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Recruiting Records Retention: Map the Evidence Before the Role ClosesA structured, topic-specific diagram showing an HR work item moving from intake through an accountable owner review to documented closeout.RESEARCH CONTROL MODELCANDIDATER · 453INTAKEOWNER REVIEWEVIDENCECLEAR SCOPELIMITED ACCESSNAMED DECISION OWNER
Candidate workflow: intake, owner review, and closeout evidence.

Recruiting Records Retention: Map the Evidence Before the Role Closes

A source-backed framework for keeping recruiting records findable, consistent, and appropriately limited.

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Research question

How should a recruiting team preserve process evidence without collecting unnecessary candidate information? Define the hiring event, record category, owner, access group, and retention trigger.

Evidence and model

Employment-record guidance makes consistent preservation important, while privacy principles require purpose-limited access. Keep the approved role, stage history, scorecards, communications, and disposition evidence in defined locations.

Operational implication

A coordinator can check completeness and link records to the correct requisition. They should not rewrite interviewer judgment, infer a selection decision, or move sensitive material into a general tracker.

Sources

  1. NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
  2. NIST Privacy Framework
  3. NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5
  4. FTC Protecting Personal Information
  5. CISA Cybersecurity Performance Goals
  6. U.S. Department of Labor Recordkeeping
  7. EEOC Recordkeeping Requirements
  8. NARA Records Management
  9. GAO Green Book
  10. SHRM HR Toolkits

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