Asks for structured feedback on the hiring process after a decision, whatever the outcome: how long it takes, how to access it, how answers are handled, and why it matters.
Hi {{Candidate name}},
Your process for the {{Role title}} role has wrapped up, and we have one last ask — this one entirely for your benefit and the next candidate's: how was it, really?
We're asking everyone who went through the process, whatever the outcome. Honest answers from people we didn't hire are, frankly, the most valuable ones.
The practical bits
And this isn't a feedback black hole: {{One sentence on a real change made from past survey feedback}}.
If you'd rather say it in your own words, just reply to this email instead. Thank you — genuinely — for the time you've already given us.
{{Your name}} {{Your title}}, {{Company name}}
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Acknowledges a candidate's application with honest timeline expectations, what happens next, and a commitment to respond either way.
Tells a candidate their background screening is starting: the provider, what it covers, the consent step, expected duration, and who to ask about anything sensitive.
Recruiter presents a vetted candidate to a client: three evidence-backed highlights, compensation expectations and availability, and a single next step to book the interview.
Honest mid-process update for when timelines slip: the real reason for the delay, a new date, confirmation the candidate is still in the running, and a promise to write again either way.
Acknowledges a candidate withdrawing from the process without friction: thanks them for the heads-up, asks one optional learning question, and leaves the relationship genuinely warm.
First-touch sourcing email for a candidate who isn't job hunting: specific personalization slots, a clear why-you, and a low-friction fifteen-minute ask.