Change Candidate Stages
Move candidates between hiring stages from the hiring pipeline and avoid inaccurate status updates when interviews are still in progress.
Change candidate stages
Move a candidate to any stage in your hiring pipeline at any time from the workflow . Use stage changes to keep your workflow organized and to see where each candidate currently stands.
After a candidate completes their interview, their status updates to Review automatically.
Change a candidate's stage
Follow these steps to move a candidate to a different stage.
Open the job in your dashboard
Go to your dashboard and open the job you are managing.
Select the current stage
Click the stage that currently contains the candidate. The candidate list for that stage opens so you can choose who to review.
Review the candidate details
Select the candidate to view their information. The stage view shows the candidate list and profile details so you can confirm you are updating the right person.
Click Move Candidate
Use the Move Candidate option at the top of the candidate view to start the stage change.
Choose the new stage
Select the next stage or any other stage you want to move the candidate to. You can move candidates to any stage in the pipeline.
Important notes
Wait until the interview is fully completed before changing a candidate’s stage. If you manually move a candidate before the interview is complete, the interview will be marked as completed even if the candidate has not finished the interview. The candidate will not be able to resume or complete the interview afterward, because the manual change will override the automatic status update.
FAQs
Yes. You can move a candidate to any stage in the pipeline from the candidate view.
The interview can be marked as completed, and the candidate may no longer be able to resume or finish it. Wait until the interview is fully complete before moving the candidate.
Once you choose the new stage, the candidate is moved in the workflow. Check the updated stage view to confirm the change appears correctly.
After the move, the candidate appears in the new stage you selected. Open that stage to continue reviewing their profile.
Open the candidate again and move them back to the correct stage as soon as possible. Double-check the profile details before confirming the next change.