Review Applicants

Cavuno includes a built-in applicant tracking system for jobs that collect applications directly on your board. Employers can review applicants per job, download resumes, and move candidates through a hiring pipeline without leaving the board.

Native applications are optional. If an employer already uses a separate ATS, keep using an external application URL for that job.

Before you begin

The job must use native applications, and the reviewer must have an approved membership for the company that owns the job. External application URLs do not send applicant records back to Cavuno.

Quick apply

Jobs using Cavuno native applications support Quick apply. Candidates can apply directly on your board without completing a long external form, which keeps the application process fast and branded.

Quick apply does not apply to jobs that use an external application URL. Those jobs still send candidates to the employer’s ATS, careers page, or form.

Choose native or external applications

Every job needs an application method:

• Native applications: candidates apply on your board, and applications appear in the employer’s applicant view
• External applications: candidates click through to the employer’s ATS, careers page, or application form

Use native applications when the employer wants Cavuno to collect applicant details and manage review. Use an external URL when the employer already has a required hiring workflow outside Cavuno.

Open applicants for a job

1. Sign in as an employer
2. Open the employer jobs area
3. Find the job you want to review
4. Open the job’s applicants view

The applicants view shows the candidates who applied to that job. Each applicant keeps their application details tied to the specific listing, so employers can review candidates in the context of the role they applied for.

Review candidate details

Open an applicant to see their application and candidate information in one place. If the candidate uploaded a resume, use the resume download action in the applicant panel.

If the candidate applied as a guest and later signs in with the same email address, Cavuno can attach the application to their candidate account. Signed-in candidates use their account email during apply, which keeps application ownership clear.

Move applicants through stages

Use the pipeline stages to track hiring progress for each job. Move applicants as their status changes, such as from a new application to review, interview, offer, or rejection.

Stages are job-specific review states. They are separate from the broader talent directory, which is for candidate discovery and profiles outside a single job application.

Example review

For example, an employer can open a new applicant, review the attached resume, move the candidate to Interview, and return later to see that status for the same job. Moving the candidate does not change their public talent-directory profile.

Read per-job stats

1. Sign in as an employer
2. Open the employer jobs area
3. Find a job in the list

Each row shows three stats: Views, Apply clicks, and Applications. Views count page loads on the job detail. Apply clicks count presses on the Apply button; on registration-wall boards, the press that triggers sign-up is not counted until the candidate signs in and continues to apply. Applications counts native applications submitted through your board; the value shows — for jobs that use an external application URL.

Customize ATS copy

Board owners can customize applicant tracking labels and application copy in the visual editor. Use this when your board needs different wording for employers, candidates, or a specific niche.

Copy changes affect the board experience, not the underlying application records.

Verify the workflow

Submit a native test application to a test job, then sign in as an approved employer for that company. Confirm the application appears on the correct job, its resume opens, and a stage change persists after refresh.

If an application is missing

Confirm the job uses native applications rather than an external URL and that the reviewer is approved for the correct company. If the application count is —, the job uses an external destination and Cavuno cannot show applications completed there. See Employer team access if the reviewer cannot access the company.

Next steps

Customize the employer-facing labels in the website builder, then document the review stages your employers should use consistently.