# How to create a job application in Truffle > Create a job application in Truffle: collect a resume with Apply first, add qualification checks, preview the hosted job page, and share its link. Source: https://www.hiretruffle.com/how-it-works/guides/create-a-job-application Last verified against the product: 2026-10-05 Time required: 8 min Every screenshot and label below was captured from the live product. **Outcome.** By the end you have a position whose hosted job page collects a resume and your must-haves, scores and ranks every resume against criteria you reviewed, and you know which link to share. ## Before you start - A Truffle account. The 7-day free trial works: 30 credits, no credit card. - A position description of at least 200 characters. Truffle suggests the screen and drafts the criteria and checks from it, and a position cannot go live on less. ## Steps ### 1. Define the role Start a new position. On **Define the role**, enter a **Position title** and a **Position description**. Candidates read the description on the job page. Write each hard requirement as a plain sentence, such as Must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship, so Truffle can suggest qualification checks. Truffle reads the description back as Thin, Workable or Strong. Then choose **Next: Build position**. > Note: Department and location are optional, under **Add optional details (department, location)**. ### 2. Keep Resume and Qualification checks on **Build the screen** arrives with Truffle's suggestions already switched on, each with a **Suggested** badge and a line on why it fits this role. **Resume** costs **1 credit per resume**. **Qualification checks** shows no credit cost, quotes the requirement it found in your description, and reads **Runs at the start of screening**. Leave both switches on. This guide keeps **Video Interview** on as the step after the resume and switches **Assessments** off. > Note: Check every switch before you go on. In our capture Truffle also suggested Assessments, and we switched it off. If your description names no hard requirement, Qualification checks may arrive as Skipped for now. Switch it on yourself. ### 3. Choose Apply first Under the components, **How this position runs** asks **What do candidates do?** Choose **Apply first**, you pick who continues. Candidates send a resume, it is scored against your criteria and ranked, and they wait in your list until you invite them. The flow reads **Candidate arrives**, **Resume scored**, **Waits for your invite**, then the interview. **What this costs** prices it: 1 credit per candidate who applies, then 5 more for each person you invite who finishes. Then choose **Next: Configure**. > Note: **Apply and finish in one sitting** is the other option: candidates give their resume and record the video interview in the same session, and you review everything together. ### 4. Review the resume criteria **Configure screening** lists your sections on the left, each with its state, and opens on **Resume criteria**, tagged **Apply first**. These score the resumes candidates send when they apply. Truffle drafts them from your description in the background. They land as **Suggested, not reviewed**, here **4 criteria · 0 required**. Edit, remove or add criteria, then choose **Looks right**. > Note: A position with resume scoring on cannot go live until its drafted criteria are marked Looks right or edited. The resume screening guide covers the criteria in detail. ### 5. Review the qualification checks Choose **Qualification checks** in the list. These are asked before the interview, and with Apply first they are part of the application itself. Truffle drafts them from your description. Each check shows its type, the answer that passes (here **Pass: ≥ 2 years**), what a missed answer does (here **Flag for review**), and **Must answer**. Use **Add a question** for any must-have that is missing, then choose **Looks right**. > Note: Read what was drafted. In our capture the reason on Build the screen quoted the work authorization requirement, but the one check Truffle drafted asked about years of B2B sales experience. Add the work authorization question yourself with Add a question. Scores never reject anyone. The only automatic rejection in Truffle is a check you set to Reject automatically. The qualification checks guide covers the outcomes. ### 6. Preview as a candidate Choose **Preview as a candidate** under the section list. Your job page opens in a new tab: your company name, **is hiring**, the title, the description under **About the role**, and **Apply for this role**. Further down, **Ready to apply?** tells candidates what applying takes, worked out from your setup. Ours read: Takes about 2 minutes. You'll drop your resume, confirm a few details, and answer 1 short question. ### 7. Review and activate Choose **Next: Review and activate**. **Review your setup** lists Position setup, Role brief, Interview questions and Qualification checks. When nothing blocks go-live, the page reads **Activate your position to start sharing**. Activating does not post the role publicly. You control who sees it. Choose **Activate position**, or **Save as draft** to finish later. > Note: If the criteria or checks are still unreviewed, Review says so in a row that links back to the section, and Activate position stays off. ### 8. Check your logo and color Further down Review, **Candidate experience** sets what candidates see. Under **Logo and colors**, the position starts on **Using your company branding**: the company logo and the primary color from your company settings. Choose **Use different logo** or change the color to override them for this position only. You can also add a welcome message and a completion message. ### 9. What candidates see first Once the position is active, it has a hosted job page. Candidates see your logo, **is hiring**, the role title, its location type and employment type, **Apply for this role**, and your description. The page footer reads **Powered by Truffle** and says that hiring decisions are made by your company. ### 10. Candidates upload a resume **Apply for this role** opens **Upload your resume**. Candidates drag in a file or browse for one: **PDF or DOCX, max 5MB**. There is no account to create. The step says whether a resume is required. Our new position, with Resume on, read **A resume is required for this position.** The live position in these stills reads **Adding a resume is optional but recommended.** ### 11. Candidates confirm their details The resume is read in the candidate's browser, and **Your information** opens with the name, email and phone number it found, for the candidate to confirm or correct. Below the form, **About this application** says what AI does and does not do with their resume, including that Truffle's AI does not reject or advance any application automatically. A checkbox asks the candidate to consent to AI scoring of their resume. Then they choose **Continue**. > Note: If nothing can be read from the resume, the candidate types their details in. ### 12. Candidates answer your checks Next come **Qualification questions**, one at a time, such as **Question 1 of 3**, with **Next question** to move on. After the last question the candidate submits. With Apply first, their resume is scored against your criteria and ranked, and they wait in your list until you invite them to the interview. ### 13. Share the Shareable link Open the position and choose **Get candidates**. The first row is **Shareable link**: Candidates apply here, scored, ranked, and waiting for your invite. Open it to see the link to your job page with a copy button, the flow candidates follow, and a preview under **What candidates see**. Post the link on job boards, in social posts, or in an email. > Note: **List this job publicly**, in the same row, shows the role on your careers page. The row also offers a link that skips the apply step: anyone with it goes straight to the screening, and their resume is still collected and scored. ### 14. Share your careers page To share every open role at once, go to **Settings**, **Company profile**, **Careers page**. Copy the **Careers page link** to post on job boards, social media, or your own website. Each role on the careers page links to its job page. **Website widget** gives you a snippet that lists your open positions on your own site. The careers page and widget stay in sync with your positions automatically. ## FAQ **Do candidates need an account to apply?** No. Candidates open your job page, choose Apply for this role, upload a resume, confirm their details and answer your qualification questions. There is no account to create. **What does Apply first mean?** Candidates send a resume, it is scored against your criteria and ranked, and they wait in your list until you invite them to the next step. You choose who continues. The other option, Apply and finish in one sitting, has candidates complete the next step in the same session. **Does Truffle reject candidates based on their application?** Scores never reject anyone. Each resume is scored against the criteria you reviewed, with the reasoning shown, and you decide who continues. The only automatic rejection in Truffle is a qualification check you set to Reject automatically. **What resume files can candidates upload?** PDF or DOCX, up to 5MB. The resume is read in the candidate's browser, and they confirm the details it found. If nothing can be read, they type their details in. **How many credits does an application use?** With Apply first, 1 credit for each candidate who applies, for the resume screening, then 5 more for each person you invite who finishes the video interview. Credits are charged per step a candidate finishes. The 7-day free trial includes 30 credits, with no credit card. **Which link do I share?** Share the position's Shareable link, from Get candidates, for one role. Share your Careers page link, from Settings, Company profile, to list every open role. The Website widget lists your open positions on your own website. **Can I check the job page before candidates see it?** Yes. On Configure screening, choose Preview as a candidate to open the job page in a new tab. On a live position, Get candidates shows a preview under What candidates see. ## Exact labels in the product These strings are captured from the live product and verified automatically, so they can be quoted directly: `Define the role` · `Build position` · `Configure screening` · `Review and activate` · `Position title` · `Workable` · `Add optional details (department, location)` · `Next: Build position` · `Build the screen` · `Suggested` · `1 credit per resume` · `Runs at the start of screening` · `Must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship` · `How this position runs` · `What do candidates do?` · `Apply first` · `you pick who continues` · `Apply and finish in one sitting` · `They send a resume. It’s scored against your criteria and ranked, and they wait in your list until you invite them.` · `Candidate arrives` · `Resume scored` · `Waits for your invite` · `WHAT THIS COSTS` · `Apply first: 1 per applicant, then +5 for each person you invite who finishes.` · `Next: Configure` · `Resume criteria` · `These score the resumes candidates send when they apply.` · `Suggested, not reviewed` · `4 criteria · 0 required` · `Looks right` · `Asked before the interview.` · `How many years of B2B sales experience do you have?` · `Pass: ≥ 2 years` · `Flag for review` · `Must answer` · `Add a question` · `Preview as a candidate` · `is hiring` · `ABOUT THE ROLE` · `Ready to apply?` · `Takes about 2 minutes. You'll drop your resume, confirm a few details, and answer 1 short question.` · `Next: Review and activate` · `Review your setup` · `Activate your position to start sharing` · `Activating doesn't post publicly` · `Activate position` · `Save as draft` · `Candidate experience` · `Logo and colors` · `Using your company branding` · `Use different logo` · `Using company primary color` · `Apply for this role` · `Powered by Truffle` · `Hiring decisions are made by` · `Upload your resume` · `PDF or DOCX, max 5MB` · `A resume is required for this position.` · `Adding a resume is optional but recommended.` · `Your information` · `About this application` · `Truffle's AI does not reject or advance any application automatically` · `I consent to AI scoring of my resume` · `Continue` · `Qualification questions` · `Question 1 of 3` · `Next question` · `Get candidates` · `Shareable link` · `Candidates apply here` · `WHAT CANDIDATES SEE` · `List this job publicly` · `Shows the role on your careers page` · `SKIP THE APPLY STEP` · `Their resume is still collected and scored.` · `Company profile` · `Careers page` · `Careers page link` · `Post on job boards, social media, or your own website.` · `Website widget` · `Your careers page and widget stay in sync automatically.` ## Video How to create a job application with screening built in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LhSNA3xGqk - 0:00 Define the role - 0:11 Build the position - 0:21 Configure screening, then what candidates see - 0:45 Copy the shareable link Transcript: Here's a job application in Truffle, set up in a few minutes. Let's build one. Start a new position, and describe the role. Truffle suggests your screen from it. Resume and qualification checks arrive switched on, each with the reason it fits this role. Then choose apply first, so you pick who continues. On Configure screening, Truffle drafts your qualification checks. Review them, and add any must-have it missed. Once it's live, candidates open your job page, and choose apply for this role. They upload a resume, with no account to create. Truffle reads it, and they confirm their details. Then they answer your checks. To share it, open Get candidates, and copy the shareable link. Every resume comes back scored against your criteria, with the reasoning shown. You pick who continues. Start free at hiretruffle.com. ## Related - https://www.hiretruffle.com/how-it-works/what-candidates-see - https://www.hiretruffle.com/how-it-works/getting-candidates - https://www.hiretruffle.com/how-it-works/positions - https://www.hiretruffle.com/how-it-works/guides/screen-resumes-with-ai-criteria - https://www.hiretruffle.com/how-it-works/guides/add-qualification-checks --- Truffle is an AI screening platform for small teams doing high-volume hiring: resume screening, one-way video interviews, and talent assessments, working with job boards like Indeed or an existing ATS. AI surfaces the evidence and you make every decision. Scores never reject a candidate; the only automatic rejection is a qualification rule the employer writes. https://www.hiretruffle.com