Anyone using calendly to prescreen and schedule?

Question

I'm planning to use Calendly to schedule my showings so that I am not coordinating with multiple people over the phone, and the candidates just schedule themselves. Calendly also allows you to require questions to be answered before scheduling a time, which I will use for pre-screening for those candidates not calling me directly.

I'm newer so was curious if anyone else was doing something similar.

Jenni Ellis · Answer

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Mike Trzaska · Answer

@Jenni Utz that sounds like a really effective process. Mind sharing what technology you use to execute the process?

I went ahead and did listed using Calendly to pre-screen leads coming through email, so far it has been working well. I have the ability to see when submits the questionnaire and schedules a showing.  Based on the questions I can see if they meet the minimum qualifying standards and reach out if they don't.

Chase Cannon · Answer

Mike- Myself and several friends use Calendly for their law firms, and they love it. They provide some qualifying questions (e.g. are you ready to hire an attorney now or in the future?), and off they go. The platform allows you to send notifications to confirm, send notes, etc. It is also extremely user-friendly, which is a big bonus when trying to bring people on board.

Jenni Ellis · Answer

We don't use Calendly for showings, but we use self showing lockboxes. The applicants have to answer a few qualifying questions, submit their photo id, and then they can schedule a showing. The app sends them a one time code 15 minutes before the showing, and the code lasts for 45 minutes.

I would say any technology that you can implement to save time on some of the "time suck" tasks the better! Your time will be better spent doing high level tasks.