Setting up Chosen takes about fifteen minutes, and most of that is waiting for Google's OAuth screens to load. This page is the order to do things in — each step links to the details.

By the end you'll have an organization, a team, a connected inbox and calendar, and your first job live on a public careers page.

The setup order

Create your account. Sign in at hire.chosenhq.com. The first person from your company to sign up becomes the Owner — accounts and roles covers what that means.
Invite your team. Add recruiters and hiring managers and give each one a role. Hiring managers usually want Viewer, not Admin — accounts and roles explains why.
Connect Gmail. This powers outreach, reply tracking, and the scheduling assistant. Connect Gmail.
Connect Google Calendar. The AI scheduler needs it to see when you're free. Connect Calendar.
Connect Notion and Zoom, if you use them. Both are optional — Notion keeps a synced database, Zoom adds call links to interviews.
Post your first job. Write it, set the application questions, publish it. Post your first job.

You don't have to do all of it now

Chosen works with nothing connected — you can post a job and review applicants on day one. The integrations each unlock something specific, and you can add them the day you need them:

Gmail — sending candidate emails and outreach from your own address.
Calendar — the AI scheduler. Without it, scheduling is manual.
Notion — a two-way synced copy of your candidates and jobs.
Zoom — Zoom links on scheduled interviews. Without it you get Google Meet.

Where to go next

Once applications start landing, working with candidates is where you'll spend most of your time. When you're ready to go find people instead of waiting for them to apply, read sourcing and outreach.