For candidates · Quickstart
BeginnerYour first 10 minutes as a candidate
A guided walkthrough from signup to your first submitted application. Most candidates finish this flow in under ten minutes — no wallet or crypto knowledge needed.
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Step 1
Sign up
Step 2
Profile
Step 3
Browse
Step 4
Screening Qs
Step 5
Submit
Step 1
Sign up
Step 2
Profile
Step 3
Browse
Step 4
Screening Qs
Step 5
Submit
Before you start
You only need two things:
- An email address (or a LinkedIn account for one-click signup).
- A resume or portfolio link — optional at signup, but reviewers weight it heavily.
The five steps
Step 1 — Sign up
Go to the home page and click Get Vetted, or navigate directly to /auth/signup. You'll see two tabs at the top: Job Seeker and Employer. Make sure Job Seeker is selected.
Fill in the signup form:
- Full name
- Headline — your current role or specialty (e.g. "Senior Backend Engineer")
- LinkedIn URL — required; experts use it to verify your background
- GitHub URL and Portfolio URL — optional, can be added later
- Password (6+ characters)
- Experience level — dropdown: Junior (0–2 yrs), Mid-Level (2–5), Senior (5–10), Lead/Principal (10+)
- Terms checkbox — required to proceed
Click Create Account. You'll be redirected straight to your candidate dashboard.
Complete your profile
After signup you land on your dashboard. You'll see a profile completion ring showing your percentage. Click Edit Profile or go to
/candidate/profile.The profile editor has these sections:
- Personal info — name, headline, bio, phone, experience level
- Resume — drag-and-drop upload area (PDF or DOCX)
- Skills — type a skill and press Enter to add it as a tag
- Work history — add entries with company, role, and dates
- Social links — LinkedIn, GitHub, portfolio URLs
Hit Save Changes when done. The completion ring updates immediately.
Browse jobs
Click Browse jobs in the sidebar, or go to
/browse/jobs. You'll see a search bar at the top and filter pills below it:- Guild filter — Engineering, Design, Marketing, etc.
- Job type — Full-time, Part-time, Contract, Freelance
- Location — Remote, Onsite, Hybrid
- Sort — Newest or Salary: High to Low
Each job card shows the company, title, location, salary range, and a match score showing how well your profile fits the role.
Open a job and read the screening questions
Click any job card to open its detail page. You'll see the full description, requirements, skills, and — most importantly — the screening questions the company wrote. These are what the expert guild scores you on, so read them carefully before clicking Apply.
Answer the questions and submit
Click Apply. A modal opens with your profile details pre-filled. Answer every screening question — the form auto-saves as you type. Add an optional cover letter if you want.
Hit Submit. Your application enters the guild's review queue immediately. Track it from
/candidate/applications.
The vetting pipeline
After you submit, your application walks through a five-stage pipeline. You can see which stage you're in on the applications page — each application shows a visual pipeline with colored dots for completed, active, and upcoming stages.
- Applied. Your application is queued for expert review. Status dot is blue.
- Expert review. Guild experts are scoring your answers against the rubric. Typically 2–5 days. Status dot pulses while active.
- Company review. The company received the ranked shortlist and is reading through it.
- Interview. The company moved you forward to their interview process.
- Offer. You received an offer — or a rejection with optional feedback visible in the tracker.
Your dashboard
Your dashboard at /candidate/dashboard shows everything at a glance:
- Stats cards — Total Applied, Under Review, Interviews, and Offers.
- Recent applications — each with its pipeline status and a link to the job.
- Messages — conversations with companies, including meeting scheduling.
- Guild applications — if you applied to any guilds (optional for candidates).