Candidate Interview and Candidate Selection Workflow

The candidate interview feature can be configured in the candidate selection workflow for proper candidate selection tracking.

Candidate selection workflows can be configured by the system administrator so that when users schedule an interview, the candidate's status automatically changes to a preset value. To automatically change the candidate's status, the system administrator must activate the Interview Scheduling Behavior option for the statuses in question, that is 1st, 2nd and 3rd interview statuses (available in the Statuses Usage tab of a step).

Example:

A recruiter uses a candidate selection workflow containing the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Interview steps. All three steps have the following statuses:

• To be scheduled

• Scheduled

• Passed

The Interview Scheduling Behavior option is activated for the Scheduled status. The candidate is currently at the 1st Interview step and the To be Scheduled status.

The recruiter schedules an interview for the candidate. When the recruiter sends the interview invitation to the attendees, the status of the candidate automatically changes from To be Scheduled to Scheduled.

The candidate attends the interview as scheduled. The recruiter wants to invite the candidate to a second interview. The recruiter has to perform the following steps:

• Change the status of the 1st Interview step to Passed.

• Move the candidate to the 2nd Interview step and set the status to To be scheduled.

• Schedule a new interview.

Since the Scheduled status is also configured for the 2nd Interview step, the candidate's 2nd Interview status automatically changes to Scheduled once the interview is sent to the attendees.

When using this functionality, a best practice is to configure the Interview steps with a completion status that indicates the successful completion of the interview (for example, Passed, Successful). This helps to ensure that an interview that is past due is not simply forgotten.