# Dover Startup Jobs > Post your jobs to jobs.dover.com, a job board built for venture-backed startups, and reach candidates who want to join one. ## Overview Dover Startup Jobs at jobs.dover.com lists jobs from verified, venture-backed startups. Open a job, click **Job Boards**, and choose Dover Startup Jobs to post it. Your company is approved once, and then you can post any of your jobs. The **For companies** section explains how to get approved and post. The **For candidates** section shows what candidates see and control. --- ## For companies ### Apply to post jobs to Dover Startup Jobs Only venture-backed startups can post to Dover Startup Jobs, and every company must be approved first. Before your company is approved, the **Job Boards** window shows a short questionnaire instead of the **Post job** button. 1. Open the **Dover App** and select the job you want to post first. 2. Click **Job Boards**. 3. Click **Manage** next to Dover Startup Jobs. 4. In **How much funding have you raised?**, enter your funding, such as "Series A, $10M". 5. Check the box next to **Have you linked your Career Page to your website?** once you've done it. Click **Career Page** to open your careers page settings. 6. Click **Submit for Review**. Dover reviews your answers within 1 business day and notifies you of the result. While you wait, the window shows "Your job posting is under review", and you can't post yet. If Dover doesn't approve your company, the window shows "Your job posting was not approved." To ask about the decision, [contact Support](https://docs.dover.com/getting-started/how-to-get-help-with-dover/). ### After your company is approved When Dover approves your company, Dover posts the job you applied with automatically. You don't need to click **Post job** for that first job. Its status changes to **ACTIVE**. After approval, the Dover Startup Jobs window no longer shows the questionnaire. It shows a salary section and a **Post job** button, with a **ONE-CLICK POST** tag at the top. Your company is approved once, so you don't answer the questions again. ### Post another job to Dover Startup Jobs After your company is approved, you can post any of your other jobs. 1. Open the **Dover App** and select an active job. 2. Click **Job Boards**. 3. Click **Manage** next to Dover Startup Jobs. 4. Add a salary range if you want one. See [Add a salary](#add-a-salary). 5. Click **Post job**. The board's status changes to **ACTIVE**. To take the job down, open **Manage** again and click **Deactivate**. ### Add a salary In the same window, the salary section lets you show a salary range on your listing. Jobs with a salary listed get 50% more applicants. If you've already saved a range that isn't public, click **Show salary on job posting** to make it visible, or click **Edit range** to change it first. If the job has no range yet, choose a currency, enter the lowest and highest amounts, choose how often it's paid (such as **Annual**), and click **Save salary**. The range you save is shown publicly on the job's listing. ### How candidates find your job and apply Candidates browse jobs at jobs.dover.com and search for roles that interest them. Your company also has its own careers page, and each job has its own application page. The candidate opens your job, reads the description, and fills out the application form you set up for that job. See [Job postings and application forms](https://docs.dover.com/getting-applicants/job-postings/#customize-the-application-form) to change the questions. Each application appears in the job's **Applicants** tab, where you review it like any other application. See [Reviewing applicants](https://docs.dover.com/getting-applicants/applicants/). ### How candidate reviews work Candidates who interviewed with you can review the experience, and their reviews appear on your company's page on Dover Startup Jobs. 1. Dover emails the candidate 10 days after they reach an interview stage and asks them to review the interview. 2. The candidate gives an overall rating, rates how difficult the interview was, and writes a short review. 3. The review appears on your Dover Startup Jobs profile. You can read every review, respond to it, and pin up to 3 of your best reviews to the top of your profile. You can also turn the review request email on or off for each job. See [Candidate reviews](https://docs.dover.com/managing-candidates/candidate-reviews/). Pinning reviews and seeing who left a review depend on your plan. See [dover.com/pricing](https://www.dover.com/pricing) for plan details. --- ## For candidates Candidates use Dover Startup Jobs to search for startup jobs, apply, and track their applications. This section describes what candidates see and control. ### Dover Startup Jobs public page The home page at jobs.dover.com is where candidates can search and apply for jobs. It has these parts: - **Search:** A search box, labeled **Job title, skill, or company**, with a **Search jobs** button. Below it are shortcut buttons for common searches: **Founding engineer**, **Product**, **Account Executive**, **Remote**, and **Founding**. - **Job categories:** Three categories of jobs, described next. ### Job categories on Dover Startup Jobs Each category on the home page shows five jobs with an **Apply** button, and a **View all** link that opens the full job list in that order. | Category | What it shows | | --- | --- | | **Just posted** | The newest jobs. A badge shows how many were posted today, such as "3 new today", and each new job shows when it was posted, such as "Posted 1 hour ago". | | **Top paying roles** | Jobs with the highest listed pay, with each job's salary range. Only jobs with a salary listed can appear here. | | **Most popular roles** | Jobs that received the most applications in the last 30 days. | To show up in **Top paying roles**, add a salary to your job. See [Add a salary](#add-a-salary). ### Search and filter jobs Candidates search from the home page or from the full job list. The full job list has a filter bar. On a phone, scroll that bar sideways to reach every control. | Filter | Options | | --- | --- | | **Job title or company** | Free text search. | | **City or region** | Pick a place from the suggestions. | | **All location types** | **Remote**, **In-office**, or **Hybrid**. | | **All employment types** | **Full-time**, **Part-time**, **Contract**, or **Internship**. | | **Any time posted** | **Past 24 hours**, **Past week**, or **Past month**. | | **Any pay** | **$80,000+**, **$105,000+**, **$125,000+**, **$150,000+**, or **$185,000+**. | | **Any rating** | **5 stars**, **4+ stars**, **3+ stars**, or **2+ stars**. This uses the company rating shown on the job. Companies with no reviews are left out. | | **Any interview difficulty** | **Very easy**, **Easy**, **Average**, **Difficult**, or **Very difficult**. This uses the difficulty most candidates reported for that company. Companies with no difficulty answers are left out. | | **Most recent** | Sort the list by **Highest pay**, **Most popular**, **Highest rated**, **Easiest interviews**, or **Hardest interviews**. Companies with no reviews sort last for the rating and interview sorts. | | **Active in the last week** | A switch that shows only companies that have recently been active in hiring. | If no jobs match, the list shows "No jobs match your filters." ### Job list and job details The full job list shows jobs on the left. When a candidate selects one, its details open on the right. Details include the company name, the job description, and these tags, when the job has them: - The location - The employment type, such as **Full-time** - The salary range - When the job was posted - The company's reviews, when it has any - The interview difficulty most candidates reported, such as **Very Easy interview**, when any reviews answered it A badge appears on companies that are actively moving candidates through their hiring pipeline. Candidates click **Apply** to open your application form, or click the bookmark icon to save the job. Candidates who aren't signed in see "Create an account to save interesting jobs" on the bookmark. Clicking the reviews tag opens a window with the company's **Overall rating**, **Interview difficulty**, and **Reviews**. Reviews you pinned are labeled **Featured**. ### Create an account Candidates start from the home page. Below the search box, a line invites them to see the status of every job they've applied to, with a **Sign up** link. Candidates who aren't signed in are also prompted to create an account when they click the bookmark icon to save a job. After they sign in, the **Sign in** button at the top of the page changes to **View Dashboard**. ### Track applications across jobs The candidate dashboard lists every job the candidate applied to under **Your applications**. Each row shows the job title, the company, and the date they applied. Candidates can: - Click a row to read the job description again. - Use the filter buttons (**All**, **Applied**, **Reviewed**, **In Process**, and **Not Selected**) to show one status. - Click **View candidate portal** on an application, when the company has one. - Click **Leave a review** or **Edit your review** after an interview, when the company asked for one. - Click **+ Apply to more jobs** to go back to Dover Startup Jobs. Each application shows a status that updates as the company moves the candidate through its hiring process: | Status | What it means | | --- | --- | | **Applied** | The candidate submitted an application. | | **Reviewed** | A recruiter opened the application. | | **In Process** | The candidate was advanced to the next steps. | | **Not Selected** | The company closed the role to the candidate. | A **Pipeline snapshot** card on the dashboard shows how many of the candidate's applications are in each status. ### Save jobs Candidates click the bookmark icon on a job to save it. The **Saved jobs** card on the dashboard lists saved jobs. Each saved job shows an **Apply** button, or its status if the candidate already applied. Clicking the bookmark again removes the job. ### Control email preferences Candidates open **Email preferences** from the account menu in the top corner of the dashboard. They can turn **Weekly top jobs** on or off. This is a weekly email of top startup jobs posted on Dover. ### Review companies Candidates who interviewed with a company can review the experience. Dover emails the candidate 10 days after they reach an interview stage with a link to the review form. Candidates can also open the form from the dashboard with **Leave a review**. On the review form, titled **Share your interview experience**, a candidate answers: 1. **Did you interview with** the company? Select **Yes** or **No**. If a candidate selects **No**, the review isn't shown on the company's page. 2. **Overall experience:** Give a star rating. 3. **Interview difficulty:** Select **Very easy**, **Easy**, **Average**, **Difficult**, or **Very difficult**. 4. **Anything else you'd like to share? (optional)**: Write about the process. 5. Click **Submit review**. Dover shows "Thanks for sharing your feedback." To change a review later, click **Edit your review** on the application in the dashboard, update the form, and click **Save changes**. Other candidates can read a company's reviews before they apply by clicking the reviews tag on a job. ### What candidates control | Candidate can | Where | | --- | --- | | Create an account and sign in | **Sign up** on the home page, then **Sign in** | | Save and remove saved jobs | The bookmark icon on a job, or **Saved jobs** on the dashboard | | See and filter application statuses | **Your applications** and **Pipeline snapshot** | | Leave or edit a review of a company | **Leave a review** or **Edit your review** on an application | | Turn the weekly jobs email on or off | **Email preferences** in the account menu | | Share Dover | **Copy link** or **Follow** under **Share Dover** | | Sign out | **Log out** in the account menu | --- ## Frequently asked questions ### Who can post on Dover Startup Jobs? Only venture-backed startups can post. Every company goes through an approval process before its jobs appear, so candidates can trust the companies they see. Dover Startup Jobs is available on all Dover plans. ### How long does company approval take? Dover reviews your company application to post jobs to Dover Startup Jobs within 1 business day and notifies you of the result. You only need to be approved once. If your company's review isn't finished, or your company wasn't approved, the job board will not be **Active**. ### What if my company isn't approved? The **Job Boards** window shows "Your job posting was not approved." [Contact Support](https://docs.dover.com/getting-started/how-to-get-help-with-dover/) to ask about the decision. ### Why can't I post my job? Your company's review isn't finished, or your company wasn't approved. The window explains which. You also can't post a sample job. ### Can candidates see the status of their applications? Yes. Candidates with a Dover Startup Jobs account see each application's status on their dashboard, so they know when someone has seen their application or moved them forward in the interview process.