Hiring guide
A practical guide to resume screening
Review CVs against relevant evidence, use consistent criteria and give each application a considered next step.
Define the evidence before reviewing
Separate what the role requires on day one from what can be learned. For each requirement, describe the evidence a CV or application could contain. Review examples with the hiring manager before screening the full pool. This helps prevent a familiar employer or job title from becoming a substitute for relevant capability.
Use software to organize the review
Draft keeps CVs, candidate profiles and applications together and offers search across candidate information. Use those tools to find evidence and record what still needs clarification. A missing keyword does not establish that a person lacks a skill.
When parsed information is incomplete or ambiguous, return to the original CV and ask a relevant follow-up question. Record why an application advances or closes so another reviewer can understand the decision.
A few useful answers.
Where can I explore Draft’s hiring tools?
The features pages walk through candidate review, hiring stages, careers pages and collaboration. Start with the workflow your team needs, then check the plan that includes it.
What is included in each plan?
Draft Free includes 1 open vacancy and 2 recruiter seats, a candidate pipeline, team notes and a company careers page. Pro includes 10 open vacancies and 5 recruiter seats, and adds candidate sharing, workflow automations and bulk candidate emails. Scale includes unlimited open vacancies and 10 recruiter seats.
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