Playbook • Journey Design

Protecting Moments that Matter

Updated: • 5–7 minute read

Not everything needs a person — but the parts that do should be unmistakably human. Design your journey with intention.

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CareerXroads (CXR) Community and CXR Research Panels — insights sourced from discussions and data across our member network.

Key questions answered
  • Which steps stay human? — Interview calibration, offers, onboarding welcome, and exceptions.
  • How do we design guardrails? — Human override, disclosures, and accessibility testing.
  • How do we track impact? — Candidate satisfaction, acceptance rate, and time-in-stage.

Where to keep humans

  • Interview calibration, offer conversations, and onboarding welcome.
  • Feedback loops after assessments and key interviews.
  • Edge cases: exceptions, accommodations, and escalations.

Guardrails

  • Public disclosure of automation use.
  • Human override for automated decisions.
  • Accessibility and fairness checks for all automations.

Download the Moments that Matter Worksheet

A one-pager to define human vs. automated steps by stage.

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CareerXroads Research Team — practitioners and advisors from the CXR community. We turn member discussions and data into practical playbooks.

Filed under: Journey Design Candidate Experience
Drawn from CXR member implementations and research panels.