Recruitment Planning & Authorization
Standards for identifying staffing needs, defining position requirements, obtaining approval, and coordinating recruitment responsibilities.

Candidate Sourcing & Job Postings
Guidance for developing accurate postings, selecting recruitment channels, reaching qualified candidates, and communicating employment opportunities consistently.

Applications, Screening & Interviews
Procedures for reviewing applications, evaluating qualifications, conducting structured interviews, and documenting candidate assessments.

Who This Policy Is For

Designed for organizations that need clear, consistent standards for recruiting, evaluating, and selecting employees.

A strong fit for small and mid-sized organizations, nonprofits, growing employers, organizations hiring across multiple roles or locations, and leaders responsible for workforce planning, fair candidate evaluation, hiring compliance, and sound employment decisions.

How to Use This Template

Start with a professionally structured framework, then tailor it to your recruitment planning, candidate evaluation, selection, and hiring practices.

Customize the editable Word template with your organization’s staffing-approval process, job-posting standards, sourcing methods, application-review procedures, interview practices, candidate accommodations, background and reference checks, selection authority, offer process, and documentation requirements. Coordinate it with related equal-employment-opportunity, background-check, employee-classification, compensation, accommodation, and records-retention policies; train hiring managers on fair and consistent practices; and review the finalized policy as workforce needs, recruiting methods, or legal requirements change.