Overview

What Is a Centralized Hiring Process?

This might be a good fit for your company if you want to keep things unified and if one brand and consistency are very important to you.

Pros:

• Keeps things uniform and consistent.
• HR has more control of candidates and process.

Cons:

• Less flexibility for your different departments.
• Less autonomy for Hiring Managers.
• More work for HR.

Recruiting Tools:

• Job Approval
• Recruiter Screen and Dashboard
• Review Requests
• Interview Teams
• Standardizing Scorecards
• Thank You Letters
• Offer Approvals

What Is a Decentralized Hiring Process? 

This might be a good fit for your company if you want to give your departments more autonomy, each department is specialized and has complex needs, or your locations are spread out.

Pros:

• More flexibility for your departments/ unique needs
• Less work for HR

Cons: 

• Inconsistent processes across the board
• More room for error – more cooks in the kitchen

Recruiting Tools:

• Minimum Qualification Questions
• Allow Standard Users to Create Jobs
• Tracking Links
• New Applicant Alerts
• Email Templates
• Interview Scheduling
• Thank You Letters

Watch the Expert Session Video about Designing a Hiring Process