Applying

Understand how candidates apply and where recruiters find new applications.

Receive applications directly from your careers page. Candidates can also enter InsightHire through a recruiter invitation, LinkedIn Easy Apply, or a bulk invitation.

What candidates do

Open a role on your careers page.
Select Apply.
Enter their name and email, upload a résumé, and complete any other required fields.
Submit the application.
Start the screening journey. If journey email is configured, the candidate also receives a link by email.

The application appears on the position board without a recruiter creating the candidate manually. After the journey is complete, the candidate is intended to move into Review, but this may not happen consistently. If a completed candidate is missing, check the position's Pipeline or Board and move them to the appropriate review stage.

Review a new application

Open the position board to see applicants for a role. Use the review queue to compare candidates and review their submitted evidence. Open a candidate's profile for their full application, journey progress, and messages.

Application sources

InsightHire records how each application arrived, such as the careers page, a recruiter invitation, or LinkedIn. Compare these channels under Analytics → Sources.

Fraud review (optional)

Availability: Fraud review may not be enabled for every organization.

InsightHire checks careers-page applications for signals that may indicate fraud, such as unusual device activity or a high submission rate. Suspicious applications appear in Flagged applications. Review each one, then select Dismiss for a false alarm or Confirm spam to reject it.

Voluntary EEO self-identification (optional)

EEO self-identification is an optional form where candidates can choose to provide demographic information for equal employment reporting. When this feature is available and Enable voluntary post-apply self-identification is turned on under Settings → Compliance, candidates see the form after applying. Their responses appear in Analytics → Diversity and EEOC-style exports.

Troubleshooting

A role is missing from the careers page: Confirm that the position is Posted, Published to careers page is on, and the careers page is enabled. Open positions that are not posted do not accept public applications.
The application succeeds but no journey email arrives: Check your notification templates and Analytics → Email deliverability.
The candidate cannot start the journey: Confirm that a journey is attached to the position.