> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.nico-jobagent.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Job Applications

> Creating, viewing, and managing your job applications

# 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.

<Tip>
  Parsing works best with a direct link to the posting (the page you'd apply on), not a search-results or careers-homepage URL.
</Tip>

### From Job Search

If you found the posting via [Job Search](/using-nico/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:

| Field           | Required | Description                                           |
| --------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| Job title       | Yes      | The position title (e.g., "Software Engineer")        |
| Company         | Yes      | Select existing or create a new company               |
| Job URL         | No       | Link to the job posting                               |
| Location        | No       | Where the job is based                                |
| Work mode       | No       | Remote, hybrid, or on-site                            |
| Salary range    | No       | Minimum and maximum salary                            |
| Currency        | No       | Salary currency (e.g., USD, EUR)                      |
| Pay period      | No       | Annual, monthly, hourly                               |
| Employment type | No       | Full-time, part-time, contract, internship, temporary |

### 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](/using-nico/statistics) start with your real track record. See [Importing Job Applications](/using-nico/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:

1. **Draft** — Proposed and draft applications
2. **Applied** — Submitted and acknowledged applications
3. **Interviewing** — Phone screens, interviews, and final rounds
4. **Offer** — Offers and negotiations
5. **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](/using-nico/statuses-and-transitions) for all available status changes.