http://persumi.com/u/fredwu/tech/e/blog/t/candidate Persumi - Level up your writing and blogging with AI Blog Tech Sat, 02 May 2026 02:27:55 +0000 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 04:20:00 +0000 http://persumi.com/u/fredwu/tech/e/blog/p/on-hiring-use-kanban-for-managing-candidates-and-the-hiring-process http://persumi.com/u/fredwu/tech/e/blog/p/on-hiring-use-kanban-for-managing-candidates-and-the-hiring-process Blog Tech ifredwu@gmail.com (Fred Wu) <![CDATA[<p> Hiring is usually a long and difficult process - in order to streamline and simply it, I use <a>Kanban</a> to manage the whole process. I believe, hiring should be as lean and agile as our development process.</p> <p> My Kanban board for hiring (<a href="http://bit.ly/spdevjob">we just started hiring at SitePoint!</a>):</p> <p> <img src="https://cdn.persumi.com/uploads/images/posts/1ee22517-8bfc-676a-b1f2-ce61dc92750f/imported/img/posts/old/tumblr_lzq4l7RaaJ1qalr27.png" alt="" /> </p> <p> Using a Kanban board offers a number of advantages:</p> <ul> <li> a clear picture of the candidates with their feedback from code tests and interviews </li> <li> a straightforward view of where a candidate is at in the hiring process </li> <li> limited number of candidates in some stages to prevent chaos </li> <li> visual reminders to get in touch with the candidates, it’s always a good idea to keep them in the loop </li> <li> a tight WIP limit for shortlisted candidates, there’s no point to shortlist too many candidates </li> </ul> <p> What do you think?</p> ]]> http://persumi.com/u/fredwu/tech/e/blog/p/on-hiring-use-kanban-for-managing-candidates-and-the-hiring-process