The software between you and the job.

Workday, iCIMS, Taleo, Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, LinkedIn Easy Apply. Nobody chooses them and everybody has to use them. Ranked worst first by the people who did.

23 people have ranked so far

1WorkdayAn account for every employer7Upload your resume, then re-enter your work history6Re-enter work history after resume upload4Sixty clicks to apply4Don't use the back button3Autofill, then retype it anyway3No status unless they turn it on3Status that never updates3Password rules from 20043Knockout question2Logged out after 30 minutes2Demographic questions twice2Blocked from reapplying222 ranked

2iCIMSAn account for every employer2Knockout question2Upload your resume, then re-enter your work history1Status that never updates1Sixty clicks to apply12 ranked

3TaleoUpload your resume, then re-enter your work history3Easy to send and ignore2Autofill, then retype it anyway2Status that never updates2Re-enter work history after resume upload1Logged out after 30 minutesDon't use the back buttonPassword rules from 200412 ranked

4LinkedIn Easy ApplyStatus that never updates4Easy to send and ignore3Don't use the back button2No status unless they turn it on2Blocked from reapplying2Autofill, then retype it anyway2Upload your resume, then re-enter your work history2Knockout question111 ranked

5GreenhouseAn account for every employer3Upload your resume, then re-enter your work history3Re-enter work history after resume upload3Logged out after 30 minutes2Autofill, then retype it anyway2Knockout question2Sixty clicks to apply2Status that never updates2No status unless they turn it onDemographic questions twice9 ranked

6LeverAutofill, then retype it anyway3Upload your resume, then re-enter your work history3Status that never updates3Knockout question2Logged out after 30 minutes2Easy to send and ignore2No status unless they turn it on2Re-enter work history after resume upload2Sixty clicks to apply27 ranked

7AshbyEasy to send and ignore2Autofill, then retype it anyway2Upload your resume, then re-enter your work history2No portal, only email1Blocked from reapplying18 ranked

How the order is produced

Each person orders only the platforms they actually used, worst first. That matters: a raw count of complaints would put the biggest platform on top every time, because more employers put more people through it.

The order is the share of a platform’s own users who put it in their worst two. A platform used by nine people and named by eight of them ranks above one used by ninety and named by forty.

It rests on 23 rankings. Below 15 no order is shown at all, because a handful of ballots is not a finding.

The short phrases under each platform are things people reported, plus a starting set drawn from vendor changelogs and employer applicant-FAQ pages. A figure beside a phrase is how many people independently reported it. If something here is wrong about your product, write to hello@stilllooking.co and it will be corrected.

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