Candidate Experience

When candidates arrive on-campus it is important to “Roll Out the Crimson Carpet” and make them feel welcome at WSU. Below you will find recommended resources to help create a positive candidate experience.

Learn why a positive candidate experience is important

Improving the Candidate Experience | Rolling out the Crimson Carpet

Candidate Experience Presentation | Outlines the importance of providing a positive experience for ALL candidates.

Candidate Guest Guidelines | Details on inviting guests (spouse/partner/etc) to on-campus interviews

Interview Facilitation | Candidate Ambassadors & Interview Event Participants

Interview Facilitation | Sample Email to Candidate Ambassadors | Sample Email to Interview Event Participants

Sample Email Templates

Interview Confirmation Email (Local Candidate)

Successful -Next Round Email (High Level Positions)

Successful -Next Round Email (Campus Visit)

Unsuccessful Candidate Letter (High Level Positions)

More letters can be found here: https://hrs.wsu.edu/Letters

Sample Candidate Packets

The Basics (Packet may be sent electronically or given to candidate when they arrive on-campus)

• Information about the hiring department
• Parking Information
• Interview Schedule (Including names and titles of who they will interview with)
• Benefit Overview | (Scroll to position appropriate benefit overview near bottom of page)
• WSU Strategic Plan
• WSU Recruitment Brochure
• WSU Facts and Figures Brochure

Suggested Materials (Additional items to enhance the basic materials)

• Information about the community that the position is in (Local Chamber offices are great for this)
• City Map
• Washington State Magazine
• Comprehensive Annual Financial Report

Suggested Materials by Area

Pullman & the Palouse Region:

• Welcome to Pullman Video – Voiced by City of Pullman Mayor, Glenn Johnson
• Brelsford WSU Visitor Center | The Brelsford WSU Visitor Center serves as the gateway to Washington State University, functioning as an information center for the University and a resource for the campus community, featuring WSU’s teaching, research, athletics, student and faculty contributions in a unique visual setting. Please visit their website or give them a call (509) 335-INFO (4636) to request information.
• Pullman Chamber of Commerce | The Chamber office is happy to provide departments with hard copies of brochures and additional resources. Please visit their website or give them a call (509) 334-3565 to request this information.
• Pullman Brochure Library | Tons of resources regarding the Palouse area.
• Pullman Activities Guide
• Camping Brochure
• Pullman Retail Map
• Lewis/Clark Valley Chamber of Commerce
• Moscow Chamber of Commerce

Spokane/Spokane Valley:

• Welcome to the Spokane Region Video – Provided by GIS
• Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce
• Spokane Chamber of Commerce
• WSU Spokane Parking Services and Campus Map

Tri-Cities:

• Welcome to the Tri-Cities Video – Visit Tri-Cities.com
• Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce
• Relocation Information
• WSU Tri-Cities Campus Map (WSU Tri-Cities does not require parking permits to park on campus)

Vancouver:

• Vancouver Chamber of Commerce
• VisitVancouver.com | Travel Guide
• WSU Vancouver | Parking Services, Permits, Campus Map

Everett Area:

• Mukilteo Chamber of Commerce
• Lake Stevens Chamber of Commerce
• The Greater Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce
• Snohomish Chamber of Commerce
• WSU North Puget Sound at Everett Parking and campus maps

Seattle Area:

• Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
• West Seattle Chamber of Commerce
• Rainier Chamber of Commerce

Please contact our Recruitment Specialist for questions on how to obtain any of these materials: (509) 335-4521 or hrs@wsu.edu