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# How to Run a Structured Recruitment Pipeline
- URL: https://blog.jestor.com/run-a-structured-recruitment-pipeline/
- Published: 2026-09-17T22:40:36.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-17T22:40:36.000Z
- Author: Bruno Bannach

To **run a recruitment pipeline**, applications have to arrive in one place with the same information. Hiring that runs on an inbox loses candidates to disorganization rather than to competitors.

## Where hiring loses candidates

The failures are administrative, not evaluative.

- Applications arriving by email with no structure
- Candidates applying to roles already filled
- Screening backlogs invisible until a role goes unfilled
- Strong candidates lost to delay

## What the pipeline needs

| Element                     | Purpose                          |
| --------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| **Vacancy records**         | With open or closed status       |
| **Public application form** | Listing only open roles          |
| **Screening board**         | Candidates moving through stages |
| **Scoring**                 | So strong candidates surface     |
| **Stage timing**            | Showing where candidates wait    |

## How to set it up in Jestor

1. Create vacancies in **Jestor** with department, role, description, and status.
2. Share the public application form — it lists only open vacancies.
3. Screen candidates on a **Kanban**, enabling log metrics on the stage field.
4. Use a configurable priority or score field so strong candidates surface.
5. Track time from application to first contact as your key metric.

## Why choose Jestor for hiring operations?

**Jestor** prevents a common failure at the source: the form shows only open vacancies, so nobody applies to a role that is already filled.

Because stage timing is recorded automatically, the metric candidates actually experience — how long before anyone contacted them — is measurable without extra work.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Can candidates apply without an account?

Yes, through a public form link. See [jestor.com](https://jestor.com/?ref=blog.jestor.com).

### Does the form show closed roles?

No, only open vacancies.

### Can candidates be scored?

Yes, with a configurable scale.

## Video Tutorial: Step by Step

Check out other practical tutorials on the Jestor YouTube channel.

## Get to know Jestor

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