Prioritize Candidate Screening Process Template

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Enhance your recruitment efficiency by prioritizing candidate screening tasks with the Quadrants method. This template helps Executive Researchers quickly identify top talent by distinguishing between urgent and important tasks.

Follow the step-by-step guide to ensure timely and effective candidate selection, from reviewing applications to onboarding new hires.

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Streamline your candidate screening process using the Quadrants method to prioritize urgent and important tasks.

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Proposed Tasks

Urgent & Important

  • Task 1: Review Candidate Applications (due in 1 day)
    ☐ Sort through received applications ☐ Identify potential matches ☐ Discard unfit applications
  • Task 2: Schedule Initial Interviews (due in 2 days)
    ☐ Contact potential matches ☐ Schedule initial interviews
  • Task 3: Conduct Initial Interviews (due in 1 week)
    ☐ Prepare interview questions ☐ Conduct interviews ☐ Document interview findings
  • Task 5: Conduct Second Interviews (due in 3 weeks)
    ☐ Schedule second interviews ☐ Conduct second interviews ☐ Document findings
  • Task 7: Finalize Candidate Selection (due in 5 weeks)
    ☐ Review all findings ☐ Select final candidates
  • Task 8: Extend Job Offers (due in 6 weeks)
    ☐ Prepare job offers ☐ Extend job offers to selected candidates

Important, Not Urgent

  • Task 4: Shortlist Candidates (due in 2 weeks)
    ☐ Review interview findings ☐ Shortlist promising candidates
  • Task 6: Check Candidate References (due in 4 weeks)
    ☐ Contact references ☐ Document findings
  • Task 9: Negotiate Job Offers (due in 7 weeks)
    ☐ Negotiate offer details with selected candidates ☐ Finalize job offers
  • Task 10: Onboard New Hires (due in 8 weeks)
    ☐ Prepare onboarding materials ☐ Conduct onboarding sessions