Respond Capture vs. sticky notes and paper
Your best candidate shouldn't depend on a sticky note.
Test dates on Post-its, callbacks on a legal pad, background packets in a folder. When the note gets lost, so does the candidate. Respond Capture keeps every date, task and follow-up in one place.
Set up in an afternoon · Free for one active position
Side by side
Sticky notes vs. Respond Capture
Paper works until it doesn't. In a hiring process that runs for months, one lost note can cost you a recruit.
Capability
Sticky notes
Reminders
Stuck to a monitor until they fall off
Sequences and stage triggers follow up automatically
Test dates and next steps
Written down, then forgotten
Sent to candidates automatically, and shown in their portal
Who's waiting
Whoever's note is on top
Needs Attention flags who's waiting, gone quiet or stalled
Paperwork
Folders and file cabinets
Document uploads on each candidate's record, tied to required tasks
Team handoffs
Notes on one person's desk
Notes, messages and activity on every candidate record
Candidate updates
A phone call, if someone has time
Automatic emails at every stage, and a portal they can check anytime
History
Gone when the note is gone
A full activity history for every candidate
Getting started
A pad of paper
Free for one active position, with no time limit
What changes
What you stop worrying about
Nothing falls off the monitor
Follow-up runs on schedule, whether or not anyone remembers.
Every handoff has context
Notes, messages and documents stay on the candidate's record for the next person.
Candidates know what's next
Their portal shows their stage and next step, so they don't have to call.
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
Moving off paper
How long does setup take?
Most agencies set up their pipeline in an afternoon. If you'd rather we build it, done-for-you onboarding takes about two weeks.
Can we bring our current applicants?
Yes. Import them by CSV and they land in your pipeline.
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.
Who can use it?
Your whole team: recruiters, background investigators, hiring managers and command staff, with unlimited users on every plan.
Take recruiting off the sticky notes.
Free for one active position · No per-applicant fees, ever