Challenges, badges and levels
ClearHire has a progression layer: challenges you can finish, badges that record that you did, levels that rise with your points, and a leaderboard you have to opt into. It exists to make the slow, invisible parts of a job search visible — a profile kept current, a record confirmed by a company, a question answered in the forums.
The one rule worth reading first
Points come from finishing a challenge, never from opening the app, and they are never removed. There is no streak to break and nothing decays.
That is not a summary. It is the design's own sentence, and it rules out the two mechanics people most expect to find here. ClearHire has no streaks. Not a lapsed feature, not a planned one — they are a stated non-goal, because a counter that punishes you for a quiet week is measuring your attendance rather than your progress. Nothing you have earned can be taken away by not showing up.
The mechanics
| Mechanic | What it does |
|---|---|
| Challenges | Named pieces of real work, each with a rule for what counts |
| Badges | A permanent record that you finished one; every badge states its own requirement |
| Levels | Rise with total points, and unlock a little more of the product at each rung |
| Leaderboard | Off unless you turn it on, and it publishes only what the page says it will |
Challenges
A challenge is a piece of work the product can actually check: fill in every part of your profile, have a role countersigned by the company that employed you, get a forum reply marked as the answer. Each one states the rule it counts by, so there is nothing to guess at.
Badges
A badge records that a challenge was finished, with the date it happened. Some badges name the company that countersigned the record behind them. Every badge states its requirement whether or not you hold it — a badge that will not say what it takes is a lottery ticket.
Badges are not visible to employers. They are a record of what you did on ClearHire, not a credential.
Levels
Levels rise with points, and each rung unlocks something concrete rather than decorative — more resume slots, more verification requests in flight at once. Your level is private unless you turn on the one profile line that shows it.
The leaderboard
It is off by default and you have to opt in. When you do, the board publishes your display name as it appears on your public profile, your level, your points and how many roles you have confirmed — the count, not which companies. It never publishes anything you have not made public elsewhere.
Every row carries a way to report it and a way to block the person, and the moderation process is written on the page rather than described somewhere else. A rank on it is a rank among the people who chose to be listed, and the page says so; it is not a rank among everyone using ClearHire.
What it does not do
- It does not change hiring outcomes. Employers do not see your badges, your level or your rank.
- It does not decay. No streak, no expiry, nothing removed for inactivity.
- It is not a requirement. Every core feature works whether or not you look at this at all.
FAQ
Does ClearHire have streaks?
No, and it never has. The design rules them out by name: "There is no streak to break and nothing decays." Points come from finishing something, not from turning up.
Do employers see my badges or level?
No. They record what you did on ClearHire. They are not shown to employers and are not a qualification.
How do I get points?
By finishing a challenge. Opening the app earns nothing, and nothing you have earned is ever taken back.
Is the leaderboard on by default?
No. You turn it on, the page tells you exactly what it will publish before you do, and you can turn it off again.
Can I report someone on the leaderboard?
Yes. Every row that is not your own carries a report control and a block control, and the page explains what happens after you use either.