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Rewrite every guide for the redesigned app, add guides for new features (documents, editor modes, check, cover letters, assistant, applications, self-hosting upgrade and environment reference), remove v5-only pages with redirects, and replace every screenshot.
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title: "Adding an application"
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description: "Add a job to Applications by pasting its link or posting. Reactive Resume saves the posting so Check, the assistant and your letter can use it."
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---
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Add an application as soon as you find a job you like, or right after you apply. You paste the job link or the posting text, check the role and company, pick a stage, and you're done. The posting is saved with the application, so [Check](/guides/checking-your-resume), [the assistant](/guides/using-the-assistant) and [your cover letter](/guides/writing-a-cover-letter) can refer to it later.
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## Add an application
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<Steps>
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<Step title="Open the Add dialog">
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In **Applications**, select **Add application**. You can also press <kbd>⌘</kbd> <kbd>K</kbd> (<kbd>Ctrl</kbd> <kbd>K</kbd> on Windows and Linux) and run **New Application**.
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</Step>
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<Step title="Paste the job link or posting">
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Paste into **Job link or posting text**. A single web address counts as a link; anything else counts as posting text. Reactive Resume starts reading it a moment after you stop typing. The line under the field tells you what it found.
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</Step>
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<Step title="Check the role and company">
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**Role** and **Company** fill in from what was found. Correct them if needed, or type them yourself. Both are required.
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</Step>
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<Step title="Pick a stage">
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Choose **Saved**, **Applied** (the default) or **Interview**. You can move the application to any stage later.
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</Step>
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<Step title="Add it">
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Select **Add** to save it and open its details. Or select **Add and tailor a resume** to save it and go straight to making a copy of your resume for this job. See [Tailoring a resume for a job](/guides/tailoring-a-resume-for-a-job).
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</Step>
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</Steps>
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<Frame caption="The Add an application dialog with pasted posting text">
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<img src="/images/guides/adding-an-application/add-an-application-dialog.webp" alt="Add an application dialog with posting text pasted, a hint to fill in the role and company, Role set to Level Designer, Company set to Brightline Studios, the Stage control on Applied, and the Add and Add and tailor a resume buttons" />
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</Frame>
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## What gets read from a posting
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What Reactive Resume can read depends on what you paste and whether you've [connected an AI provider](/guides/using-ai):
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| You paste | Without an AI provider | With an AI provider |
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| --- | --- | --- |
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| A job link | Role, company and location, if the page includes structured job details. Many job boards do. | Role, company, location, salary and a short list of what the job asks for. |
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| Posting text | Nothing is read. Fill in the role and company yourself. | Role, company, location, salary and a short list of what the job asks for. |
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Either way, the posting text is saved with the application (up to 20,000 characters). For a link, Reactive Resume saves the page's text and keeps the link.
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<Note>
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Only public `https://` pages can be read. If a link can't be read, for example because the page needs you to sign in, you see "That link couldn't be read. Paste the posting text instead." Copy the posting from the page and paste it instead.
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</Note>
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## Add more details
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The Add dialog keeps things short on purpose. Once the application is saved, its details sheet opens, where you can add the salary, source, contacts, tags, notes and a follow-up date. To edit everything in one form, including the job posting link, location and linked resume, open the **⋯** menu in the details sheet and select **Edit details…**. See [Managing an application](/guides/managing-an-application).
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## Other ways to add applications
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- **From a spreadsheet**: import many at once from a CSV file. See [Importing applications from CSV](/guides/importing-applications-from-csv).
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- **From an AI client**: create applications over MCP. See [Managing applications with MCP](/guides/managing-applications-with-mcp).
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## Next steps
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- [Managing an application](/guides/managing-an-application): move it through stages and keep notes.
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- [Tailoring a resume for a job](/guides/tailoring-a-resume-for-a-job): make a version of your resume for this posting.
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