Respond Capture and your HR system
Keep your HR system. Add the follow-up it's missing.
Government HR and applicant systems are built to post jobs, collect applications and keep records. Respond Capture is built for what happens next: keeping every candidate engaged until they reach the academy.
Works alongside your HR system · Free for one active position
Side by side
Your HR system and Respond Capture
They do different jobs. Keep the HR system for postings, records and payroll, and let Respond Capture handle the months of follow-up in between.
Capability
HR system
Built for
HR records, postings and compliance
Keeping candidates engaged from application to academy
Between stages
Updates sent by hand when there's time
Sequences and stage triggers follow up automatically
Candidate experience
Built around the application
A portal with their stage, next step, messages and uploads
Recruiter's daily view
Lists and reports
Needs Attention flags who's waiting, gone quiet or stalled
Conversations
Spread across staff inboxes and phones
Every email and text in one thread per candidate
Public safety stages
Configured around HR workflows
Built around written tests, PATs, oral boards, background and the academy
Who uses it
HR, finance and payroll
Recruiters, background investigators, hiring managers and command staff
Working together
Applicants stay in your HR system
Import applicants by CSV today. Direct integrations are in development
What Respond Capture adds
The part of hiring your HR system doesn't cover
Follow-up between every stage
Each stage can send its own email or start a sequence the moment a candidate moves.
A view built for recruiters
A pipeline of your stages and a Needs Attention list, instead of reports to dig through.
Candidates who know where they stand
A portal with their stage, next step and messages, so they stay with you.
2.4x more recruits entered the academy in the first year on Respond Capture than in the year before.
A large state law enforcement agency · Platform only
Questions
Working alongside your HR system
Do we have to replace our HR system?
No. Keep it for postings, records and payroll. Respond Capture handles candidate follow-up.
How do applicants get into Respond Capture?
Through your Respond Capture career site and application form, or by CSV import from your HR system. Direct integrations are in development.
What does it cost?
Respond Capture is free for one active position, with no time limit. Professional is $399 a month, billed annually, for unlimited positions and texting. No per-seat or per-applicant fees.
Can we get our data out?
Yes. Candidate records, messages and documents export on request. Retention windows are configurable per agency.
Keep your HR system. Keep every candidate.
Works alongside your HR system · Free for one active position