Refer to the following scenario to answer the question below.

Require Candidate Home Account establishes an authenticated candidate experience through which an external applicant can manage applications and receive Workday-delivered actions. Requiring the account means the candidate creates or uses login credentials as part of the application experience. Workday can then associate subsequent questionnaires, documents, messages, and recruiting tasks with the authenticated candidate.

Automatic Candidate Merging addresses potential duplicate candidate records; it does not provide an authenticated workspace. Enabling candidate fields in notifications controls the contextual information available for communications and has no role in creating candidate access. An alternate external career site URL changes routing or navigation but does not establish the account required to receive and complete secured actions.

The requirement is broader than merely viewing a confirmation page. The candidate must return to the external site, identify themselves securely, review application information, and complete later recruiting activities. Candidate Home is therefore the functional destination, and requiring the account ensures that access is established from the beginning of the application lifecycle. Study Guide reference: Career Sites — Candidate Home, External Candidate Authentication, Candidate Tasks, Questionnaires, and Documents . Workday’s candidate guidance confirms that applicants use the candidate portal to monitor application status and communicate with recruiting teams. Workday candidate portal guidance

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