How to Build a Candidate Portal Showing Real-Time Interview Stages Using Unified's ATS API
Blog post from Unified.to
The guide provides a comprehensive framework for building a candidate portal that displays real-time interview stages using Unified's ATS API, focusing on current application status, interview scheduling visibility, and real-time updates. It outlines a process for retrieving application data, stage vocabulary, and interview details to ensure the portal reflects the latest information from the ATS, which remains the source of truth. The document emphasizes the importance of syncing data into a local database using webhooks or incremental refreshes, and advises on designing a state-based portal UI that clearly communicates application stages and interview outcomes without exposing internal recruiter notes. Additionally, it recommends an architecture that includes an initial full sync, webhook subscriptions for updates, and rendering the portal from an internal database rather than direct ATS API calls for efficiency and reliability.