Recruiter User Guide

1. Getting recruiter access

Recruiter access is paid and gated. Start at /recruiter/access. Once your account is upgraded you'll see the Recruiter tab in the main navigation.

1. 1Visit /recruiter/access and choose a plan.
2. 2Complete the checkout. Access activates immediately on successful payment.
3. 3You'll receive a confirmation email and the Recruiter Dashboard becomes available at /recruiter/dashboard.

2. The Recruiter Dashboard

Your dashboard at /recruiter/dashboard shows active jobs, new applications, candidate matches, and pipeline health at a glance.

3. Posting a job

Post jobs from /recruiter/jobs. Use the structured form for best AI matching results.

1. 1Click 'Post a new job'.
2. 2Fill role title, company, location, employment type, and seniority.
3. 3Paste or write the full job description. Our AI extracts skills automatically.
4. 4Set the salary band — see Section 6 on whether to display it.
5. 5Choose whether to require a cover letter.
6. 6Publish. The job goes live at /jobs/{id} and is indexed for search and matching.

4. AI candidate matching

Once a job is live, open it and click 'Find matching candidates'. The system scores members against the job's extracted skills and surfaces the strongest matches with reasoning.

1. 1Open the job at /recruiter/jobs/{jobId}.
2. 2Click 'Find matching candidates'.
3. 3Review the ranked list with match scores and rationale.
4. 4Invite top candidates directly — they receive an invitation to apply with a one-click link.

5. Reviewing applications

All inbound applications across all your roles live at /recruiter/applications. Each application includes the candidate's profile, CV (parsed and searchable), cover letter, and a structured match analysis.

1. 1Open /recruiter/applications for the cross-job inbox.
2. 2Filter by job, status, or score.
3. 3Click an application to open the detail view at /recruiter/applications/{id}.
4. 4Use the in-app chat to message the candidate directly without sharing email.
5. 5Move the application through stages: New → Reviewed → Shortlisted → Interview → Offer → Hired / Rejected.

6. Salary display & salary requests

You can publish jobs with a visible salary band, a hidden band, or 'Available on request'. When hidden, members can submit a Salary Request from the job page.

7. Shortlists & sharing with hiring managers

Build a shortlist from any application detail view. Share a read-only link with your hiring manager — no Guild account required.

1. 1Open an application and click 'Add to shortlist'.
2. 2Group shortlists are scoped per job.
3. 3Click 'Share shortlist' to generate a tokenised link at /shortlist/{token}.
4. 4The link expires after 30 days and can be revoked anytime.

8. Active sourcing

Beyond inbound applications, you can proactively source from the Directory. Members opted into 'Open to opportunities' surface in source views.

1. 1Open a job → Source candidates.
2. 2Filter by sector, country, seniority, current employer.
3. 3Click a profile and 'Invite to apply' — they receive a personalised invitation.

9. CV handling

CVs are parsed on upload — text, skills, and experience are extracted and indexed. The original file is securely stored and shareable inside your team's workspace.

10. Compliance & data handling

Candidate data is stored on Lovable Cloud under our DPA. You may only contact candidates about active roles you've posted. Bulk export and unsolicited outreach are prohibited.

11. Billing & invoices

Recruiter plans are billed monthly via Stripe. Invoices arrive by email and are also available in your Settings → Billing.

12. Getting help

Recruiter support: support@themotorguild.com. We respond within one business day. For urgent live-hire issues, flag the email subject with [URGENT].

13. Worked example: hiring a Service Manager in Dubai

End-to-end view of how a typical hire moves through the recruiter pipeline. Numbers are illustrative.