Adding a State Drop Down or Picker

State fields let you select from Bullhorn’s built-in list of states and provinces, helping you capture location details consistently across your records. These values come from Bullhorn’s back-end list and cannot be customized.

If you want to explore additional custom field options, see About Custom Fields.

Common Use Cases

Recruitment teams often add State fields to track:

• Work location or tax jurisdiction, especially for jobs or placements.

• Candidate residence information, used for compliance and searching.

How to Add a State Field

1. From the Bullhorn Menu, select Admin > Field Mappings.

   • S-Release: Go to Tools > Field Mappings.

2. Expand the entity where you want to add the field.

3. In the Field column, type "customText" and press Enter.

4. Select an unused customText field from the list.

   • State fields should be created using an available customText field.

5. In the pop-up window, complete the field settings:

   Field	Description
   Display	The label users will see inside Bullhorn.
   Edit type	Choose one of the following: State – Drop Down – Select from a predefined list of states/provinces. State – Mini Picker – Search or browse the state list using a compact picker. Both options use Bullhorn’s internal list of states.
   Required	Selecting this option will make the field mandatory when saving the record.
   Hidden	Selecting this option will hide the field from the record layout.
   Allow Multiple Values	Allows users to select more than one state. Some field types do not support multiple values.
   Sort Order	Enter the number that determines where this field appears on the Edit screen. Sort orders must be unique. Leave spacing between fields (for example, 130, 135) so you can easily add more fields in between them later.
   Value List	Leave blank. State fields automatically pull their values from Bullhorn’s internal list.
   Display List	Leave blank. State fields do not use display values.
   Default Value	Leave blank unless you want a specific state to auto-populate for all records.
   Description	Optional; A short explanation that appears under the field to help users understand its purpose.
   Hint	Optional; helper text that appears inside the field in grey.

6. Click Save.

   • You may need to refresh your Bullhorn session to see the changes.