Notes Stack for Recruiters & Talent Sourcers
You spend hours reviewing profiles on LinkedIn, screening resumes on job boards, and coordinating with hiring managers. Notes Stack lives in your browser side panel so you can capture candidate insights the moment you spot them — without switching tabs or opening another app.
Why Recruiters Love Notes Stack
Recruiting is all about context. You need to remember why a candidate stood out, what questions to ask in a screen, and when to follow up. Notes Stack keeps that context attached to the exact page where you found it.
- Profile notes on LinkedIn — Open the side panel while viewing any LinkedIn profile and jot down your impressions, salary expectations, or availability. Come back to that profile a week later and your notes are already there.
- Rich text for structured feedback — Use headings to separate sections (Strengths, Concerns, Next Steps), bold key takeaways, and add task lists for interview prep.
- Color-coded stacks for pipeline stages — Create stacks like "Sourced", "Phone Screen", "On-Site", "Offer", and "Rejected". Assign candidates to stacks and filter your entire note list by stage.
- PIN-lock sensitive information — Salary negotiations, confidential client details, and internal feedback can be locked behind a PIN so only you can read them.
Tips and Tricks
Create a dedicated stack for each open role (e.g., "Sr. Frontend Engineer" or "VP Marketing"). This lets you filter down to a single requisition and see every candidate note at a glance.
Use the domain filter to show only notes from linkedin.com. This instantly gives you a focused view of every candidate you've annotated, without scrolling past notes from other sites.
After a phone screen, add a reminder for 48 hours later so you don't forget to send a follow-up email. Notes Stack will push a browser notification right when it's time.
Create a checklist inside each candidate note: technical skills, culture fit, communication, leadership. Check items off during or after the interview for a quick at-a-glance evaluation.
At the end of a hiring cycle, export all your notes to CSV. Open the file in Google Sheets or Excel to create summary reports for stakeholders, track time-to-fill, or archive candidate feedback.
Platforms That Work Great With Notes Stack
Notes Stack attaches notes to any webpage, making it the perfect companion for the tools recruiters use every day:
- LinkedIn and LinkedIn Recruiter — Add private notes on candidate profiles that only you can see, separate from LinkedIn's built-in notes.
- Greenhouse — Annotate candidate scorecards and job postings with your own context.
- Lever — Keep supplementary notes alongside candidate profiles in your ATS.
- Workday — Add quick notes while reviewing applications or requisitions.
- Indeed — Flag promising resumes with notes and reminders while browsing the candidate pool.
- Glassdoor for Employers — Track insights about employer brand and candidate sentiment.
A Real-World Workflow
- Source on LinkedIn — You find a promising software engineer. Open Notes Stack and write down why they're a fit, noting their experience with React and their open-source contributions.
- Tag with a stack — Assign the note to your "Sr. Frontend Engineer" stack with a green color.
- Set a reminder — Schedule a follow-up for tomorrow at 9 AM to send a personalized InMail.
- Phone screen — During the call, open the side panel and add interview notes right on their LinkedIn page. Use a task list to score their responses.
- Move through the pipeline — Reassign the note to "On-Site" stack as they progress.
- Report to the hiring manager — Export the stack to CSV and share a clean summary.
Your candidate research, interview notes, and follow-up reminders — all in one place, all attached to the pages where the work happens.
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