Erik Pohl

No additional feedback is needed, just this, and it could be automated: imagine notifications automatically firing as the queue sizes change.

I guarantee it would improve candidate experience and also reduce time your recruiter [or you] are being pinged for updates from N candidates.

"In interview queue":
There are N more candidates we'd like to interview before advancing anyone to the next round.

"In acceptance queue":
Due to timing or prioritization, there are N candidates in line to accept/reject the position before we can advance your candidacy.

Simple.

I've seen two employers use variations on this, and it made my candidate experience A++.

Here's what I'd propose: you are going to make a candidate wait.

Give them two statuses:
"In interview queue"
"In acceptance queue"

Interviewing:
The happy path is when you complete an interview and the interviewer progresses you to the next step within hours.

A common, if less comfortable place, is the dreaded wait.

I'm going to propose a radical solution: tell candidates just enough to help them mentally move forward.

System Design Applied to Tech Leadership “A system is never the sum of its parts; it's the product of their interaction”– Russell Ackoff

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