--- title: "Recruitment and hiring" description: "Best for closing one defined hiring cycle with structured coordination and a documented handoff." canonical: "https://ganttfather.com/templates/recruitment-hiring/" locale: "en" category: "product" --- # Recruitment and hiring [People & HR](https://ganttfather.com/templates/#people-hr) Project timeline template # Recruitment and hiring Best for closing one defined hiring cycle with structured coordination and a documented handoff. Best for closing one defined hiring cycle with structured coordination and a documented handoff. [Use the Recruitment and hiring template free](https://app.ganttfather.com/projects/new?template=recruitment-hiring&entry=template-library) Best for closing one defined hiring cycle with structured coordination and a documented handoff. ## Recruitment and hiring: make Create the role brief and Hiring cycle complete visible in one plan. This Recruitment and hiring template gives People and HR teams a bounded shared path through Set the hiring scope, Coordinate outreach and interviews and Close the hiring cycle. It starts with Create the role brief and ends at Hiring cycle complete, so the project has a named completion point rather than an open-ended HR process. The Gantt schedule turns handoffs into visible dependencies. Add real dates and owners after creation, and use the milestones to make readiness conversations explicit without treating the template as employment, legal, or policy advice. This public starter intentionally excludes Candidate personal data, Compensation expectations and Private interview notes. Keep personal, employment, and other sensitive information inside the secured system your organization uses. Included schedule ## 13 rows and 7 dependencies, already sequenced. Create the role brief → Hiring cycle complete Read-only preview Milestone Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10 Day 11 Day 12 Day 13 Day 14 Day 15 Day 16 Day 17 Day 18 Day 19 Day 20 Day Create the role brief Align the interview plan Prepare candidate outreach Coordinate structured interviews Consolidate role evidence Coordinate final conversations Prepare the decision summary Replace relative working days with the real start date and assign an accountable owner to every row. Read-only shared Gantt preview. Focus a bar and press Enter to inspect it. Schedule details ### Complete schedule table Create the role brief → Hiring cycle complete Work item Type Schedule Duration Depends on Set the hiring scope Phase Days 1–5 Derived rollup — Create the role brief Task Days 1–2 2 working days — Align the interview plan Task Days 3–4 2 working days Create the role brief Hiring cycle ready Milestone Day 5 Milestone Align the interview plan Coordinate outreach and interviews Phase Days 6–15 Derived rollup — Prepare candidate outreach Task Days 6–7 2 working days — Coordinate structured interviews Task Days 8–12 5 working days Prepare candidate outreach Consolidate role evidence Task Days 13–14 2 working days Coordinate structured interviews Candidate review ready Milestone Day 15 Milestone Consolidate role evidence Close the hiring cycle Phase Days 16–20 Derived rollup — Coordinate final conversations Task Days 16–17 2 working days — Prepare the decision summary Task Days 18–19 2 working days Coordinate final conversations Hiring cycle complete Milestone Day 20 Milestone Prepare the decision summary ## Who it helps - People and HR coordinators planning one recruitment and hiring effort - Managers coordinating clear handoffs for a defined cohort or work window ## What is included - Set the hiring scope: Best for closing one defined hiring cycle with structured coordination and a documented handoff. - Coordinate outreach and interviews: Best for closing one defined hiring cycle with structured coordination and a documented handoff. - Close the hiring cycle: Best for closing one defined hiring cycle with structured coordination and a documented handoff. ## Adapt after creation - Best for closing one defined hiring cycle with structured coordination and a documented handoff. - Create the role brief → Hiring cycle complete - This public planning aid is not employment, legal, privacy, or policy advice and contains no live personal data. Add Candidate personal data, Compensation expectations and Private interview notes only inside your secured project. How to use this template ## Recruitment and hiring: make Create the role brief and Hiring cycle complete visible in one plan. - 1 ### Set the hiring scope Set the hiring scope — Best for closing one defined hiring cycle with structured coordination and a documented handoff. - 2 ### Coordinate outreach and interviews Coordinate outreach and interviews — Best for closing one defined hiring cycle with structured coordination and a documented handoff. - 3 ### Close the hiring cycle Close the hiring cycle — Best for closing one defined hiring cycle with structured coordination and a documented handoff. Not included ## Planning aid This public planning aid is not employment, legal, privacy, or policy advice and contains no live personal data. Add Candidate personal data, Compensation expectations and Private interview notes only inside your secured project. - Candidate personal data - Compensation expectations - Private interview notes Template FAQ ## Good to know What does the Recruitment and hiring template include? + Set the hiring scope, Coordinate outreach and interviews and Close the hiring cycle. Create the role brief → Hiring cycle complete. Who should use the Recruitment and hiring template? + People and HR coordinators planning one recruitment and hiring effort. Managers coordinating clear handoffs for a defined cohort or work window. How should I adapt the Recruitment and hiring template? + Best for closing one defined hiring cycle with structured coordination and a documented handoff. 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