
Welcome back to our Let's Talk Recruit series. In our previous post, we shared highlights from our community meetups held across India.
This time, we’re talking about something that often gets overlooked but makes a huge difference once you set it up right: Webforms and Form Rules.
Let’s say you're rolling out a hiring drive or posting jobs on multiple channels. Candidates start pouring in—but half of them forget to attach their resumes, a few skip critical questions, and some apply to the wrong roles altogether. And that’s before you’ve even started shortlisting.
That’s exactly the kind of cleanup Webforms and Form Rules are built to prevent. They help you collect the right details, personalize the experience for candidates, and automate the little things that usually slow you down. And once you get the hang of them, you'll wonder why you didn’t start sooner.
The Problem
If your team still relies on email attachments or inconsistent spreadsheets to gather applicant info, chances are you’re wasting time fixing errors that shouldn’t exist in the first place.
Candidates entering outdated contact details
Missing info on key fields like skill set, location, or availability
Manually categorizing candidates for different roles or hiring pipelines
Without a structure in place, things slip through the cracks. And when you're hiring at scale, that’s a problem.
Why Webforms matter
A webform is often the first step a candidate takes to engage with your company. Whether it’s embedded on your careers page, linked on a social post, or shared during campus drives — it sets the tone.
But a lot of recruiters still use basic forms. Candidates fill them out, and then it’s a game of manual edits, sorting, and follow-ups.
What if the form did more? What if it already knew:
Which fields to show and when?
Whom to assign the record to?
Whether the candidate should be redirected after submission?
That’s where form rules come in.
What are Form Rules?
Form rules let you customize the candidate’s experience while they’re filling out the form by triggering actions based on their input.
Actions include:

For instance, not all candidates come with the same background—and your forms shouldn’t treat them like they do.
If a candidate indicates they’re a fresher, there’s no need to show fields like Work History or Current Salary. But if they’re experienced, you might want to ask about key projects, past employers, or management experience.
With form rules, you can create this branching logic in just a few clicks—keeping the form clean for early talent and detailed where it matters. 
No code required. Just simple logic-based conditions.
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A few use cases to consider
Client Intake to Job Requisition

Step 1: Client submits contact form
Embed a Contact webform on your website to capture leads—clients who want to work with your staffing agency.
Step 2: Client shares job details
Once onboarded, clients can submit job requirements through a Job Requisition form. These details feed directly into your system.
Step 3: Agency hires candidates
Use the shared job details to source, match, and hire candidates for the role.
Step 4: Agency requests feedback
After successfully filling positions, request feedback from clients using a Feedback webform.
Candidate Onboarding & Documentation

Step 1: Candidate receives prefilled application
Once candidates are selected, use known data to prefill details into a Background Check form.
Step 2: Candidate uploads documents
Share the form with candidates to collect necessary documents—ensuring accuracy and reducing redundant data entry.
Step 3: Agency requests feedback
After onboarding is complete, send a Feedback webform to capture the candidate’s experience.
Note:
Throughout the process, Form Rules keep the experience smooth—displaying only relevant fields, validating entries, and guiding users as they fill out each form.
A quick look at the numbers
Webforms and Form Rules aren’t just about convenience — they actually influence how well candidates interact with your hiring process.

Sources: [1] [2]
These numbers reinforce what we already know — clearer, shorter, and smarter forms can keep more candidates moving forward.
Getting started: A few setup tips
If you’re new to webforms or haven’t reviewed your setup in a while, here are three things to check:
Do you have job-specific forms?
A generic form might be easier to maintain — but it might also be collecting unnecessary or missing important info.
Have you mapped fields correctly?
Ensure that all form fields map directly to your Recruit modules (Candidate, Job Opening, etc.) to avoid duplicates or errors.
Are you using rules to simplify things?
Even one simple rule — like showing a “Notice Period” field only for full-time roles — can improve form quality.
Need help setting this up? Here’s how to build a webform and how to configure Form Rules.
Let’s Talk Recruit!
Do you already use Webforms in your hiring flow? Have you explored conditional form rules yet—or is that still on your to-do list?
Drop your experience below or tell us what kind of form use case you'd love to automate—we're all ears (and maybe one of our product folks will drop in with a tip or two!).
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