# The Hiring Process, Onboarding New Employees and Daylite

Hiring the right candidate for an open position can be a time consuming, and often daunting endevour. You and your candidate both have a lot riding on this process.

With Daylite, you can track all your candidates, keep your correspondence in one place, and even streamline your onboarding process.

## Tracking and Screening Candidates

Tracking and screening candidates can be hard. You may be receiving emails from candidates sourced from multiple job posting websites, each with their own resume. It's a lot to track. If you’re hiring for multiple positions, sorting everyone out can seem impossible.

Fortunately, with Daylite, you can easily manage and track your candidates.

## Adding a New Candidate

Most candidates applying to the position will come from your email inbox. You can capture those new candidates, link their resume, and create a Task or Time Block to review their information right from Daylite Mail.

To add a new candidate to Daylite:

* Select the candidate's email with the resume attached and tap **Add to Daylite.**

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* Assign any **Tasks** that need to occur during the hiring process.
* Choose **Candidate** from the Category menu. You may need to create this Category by navigating to **Settings > Categories.**

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**Pro Tip:**

You can also use Keywords to tag Contacts with additional information.&#x20;

Add Keywords for each job posting, the source of the job posting, if you're interested in inverviewing them, etc.
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## Screening Candidates

Now it’s time to review your candidates. With Daylite, you can create a list of each of the candidates, and quickly locate all their information.

First, you need to create a list of all your candidates. To do this, select **People** and choose the **Filter** icon. Next, select **Category** to filter your possible job hires.

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Choose **Candidate** from the Category list.&#x20;

Your Candidates are now displayed in alphabetical order, along with their Details and any Activity associated with the Contact card.

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You can review the Candidate's  contact information, linked resume, any Notes that have been recorded, and check off Tasks as they have been completed, all with the end goal of moving the Candidate along in the hiring process.

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After you’ve done the initial screening, remember to add the Keyword "Rejected" or "Passed Screening" on their Contact card.
{% endhint %}

## Replying to Candidates

Now that you have candidates you’ve passed on, and others you want to want to interview, you can follow up with each of them. To do that, modify your filter and add the Keywords “Rejected” to create a list of those you’ve moved on from, and adding the Keyword “Passed Screening” for those you want to interview.&#x20;

You may need to create these Keywords by navigating to **Settings > Keywords.**

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Once you have your list, select a Person, and then click on their email address to send a reply.

## Running Interviews

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* Start by booking a meeting with each candidate, and be sure to invite anyone on your team who should be there.
* Select your candidate annd choose the Activity View, then tap **Appointments.**

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* Set the Category to **Interview**.&#x20;
* Invite the candidate, as well as other members of your team who may be part of the decision process.

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## Hiring and Onboarding

After due consideration, you have decided who you want to hire. Once they accept your offer it’s time to get them onboarded. Daylite helps with the onboarding process by keeping all their data in one place.

* Select any emails you have sent the new hire with onboarding documentation, then tap **Add to Daylite**. This will then change to an orange coloured In Daylite, complete with a little orange sun. The email, including documentation, will be viewable chronologically under the New Hire's Activity View.

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* Create an all day appointment to document their start date, and link anyone who needs to know about it.

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* Link the new hire's Contact record to your Company in Daylite.&#x20;
* Choose your Company record and scroll down to **Linked Items** and select **+ add link**.
* Choose the new hire's Contact record.

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## Wrap Up

Now that you've gone through the process of hiring and onboarding a new employee, let's start [Delegating Tasks](/help/learn-iphone/scale-your-business/delegating-tasks.md) to other members of your team.


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