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
Section titled “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
Section titled “For companies”Apply to post jobs to Dover Startup Jobs
Section titled “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.
- Open the Dover App and select the job you want to post first.
- Click Job Boards.
- Click Manage next to Dover Startup Jobs.
- In How much funding have you raised?, enter your funding, such as “Series A, $10M”.
- 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.
- 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.
After your company is approved
Section titled “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
Section titled “Post another job to Dover Startup Jobs”After your company is approved, you can post any of your other jobs.
- Open the Dover App and select an active job.
- Click Job Boards.
- Click Manage next to Dover Startup Jobs.
- Add a salary range if you want one. See Add a salary.
- Click Post job.
The board’s status changes to ACTIVE. To take the job down, open Manage again and click Deactivate.
Add a salary
Section titled “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
Section titled “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 to change the questions.
Each application appears in the job’s Applicants tab, where you review it like any other application. See Reviewing applicants.
How candidate reviews work
Section titled “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.
- Dover emails the candidate 10 days after they reach an interview stage and asks them to review the interview.
- The candidate gives an overall rating, rates how difficult the interview was, and writes a short review.
- 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.
Pinning reviews and seeing who left a review depend on your plan. See dover.com/pricing for plan details.
For candidates
Section titled “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
Section titled “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
Section titled “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.
Search and filter jobs
Section titled “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
Section titled “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
Section titled “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
Section titled “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
Section titled “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
Section titled “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
Section titled “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:
- 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.
- Overall experience: Give a star rating.
- Interview difficulty: Select Very easy, Easy, Average, Difficult, or Very difficult.
- Anything else you’d like to share? (optional): Write about the process.
- 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
Section titled “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
Section titled “Frequently asked questions”Who can post on Dover Startup Jobs?
Section titled “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?
Section titled “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?
Section titled “What if my company isn’t approved?”The Job Boards window shows “Your job posting was not approved.” Contact Support to ask about the decision.
Why can’t I post my job?
Section titled “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?
Section titled “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.
