Communications During Recruiting

Goals

Every candidate should feel they were treated with respect, even when they didn’t get an offer, or even an interview. Engaging in timely communications is key to making this happen, especially because so many companies have chosen not to provide feedback at all.

1. Acknowledge receipt of application, ideally within 24 hours

2. Always send outcome email as soon as possible - don’t keep people on the back burner if their candidacy is not being actively pursued.

3. If a candidate is sitting in a queue for a week or longer, give them a ping, so they know they’re still in the queue somewhere.

4. Please be giving. Job searching can be a bummer, so if there’s something you or we can do to help, please consider offering. For example, if someone doesn’t have a buildings background, but seems to be attempting a career pivot, encourage them and offer an informational, if you have the bandwidth and the spirit moves you.

Email Templates

We maintain standardized email templates for recruiting communications in our internal systems. If you need access to these templates, please contact Strategic Growth.