Candidate Experience
When candidates arrive on campus it is important to 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: Candidate Experience Presentation: Outlines the importance of providing a positive experience for all candidates.
- Candidate Guest Guidelines: Provides 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
- Zoom Interview Confirmation Email
- 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 templates/letters can be found here: https://hrs.wsu.edu/Letters
Sample Candidate Packets
The Basics (Packet may be sent electronically or given to candidates 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 Facts and Figures
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 and can be found below)
- City Map
- Washington State Magazine
- Parent and Caregiver Resources
- Resource Guide for Underrepresented Faculty & Staff
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 at (509) 335-4636(INFO) 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 at (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
- School Information
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
- School Information
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)
- School Information
Vancouver
- How To Vancouver: Visit Vancouver USA
- Vancouver Chamber of Commerce
- VisitVancouver.com: Travel Guide
- WSU Vancouver: Parking Services, Permits, Campus Map
- School Information
Everett
- Living in Everett Video: Provided by City Skinny
- 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
- Visit Everett Field Guide
- School Information: Everett Public Schools
Seattle Area
- Visit Seattle: Provided by visitseattle.org
- Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
- West Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Please contact our Recruitment Specialist for questions on how to obtain any of these materials: (509) 335-4521 or hrs.recruitment@wsu.edu