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Candidate Pipeline Meaning

The ordered set of stages a candidate moves through, from applied to hired.

Olatunbosun Olalekan 3 min read

Definition

A candidate pipeline is the sequence of stages — typically Applied, Screened, Invited, Interviewed, Offer, Hired — through which a candidate progresses. Visualising it as a funnel highlights where you're losing strong people.

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