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Recruiter Guide

How Talent
Hunter Works

Everything you need to hire developers — from setting up your company and posting your first job, to managing candidates, running interviews, and making offers.

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// THE PIPELINE

Applied01

Candidate submits application

Pre-Screened02

AI resume analysis + review

Shortlisted03

Move forward to assessment

Assessment04

Coding test from problem library

Interview05

Schedule + scorecard feedback

Offered06

Send offer letter, track response

Hired07

Candidate joins — pipeline complete

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Getting Started

Talent Hunter is CodeTikki's free recruitment platform for hiring developers. You can post jobs, screen candidates with AI-powered resume analysis, run coding assessments, schedule interviews, and manage offers — all from a single dashboard.

How to create your account

1

Enter your details

Go to the registration page and fill in your name, work email, phone number, and a password. You must agree to the terms to continue.
2

Verify your email

We'll send an 8-digit code to your email. Enter it within 5 minutes. If you didn't receive it, you can resend after 30 seconds.
3

Access your dashboard

Once verified, you'll be logged in and taken to your recruiter dashboard. From here you can link companies, post jobs, and manage candidates.
Your session stays active for 24 hours. After that, you'll need to log in again.

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// CANDIDATE JOURNEY

How a candidate moves
through the pipeline.

A visual flowchart of the candidate journey — from application to hiring, including side paths for rejection, withdrawal, and on-hold.

// MAIN PIPELINE (forward flow)

Applied
Pre-Screened
Shortlisted
Assessment
Interview
Offered
Hired

The recruiter moves candidates forward using the quick advance button (one step at a time) or the status dropdown (jump to any stage).

// SIDE PATHS (available at ANY stage)

Rejected

Recruiter rejects the candidate. Can be done from any stage.

Withdrawn

Candidate withdraws their own application.

On Hold

Recruiter pauses the candidate temporarily.

Candidates can be moved back to any pipeline stage from any side status.

// AUTO-ADVANCE TRIGGERS (system moves candidate forward automatically)

Assessment Submitted

Candidate submits coding test → auto-moves to Assessment stage

Interview Scheduled

Recruiter schedules interview → candidate auto-moves to Interview stage

// EXAMPLE FLOW

Meet Priya — a candidate's journey

Here's how a candidate named Priya moves through the pipeline for a "Frontend Developer" role:

Day 1

Priya applies

Submits her resume and answers to custom questions on the job page.

Applied
Day 2

Recruiter reviews resume

AI resume analysis shows 87% match. Recruiter advances Priya to the next stage.

Pre-Screened
Day 3

Recruiter shortlists Priya

After reviewing all applications, Priya is moved to the shortlist.

Shortlisted
Day 4Auto-Advanced

Coding assessment assigned

Recruiter sends a 3-problem coding test. Priya submits it on Day 5 — she auto-advances.

Assessment
Day 6Auto-Advanced

Interview scheduled

Recruiter schedules a technical interview for Day 8. Priya auto-advances.

Interview
Day 9

Interview completed, feedback submitted

Interviewer gives "Strong Hire". Recruiter advances Priya and creates an offer.

Offered
Day 12

Priya accepts the offer

Offer status changes to Accepted. Recruiter marks Priya as hired.

Hired

// ALTERNATIVE EXAMPLE

Meet Arjun — a candidate who was put on hold, then rejected

Not every candidate makes it through. Here's how the side paths work:

Day 1Arjun appliesApplied
Day 2Recruiter advances to Pre-ScreenedPre-Screened
Day 3Recruiter puts Arjun on hold (waiting for budget approval)On Hold
Day 10Budget not approved — recruiter rejects ArjunRejected

What if the budget was approved? The recruiter could have moved Arjun from On Hold back to Pre-Screened or directly to Shortlisted using the status dropdown — no need to start over.