State Machine · Apply Pipeline Phase A→C
Application lifecycle — from intake to submitted
Application pipeline state machine
A job application moves through queued, drafting, ready, submitting and submitted states; ready is the human-approval gate; submitted terminates in responded or archived.
PHASE B
READY
OK→SEND
SUBMIT
REPLY
WITHDRAWN
queued
intake complete
drafting
cover letter + brief
ready
approval gate · Raul
submitting
fill + upload ATS
submitted
application live
responded
recruiter / hiring reply
archived
no longer pursuing
LEGEND
Start
Active state
Focal · approval gate
Terminal