Problem

When we looked at the data, it became clear that the dashboard wasn’t earning its place as the product’s entry point. Users were landing on it, but almost immediately navigating away to get to the tools they actually needed. Instead of acting as a helpful overview, it had become a pass-through screen. That was a strong signal for me: the page wasn’t providing enough immediate value or context to justify being the welcome experience. It felt disconnected from users’ real priorities, which made it effectively redundant in the flow.

Solution

To make the dashboard genuinely useful from the moment users logged in, I introduced two new widgets: Upcoming Interviews and Tasks. Each widget presents clear, scannable cards with the key information users need to start their day—candidate name, role, time, status, and any pending actions.

The intention was to reduce cognitive load and remove the need to navigate across multiple sections just to understand priorities. By surfacing time-sensitive, actionable information directly on the dashboard, we transformed it from a passive overview into a practical starting point that supports users’ daily workflow.