> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.exterview.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How to Design Your Hiring Pipeline > Build pipeline templates per department: choose the interview stages, their order, and how many AI voice or avatar rounds run. **Core.** Pipeline templates decide which interview stages run for a role, and in what order. You build them once per department; new jobs pick one up automatically. Pipeline ## Purpose A pipeline template is the candidate journey for a department, from resume to hire, and which stages are active. ## Steps Go to Settings → Setup → Pipeline to see your organization's templates, including the platform default. Open Pipeline Templates Add a template, name it, and assign it to a department. Mark it Default so new roles in that department pick it up automatically. Create a template for a department Turn stages on or off — Resume AI is always on — and drag to reorder Phone Screen, AI Voice, and AI Avatar. Choose your interview stages For the AI Voice and AI Avatar stages, turn on up to three rounds each. Set voice and avatar rounds Save the template, or delete it if you no longer need it. Platform default templates can't be edited — create your own to customize stages for your organization. Save your template