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The Corporation may, in its sole discretion, increase or reduce the duties, or modify the title and job description, of the Employee from time to time, and any such increase, reduction or modification shall not be deemed a termination of this Agreement. ACCEPTANCE OF EMPLOYMENT Employee accepts employment with the Corporation upon the terms set forth above and agrees to devote all Employee's time, energy and ability to the interests of the Corporation, and to perform Employee's duties in an efficient, trustworthy and business-like manner. DEVOTION OF TIME TO EMPLOYMENT The Employee shall devote the Employee's best efforts and substantially all of the Employee's working time to performing the duties on behalf of the Corporation. The Employee shall provide services during the hours that are scheduled by the Corporation management. The Employee shall be prompt in reporting to work at the assigned time. NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST Employee shall not engage in any other business while employed by the Corporation. Employee shall not engage in any activity that conflicts with the Employees duties to the Corporation. Employee shall not provide any service or lend any aid or assistance to any party that competes with the services offered by the Corporation. Employee shall not provide any services to clients or prospective clients of the Corporation outside of the provision of services for the Corporation, whether such services are provided with or without compensation or remuneration. CORPORATION PROPERTY Employee acknowledges and agrees that while employed by the Corporation the Employee may be provided with use of computer equipment and other property of the Corporation. The use and possession of the such items shall be subject to any policies, requirements or restrictions established by the Corporation. Such items may only be used in performance of the Employee's duties for the corporation. On request of the Corporation, the Employee shall immediately deliver any such items to the Corporation. Upon termination of employment, Employee shall have the affirmative duty to return any such item to the Corporation whether a request is made or not. The obligation to return Corporation property shall extend and include any and all work product, client property, proprietary rights, intangible property, and all other property of the corporation regardless of the form or medium. COMPENSATION The Corporation shall pay the Employee such hourly compensation as determined by the Corporation. Payment shall be at the same time as the Corporations usual payroll to other employees. BONUS & BENEFITS Payment of any bonuses shall be at the complete discretion of the Corporation. No guarantee or representation that any bonuses will be paid has been made to the Employee. Standard benefits that are provided to other non-management employees shall be offered to the Employee, subject to the Corporation's policies and the terms and conditions of such benefits. WITHHOLDING All sums payable to Employee under this Agreement will be reduced by all federal, state, local, and other withholdings and similar taxes and payments required by applicable law. QUALIFICATIONS OF EMPLOYEE The employee shall satisfy all of the qualification that are established by the Corporation. TERM OF AGREEMENT There shall be no guaranteed term of employment. Employer acknowledges and agrees that Employee shall be an \"At Will\" Employee and that Employee's employment may be terminated at any time by the Corporation, with or without cause. FEES FROM EMPLOYEE'S WORK The Corporation shall have exclusive authority to determine the fees, or a procedure for establishing the fees, to be charged to clients by the Corporation for services that are provided by the Employee. All sums paid to the Employee or the Corporation in the way of fees, in cash or in kind, or otherwise for services of the Employee, shall, except as otherwise specifically agreed by the Corporation, be and remain the property of the Corporation and shall be included in the Corporation's name in such checking account or accounts as the Corporation may from time to time designate. CLIENTS AND CLIENT RECORDS The Corporation shall have the authority to determine who will be accepted as clients of the Corporation, and the Employee recognizes that such clients accepted are clients of the Corporation and not the Employee. All client records and files of any type concerning clients of the Corporation shall belong to and remain the property of the Corporation, notwithstanding the subsequent termination of the employment. 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It ensures no step is missed across sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer, and onboarding — even when multiple people share recruiting responsibilities.\n","Job requisition approval, job posting details, candidate screening log, interview scheduling tracker, reference check record, offer letter status, background check confirmation, and onboarding task list — all in a single printable or digital form.\n",[203,207,211,215,219,223],{"title":204,"use_case":205,"icon_asset_id":206},"HR managers","Standardizing the recruiting workflow across all open positions","persona-hr-manager",{"title":208,"use_case":209,"icon_asset_id":210},"Small business owners","Running a structured hiring process without a dedicated HR department","persona-small-business-owner",{"title":212,"use_case":213,"icon_asset_id":214},"Startup founders","Tracking early hires consistently as the team scales from 5 to 50","persona-startup-founder",{"title":216,"use_case":217,"icon_asset_id":218},"Hiring managers","Coordinating interview panels and keeping candidates moving through stages","persona-operations-director",{"title":220,"use_case":221,"icon_asset_id":222},"Recruiters and staffing agencies","Maintaining a documented audit trail for each candidate placed","persona-staffing-agency",{"title":224,"use_case":225,"icon_asset_id":226},"Operations directors","Auditing compliance with internal hiring policies across departments","persona-ceo",[228,232,236,240,244,248,252],{"situation":229,"recommended_template":230,"slug":231},"Tracking a single candidate through all hiring stages","Candidate Evaluation Form","training-evaluation-form-D13891",{"situation":233,"recommended_template":234,"slug":235},"Comparing multiple candidates against consistent criteria","Interview Scoring Sheet","interview-guide-accountant-D11581",{"situation":237,"recommended_template":238,"slug":239},"Documenting a structured job offer","Job Offer 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date.",{"term":261,"definition":262},"Applicant Tracking","The process of logging each candidate's application status, contact details, and stage in the hiring pipeline.",{"term":264,"definition":265},"Screening Interview","A short initial conversation — typically 15–30 minutes by phone or video — used to confirm basic qualifications before advancing a candidate.",{"term":267,"definition":268},"Interview Panel","Two or more interviewers who collectively assess a candidate, each assigned specific competency areas to evaluate.",{"term":270,"definition":271},"Reference Check","A structured conversation with a candidate's former manager or colleague to verify employment history and assess past performance.",{"term":273,"definition":274},"Background Check","A third-party verification of a candidate's criminal record, employment history, education credentials, and sometimes credit history.",{"term":276,"definition":277},"Offer Letter","A written document extending a job offer that states the role, start date, salary, and key conditions of employment.",{"term":279,"definition":280},"Onboarding","The structured process of integrating a new hire into the organization — covering paperwork, system access, training, and introductions.",{"term":282,"definition":283},"Time-to-Fill","The number of calendar days between opening a requisition and a candidate accepting an offer, used as a recruiting efficiency metric.",{"term":285,"definition":286},"Candidate Pipeline","The pool of active applicants at each stage of a hiring process, from applied through offer-accepted.",[288,293,298,303,308,313,318,323,328],{"name":289,"plain_english":290,"sample_language":291,"common_mistake":292},"Position and requisition details","Records the job title, department, hiring manager, requisition number, and the date the role was approved to open.","Position: [JOB TITLE] | Department: [DEPARTMENT] | Hiring Manager: [NAME] | Req #: [REQ-YYYY-NNN] | Open Date: [DATE]","Opening a search without a signed requisition — if the budget approval falls through mid-process, you may be obligated to a candidate you cannot hire.",{"name":294,"plain_english":295,"sample_language":296,"common_mistake":297},"Job description status","Confirms the job description has been written, reviewed, and approved before the role is posted externally.","JD drafted: [YES / NO] | Reviewed by: [NAME] | Approved: [YES / NO] | Date: [DATE]","Posting the role before the job description is finalized, leading to mismatched candidate expectations and scope disputes after hire.",{"name":299,"plain_english":300,"sample_language":301,"common_mistake":302},"Posting channels log","Lists every job board, internal posting, agency, or referral channel where the role was advertised, with post date and link.","LinkedIn: Posted [DATE] | Indeed: Posted [DATE] | Internal Board: Posted [DATE] | Agency: [AGENCY NAME], Engaged [DATE]","Posting to channels without logging them — making it impossible to track sourcing performance or pull down listings when the role is filled.",{"name":304,"plain_english":305,"sample_language":306,"common_mistake":307},"Candidate screening log","Tracks each applicant's name, application date, screening outcome, and the reason for advancing or declining.","Candidate: [NAME] | Applied: [DATE] | Phone Screen: [PASS / FAIL / PENDING] | Notes: [BRIEF REASON]","Recording only the outcome without a reason — creating compliance risk if a declined candidate later challenges the decision.",{"name":309,"plain_english":310,"sample_language":311,"common_mistake":312},"Interview schedule and panel","Documents each interview round — date, format, interviewers assigned, and competency areas each person evaluated.","Round 1: [DATE], Video, [INTERVIEWER NAME] — Cultural Fit | Round 2: [DATE], On-site, [NAMES] — Technical + Leadership","Assigning the same competency areas to every interviewer, leaving key areas unassessed and generating redundant feedback.",{"name":314,"plain_english":315,"sample_language":316,"common_mistake":317},"Reference check record","Logs whether references were requested, the names and titles of references contacted, and the key outcomes of each conversation.","Reference 1: [NAME], [TITLE] at [COMPANY] — Contacted [DATE] — Outcome: [POSITIVE / CONCERNS / NO RESPONSE]","Skipping reference checks for senior roles because the candidate came via referral — references surface issues that interviews miss.",{"name":319,"plain_english":320,"sample_language":321,"common_mistake":322},"Background check status","Records which checks were ordered, the provider used, the date initiated, and whether results cleared before the offer was extended.","Provider: [NAME] | Checks Ordered: [CRIMINAL / EMPLOYMENT / EDUCATION] | Initiated: [DATE] | Status: [CLEAR / PENDING / FLAG]","Extending a written offer before background check results are returned — creating a legal and logistical problem if the check returns a disqualifying result.",{"name":324,"plain_english":325,"sample_language":326,"common_mistake":327},"Offer details and acceptance","Records the offer letter date, salary, start date, offer expiry, and whether the candidate accepted, declined, or negotiated.","Offer Sent: [DATE] | Salary: $[AMOUNT] | Start Date: [DATE] | Expiry: [DATE] | Outcome: [ACCEPTED / DECLINED / COUNTERED]","Omitting an offer expiry date — candidates who stall without a deadline slow your pipeline and may accept competing offers anyway.",{"name":329,"plain_english":330,"sample_language":331,"common_mistake":332},"Onboarding task completion","Confirms pre-start paperwork, system access, equipment provisioning, and first-day orientation are complete before the new hire's start date.","I-9 / Tax Forms: [COMPLETE / PENDING] | System Access: [COMPLETE / PENDING] | Equipment: [SHIPPED / ON-SITE] | Orientation Scheduled: [YES / NO]","Treating onboarding as day-one activity rather than completing setup before the new hire arrives, which wastes their first hours and signals disorganization.",[334,339,344,349,354,359,364,369],{"step":335,"title":336,"description":337,"tip":338},1,"Complete the requisition and role details","Fill in the job title, department, requisition number, and hiring manager before any other step. Confirm budget approval is on file.","Assign a req number using YYYY-NNN format — it ties every downstream document (offer letter, contract) to a single trackable record.",{"step":340,"title":341,"description":342,"tip":343},2,"Confirm the job description is approved","Check the box only after the JD has been reviewed by the hiring manager and, where applicable, an HR business partner. Log the approver's name and date.","A finalized JD before posting reduces mid-process scope changes that frustrate candidates and interviewers alike.",{"step":345,"title":346,"description":347,"tip":348},3,"Log each posting channel with the date","Record every channel used — job boards, internal postings, agencies, and employee referral programs — with the post date and the URL or contact name.","Track cost-per-channel if you use paid postings; even one hiring cycle of data helps you cut underperforming sources next time.",{"step":350,"title":351,"description":352,"tip":353},4,"Update the candidate log after each screening","Record each applicant's name, application date, screen outcome, and a one-line reason for the decision — advance or decline — immediately after the call.","Brief, factual decline reasons ('did not meet minimum years of experience') protect you far more than a blank field if a hiring decision is ever questioned.",{"step":355,"title":356,"description":357,"tip":358},5,"Assign interviewers and competency areas before scheduling","Map each interview round to specific competencies before booking. Assign different areas to each panelist so the debrief produces complementary, not redundant, feedback.","A 30-minute pre-brief where panelists agree on must-have versus nice-to-have criteria cuts debrief time by half.",{"step":360,"title":361,"description":362,"tip":363},6,"Initiate background checks before issuing a written offer","Log the provider, checks ordered, and initiation date. Note any flags and confirm results are clear — or cleared per your policy — before sending the offer letter.","Make offers contingent on background check completion using conditional language in the offer letter to protect your position if results come back problematic.",{"step":365,"title":366,"description":367,"tip":368},7,"Record offer details and track acceptance","Log the offer date, salary, start date, and expiry. Update the field immediately when the candidate accepts, declines, or counter-offers.","A 48–72 hour offer expiry is standard for most roles; extending it indefinitely stalls other candidates in your pipeline unnecessarily.",{"step":370,"title":371,"description":372,"tip":373},8,"Complete onboarding tasks before the start date","Work through every onboarding item — paperwork, system access, equipment — and mark each complete at least two business days before the new hire's first day.","Send the new hire a short welcome email on their last day before starting that confirms their schedule, parking or access instructions, and who to ask for on arrival.",[375,379,383,387],{"mistake":376,"why_it_matters":377,"fix":378},"Skipping the requisition approval step","Starting a search without budget sign-off means you may advance candidates to offer stage only to have the role frozen, damaging your employer brand.","Treat a signed requisition as a hard gate — do not post the role externally until approval is confirmed and logged on the checklist.",{"mistake":380,"why_it_matters":381,"fix":382},"Not recording decline reasons in the candidate log","Blank decline fields create compliance exposure if a candidate later alleges discriminatory screening, leaving you with no documented rationale.","Write a single factual, qualification-based sentence for every decline — 'required 5 years of experience; candidate had 2' is sufficient.",{"mistake":384,"why_it_matters":385,"fix":386},"Extending a formal offer before the background check clears","An unconditional written offer that you later rescind due to a background check result can expose the company to a wrongful-offer claim in some jurisdictions.","Issue only a conditional offer letter that explicitly states employment is subject to satisfactory background check results before the check is complete.",{"mistake":388,"why_it_matters":389,"fix":390},"Leaving onboarding tasks until the new hire's first day","A new employee who cannot access systems or get equipment on day one loses a full productive day and immediately questions the organization's competence.","Build a two-business-day buffer into the checklist — all system access and equipment should be confirmed ready before the start date, not on it.",[392,395,398,401,404,407,410,413],{"question":393,"answer":394},"What is a hiring process checklist?","A hiring process checklist is a structured form that tracks every step of recruiting a new employee — from requisition approval and job posting through candidate screening, interviewing, reference and background checks, offer, and onboarding. It ensures no step is skipped, assigns accountability to specific team members, and creates a documented record for each open role.\n",{"question":396,"answer":397},"Why should I use a hiring checklist instead of tracking from memory?","Hiring involves 15 to 25 distinct steps across multiple people — HR, the hiring manager, IT, payroll, and legal. Missing a single step, such as initiating a background check or sending an offer expiry date, can delay a start date by days or create legal exposure. A checklist externalizes the process so no one person has to hold it in their head.\n",{"question":399,"answer":400},"What stages should a hiring process checklist cover?","A complete checklist covers six stages: requisition and role approval, job posting and sourcing, candidate screening and tracking, interview scheduling and panel coordination, offer and background check, and onboarding task completion. Each stage should have named owners and completion dates, not just checkboxes.\n",{"question":402,"answer":403},"Who is responsible for completing the hiring checklist?","Responsibility is shared. HR typically owns requisition approval, posting channels, background checks, and onboarding paperwork. The hiring manager owns job description sign-off, interview coordination, and final candidate selection. Assigning each field a named owner — not just a department — eliminates the most common source of delays.\n",{"question":405,"answer":406},"How does a hiring checklist reduce legal risk?","A documented, consistently applied process provides evidence that all candidates were evaluated against the same criteria. Logged decline reasons, background check initiation dates, and conditional offer records all reduce exposure if a hiring decision is later questioned. Inconsistent or undocumented processes are the most common compliance gap in small-business recruiting.\n",{"question":408,"answer":409},"Can I use this checklist for both new positions and backfills?","Yes. The checklist applies to any open role, regardless of whether it is new headcount or a replacement hire. For backfills, add a field for the departing employee's last day to help coordinate onboarding timing so there is minimal knowledge-transfer gap between the outgoing and incoming employee.\n",{"question":411,"answer":412},"How does a hiring process checklist differ from an onboarding checklist?","A hiring process checklist spans from requisition to offer acceptance — it documents the recruiting and selection workflow. An onboarding checklist starts after the offer is accepted and covers first-day and first-week integration tasks. The hiring checklist's final section overlaps with early onboarding tasks, but a dedicated onboarding checklist covers the full 30 to 90-day ramp in more detail.\n",{"question":414,"answer":415},"How many candidates should I track per role?","Track every candidate who reaches the screening stage — not just those who advance. Maintaining a complete log of all screened applicants, including those declined early, gives you sourcing data (which channels produced the most qualified candidates) and a defensible record of the full applicant pool if the hiring decision is ever reviewed.\n",[417,421,425,429],{"industry":418,"icon_asset_id":419,"specifics":420},"Technology / SaaS","industry-saas","Multi-round technical interviews, take-home assessments, and fast-moving pipelines where candidate drop-off between stages needs to be tracked precisely.",{"industry":422,"icon_asset_id":423,"specifics":424},"Healthcare","industry-healthtech","Credentialing and license verification steps added alongside standard background checks, with mandatory compliance sign-offs before clinical staff begin work.",{"industry":426,"icon_asset_id":427,"specifics":428},"Retail / Hospitality","industry-retail","High-volume, fast-cycle hiring where the checklist must handle dozens of simultaneous candidates with minimal HR overhead per role.",{"industry":430,"icon_asset_id":431,"specifics":432},"Professional Services","industry-professional-services","Reference checks are especially critical given client-facing roles; conflict-of-interest disclosures and non-solicit agreements are tracked alongside standard offer steps.",[434,436,439,442],{"vs":238,"vs_template_id":239,"summary":435},"A job offer letter is the document sent to a candidate to formally extend an offer with salary and start date. The hiring checklist is the operational form that tracks when the offer letter was sent, whether it was accepted, and every step before and after. The checklist manages the process; the offer letter is one artifact produced by it.",{"vs":246,"vs_template_id":437,"summary":438},"D{ONBOARDING_CHECKLIST_ID}","An onboarding checklist covers the 30 to 90-day integration period after a new hire accepts an offer. The hiring process checklist covers everything from requisition to offer acceptance. The two documents are sequential — the hiring checklist closes when the onboarding checklist opens.",{"vs":254,"vs_template_id":440,"summary":441},"job-description-D13842","A job description defines the responsibilities, qualifications, and expectations for a role. The hiring checklist references the job description as one early-stage deliverable it tracks for approval status. The job description is input to the hiring process; the checklist is the management tool that runs the process.",{"vs":242,"vs_template_id":243,"summary":443},"An employment contract is the legally binding agreement signed by the new hire before their start date. The hiring checklist tracks when the contract was sent and countersigned as a late-stage task. 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It assigns a named owner and completion status to each step, turning a process that typically spans 15 to 25 tasks across multiple departments into a single, manageable document. This free Word download lets you customize stages to match your company's workflow and reuse it for every open role.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch2>Why You Need This Document\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Without a documented hiring process, steps get missed — background checks are initiated after offers are signed, onboarding paperwork lands on a new hire's desk on their first morning, or a role is posted before the job description is approved. Each gap costs time, creates legal exposure, or damages your employer brand with the candidates you most want to hire. A consistent checklist also produces sourcing and pipeline data — which channels generated qualified candidates, how long each stage took — that makes the next hire faster and cheaper. This template gives you the structure to run a professional recruiting process from day one, whether you are making your third hire or your thirtieth.\u003C/p>\n",1778696326150]