What you'll accomplish
By the end of this guide, you'll have Sense running automated touchpoint sequences for every active candidate in your pipeline — from initial screen through offer and start date. Every candidate gets a text or email at each stage transition without you manually chasing anyone. Your ghosting rate drops because candidates feel informed and connected throughout the process, and you only have to respond to inbound replies rather than managing outbound follow-up.
What you'll need
Note: This guide covers a different use case than the re-engagement guide. The re-engagement guide (guide-candidate-reengagement-sense.md) covers reaching out to past candidates in your cold database. This guide covers keeping active pipeline candidates from ghosting through automated stage-based touchpoints.
How-To Guide: Automated Candidate Engagement Sequences (Anti-Ghosting)
If you completed the re-engagement guide, your Sense account and Bullhorn integration are already live — skip to Step 2.
If you're starting fresh:
What you should see: Sense dashboard showing candidate records and a "Stages" or "Triggers" section in the campaign builder.