Which automation matches the described recruitment workflow?

• A. When status changes from 'interview 2' to 'interview 3' notify 'candidate' only
• B. When a candidate is added, notify 'hiring manager' and set a date
• C. When status changes from 'interview 1' to 'interview 2' only notify the candidate
• D. When status changes from 'interview 1' to 'interview 2' notify 'candidate' and notify 'hiring manager' and set 'date of notification' to today

Answer: (D)

Matching automations to a recruitment workflow hinges on triggering actions at the exact stage of the process and informing all involved stakeholders while recording when that notification happened. The described workflow is: when a candidate moves from interview 1 to interview 2, notify both the candidate and the hiring manager and set the date of notification to today. This is precisely what the best automation does—it fires on that specific status transition and performs multiple actions in one go: send notifications to both people and stamp today’s date into a date field. That combination ensures timely communication and traceability for the step in the interview process.

The other options don’t fit the described flow. One triggers on a different transition or notifies only one person, and another fires when a candidate is added rather than at the interview stage, so they don’t align with the required workflow.