> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://f4c7a9e2d8b1-docs.tenzo.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Reusable Job Templates > Create reusable job templates and hybrid templates that combine fixed content with AI-generated sections ## Reusable Job Templates Job templates let you define a reusable interview configuration that can be used as the starting point for other jobs. They are useful when many jobs should share the same structure, screening logic, outreach, settings, or candidate experience. Hybrid job templates go one step further: some sections can be copied exactly from the template, while other sections are generated by AI for each new job based on that job's description. ## When to Use a Job Template Use a job template when you want a consistent interview pattern across multiple jobs. For example: * A standard compliance screen that should be reused across many roles * A location or office-specific interview structure * A role family, such as warehouse, nursing, engineering, or sales * The same settings that should apply across many jobs Templates are not jobs that candidates complete directly. A template acts as a source for other jobs. Add Candidates button disabled with tooltip explaining candidates cannot be added to a template job ## Mark a Job as a Template To turn a job into a template, open the job's **Settings** step and enable the **Template** toggle. Once enabled, the job is treated as a reusable base for other jobs. Template toggle in Miscellaneous Settings When editing a template, auto-save may be disabled. Saving a template can give you the option to choose which linked jobs should receive the template updates. ## Classic Templates vs. Hybrid Templates Classic templates copy the configured content into jobs that use the template. This works well when every job should use the same interview content. Hybrid templates let you decide section by section whether content should be copied exactly or generated for each job. ### Use Exactly Use **Use Exactly** when a section should stay fixed across all jobs created from the template. This is best for content that should not vary by role, such as compliance language, required disclosures, or standardized outreach language. ### AI Generated Use **AI Generated** when a section should be created fresh for each job using that job's description. This is best for role-specific content, such as screening questions, resume requirements, and job-specific intros or outreach. Use Exactly and AI Generated section mode toggle When a section is set to **AI Generated**, you can provide generation instructions for that section. Those instructions are reused every time a job is created from the template. AI Generated section with generation instructions ## Set Up a Hybrid Template To set up a hybrid template: 1. Create or open the job you want to use as the template. 2. Enable the **Template** toggle in Settings. 3. For each configurable section, choose **Use Exactly** or **AI Generated**. 4. Add generation instructions to any AI-generated section. 5. Configure fixed questions, AI Blocks, outreach, background info, resume requirements, and settings. 6. Save the template. In the Configure sidebar, AI-generated sections are marked with a sparkle icon so you can quickly see which sections will be generated for each job. Configure sidebar showing AI-generated sections with sparkle icons ## AI Blocks for Screening Questions AI Blocks are placeholders inside the Screening Questions step. Instead of writing every question directly in the template, you can add an AI Block that tells Tenzo what kinds of questions to generate for each new job. Use AI Blocks when the question set should vary by job, but the pattern should stay consistent. For example, an AI Block can tell Tenzo to generate required questions from the job description, include a resume-based question, and use a specific grading style. AI Block in a template with question generation and grading instructions When a job is created from the template, the AI Block is expanded into real screening questions using that job's description. AI Block expanded into generated questions ## Editing Jobs Created from Templates Jobs created from templates have different editability rules depending on where each section came from. AI-generated sections and questions generated from AI Blocks can be modified on the derived job. They were created for that specific job, so recruiters can edit the generated questions, follow-ups, grading instructions, and other AI-generated content as needed. Sections that are not AI-generated cannot be modified on the derived job. They are managed directly by the source template. The same rule applies to screening questions written directly into the template: they appear on the derived job, but cannot be edited there because they come directly from the template. To change a non-AI-generated section or a template-owned screening question, edit the source template instead. Derived job from a hybrid template showing template-managed questions and editable AI-generated questions ## How ATS Jobs Use Templates For jobs created from your ATS, templates are typically applied through the **Rules Engine**. Rules can match incoming ATS jobs and associate them with the correct template, so each new job starts with the right fixed sections, AI-generated sections, AI Blocks, and settings. For setup details, see **[Rules Engine](/ats-integrations/rules-engine)**. ## What to Review Before using a template broadly, create or sync a test job from it and review: * Which sections were copied exactly * Which sections were generated from the job description * Whether AI Blocks generated the right number and type of questions * Whether grading instructions fit the generated questions * Whether outreach messages match the candidate path * Whether settings are appropriate for jobs that will use the template For deeper reference material, see **[Hybrid Job Templates](/templates/hybrid-templates)**.