Managing Your Job Pipeline

HireKit provides a comprehensive 15-status pipeline to track every stage of your job search. Understanding and using these statuses helps you stay organized and never lose track of an opportunity.

The 15 Job Statuses

Early Stages

• New - Job discovered but not yet applied
• Researching - Actively learning about the company and role
• Applied - Application submitted

Interview Process

• Phone Screen - Initial phone screening scheduled or completed
• Interview Scheduled - In-person or video interview scheduled
• Interview Completed - Interview has been conducted
• Technical Assessment - Take-home or technical evaluation in progress

Decision Phase

• Final Round - In the final interview stage
• Reference Check - Employer is checking references
• Offer Received - You have received an offer
• Negotiating - Actively negotiating terms
• Offer Accepted - You have accepted the offer

Closed Statuses

• Offer Declined - You declined the offer
• Rejected - Application was not selected
• Withdrawn - You withdrew your application
• Ghosted - No response after reasonable follow-up attempts
• Archived - Stored for future reference

Updating Job Status

Click on any job to open its detail page, then use the status dropdown to update it. HireKit logs all status changes to your activity timeline.

Setting Follow-Up Reminders

For active applications, set follow-up dates to remind yourself to check in. Overdue follow-ups appear on your dashboard with urgency indicators.