people have been in a position offer start date offerstartdate often synced from the ats, lists when the offer listed as the start date allows tracking of instances where start dates changed from offer planned start date startdateplanned, jobstartdate for open jobs, the intended target start date of the job the field still remains once the job is hired during org planning for forecasting start dates of planned roles