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Recruitment pipeline stages

Candidates progress: applied → screening → interview → offer → hired. Or rejected at any stage. Move them with the stage dropdown on the candidate detail page.

1 min readLast updated 25 May 2026
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The pipeline

applied → screening → interview → offer → hired
                                       \
                                        → rejected (any stage)

applied

New candidate. Hasn't been screened yet. CV uploaded or pasted.

screening

You've reviewed the CV. Maybe done a phone screen. Decision to interview or reject.

interview

At least one interview scheduled or completed. Multiple rounds OK at this stage.

offer

Decision made — offer extended. Awaiting candidate response.

hired

Candidate accepted the offer. Atomic hire flow created the employee record + the active contract + applied onboarding template.

rejected

Used at any stage. Reason captured for analytics.

Moving stages

  1. Open the candidate detail page.
  2. Use the Stage dropdown.
  3. Optional: add a stage note (interview feedback, screening result).

Each stage transition writes to the audit log with the actor + timestamp.

Manual vs automatic transitions

Most transitions are manual — you decide when a candidate moves. Two are automatic:

  • applied → screening: never automatic (you decide who you're screening)
  • offer → hired: automatic when the candidate accepts the offer via the Accept Offer flow

Bulk actions

Not yet — candidates move one-by-one. Bulk-moving (e.g. "reject these 5 candidates") is on the roadmap.

Reporting

Pipeline conversion rates (applied → hired %) show on the dashboard widget. Drill in for per-job breakdowns.

See also

Still stuck? Email support or open the support widget in the bottom-right.