Managing the recruitment pipeline

How the pipeline works

Every application in Dapplon moves through a series of stages from first contact to hire or rejection. You can customise the stage names in Recruitment > Pipeline Settings, but the default flow is:

Applied → Screening → Technical Round → HR Round → Offer → Hired (or Rejected)

Each stage has its own view where you can see all candidates at that point and take bulk or individual actions.

Viewing your pipeline

1. Go to Recruitment > Candidates
2. Use the Job filter to focus on a specific opening
3. Use the Stage filter to see candidates at a particular step
4. The candidate cards show name, application date, resume link, and current stage

Moving a candidate to the next stage

1. Open the candidate's profile by clicking their name
2. Review their resume, cover letter, and any responses to screening questions
3. Click Move to Next Stage in the top-right corner
4. The candidate is notified by email that they are moving forward

Rejecting a candidate

1. Open the candidate's profile
2. Click Reject
3. Choose a rejection reason from the dropdown (e.g., "Not enough experience", "Role closed")
4. Choose whether to send a rejection email automatically — Dapplon uses a polite default template
5. Click Confirm Rejection

Bulk actions

When you have many candidates to process:

1. On the Candidates list, check the boxes next to multiple candidates
2. Click Bulk Action and choose: Move Stage, Reject, or Assign Recruiter
3. This is especially useful after a screening round when you want to reject a large batch at once