Candidate statuses and feedback

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You can then discuss the progress more thoroughly in a weekly status call which will allow you and your recruiter to have a more meaningful and in-depth conversation about the candidates they’ve submitted and other items related to the recruitment process than by exchanging emails back and forth. If you’re working on a large number of roles or to tight timescales then you may want to make these calls more frequently than once a week.

Another key benefit of this timely feedback is that it will enable the recruiter to respond to candidates that you’re keen on quickly and keep them regularly updated on the process. With top talent often interviewing with multiple companies you don’t want to miss out because the recruiter didn’t realise that this candidate was one of your top choices.


Create an agenda for scheduled, weekly status calls.

Set aside a time each week for you and your team to discuss the recruitment progress with romania phone number resource your agency partner. Having a scheduled, consistent time for these conversations will ensure timely communication as well as result in a more collaborative conversation around the points you’ve identified in your agenda.

To create the agenda, write down the items you’d like to discuss week to week. Some items you may want to include could be:

Recruitment challenges and progress (this can include market insights)
Plans for the week ahead
Upcoming projects and business milestones
You may find some items are not needed that particular week, which is okay. The point of the agenda is to structure the call in order to maximise the value of the time spent and to communicate effectively with your agency partner.


Provide actionable feedback.

Have you ever felt as though you’ve reviewed the same candidate over and over again, despite them not fitting the profile you are looking for? One of the most costly and time-consuming disconnects in the hiring manager-agency relationship is not effectively communicating why the candidate was or was not selected to move into the next step in the process.