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title: Adding Autopilot to a new hiring process
description: Learn how to add Autopilot to a new hiring process so you can cut your interview scheduling time by up to 91% and get up to 8x more interviews scheduled.
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# Adding Autopilot to a new hiring process

**Note:** Only account administrators can add Autopilot to a hiring process.

**When you have[CareerPlug's Hire plan](https://adpsupport.careerplug.com/benefits-of-your-careerplug-pro-subscription?hsLang=en), Autopilot will automatically be added to all of your hiring processes and open jobs.** You'll only need to add Autopilot to any new hiring processes you create.

Watch [this video](https://www.loom.com/share/18e6dcb8b2324c3ead2456c7d5d6f808) to learn how to add Autopilot to your hiring process, or follow the steps below:

### <iframe height="315" src="https://www.loom.com/embed/18e6dcb8b2324c3ead2456c7d5d6f808" style="margin: 10px auto; display: block; clear: both;" width="560" allowfullscreen></iframe> To add Autopilot to a new hiring process:

1\. Navigate to **Company settings (gear icon) \> Hiring Tools \> Hiring Process**.

![Settings, Hiring Tools, Hiring Process Gif](https://adpsupport.careerplug.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Settings%2c%20Hiring%20Tools%2c%20Hiring%20Process%20Gif.gif?width=670&height=336&name=Settings%2c%20Hiring%20Tools%2c%20Hiring%20Process%20Gif.gif)

2\. Click the **plus icon (+)** and select **Create Blank Hiring Process** from the drop-down menu.

![Settings, Hiring Tools, Hiring Process (Nav bar minimized) (7.16.26) Add dropdown, Create Blank](https://adpsupport.careerplug.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Settings%2c%20Hiring%20Tools%2c%20Hiring%20Process%20(Nav%20bar%20minimized)%20(7.16.26)%20Add%20dropdown%2c%20Create%20Blank.png?width=670&height=277&name=Settings%2c%20Hiring%20Tools%2c%20Hiring%20Process%20(Nav%20bar%20minimized)%20(7.16.26)%20Add%20dropdown%2c%20Create%20Blank.png)

If you have an existing Autopilot-enabled hiring process that you'd like to use as a starting point, select **Clone from Hiring Process** instead.

3\. [Configure your new hiring process](https://adpsupport.careerplug.com/creating-or-editing-a-hiring-process?hsLang=en) to meet your recruiting needs.

4\. Click the **plus icon (+)** on the **Autopilot** tile on the right side of the page to add an Autopilot hiring step to your hiring process. **You need at least one Autopilot hiring step in your hiring process for Autopilot to work.**

![Edit Hiring Process (Add AP Step) (arrow).png](https://adpsupport.careerplug.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/22327846348955.png?width=670&height=267&name=22327846348955.png)

If you'd like to use Autopilot for all interview steps in your hiring process, you'll need to add an **Autopilot** hiring step in place of each interview step (i.e. if your business' hiring process typically includes both the **Phone Interview** and **In Person Interview** steps, don't add either of those steps and instead add two **Autopilot** hiring steps).

5\. Configure the following settings for any Autopilot hiring step you add to your hiring process:

- **Hiring step name** - Enter a different name for the hiring step if you'd like. 
    - *We recommend differentiating your Autopilot hiring steps (e.g. "Autopilot - 1st Interview" & "Autopilot - 2nd Interview" or "Autopilot - Phone Interview" & "Autopilot - In Person Interview").*
- **Select Hiring Tools** - Select any Scorecards you want to use for this hiring step.
- **Add External Link** - Add hyperlinks to external resources like interview guides, important documents, or supporting articles.

6\. When you are done configuring a hiring step, click the **Save Changes** button.

![Edit Hiring Process (Configure AP) (highlights).png](https://adpsupport.careerplug.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/22327846353307.png?width=670&height=259&name=22327846353307.png)

7\. Use the **blue up-and-down arrows** to re-order hiring steps according to your needs.

To get the most out of your Autopilot hiring process, we recommend including and ordering your hiring steps as such: **New Application \> Autopilot (1st Interview) \> Assessment \> Autopilot (2nd Interview) \> References \> Offer \> Background \> Hire**.

![Edit Hiring Process (AP Reorder) (highlight).png](https://adpsupport.careerplug.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/22327877407515.png?width=670&height=341&name=22327877407515.png)

8\. Once you've finished configuring your hiring steps, click the **Save and Exit** button in the top-right corner of the page to create your new, Autopilot-enabled hiring process.

![Edit Hiring Process (AP Reorder) (Save arrow).png](https://adpsupport.careerplug.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/22327846358939.png?width=670&height=197&name=22327846358939.png)

Here's more information on [creating and editing your hiring processes](https://adpsupport.careerplug.com/creating-or-editing-a-hiring-process?hsLang=en) in CareerPlug, as well as [adding your Autopilot-enabled hiring process to an open job](https://adpsupport.careerplug.com/adding-autopilot-to-a-new-job?hsLang=en).

If you create a new hiring process that doesn't include at least one Autopilot step, you'll see a **Use Autopilot** button next to it on your Hiring Process page. To fix this, click the **Use Autopilot** button and convert at least one of your interview steps to an Autopilot hiring step.

![Settings, Hiring Tools, Hiring Process (Nav Bar Minimized) (7.16.26) Use Autopilot](https://adpsupport.careerplug.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Settings%2c%20Hiring%20Tools%2c%20Hiring%20Process%20(Nav%20Bar%20Minimized)%20(7.16.26)%20Use%20Autopilot.png?width=670&height=275&name=Settings%2c%20Hiring%20Tools%2c%20Hiring%20Process%20(Nav%20Bar%20Minimized)%20(7.16.26)%20Use%20Autopilot.png)

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