# Hiring Pipeline Board Template - Kanera

> Manage candidates consistently from application and interviews through offers and onboarding. See the lists, custom fields, labels, checklists, and automations this free Kanera workspace template sets up.

Canonical page: https://www.kanera.app/en-US/templates/hiring-pipeline

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# Hiring Pipeline template. A complete workflow, ready to adapt.

Hiring managers, recruiters, and interview teams running a consistent candidate process.

[Use this template](https://board.kanera.app/signup?template=hiring-pipeline)[Preview the workflow](#workflow-preview)

## What it does

Keeps every candidate visible from application through screening, interviews, decisions, offers, and onboarding.

## Features of this template

- Role, source, interview, and score fields
- Interview and onboarding checklists
- Offer, hire, and rejection automations

Workflow stages 7

Custom fields 5

Labels 4

Automations 3

Checklists 2

Workflow preview

## See how work moves from Applied to Rejected.

The template creates a board named Candidates with the stages shown below. It starts clean, ready for your team’s work. Stages marked In progress track each card’s [time in progress](https://www.kanera.app/docs/en-US/time-in-progress).

01 Applied

02 Screening

In progress

03 Interview

In progress

04 Decision

05 Offer

06 Hired

07 Rejected

Built-in structure

## The context your team needs, already attached.

Fields and labels are shared across every board created in this workspace, keeping filtering, Table reporting, and Global Work consistent.

### Custom fields

5 fields included

Field Type Options

Role Text Free entry

Source Select Direct Referral Agency Job Board

Interview Date Date Free entry

Hiring Manager Person Free entry

Score Number Free entry

### Labels

4 ways to classify work

Priority Referral Remote Follow-up

Use these labels to surface work by responsibility, type, or outcome without adding more workflow stages.

Repeatable execution

## The process does more than organize cards.

Reusable checklists standardise important work while editable rules handle routine workflow updates.

### Checklist templates

#### Candidate interview

- Confirm the interview panel and focus areas
- Share the candidate brief with interviewers
- Collect independent feedback
- Hold the hiring decision review
- Communicate the next step to the candidate

#### New hire onboarding

- Confirm the signed offer and start date
- Prepare accounts and equipment
- Share the first-week plan
- Assign an onboarding contact
- Schedule the first check-in

### Workspace automations

- When a card enters "Interview", apply the "Candidate interview" checklist.
- When a card enters "Hired", apply the "New hire onboarding" checklist.
- When a card enters "Rejected", mark it complete.

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## Open the Hiring Pipeline workspace with the structure already in place.

Sign up and choose Hiring Pipeline during onboarding. Rename, add, or remove anything afterwards.

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## Machine-readable resources

- [Kanera AI index](https://www.kanera.app/llms.txt)
- [Kanera documentation index](https://www.kanera.app/docs/llms.txt)
- [Agent discovery guidance](https://www.kanera.app/agents.md)