Effectively managing and standardizing the interview process is crucial for making informed hiring decisions. SmartRecruiters provides tools to configure interview types and scorecards, ensuring consistency and focus during candidate evaluations. Interview types help categorize different interview formats, such as phone screens, in-person interviews, or panel interviews. For example, when a member of the hiring team schedules an interview, they can assign each time slot an Interview Type, a configurable label that describes the purpose and/or format of an interview time slot (for example, Phone Screen, Technical Interview, On-site).
Creating interview types ensures your team can easily select the appropriate type, streamlining scheduling and providing clarity for both interviewers and candidates.
Benefits of Using Interview Types
Clarity and context for everyone: Selecting an interview type assigns a clear, standardized label to the slot, so interviewers (and your team) immediately understand the intent of that segment.
- Cleaner, more personalized communications: An interview type token [m_interview_type] is available as a merge field in email templates under the Add merge field menu, allowing interview invitations and reminders to automatically display the interview type without manual updates.
- Consistent candidate experience in self-scheduling: Sending Self-Scheduling invites and aligning Interview Type with the selected Format/Location helps avoid confusing calendar subjects for candidates (such as Phone vs. On-site).
