Gathering candidate information is crucial for making well-informed hiring decisions, as well as ensuring an equitable and comprehensive selection process. Workable offers multiple ways to collect candidate data.
| Custom field | Custom question | Candidate survey | EEO/OFCCP survey | |
| Candidate completion | During application | During application | After application | After application (or during application on Indeed) |
| Best for | Expected salary or other sensitive info | Knock out questions, any other screening question that is not capturing sensitive info | Demographic information, diversity and inclusion data (for non-US) | Demographic information (only for US) |
| Are the questions mandatory? | Depends on your settings | Yes | No | No |
| Set up |
▶︎ Workflow section Will exist on candidate profiles and application forms for all jobs |
▶︎ In the Application Form tab of the job editor for each job Questions used in the past will auto-populate as you type |
▶︎ Candidate Surveys page Set up once and all candidates will receive the option to complete the survey |
▶︎ Compliance page Set up once and all candidates in US jobs will receive the option to complete the survey |
| Reporting | Candidate Breakdown report under Customized data as separate columns | Candidate Breakdown report under Customized data > Answers. Questions and answers will be exported in their own columns. | Candidate surveys report | Compliance (EEO/OFCCP) report |
| Visibility | You can restrict visibility to specific user types (Visibility setting) | Answers show up in the profile and it's not possible to restrict visibility | Survey responses in the report are anonymous and follow the same visibility rules as other reports. |
Survey responses in the report follow the same visibility rules as other reports. Only Admin users can export the results per candidate. |