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Viewing application insights

See how far your applications get, how often and how fast people reply, whether tailored resumes do better, and export a picture of your job search pipeline.

The Insights view turns your applications into a few simple numbers and charts. Use it to spot where things stall, for example lots of applications but few replies, and to see whether tailoring your resume is paying off.

To open it, go to Applications and select the Insights tab. Insights counts all of your applications, including closed ones, whatever you've typed in the search field.

Insights appears once at least one application has reached Applied. Until then you see a short message instead.

Read the charts

Insights view with a How far applications get chart showing 9 applied, 4 screening, 3 interview and 1 offer, tiles for 56% heard back and 8 days median to first reply, and a Tailored vs. base resume summary
How far applications get, reply figures, and tailored vs. base resume
  • How far applications get: For each stage from Applied to Offer, the number of applications that ever reached it. This uses each application's stage history, so an application that reached Interview and was later closed still counts for Applied, Screening and Interview.
  • heard back: The share of sent applications that got a reply. A reply means the application moved on to Screening or later, or was closed as Not selected.
  • median to first reply: The typical number of days between sending an application and that first reply. It uses the dates in each application's Activity, so correct those dates if you added applications after the fact.
  • Tailored vs. base resume: Compares applications sent with a resume made for that job (with Tailor a resume or Copy for a job…) against those sent with another resume. It only counts applications with a linked resume. With fewer than 10 of those, it reminds you the numbers are small.

The pipeline picture

Where your applications went draws your pipeline as a flow from Saved to Offer. The number above each bar is how many of your current, not-closed applications are at that stage or beyond, and the percentage under it is how many made it on from the stage before. The top line shows how many applications are active, with closed applications counted separately.

Where your applications went panel with an Export PNG button and a dark Job search pipeline chart showing bars for Saved, Applied, Screening, Interview and Offer with conversion percentages and 2 closed
The pipeline picture, ready to export

Select Export PNG to download the picture as pipeline-flow.png, a high-resolution image with a small Hireway mark in the corner. It's made for sharing, for example with a mentor or career coach.

The pipeline picture counts only applications that aren't closed, while How far applications get includes closed ones. That's why their numbers can differ.

Weekly activity and sources

Applications over time bar chart for the last 8 weeks, and a Where applications come from chart with LinkedIn 5, Indeed 3, Company website 2 and Referral 1
Applications over time and where they come from
  • Applications over time: How many applications you sent each week over the last 8 weeks, dated by their first move to Applied or later. Applications that later closed still count; jobs that never reached Applied don't.
  • Where applications come from: How many applications have each Source, such as LinkedIn or Referral. Fill in the source on each application to make this useful. Applications without a source aren't shown.

Tailoring a resume for a job

Copy your resume for one job, write a matching cover letter, and use Prepare for next step to get help with fit, follow-ups and interviews.

Importing applications from CSV

Move job applications from a spreadsheet into Hireway with CSV import, check how columns are matched, and export your applications back to CSV.

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