A funnel report shows where candidates drop. Not why.
The technical interview passes 18% of candidates. The report stops there, and hiring managers don't act on vague feedback.
Find out why a role is stuck. Fix it. Check it worked.
Compass reads your ATS data and finds the root cause of a low pass rate. It gives you one action with a named owner. Then it watches the next candidates to confirm the fix worked.
Read-only connection. Never contacts candidates.
Compass
Tidepool Games
ATS synced at 07:40
Open roles
5 roles, one still in setup. Three fixes are due this week, two of them waiting on hiring managers.
- All 5
- Needs attention 3
- On track 1
- In setup 1
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Unity Developer
Games, open 48 days
Needs attentionThe brief is too narrow for the market. Tomasz needs to decide what to relax.
Next owner
Tomasz Wrona, hiring manager
Decides by Thu
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Senior Backend Engineer (Java)
Platform, open 64 days
Needs attentionTech interviews keep rejecting on Kubernetes. It isn't in the agreed criteria.
Next owner
Marco Rossi, hiring manager
Decides by Fri
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Data Analyst
Live ops, open 22 days
Needs attentionInterviewers are spending time on candidates they end up rejecting. The fix is in how you screen.
Next owner
You, recruiter
Fix by Wed
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Live Ops Manager
Live ops, open 31 days
On trackOn track. Two fixes worked this month; offer stage next week.
Next owner
Nothing due
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Product Designer
Games, not live yet
In setupNot ready to go live: 2 things to fix before posting.
Next owner
Julia Meyer, hiring manager
Review the fixes
Roles don't stall at random.
A role that stays open has a cause. Most teams never find it, because stage numbers alone don't show it.
The cause is often in the interview notes.
Why a good candidate was rejected sits in scorecards and interview notes, not in stage data. Compass reads them for you.
Fixes get agreed, then forgotten.
Someone promises to change the interview or the brief. Nobody checks whether it worked, and the role stalls again. Compass checks for you.
Compass gives you one interpretation, not a dashboard to interpret. Nothing gets flagged that your team can't fix this week.
Compass finds the reason, not just the stage.
Stage numbers tell you where a role is stuck. Compass tells you why, what to do about it and who does it.
It reads what the numbers can't.
Scorecards and interview notes hold the real reasons candidates get rejected. Compass reads them with AI, so you don't have to.
It rules things out.
Compass tells you what the problem isn't, so you stop guessing and stop fixing the wrong thing.
It names one fix and one owner.
Not a list of observations. One action, one person responsible, one date.
From stuck role to proof it worked.
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Step 1
Connect
Connect your ATS read-only. Start with one role so you can check the numbers match before loading the rest.
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Step 2
Diagnose
Compass finds where a role is stuck, then works out why. It reads your stage data, scorecards and interview notes, and rules out what isn't the problem.
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Step 3
Act
You get one action with one named owner. The hiring manager gets a short chat message with the one decision they need to make.
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Step 4
Verify
Compass watches the next candidates through that stage, then re-reads the pass rate and tells you whether the fix worked.
An insight without an action is a chart. An action without an owner is a wish. An action without a check is a guess.
You see the full finding. The hiring manager gets one decision.
The recruiter sees the whole finding: the evidence, the reason, the plan and the check. The hiring manager gets one question in a short, friendly message, not a report. Their answer goes straight into the plan.
For you, the recruiter: the finding
Senior Backend Engineer (Java)
Platform team. Open 64 days. Hiring manager Marco Rossi, recruiter Ana Kowalska.
Where candidates pass
| Stage | Passed | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Screen | 26 of 58 | 45% |
| Tech task | 17 of 26 | 65% |
| Tech interview Stuck here | 3 of 17 | 18% |
| Final | 2 of 3 | 67% |
Tech interviews are rejecting candidates on something nobody agreed to
11 of the 14 rejections at this stage mention Kubernetes. It isn't one of the agreed criteria, and the job ad doesn't mention it.
"Solid Java and system design. No hands-on Kubernetes, so no hire."
Marco decides whether Kubernetes is required.
- Owner
- Marco Rossi, hiring manager
- Decision due
- Friday
- How we'll know it worked
- The tech-interview pass rate recovers across the next 6 candidates
For the hiring manager: one question
Direct message: Marco Rossi
CompassAPPon behalf of Ana KowalskaToday
Hi Marco, Ana asked me to check Senior Backend Engineer (Java), open 64 days. One thing needs your call by Friday.
11 of 14 tech-interview rejections cite Kubernetes, which isn't one of the agreed criteria. Only 18% of candidates are getting through this interview.
Is Kubernetes required for this role?
Not required
We'll drop it from the interviews and realign the panel on the agreed criteria.
Required
We'll add it to the criteria and the job ad, and Ana will come back with what that means for the search.
Not sure? Just reply here and it goes to Ana. Thanks, Marco!
Reply here. It goes to Ana.
The recruiter stays the silent owner. Compass does the chasing and the evidence.
Check a role before it goes live.
Most stuck roles were weak before the first candidate applied. Compass checks a role's setup before it is posted, so a gap costs one conversation with the hiring manager, not a restarted search.
Product Designer: not ready to go live
Games team. Hiring manager Julia Meyer, recruiter Ana Kowalska. Not published yet.
2 things to fix before posting
Not ready to go live- The job ad doesn't mention user research, but the interviews assess it.
- Julia's success goals for the role need rewriting.
Read-only, by design.
Compass reads your hiring data. It does not write to it.
What Compass reads
- Jobs and their interview plans.
- Stage moves and dates.
- Scorecards and interview notes.
- Rejection reasons and offers.
What Compass never does
- Never changes anything in your ATS.
- Never contacts candidates.
- Never shows your data to other companies.
The connection is read-only. Compass starts with one role so you can check its numbers against your ATS before it loads the rest.
Frequently asked questions
What is Compass?
Compass is a hiring diagnostic for in-house recruiters. It connects read-only to your ATS and, for each open role, finds the root cause of a low pass rate, gives one action with a named owner, sends the hiring manager the one decision they need to make, and checks the next candidates to confirm the fix worked.
Who is Compass for?
Compass is for in-house recruiters and heads of talent who run several open roles with hiring managers and interviewers they don't manage. It is built for small talent teams that need to know why a role is stuck and what to do about it, without building a report first.
How is Compass different from my ATS reports or an analytics dashboard?
Reports and dashboards show you the funnel and leave the interpretation to you. Compass gives one interpretation, one action, a named owner and a check that it worked. It also reads scorecard text and interview notes, which stage reports do not show.
What data does Compass read, and does it use AI?
Compass reads your jobs and interview plans, stage moves and dates, scorecards and interview notes, and rejection reasons and offers. It uses AI to read scorecards and interview notes, because the reasons candidates get rejected are written there and not in the stage numbers.
Does Compass change anything in my ATS or contact candidates?
No. The connection is read-only. Compass never changes anything in your ATS, never contacts candidates and never shows your data to other companies.
Will it work with my ATS?
Tell us which ATS you use in the form on this page and we will tell you whether we can connect to it.
What do I need to get started?
You need a read-only connection to your ATS. Compass starts with one role, so you can check its numbers against your ATS before it loads the rest. Tell us which ATS you use in the form on this page.
What happens after I fill in the form?
Leave your work email, company and ATS, and we will be in touch. The example finding on this page shows the kind of output Compass produces for a stuck role.
Find out why your roles are stuck.
Leave your work email, company and ATS. We'll be in touch.
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