Candidate Career Fit Check
Understand a candidate's goals, availability, and fit signals in 5 minutes — before you spend time on outreach calls.
Best for: Agency recruiters, talent teams, and boutique search firms.
Question 2 of 5
What are your salary or day-rate expectations?
The problem it solves
Recruiters spend hours on intro calls with candidates who aren't ready, aren't a fit, or aren't sure what they want yet.
Built for lead-driven businesses that want qualified leads, not just email addresses.
A short candidate-facing check that gives them a useful summary — and gives you a scored, shortlist-ready lead.
Every submission becomes a scored lead in your dashboard.
- Candidate name and contact.
- Their exact answers and score band.
- A clear opener for the first outreach.
- Source tag (LinkedIn, ATS, referral, ad).
Questions that surface real signal.
- 1What best describes your current situation?
- 2What are your salary or day-rate expectations?
- 3What's your notice period?
- 4Where are you located and how do you like to work?
- 5What matters most in your next role?
Every prospect gets a scored, useful outcome.
Priority shortlist
High fit, ready timeline, aligned expectations.
Active pipeline
Strong fit, longer timeline — keep warm with useful updates.
Nurture
Passive interest — add to talent pool for future roles.
A branded, personalized result — not another PDF.
Every submission ends on a scored result page like this. Prospects walk away with something useful, and you land a scored lead with context.
- Score + result band with a clear one-line summary
- Recommended next steps tuned to the answers
- A booking CTA that goes straight to your calendar
Priority shortlist
Strong role fit, near-term availability, aligned expectations.
Recommended next steps
- Reach out today with a role summary
- Share the specific hiring team's context
- Offer 2 concrete slots this week
One link — share it everywhere it fits.
This template works well in the places your buyers already show up. Drop the link in a bio, a reply, or a scheduled campaign.
LinkedIn job posts and profile featured link
Auto-reply to inbound applicants
Job board listings and Greenhouse forms
Reply link on outbound sourcing messages
Community and Slack channels for your niche
Referral partner emails
Questions about this template
Launch this assessment funnel today.
Customize the questions, wire it to your booking link, and start capturing scored leads.
Lead Cues is a candidate qualification and follow-up tool. It is not a hiring-decision system and does not guarantee hiring outcomes.