--- title: Changing a user's access level (permissions) description: This article explains the different levels of recruiting access within CareerPlug and how to adjust them for individual employees. --- [Skip to content](https://support.careerplug.com/changing-a-users-access-level-permissions#main-content) [Submit a Request](https://support.careerplug.com/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) [![CareerPlug-Logo-2025.png\]](https://support.careerplug.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CareerPlug-Logo-2025.png?width=230&height=40&name=CareerPlug-Logo-2025.png)](https://support.careerplug.com?hsLang=en) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Submit a Request](https://support.careerplug.com/kb-tickets/new) - [Get help now!](https://support.careerplug.com/help) [Get help now!](https://support.careerplug.com/help?hsLang=en) How can we help? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Help Center](https://support.careerplug.com/?hsLang=en) 2. [Onboard: New Hires](https://support.careerplug.com/onboard-new-hires?hsLang=en) 3. [Employee Access](https://support.careerplug.com/onboard-new-hires?hsLang=en#employee-access) # Changing a user's access level (permissions) **Note:** Only Admin users can change an employee's access level. There are 4 access levels in CareerPlug: **Admin**, **Full Access**, **Limited Access**, and **No Recruiting Access**. | **Admin** | Can customize account settings, add new employees, post jobs, and move applicants through the hiring process. They have access to all jobs, locations, and applicants. | | --- | --- | | **Full Access** | Can post jobs and move applicants through the hiring process only for locations they have access to. [Full Access users must be associated with at least one location](https://support.careerplug.com/giving-users-access-to-jobs-and-applicants-via-locations?hsLang=en) in order to take any action in their account. | | **Limited Access** | Can view posted jobs and move applicants through the hiring process only for locations they have access to. [Limited Access users must be associated with at least one location](https://support.careerplug.com/giving-users-access-to-jobs-and-applicants-via-locations?hsLang=en) in order to take any action in their account and cannot take any job-related actions. | | **No Recruiting Access** | Cannot view any jobs, locations, or applicants. Users with No Recruiting Access can only take [assessments](https://support.careerplug.com/using-assessments?hsLang=en). | ### How do I change a user's access level? 1\. Navigate to your **Employees**page. ![Dashboard (6.9.26) (NavEXP) (Standard) Cropped, pointed to employees](https://support.careerplug.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2026%20Nav%20Bar%20Overhaul/Dashboard%20(6.9.26)%20(NavEXP)%20(Standard)%20Cropped%2c%20pointed%20to%20employees.png?width=670&height=201&name=Dashboard%20(6.9.26)%20(NavEXP)%20(Standard)%20Cropped%2c%20pointed%20to%20employees.png) 2\. Find the user whose access level you want to change and click their name. Alternatively, you can click the **three dots icon** to the far right of a user's name and select **View Profile** from the drop-down menu. If you don't see the user you're looking for, try using the search box in the upper right corner to search by name. ![Employees Page, Three Dots (Nav Bar Minimized) View profile](https://support.careerplug.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2026%20Nav%20Bar%20Overhaul/Employees%20Page%2c%20Three%20Dots%20(Nav%20Bar%20Minimized)%20View%20profile.png?width=670&height=284&name=Employees%20Page%2c%20Three%20Dots%20(Nav%20Bar%20Minimized)%20View%20profile.png) 3\. Navigate to the user's **Settings **tab and click the **Edit **button in the upper right corner of the page. ![Employee Page, Another User, Settings (Nav bar minimized) Pointed to edit](https://support.careerplug.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Employee%20Page%2c%20Another%20User%2c%20Settings%20(Nav%20bar%20minimized)%20Pointed%20to%20edit.png?width=670&height=322&name=Employee%20Page%2c%20Another%20User%2c%20Settings%20(Nav%20bar%20minimized)%20Pointed%20to%20edit.png) 4\. Scroll down to the Permissions section and select the access level you want to give the user. ![Employee Page, Another User, Settings, Permissions (6.23.26) (Nav bar minimized) All permissions highlighted](https://support.careerplug.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Employee%20Page%2c%20Another%20User%2c%20Settings%2c%20Permissions%20(6.23.26)%20(Nav%20bar%20minimized)%20All%20permissions%20highlighted.png?width=670&height=283&name=Employee%20Page%2c%20Another%20User%2c%20Settings%2c%20Permissions%20(6.23.26)%20(Nav%20bar%20minimized)%20All%20permissions%20highlighted.png) 5\. Enter the name of any Departments, Districts, or Locations that you'd like to associate the user with. Full and Limited Access users must be associated with at least one location in order to take any action in their account, and they must be associated with a location to view any of its jobs or applicants. 6\. To give the user access to submit background checks, turn on the **Can submit applicants to Universal for Background screening** toggle. ![Employee Page, Another User, Settings, Location Permissions (7.20.26)](https://support.careerplug.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Employee%20Page%2c%20Another%20User%2c%20Settings%2c%20Location%20Permissions%20(7.20.26).png?width=670&height=297&name=Employee%20Page%2c%20Another%20User%2c%20Settings%2c%20Location%20Permissions%20(7.20.26).png) 7\. 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