An ATS is useful only when the candidate’s stage, owner, next step, and evidence agree with what actually happened. Strawberry can read the interview notes, emails, files, and recruiting tabs you choose, then prepare specific record updates for recruiter review.
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Treat each candidate record as a live handoff.
A good handoff answers four questions in seconds: where is this person, what evidence led there, who owns the next action, and when is it due? Make those fields part of every update rather than preserving a long note that the next recruiter must decode.
02
Capture the interview while the detail is still usable.
The fastest way to lose signal is to turn a scored conversation into a vague “good chat.” Pull the role criteria, the interviewer’s evidence, open concerns, and the agreed follow-up into a reviewable update on the same day.
Strawberry can help prepare that package from the artifacts you provide. It should not turn ambiguous impressions into a hiring verdict.
03
Reconcile the queue before it becomes a candidate experience problem.
Run a regular check for candidates with no next step, interviews without feedback, offers without an owner, and records that contradict the calendar. The goal is not a perfect database; it is making sure no person waits because a field was forgotten.
04
Use the ATS connection only for the operations it actually supports.
Strawberry supports native connections for several ATS platforms, including Ashby, Greenhouse, Lever, Teamtailor, and Workable. The available operations differ by platform, so build the workflow around the record actions your connected system supports and keep the source material beside the proposed change.