--- title: What are Quality and Unqualified Submissions? description: What are Quality and Unqualified Submissions within Leadline? --- [Skip to content](https://docs.getleadline.com/what-are-quality-and-unqualified-candidates#main-content) [![2024-leadline-logo-WEB\_Leadline Horizontal - White](https://docs.getleadline.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Brand/Logos/2024-leadline-logo-WEB_Leadline%20Horizontal%20-%20White.png?width=150&height=21&name=2024-leadline-logo-WEB_Leadline%20Horizontal%20-%20White.png)](https://docs.getleadline.com/) - [Start Here](https://docs.getleadline.com/getting-started) - [Guides](https://docs.getleadline.com/how-to-guides) - [FAQ](https://docs.getleadline.com/faq) - [Resources](https://docs.getleadline.com/resources) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Start Here](https://docs.getleadline.com/getting-started) - [Guides](https://docs.getleadline.com/how-to-guides) - [FAQ](https://docs.getleadline.com/faq) - [Resources](https://docs.getleadline.com/resources) - [Submit a Ticket](https://docs.getleadline.com/help) [Submit a Ticket](https://docs.getleadline.com/help) How can we help? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Knowledge Hub](https://docs.getleadline.com/) 2. [Explainer Guides](https://docs.getleadline.com/explainer-guides) November 11, 2025 # What are Quality and Unqualified Submissions? ## Submissions are categorized as Qualified or Unqualified based on the specific hiring stage they occupy within their current workflow. When setting up your workflows, you will be required to assign each stage as quality/unqualified during the set-up process. Assigning these stages as such is crucial as it will directly affect your reporting numbers when it comes to quality and unqualified submissions. For more information about workflows, [visit our workflows article](https://docs.getleadline.com/workflows). ![Basic-1](https://docs.getleadline.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Basic-1.png?width=670&height=512&name=Basic-1.png) ##### What is the difference between a Quality and Unqualified Submission? A **Quality Submission** is a submission that meets the role’s requirements and remains under consideration throughout the hiring process. An **Unqualified Submission** is a submission that does not meet the job requirements and is removed from consideration during the hiring process.   Note: We recommend marking the ‘New Submission’ stage as unqualified, since these submissions have not yet been reviewed for eligibility.  Quality and Unqualified candidates directly affect the Most Popular Jobs, Channel Performance and Referral Program Performance Reports. Other reports in our reporting page are scheduled to be updated next year.   ![Quality Submissions](https://docs.getleadline.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Quality%20Submissions.png?width=670&height=457&name=Quality%20Submissions.png)   - [Getting Started](https://docs.getleadline.com/getting-started) - [How-to Guides](https://docs.getleadline.com/how-to-guides#main-content) - [Pre-screening candidates](https://docs.getleadline.com/how-to-guides#pre-screening-candidates) - [Leadline's ATS integrations](https://docs.getleadline.com/how-to-guides#leadlines-ats-integrations) - [Job posting & promotion](https://docs.getleadline.com/how-to-guides#job-posting-promotion) - [Creating & posting jobs](https://docs.getleadline.com/how-to-guides#creating-posting-jobs) - [Users & Security](https://docs.getleadline.com/how-to-guides#users-security) - [FAQ](https://docs.getleadline.com/faq#main-content) - [SMS Messaging](https://docs.getleadline.com/faq#sms-messaging) - [Release Notes](https://docs.getleadline.com/release-notes) - [Resources](https://docs.getleadline.com/resources#main-content) - [Law Enforcement](https://docs.getleadline.com/resources#law-enforcement) - [Education](https://docs.getleadline.com/resources#education) - [Hospitality](https://docs.getleadline.com/resources#hospitality) - [Referral Program](https://docs.getleadline.com/referral-program) - [Submit a ticket](https://docs.getleadline.com/submit-a-ticket) - [Explainer Guides](https://docs.getleadline.com/explainer-guides) - [Leadline Academy](https://docs.getleadline.com/leadline-academy) [![2024-leadline-logo-WEB\_Leadline Horizontal - White](https://docs.getleadline.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Brand/Logos/2024-leadline-logo-WEB_Leadline%20Horizontal%20-%20White.png?width=150&height=21&name=2024-leadline-logo-WEB_Leadline%20Horizontal%20-%20White.png "2024-leadline-logo-WEB_Leadline Horizontal - White")](https://docs.getleadline.com/) 990 1st Avenue S, Suite 200, Naples, FL 34102 Copyright © 2025, Leadline, Inc.