Once your job is approved and live to candidates, you should generally see candidates starting to apply within a few hours.

On your ATS, these candidates will be marked as "Otta". If you use an ATS that we don’t fully integrate with, you may also see Otta candidates come through as "Direct".

It’s always a good idea to ask candidates where they applied from at screening stage to make sure you have the correct information. Please also note, the analytics on each job will take at least 24 hours to populate. From here, you can also review how many candidates applied through the platform.

Application rates and volumes will depend on the number of available candidates who match your job’s function, seniority and, if declared, salary. Your role will also receive more/less applications depending on the plan that you’re on, as different plans have different levels of promotion.

As a rule of thumb, senior or more technical roles may take longer to see applications as these candidates remain passive for longer. This is why it’s really important to nail your company profile and include high quality information about the role’s responsibilities, working location, flexibility and other information.

If you are a Pro customer and find that you aren’t receiving the expected or required volume or quality of applications within a few days, please get in touch with your Customer Success Manager who can help you understand any market dynamics and offer optimisation advice.

If you are on our Starter or Essential packages, take a look at this article for some quick tricks on how to boost your conversion. Jobs from Pro users see higher conversion rates than Starter and Essential users. These jobs can see approximately 6X higher visibility from matched candidates.

To learn more about the power of Pro for driving more, better inbound applications, email companies@otta.com