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3752154 - Invalid date error shown after resume upload due to parsing validations - Recruiting Management

Symptom

When uploading resume with resume parsing in external career site, an error appears "Invalid date."

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting Management

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to the external career site and start an application for any job.
  2. Upload a resume.
  3. Select Next.
  4. Observe error as "Invalid Date".

Cause

Resume content includes non-compliant date formats (for example, "20xx" instead of a valid four‑digit year like "2011"), leading to "Invalid Date" validation errors.

Resolution

Ensure resume dates use valid formats (for example, four‑digit years like 2011). 

Keywords

resume parsing, invalid date, date format, candidate profile validation, redesigned candidate experience, upload resume, validation warning , KBA , LOD-SF-RCM-CAN-CX , Candidate eXperience redesigned , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting all versions