diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/models/hr_recruitment.py b/addons/hr_recruitment/models/hr_recruitment.py
index 966547003ef..670711178c4 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/models/hr_recruitment.py
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/models/hr_recruitment.py
@@ -194,6 +194,11 @@ class Applicant(models.Model):
         'res.users', string='Interviewer', index=True, tracking=True,
         domain="[('share', '=', False), ('company_ids', 'in', company_id)]")
     linkedin_profile = fields.Char('LinkedIn Profile')
+    application_status = fields.Selection([
+        ('ongoing', 'Ongoing'),
+        ('hired', 'Hired'),
+        ('refused', 'Refused'),
+    ], compute="_compute_application_status")
 
     @api.onchange('job_id')
     def _onchange_job_id(self):
@@ -281,6 +286,16 @@ class Applicant(models.Model):
             else:
                 applicant.meeting_display_text = _('Last Meeting')
 
+    @api.depends('refuse_reason_id', 'date_closed')
+    def _compute_application_status(self):
+        for applicant in self:
+            if applicant.refuse_reason_id:
+                applicant.application_status = 'refused'
+            elif applicant.date_closed:
+                applicant.application_status = 'hired'
+            else:
+                applicant.application_status = 'ongoing'
+
     def _get_attachment_number(self):
         read_group_res = self.env['ir.attachment']._read_group(
             [('res_model', '=', 'hr.applicant'), ('res_id', 'in', self.ids)],
@@ -433,7 +448,7 @@ class Applicant(models.Model):
             <p>%(para_1)s<br/>%(para_2)s</p>"""
 
         if alias_id and alias_id.alias_domain and alias_id.alias_name:
-            email = alias_id.display_name 
+            email = alias_id.display_name
             email_link = "<a href='mailto:%s'>%s</a>" % (email, email)
             nocontent_values['email_link'] = email_link
             nocontent_body += """<p class="o_copy_paste_email">%(email_link)s</p>"""
@@ -508,7 +523,7 @@ class Applicant(models.Model):
             'type': 'ir.actions.act_window',
             'name': _('Job Applications'),
             'res_model': self._name,
-            'view_mode': 'kanban,tree,form,pivot,graph,calendar,activity',
+            'view_mode': 'tree,kanban,form,pivot,graph,calendar,activity',
             'domain': [('id', 'in', ids)],
             'context': {
                 'active_test': False
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/views/hr_recruitment_views.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment/views/hr_recruitment_views.xml
index 8acf8dfdb76..1ade582c330 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/views/hr_recruitment_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/views/hr_recruitment_views.xml
@@ -33,14 +33,16 @@
                 <field name="job_id"/>
                 <field name="name" readonly="1"/>
                 <field name="stage_id"/>
+                <field name="application_status" optional="show" attrs="{'invisible': [('application_status', '=', 'ongoing')]}"/>
+                <field name="refuse_reason_id" optional='hide'/>
                 <field name="priority" widget="priority" optional="show"/>
+                <field name="email_from" readonly="1" optional="hide"/>
                 <field name="partner_mobile" widget="phone" readonly="1" optional="show" class="text-end"/>
                 <field name="categ_ids" widget="many2many_tags" options="{'color_field': 'color'}" optional="show"/>
                 <field name="user_id" widget="many2one_avatar_user" optional="show"/>
                 <field name="interviewer_id" widget="many2one_avatar_user" optional="hide"/>
                 <field name="create_date" readonly="1" widget="date" optional="show"/>
                 <field name="partner_phone" widget="phone" readonly="1" optional="hide"/>
-                <field name="email_from" readonly="1" optional="hide"/>
                 <field name="medium_id" optional="hide"/>
                 <field name="source_id" readonly="1" optional="hide"/>
                 <field name="salary_expected" optional="hide"/>