> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.talentunveiled.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Managing Applications

> Review candidates, CVs, interviews, and AI-generated insights in the TalentUnveiled HR portal

Once candidates apply to your job postings, you manage their applications in the [HR portal](https://hr.talentunveiled.com). This guide covers how to review applications, work with CVs, read interview evaluations, and use AI-generated insights to make hiring decisions.

## Viewing Applications

Applications appear in two places:

* **Job Posting detail page** — Shows all applications for a specific job, in Kanban or List view
* **Application detail page** — Shows everything about a single candidate's application

On the job posting page, click any application card (Kanban) or table row (List) to open the detail page.

### Changing Application Status

You can move candidates through the pipeline in two ways:

* **Kanban drag-and-drop** — Drag a candidate card from one status column to another
* **Application detail page** — Use the status stepper at the top:
  * Click **Move to \[Next Status]** to advance the candidate one stage
  * Click **Reject Candidate** to reject them at any point

The pipeline stages are: **Applied** → **Screened** → **Interviewed** → **Shortlisted** → **Hired** (or **Rejected** as a terminal status).

## Application Detail Page

The application detail page is where you review all available information about a candidate. It includes a sidebar with key details and a tabbed content area.

### Sidebar

The right sidebar shows a summary of the application:

* **Fit Score** — Overall AI-generated match score
* **Applied Date** and **Status**
* **CV uploaded** status
* **AI-Generated Summary** — Quick overview from insights
* **Interview details** — Score, language, timing, recording status, and duration
* **Contact information** — Email and phone number
* **Job Posting details** — Title, location, employment type, salary, and organization

Use the three-dot menu in the sidebar for quick actions:

* **Send Email** — Opens your email client with the candidate's address
* **Copy Phone Number** — Copies the candidate's phone number to your clipboard
* **Export PDF** — Downloads the full application as a PDF

### AI Assistant

Click **Ask AI** in the page header to open the AI assistant sidebar. You can ask natural-language questions about the candidate and their application, and the AI will answer using all available data.

## Insights Tab

The Insights tab appears when AI-generated insights are available. It provides a unified assessment that combines CV evaluation and interview performance.

The tab displays:

* **Score Cards** — Four metrics at a glance:
  * CV Score (out of 5, weighted at 30%)
  * Interview Score (out of 5, weighted at 70%)
  * Overall Score (weighted combination)
  * Hiring Recommendation (Strong Hire, Hire, Maybe, or No Hire)
* **Executive Summary** — Narrative overview with Fit Score analysis
* **Strengths** — Key strengths identified across all data
* **Weaknesses** — Areas where the candidate falls short
* **Tools & Skills** — Technical tools and skills identified
* **Areas for Development** — Growth opportunities
* **Risks** — Potential red flags
* **Behavioural Observations** — Patterns observed during the interview

Each section has **AI Feedback** buttons (thumbs up/down) so you can help improve AI quality over time.

<Info>If insights haven't been generated yet, they are automatically triggered when a CV evaluation or interview completes. You can also manually refresh them from the Insights tab. See [Application Lifecycle](/concepts/application-lifecycle#combined-insights) for details on scoring weights.</Info>

## Interview Evaluation Tab

The Interview Evaluation tab shows everything from the candidate's AI interview:

### Interview Playback

If a recording is available, a video/audio player lets you watch or listen to the full interview.

### Summary

A narrative summary of the interview, organized into sections:

* **Overall Summary** — Prose overview of the interview
* **Candidate Background** — Background information the candidate shared
* **Motivation & Interest** — What motivates the candidate about this role
* **Logistical Considerations** — Availability, location preferences, etc.
* **Tools & Skills** — Technologies and skills mentioned
* **Candidate's Questions** — Questions the candidate asked
* **Follow-Up Questions** — Suggested questions for human interviewers

### Interview Questions

An accordion list of each question asked during the interview. Expand any question to see:

* The candidate's answer (quoted)
* The AI's score for that question
* Scoring reasoning

### Criteria Scores

An accordion list of each evaluation criterion. Expand any criterion to see:

* Criterion description
* AI score and reasoning
* Key moment highlights with timestamps and sentiment indicators (positive, negative, or neutral)

## Pre-Screening Tab

The Pre-Screening tab appears when the candidate has completed screening questions. It displays each question with the candidate's answer.

If any answers triggered [knockout criteria](/concepts/application-lifecycle#knockout-criteria), they are flagged here.

## Activity Timeline & Notes Tab

This tab has two sections:

### Activity Timeline

A chronological log of everything that happened with this application — when it was created, when the interview was scheduled, when statuses changed, and more. Each event shows a colored indicator and timestamp.

### Notes

A free-text area where you can add internal notes about the candidate. Click **Update Application** to save your notes.

## CV Tab

The CV tab handles CV uploads and displays parsed CV data alongside AI evaluation results.

### Uploading a CV

If no CV has been uploaded, you'll see an upload prompt. Click **Upload CV** to select a PDF file. Processing happens in the background — the page will update automatically when text extraction and AI evaluation are complete.

<Note>After uploading a CV, it may take a few moments for the evaluation to appear. The page refreshes automatically once processing is done.</Note>

### Viewing CV Data

Once processed, the CV tab shows a split-panel view:

| Left Panel                                                                          | Right Panel                               |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| Parsed CV content (contact info, summary, work experience, education, skills, etc.) | AI evaluation highlights for each section |

The parsed data is organized into sections:

* **Header** — Name, contact information, professional summary
* **Skills** — Identified skills (with AI highlights)
* **Work Experience** — Each role with title, company, dates, and bullet points
* **Education** — Degrees, institutions, and dates
* **Languages** — Languages spoken
* **Projects** — Notable projects
* **Certificates** — Professional certifications

An **Evaluation Overview** card shows the overall CV assessment with scores.

### CV Actions

* **Download CV** — Download the original PDF
* **Upload CV** — Replace the existing CV with a new one

## What's Next

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  <Card title="Managing Job Postings" icon="briefcase" href="/guides/managing-job-postings">
    Create and configure job postings in the HR portal.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Application Lifecycle" icon="arrows-spin" href="/concepts/application-lifecycle">
    Understand the full hiring pipeline, scoring weights, and evaluation stages.
  </Card>
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