Status Update Email to Hiring Managers

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This is an email draft to send to hiring managers to keep them up to date with the hiring progress for a vacant job position. Make sure to take notes during interviews and keep a detailed document of important things mentioned by candidates during interviews.

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Email Subject Line: Update on the [Job title] position/Status of the [Job title] position

Email Body:

Dear [Name of Hiring Manager],

I hope this email finds you well.

I’m writing this email to keep you informed on the [Job title] position’s progress.

Phone Screening calls: [e.g. 5] conducted.
Candidates who got advanced to the assignment stage: [e.g. 4]
Phone Screening calls scheduled for next week: [e.g. 3]
Assignment submission due date: [e.g. 28/09/2022]

The list of qualified candidates is as follows:

[Candidate1 name]: Although she/he/they lack related experience, she/he/they have done extensive research regarding our company and appear to be very interested in the position. We had a great interview, and I’d like to see how the assignment turns out.

[Candidate2 name]: Has two years of work experience in a similar position and is well-versed in the field. Our conversation had a formal feel but the interview went great.

Please feel free to take a look at my notes, which are attached as a file to this email, for more details.

If you require any other information, just let me know. To follow up, we can arrange a brief [phone call or meeting].

Thank you so much.

Kind regards,

[Your_name]

[Your_signature]