Owner Mode vs Recruiter Mode — which should you pick?

Owner Mode is for small business owners hiring occasionally. Recruiter Mode is for professionals running a daily pipeline.

Pick the mode that matches how often you hire, not your job title.

Choose Owner Mode if…

You hire fewer than 5 people a year.
You don't think of yourself as a recruiter.
You want hiring to take 30 minutes a week, max.
You'd rather see Recommended / Worth a Look / Probably Not than candidate scores.

You'll land in /app/owner with three nav items: Hiring, History, Settings. That's the whole product.

Choose Recruiter Mode if…

You hire weekly or daily.
You manage a pipeline across multiple open roles.
You need decision packets you can hand to hiring managers.
You live in your hiring software 4+ hours a day.

You'll land in /app/employer with the full surface — Pipeline Pulse, applicants, analytics, decision packets, share links.

Can I switch?

Yes. Go to Settings → Switch hiring mode. Your data is preserved either way.

Can a team use both?

Today, each user picks one mode. When we ship Team MVP (post-validation), a single org will be able to host both owner-style and recruiter-style users together.