Manage candidates effectively and efficiently
As applicants show up on your candidate dashboard, they’ll be assigned a Status. This saves you time. Then, you can use status assignments and filters to focus on the candidates best suited for your role. Let’s explore, at a high level, how this Indeed tool can help you:
- Go to the Status dropdown menu (the filters and applicants will show up)
- Filter candidates according to where they are in your hiring process
- Apply filters to candidates for any and all jobs that are open, paused or closed.
This employer view shows the different statuses that may be assigned to candidates.
Filters
Save time and hire better with filters
Filters save time and help you organise your candidate search. When you apply them, your highest-quality applicants will populate your screen, front and centre. This way, you can review them quickly and reassign statuses.
You can filter applicants by:
- Location
- Assessment status
- Screener Question status *
- A simple yes – √, maybe – ?, or no – X
- Application date
- And if you opted into Employer Assist, those who are expiring soon
* Applicants whose answers do not meet your required criteria will be marked as Rejected. These candidates will not be notified of their application status unless you send them a response via one of our easy-to-use templated email updates.
Applicant status
Using Status to organise applicants and save time
Applicants can be assigned one of 6 statuses:
- Active
- Awaiting Review
- Reviewed
- Contacted
- Hired
- Rejected
As a bonus, when you review and reassign a candidate, your hiring coworkers will receive one of the following notifications:
Awaiting Review
Applicants who show up in your dashboard will automatically be assigned this status. Each applicant marked as a yes – √ or maybe – ? will be moved to the Reviewed status.
Reviewed
Once your candidate has been reviewed, you can record your thoughts and impressions as a Note. From there, you can also contact them to set up a time to talk or let them know where they stand (using one of our templates).
Contacted
Once you’ve started contacting candidates, you can change their status to note that as well. This status is helpful as you phone screen, set up in-person interviews, or send status updates.
Hired
You can also mark a candidate as Hired. This way, you’ll have a historical record of every candidate you’ve hired using Indeed AND can measure ROI over time.
Rejected
We’ve provided a template that allows you to thank applicants for their effort while letting them know you won’t be moving forward with them at this time. Jobseekers really do want to hear back from employers either way. Use Indeed’s templated email to provide jobseekers with closure so they can move on to their next application with a sense of certainty. This kind of communication also supports your credibility as a company.
*Indeed provides this information as a courtesy to users of this site. Please note that we are not your recruiting or legal advisor, we are not responsible for the content of your job descriptions, and none of the information provided herein guarantees performance.
This article is based on product information available at the time of writing, which may change at any time. Indeed does not guarantee that this information is always up to date. Please seek out your CS/Sales rep for the latest on this topic.
