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Review applications

Open an application to read what the candidate sent, view their CV and change where it stands.

The Applications screen lists your applications, newest first. Each row opens a details panel with what the candidate sent and the actions for that application.

Who can do this

  • Open the details panel, read the cover letter and click View CV: everyone in the workspace, viewers included.
  • Change, rate, reject, reopen, edit or delete: owners, admins and members.

Steps

  1. Open Recruitment and choose Applications.
  2. In Recent applications, find the candidate and click Details. Owners, admins and members see Details on every row. Viewers see it only where there is something to open: details the candidate sent, or interviews.
  3. Read what they sent: Cover letter, CV file (click View CV), CV link, Portfolio link and Expected salary. Only what they gave is shown.
  4. Under Interviews, see their interviews and any feedback. Interview feedback is separate from the application's own rating.
  5. Change where the application stands:
    • Click Move to … to move it forward, or Back to … to move it back one stage.
    • Click Mark withdrawn or Reject, pick a Reason (optional), and confirm.
    • A rejected or withdrawn application shows Reopen instead.
  6. Rate it with the stars, from 1 to 5. Click Clear rating to remove the rating.
  7. Click Schedule interview or Record a past interview to open the interview form.
  8. Click Edit candidate to change the person's details, or Add to talent pool to keep them for future roles.

Delete an application or a candidate

  1. In the details panel, click Delete application or Delete candidate.
  2. Read what will be removed. Recruitment counts it for you first.
    • Deleting an application also removes its interviews and its CV file. The candidate stays on file.
    • Deleting a candidate removes them with all their applications, interviews and CV files.
  3. Click Delete application or Delete candidate to confirm. This can't be undone.

Common problems

  • This file is no longer available. The CV file has been removed. The demo workspace has no files.
  • Couldn't open the CV. Try again. The link could not be made. Try again.
  • This application is already at that stage.
  • An application can move back one stage at a time.
  • Another candidate already has this email. Each candidate's email must be different.
  • Showing the newest 50 of … The list shows the newest 50 applications.
  • Couldn't check what this removes. Close this and try again. The delete is not offered until the counts load.
  • Interviews are not cancelled. Rejecting or withdrawing does not cancel scheduled interviews. Cancel them on the Interviews screen and tell the candidate yourself.

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