This template follows the same structured screening approach used inside Skrinnd: logistics, standard questions, role requirements, competing offers, next steps, and a recruiter summary.
A good phone screen covers four things: basic logistics (availability, location, work authorization), the standard questions your organization always asks (education, compensation expectations, relocation needs), role-specific qualifications tied to what the req actually requires, and next steps (interest level, competing offers, and whether you'd recommend moving them forward). The template above is organized in that same order.
Most structured phone screens run 20 to 30 minutes once a recruiter is comfortable with the format. For early-funnel roles or high-volume reqs, many recruiters use the condensed version further down this page instead, closer to 15 minutes, covering only the fields needed to decide whether to advance a candidate.
At minimum: logistics (who, what req, when), the standard questions your organization asks every candidate, role-specific requirements pulled from the actual job description, and a short recruiter summary the hiring manager can read in under a minute. The template on this page follows that structure section by section.
Yes. It's plain text and an editable Word document. Add, remove, or reorder fields to match your own process, your organization's required questions, or a specific req's qualifications.
The core questions are the same either way. An agency recruiter typically adds client and req-tracking details, like which client the submission is for and the submission deadline, since they may be working several client reqs at once. An in-house recruiter typically adds internal context instead, like the hiring manager's name and whether the candidate is already in another internal role. Both variations are laid out above.
Yes. Copy or download it directly from this page, nothing is gated behind a form.