Manage applicants and fill out interview scorecards (for the hiring team)

As a hiring team member, you get email notifications at key points in the hiring process. You can also access the Recruiting dashboard directly in Gusto.

We notify you by email when:

• A new applicant applies.

• You need to complete a scorecard.

To access the Recruiting dashboard in your profile:

1. Sign in to Gusto.

2. In the left menu, click Recruiting.

3. Click the job post title.

If you need to take an action you do not have access to (like removing a job post), contact your admin.

As a hiring team manager, you can view applicants, leave comments, and move candidates through hiring stages.

View an applicant

To view an applicant as the hiring manager:

1. Sign in to Gusto.

2. In the left menu, click Recruiting.

3. Click the job post title.

4. Click the applicant’s name.

5. To leave a comment, enter your comment on the right side of the page.

6. Click Save comment. Comments save to the application and are visible to:

   • Admins

   • Hiring team members

Move an applicant to a new stage

To move a candidate to a new stage:

1. Click the dropdown next to Move stage.

2. Choose a stage:

   • Interviewing: Hiring team members can submit scorecards. We email the hiring team to remind them to complete scorecards.

     • After moving a candidate to Interviewing, the hiring team can set the status to Not hired or Dropped out. Only admins can move a candidate to Hired.

   • Not interviewed

   • Dropped out: If the status changes to Dropped out, we do not contact the applicant.

Hiring managers can fill out a scorecard after moving a candidate to the Interviewing stage. You can edit your scorecard until the candidate leaves the Interviewing stage.

Scorecards are always visible to:

• Admins

• Hiring team members assigned to the role

To complete a scorecard as the hiring manager:

1. Sign in to Gusto.

2. In the left menu, click Recruiting.

3. Click the job post title.

4. Click the applicant’s name.

5. Review their information, then click Move stage to make sure Interviewing is selected.

6. Next to your name, click Fill out scorecard. Enter your feedback.

7. Select a recommendation:

   • Strong no

   • No

   • Yes

   • Strong yes

8. Click Submit.

As a hiring manager, you can review the details of any job post at any time. If the job post has not attracted any applicants yet, go to Distribution to view ways we can help promote it.

To view job post details as a hiring manager:

1. Sign in to Gusto.

2. In the left menu, click Recruiting.

3. Click the job post title.

4. Click Details.

5. View the details of the job post, like:

   • Title

   • Job type

   • Location

   • Overview

   • Description

   • Salary range

   • Hiring team