diff --git a/recruitment/templates/pipeline/footer_components.html b/recruitment/templates/pipeline/footer_components.html
index ec5c27ddb..b0493f3cd 100644
--- a/recruitment/templates/pipeline/footer_components.html
+++ b/recruitment/templates/pipeline/footer_components.html
@@ -35,6 +35,20 @@
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
+  <div class="oh-modal" id="rejectModal" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="addNoteModal" aria-hidden="true">
+    <div class="oh-modal__dialog">
+      <div class="oh-modal__dialog-header">
+        <span class="oh-modal__dialog-title" id="addNoteModalLabel">
+        </span>
+        <button class="oh-modal__close" aria-label="Close">
+          <ion-icon name="close-outline"></ion-icon>
+        </button>
+      </div>
+      <div class="oh-modal__dialog-body" id='rejectModalBody'>
+  
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
   
   <div
     class="oh-modal"
@@ -121,4 +135,4 @@
   <script src="{% static 'pipeline/load.js' %}"></script>
   <script src="{% static 'pipeline/badge.js' %}"></script>
   <script src="{% static 'pipeline/pipelineDrag.js' %}"></script>
-  <script src="{% static 'pipeline/activeTab.js' %}"></script>
\ No newline at end of file
+  <script src="{% static 'pipeline/activeTab.js' %}"></script>
diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html
index cc1994f1f..444a56f32 100755
--- a/templates/index.html
+++ b/templates/index.html
@@ -360,6 +360,11 @@
 }
 .hydrated{
   margin-right:4px;
+}
+.required-star::after {
+  content: "*";
+  padding-left: 5px;
+  color: red;
 }
   </style>
 </head>
@@ -678,6 +683,11 @@
   <script src="{% static '/build/js/sweetAlert.js' %}"></script>
   <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sweetalert2@11"></script>
   <script>
+    // Clear all query parameters from the URL
+    function clearQueryParameters() {
+      var urlWithoutQuery = window.location.origin + window.location.pathname;
+      window.history.replaceState({}, document.title, urlWithoutQuery);
+    }
     $(document).ready(function () {
       $('body').on('click', '.select2-search__field', function(e) {
       e.stopPropagation();