Candidate Activity Report

Overview

The Candidate Activity Report in Discovered gives you detailed, up-to-date insights into how candidates are moving through your hiring process. Unlike weekly summary emails, this report allows you to explore custom date ranges, multiple jobs at once, and specific activity types—all from a single view.

This report is especially useful for understanding application volume, assessment progress, interview completion, and reference check activity in greater detail.

How to access Candidate Activity Reports:

1. Access the Candidate Activity Report

• Navigate to Reports in the top navigation bar.
• Select Candidate Activity from the list of available reports.

2. Configure Your View

Customize the report to match what you want to analyze:

• Date Range: Choose specific timeframes to see more current or historical activity.
• Jobs: View activity across all jobs or filter by specific job postings.
• Activity Types: Review metrics such as:
  • New applicants
  • Assessments assigned and completed
  • One-way interviews completed
  • Reference checks initiated and completed

3. Review Completion Metrics

The report highlights completion percentages for key evaluation steps, including:

• Assessments
• One-way interviews
• Reference checks

You can also break results down by specific assessments to see how candidates are performing and progressing.

Why This Matters:

The Candidate Activity Report provides deeper visibility than automated weekly reports by letting you:

• Analyze performance across multiple jobs simultaneously
• Track progress in real time instead of waiting for scheduled summaries
• Identify drop-offs or bottlenecks in assessments, interviews, or references

This helps teams make faster, data-informed decisions and optimize their hiring workflows.

Use Cases:

• Recruiters: Monitor applicant flow and evaluation completion rates across active roles.
• Hiring Managers: Understand where candidates are in the process and how engaged they are.
• Teams: Use alongside the weekly Roundup email for a complete view of hiring activity.

Best Practices:

• Use shorter date ranges for real-time insights and troubleshooting.
• Review completion percentages to identify friction in assessments or interviews.
• Combine this report with automated email summaries for both high-level and detailed tracking.

What Happens Next:

Once you’re familiar with the Candidate Activity Report:

• Use it regularly to supplement weekly reports.
• Adjust workflows or communication strategies based on completion trends
• Share insights with stakeholders to align on hiring progress

The Candidate Activity Report gives you a clearer, more flexible view of your hiring activity—helping you stay proactive and informed throughout the recruiting process.