Understanding Spott's Inbound Applications

Last updated: February 25, 2026

Learn how Spott captures and organizes all incoming applications directly into your ATS.

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Inbound Applications in Spott represent all candidates who apply through your job portal, via LinkedIn or any integrated career site through the Broadbean integration. These applications are automatically linked to the right job, enriched with candidate data, and added to your pipeline for review. This ensures no application is missed and every candidate starts their journey in the right place.

Access a job’s Inbound Candidates page

Jobs Pn

In Spott, go to Jobs.

  • Find the job you’re looking for. Make sure it’s under the right company or client.

  • Click on the job title.

  • Click on the Inbound tab on the top ribbon.

Inbound Candidates overview

The Inbound tab collects all applications submitted via your Job Portal, LinkedIn job board postings or any other integrated career site.

Inbound Pn

Candidate list

Each row includes, among others:

  • Name and avatar

  • Match score (AI ranked: Strong Match, Moderate Match, Weak Match, etc.). Click on the score to get an explanation for the score

  • Email and phone

  • Work experience, latest roles expandable for more details

  • Location

Candidate status

Filter candidates by:

  • For Review, default list of new applicants

  • Accepted, moved to pipeline for further stages

  • Rejected, archived candidates

Workflow

  • Review inbound applicants and their AI generated scores

  • Accept top candidates to move them into your Pipeline

  • Reject applicants who do not meet the requirements

AI Scoring: Match scores are based on the job’s description, details, and intake notes. Providing detailed criteria in the Details tab ensures more accurate results.