Job Applications
Job applications are the core of Nico. Each one represents a position you’re interested in or actively pursuing.
Creating an application
Paste a URL (recommended)
The fastest way to add an application is to paste the job posting URL. Click New Application — you’ll get a single URL field. Nico fetches the page, detects the ATS (Greenhouse, Ashby, Lever, Workday, Personio, Oracle Recruiting, and dozens more), and pre-fills every field it can extract:
- Job title and company
- Location and work mode
- Salary range, currency, and pay period
- Employment type
- Posted date and full job description
Review the parsed fields, edit anything that’s off, and save. New applications start in Draft status by default.
Parsing works best with a direct link to the posting (the page you’d apply on), not a search-results or careers-homepage URL.
From Job Search
If you found the posting via Job Search, you can add it as an application directly from the job detail page — no copy-paste needed. The same parser output that powers Job Search is reused, so creation is instant.
Fill in manually
If you don’t have a URL (or parsing didn’t pick up what you needed), click Create without URL on the New Application screen for the full manual form:
Import from a spreadsheet
Already tracking applications in a spreadsheet? Import your whole history at once via CSV — including past applications, interviews, and outcomes, so your statistics start with your real track record. See Importing Job Applications.
Proposed by AI
When an AI agent adds a job for you, it arrives as a Proposed application. You’ll see it in the Draft column of your kanban board. From there you can:
- Accept it — move it to Draft and start preparing your application
- Apply directly — skip Draft and move straight to Applied
- Dismiss it — withdraw the proposal if you’re not interested
Viewing applications
Kanban board
The kanban board shows your applications in five columns matching the status categories:
- Draft — Proposed and draft applications
- Applied — Submitted and acknowledged applications
- Interviewing — Phone screens, interviews, and final rounds
- Offer — Offers and negotiations
- Finished — Hired, rejected, and withdrawn
Drag and drop cards between columns to update their status.
List view
The list view shows all applications in a filterable table. You can filter by:
- Status or category
- Company
- Date range
Application details
Click any application to see its full details:
- Status timeline — Every status change with timestamps
- Interviews — Scheduled and past interviews
- Notes — Your notes and AI agent notes
- Company info — Company details and other applications at the same company
Editing an application
Click the edit button on any application to update its details. You can change all fields except the company (to change the company, create a new application).
Updating status
Change an application’s status by:
- Dragging on the kanban board
- Using the status dropdown in the detail view
- Clicking a transition button — Nico shows only the valid next steps
See Statuses & Transitions for all available status changes.
