What a knockout question is, and how to spot one
A knockout question is a screening question wired to an automatic reject rule. Here is what fires it, which systems run it, and how to spot one on the form.
Nathan Cole · · 9 minHeroApply Blog
How ATSs work
Workday, Greenhouse, Ashby and the rest — what happens after you press Submit.
Nathan Cole · · 9 min
"No longer under consideration": what actually happened
The status means your application left the pipeline for one job. Here is who moved it, when, and how to tell a knockout rule from a closed requisition.
Nathan Cole · · 10 min
Why you have to retype your resume into the application form
You uploaded the PDF and the form still wants your job titles. Here is what the parser takes, what it never had, and how to stop fixing it every time.
Nathan Cole · · 9 min
Does the ATS reject your resume automatically? What actually happens
Almost never because of the resume. The trigger is a rule attached to a question you answered, and the vendors document exactly how it fires.
Nathan Cole · · 9 min
What happens after you click Submit on a job application
Your application becomes a record in a review queue. Here is what each system does with it in the first minute, who opens it, and when a reply is realistic.
Nathan Cole · · 9 min
Greenhouse vs Workday vs Ashby: what the applicant sees
Three applicant tracking systems, three different forms: what each one asks for, what it keeps afterwards, and which one wants an account before you start.
Nathan Cole · · 9 min
What Workday does with your resume the second you upload it
It copies what it can into the form, skips two fields on purpose, and at some employers does not run at all. Workday's own documentation explains why.
Nathan Cole · · 5 minThe best of the blog, once a week
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