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Quick Start

Create your first organization, post a job, and receive applications in under 10 minutes with Reqcore.

Quick Start

This guide walks you through the complete flow: sign up, create an organization, post a job, and see an application come in. Assumes you have Reqcore installed and running.

1. Create an Account

  1. Open http://localhost:3000
  2. Click Get Started in the top-right corner
  3. Enter your name, email, and password
  4. Click Sign Up

2. Create an Organization

After signing up, you'll be redirected to create your first organization:

  1. Enter your company name (e.g., "Acme Corp")
  2. A URL-friendly slug is generated automatically
  3. Click Create Organization

Your organization is now set up. All data — jobs, candidates, applications — is scoped to this organization. Team members you invite later will share the same data.

3. Create a Job

  1. From the dashboard, click Create Job (or navigate to Jobs in the sidebar)
  2. Fill in the job details:
    • Title: e.g., "Senior Software Engineer"
    • Description: Job responsibilities and requirements (Markdown supported)
    • Location: Office location or "Remote"
    • Employment Type: Full-time, Part-time, Contract, etc.
  3. Click Create Job

The job starts in Draft status — it's not visible publicly yet.

4. Add Custom Application Questions

  1. From the job detail page, click the Application Form tab
  2. Click Add Question to create custom fields:
    • Text fields (short answer, long answer)
    • Select dropdowns (single or multiple choice)
    • File upload (for portfolios, work samples)
    • URL, email, phone, number, date fields
  3. Drag questions to reorder them
  4. Each question can be marked as required or optional

5. Open the Job for Applications

  1. On the job detail page, click the status badge dropdown
  2. Change status from Draft → Open
  3. A shareable application link appears — copy it or share directly

The job is now live on your public job board at /jobs.

6. View Incoming Applications

When candidates apply through the public form:

  1. Navigate to the job's Pipeline tab to see the Kanban board
  2. New applications appear in the New column
  3. Drag candidates through stages: Screening → Interview → Offer → Hired
  4. Click any candidate card to see their details, resume, and question responses in the sidebar

7. Manage Candidates

The Candidates section in the sidebar shows your full candidate pool:

  • Candidates are automatically created when someone applies
  • Each candidate can have multiple applications across different jobs
  • Upload additional documents (resumes, cover letters) from the candidate detail page
  • View inline PDF previews directly in the browser

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