Recruiting Pipeline
Track hiring stages, conversion metrics, and offer status when a solo founder starts recruiting their first hires or contractors.
Overview
Recruiting Pipeline is an agent skill for the Grow phase that tracks and manages hiring stages from sourcing through offer acceptance with standard pipeline metrics.
Install
npx skills add https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins --skill recruiting-pipelineWhat is this skill?
- Six pipeline stages from Sourced through Accepted with key actions per stage
- Five core metrics: pipeline velocity, stage conversion, source effectiveness, offer acceptance rate, time to fill
- Structured debrief and offer negotiation guidance between Interview and Accepted
- Optional ATS sync for live status updates and metric tracking when connected
- 6 pipeline stages
- 5 metrics to track
Adoption & trust: 1.6k installs on skills.sh; 19.6k GitHub stars; 3/3 security scanners passed (skills.sh audits).
What problem does it solve?
You are hiring without a recruiter and lose track of who is in which stage, why candidates drop off, and whether your offers are converting.
Who is it for?
Founders opening their first reqs who want stage definitions and velocity metrics in chat instead of guessing hiring status.
Skip if: Teams with a full ATS workflow already configured and no need for agent-side pipeline narration or metric coaching.
When should I use this skill?
User says “recruiting update”, “candidate pipeline”, “how many candidates”, “hiring status”, or discusses sourcing, screening, interviewing, or extending offers.
What do I get? / Deliverables
You get a staged pipeline view, named metrics to watch, and clearer next actions per candidate from outreach through accepted offer.
- Pipeline stage summary per candidate or req
- Metric snapshot (velocity, conversion, time to fill)
- Recommended next actions per stage
Recommended Skills
Journey fit
Canonical shelf is Grow because hiring compounds the team after product–market fit, not during initial ideation or build-only work. Lifecycle fits pipeline velocity, source effectiveness, and offer acceptance—the operational rhythm of scaling people alongside users.
How it compares
Use for structured hiring pipeline management instead of ad-hoc spreadsheets with inconsistent stage names.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is recruiting-pipeline for?
Solo and indie builders who are actively sourcing, screening, and extending offers and want a consistent six-stage model and metrics without a dedicated recruiting ops person.
When should I use recruiting-pipeline?
During Grow when you discuss hiring status, candidate counts, sourcing channels, interview debriefs, or offer negotiation—or when you say triggers like “recruiting update” or “candidate pipeline.”
Is recruiting-pipeline safe to install?
Review the Security Audits panel on this Prism page for license, permissions, and any published audit results before connecting ATS or pasting candidate PII into the agent.
SKILL.md
READMESKILL.md - Recruiting Pipeline
# Recruiting Pipeline Help manage the recruiting pipeline from sourcing through offer acceptance. ## Pipeline Stages | Stage | Description | Key Actions | |-------|-------------|-------------| | Sourced | Identified and reached out | Personalized outreach | | Screen | Phone/video screen | Evaluate basic fit | | Interview | On-site or panel interviews | Structured evaluation | | Debrief | Team decision | Calibrate feedback | | Offer | Extending offer | Comp package, negotiation | | Accepted | Offer accepted | Transition to onboarding | ## Metrics to Track - **Pipeline velocity**: Days per stage - **Conversion rates**: Stage-to-stage drop-off - **Source effectiveness**: Which channels produce hires - **Offer acceptance rate**: Offers extended vs. accepted - **Time to fill**: Days from req open to offer accepted ## If ATS Connected Pull candidate data automatically, update statuses, and track pipeline metrics in real time.