A short weekly review turns a pile of updates into a useful plan. It is a chance to close loops, reprioritise and decide what not to carry forward.
A practical workflow
Use the following as a working sequence, then adapt it to the companies and conversations in front of you.
- Check due follow-ups, interviews and practical exercises
- Close or pause roles that no longer fit
- Choose a small number of sourcing and preparation actions for the next week
Keep the system workable
Keep one clear record for the opportunity, its current stage, the people involved and the next action. That gives you enough structure to return to the search without adding ceremony.
Candidate keeps this context together so a useful update after an application, conversation or exercise does not need to be copied across several tools.