Free recruitment templates for every stage of a hire.
Question sets, rubrics, forms and checklists for screening, interviewing and checking references. Free to download and adapt, with no sign-up.
In short
Free, editable recruitment templates for every stage of a hire: phone screening and reference check questions, competency-based and strengths-based interview questions, an interview rubric, an evaluation form, a scorecard and an AI recruiting policy. Each template page explains when to use it and what a strong answer looks like, and every file opens in Excel, Google Sheets, Numbers or a text editor.
Templates with a full guide
Each one explains when to use it, what a strong answer looks like and what to avoid, with the file to download.
Interviewing
Checklists, worksheets and trackers
Spreadsheet templates that open in Excel, Google Sheets or Numbers. Each one includes its own instructions.
Screening
- CSV
Candidate screening question bank
Screening questions grouped by theme, with why you ask each one and a suggested follow-up.
- CSV
Candidate screening checklist
A per-role checklist to structure first-round application review and record who reviewed what.
Interviewing
- CSV
Interview scorecard template
Rate every candidate against six weighted criteria and record a consistent recommendation.
- CSV
40 structured interview questions
Structured interview questions grouped by competency, with the evidence to look for.
- CSV
AI interview capacity worksheet
Plan AI interview volume per active role per week, with illustrative sample rows to replace.
Clients
- CSV
Client kickoff worksheet
Capture role outcomes, requirements and process owners with the client at kickoff.
Metrics
- CSV
Time to first shortlist worksheet
Measure the time from an accepted client brief to a delivered shortlist, using one clear definition.
- CSV
Time to hire baseline worksheet
Record real timestamps for your next ten placements before changing your process.
- CSV
Resume screening metrics tracker
Track weekly screening volumes and pass-through rates for each role.
Buying software
- CSV
High-volume requirements checklist
Compare high-volume recruiting software on what you saw demonstrated, not what was promised.
- CSV
AI hiring vendor evaluation sheet
Evaluate AI hiring vendors side by side, recording only capabilities you saw working.
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