Always know where you stand, from the first click to the final answer.
The candidate-first ATS
Every applicant should know exactly where they stand.
Ascent turns your hiring pipeline into a clear workflow candidates can see themselves on. Full ATS power for recruiters. Radical transparency for everyone applying.
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Features
Full ATS power, plus the tools that make candidates love you.
Everything you'd expect from a modern ATS, with transparency built into the workflow.
For recruiters
Block-based pipeline builder
Drag stages into place. Whatever you build is exactly what candidates see on their mountain: no double bookkeeping.
For recruiters
Recruiter kanban
Move candidates through stages, take notes, and flag standouts. Team stays aligned on one shared pool.
For recruiters
AI comparative feedback
Turn rejections into growth letters in seconds. Kind, specific, and grounded in how each candidate compared to the pool.
For recruiters
Role forums
Answer common questions once, in public; cut inbound status emails and repeat FAQs to near zero.
For recruiters
Auto-transparency
Every stage move and profile view is surfaced automatically. Reputation compounds while you focus on hiring.
For recruiters
Pool analytics
See funnel drop-off, time-in-stage, and source performance. Make the next hire faster than the last.
For candidates
The mountain view
See yourself as a climber on the role's mountain. Every camp is a real interview stage; you always know what's next.
For candidates
Viewed receipts
The instant a recruiter opens your application, you see it. No more wondering whether it landed.
For candidates
Where you stand
Live counts of who's ahead, behind, and at your stage, so you're never guessing your odds.
For candidates
Growth-letter feedback
If it's a no, you get specific, comparative feedback, not a template rejection you can't learn from.
For candidates
Ask before you apply
Every role has a public forum. Ask real questions, see recruiter answers, apply with confidence.
For candidates
One honest dashboard
Every application in one place, with clear status: applied, viewed, progressing, offer, or closed.
Demo
See both sides of the climb.
As a recruiter, build the camps, move candidates through them, and send feedback, exactly like you would on a live role. As a candidate, see the same role exactly the way an applicant does.
2 climbers on this mountain
▲1 ahead●0 climbing with you▼0 behind
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Preferences
What a candidate sees about where they stand.
On this mountain
- Shahzeb AtifYou, as Shahzeb sees itBase CampApplied
- Dea SokoliAnonymized other climberCamp 1Resume review
Pipeline builder
Drag a block in, drag a camp to reorder, or bin one; the board and mountain follow instantly.
Application
Recruiter screen
Take-home
Panel interview
Team interview
Reference check
Final round
Base Camp~ 3 days
Applied
Camp 1~4 days
Resume review
Camp 2~1 week
Team interview
Summit~3 days
Offer
One column per camp. Drag a candidate to another camp and watch them climb.
Applied
83%
Shahzeb Atif
SaaS designer
ReactJava
Resume review
75%
Dea Sokoli
UX designer
FigmaCanva
Team interview
No candidates at this camp yet. Drag someone forward.
Offer
No candidates at this camp yet. Drag someone forward.
Questions from applicants
- AnnouncementAscent team· 2 days ago
Thank you for applying, we will be reviewing applications over the next week.
- HHailey Biles· 3 days ago
Is this role open to occasional travel, or strictly remote?
I'm fully remote today but could travel for onsite team weeks a few times a year. Does that work for this role?
- Shahzeb Atif· 2 days ago
Yes, most of the team is remote-first, but we do 2–3 in-person team weeks a year (optional but encouraged). No travel requirement beyond that.
- RCRita Chou· 5 days ago
What does the portfolio review actually look at?
Do you want a full case-study walkthrough, or is a portfolio site enough to start?
- Dea Sokoli· 4 days ago
A portfolio site is a great starting point; we just ask that one or two projects go deep on your process and the tradeoffs you made, not just polished final screens.
Close 1 candidate
Shahzeb Atif isn't moving forward. Their feedback is drafted from how their resume compared with the candidates who advanced, and nothing is sent until you've reviewed it.
- 1Compare
- 2Review drafts
- 3Send
What stood out
Where advancing candidates were stronger
One suggestion
Feedback is evidence-based and human-reviewed before sending.
Benefits
A stronger reputation and better hires, from the same workflow.
Candidate experience isn't a marketing project. It's the workflow itself. Hover over a box to see why
A hiring reputation that brings better people to your door.
- Turn rejected candidates into future advocates
- Show up on Glassdoor and LinkedIn as the team that actually replies
- Attract better applicants because they've heard you're transparent
- Higher offer-acceptance from candidates who felt respected
- One shared pool view keeps the whole hiring team aligned
Fewer status emails, kinder rejections, and faster hires.
Pricing
Simple plans that scale with your team.
The same essential tools needed to build the best candidate experience possible. Simply choose based on your recruitment needs.
Base Camp
Free
For small teams making their first hires.
- 1 active role
- Up to 25 candidates
- Mountain view
- Role forum
Ridge
$149/mo
Everything a growing team needs to hire humanely.
- Unlimited roles and candidates
- Live progress tracker
- Q/A Boards
- AI comparative feedback
- Pipeline builder
- 2 seats included
- $20 for each extra seat
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Peak
$199/mo
Everything a growing team needs to hire humanely.
- Unlimited roles and candidates
- Live progress tracker
- Q/A Boards
- AI comparative feedback
- Pipeline builder
- 5 seats included
- $15 for each extra seat
Summit
$249/mo
Everything a growing team needs to hire humanely.
- Unlimited roles and candidates
- Live progress tracker
- Q/A Boards
- AI comparative feedback
- Pipeline builder
- 10 seats included
- $10 for each extra seat