diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 1fbf1e1..0f3b34e 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ group :development, :test do
   gem "pry-rails"
 
   # Static analysis for security vulnerabilities [https://brakemanscanner.org/]
-  gem "brakeman", "~> 8.0.4", require: false
+  gem "brakeman", ">= 8.0.4", require: false
 
   # Omakase Ruby styling [https://github.com/rails/rubocop-rails-omakase/]
   gem "rubocop-rails-omakase", require: false
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 91a8157..bd9e366 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ GEM
     bindex (0.8.1)
     bootsnap (1.18.6)
       msgpack (~> 1.2)
-    brakeman (8.0.4)
+    brakeman (8.0.5)
       racc
     builder (3.3.0)
     bullet (8.1.1)
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ PLATFORMS
 DEPENDENCIES
   appsignal (~> 4.8, >= 4.8.4)
   bootsnap
-  brakeman (~> 8.0.4)
+  brakeman (>= 8.0.4)
   bullet (~> 8.1, >= 8.1.1)
   capybara
   csv
diff --git a/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb b/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb
index 8976f09..96aa74f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 class DashboardController < ApplicationController
   def index
     opportunities = current_or_demo_user.opportunities
+    submitted_opportunities = opportunities.where.not(application_date: nil)
 
-    @total_resumes = opportunities.where.not(application_date: nil).count
+    @total_resumes = submitted_opportunities.count
     @total_open_applications = opportunities.where(status: %w[applied interviewing]).count
     @total_assessed = opportunities.count
-    @total_interviews = InterviewSession.where(opportunity_id: opportunities.select(:id)).count
+    # Count interview processes, not interview rounds: 1 per submitted opportunity that has interviews.
+    @total_interviews = submitted_opportunities.joins(:interview_sessions).distinct.count
     @interview_conversion_rate = if @total_resumes.positive?
       ((@total_interviews.to_f / @total_resumes) * 100).round(1)
     else
diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/index.html.erb b/app/views/dashboard/index.html.erb
index 39d96f3..1fd4860 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboard/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/index.html.erb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
   <div class="card funnel-card card-interviews">
     <div class="card-header justify-center text-center">
-      <h3>Total Interviews</h3>
+      <h3>Companies That Interviewed Me</h3>
     </div>
     <div class="card-body">
       <div class="card-number"><%= @total_interviews %></div>
diff --git a/spec/requests/dashboard_spec.rb b/spec/requests/dashboard_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f422a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/requests/dashboard_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+require "rails_helper"
+
+RSpec.describe "Dashboard", type: :request do
+  let(:user) { create(:user) }
+
+  before { sign_in user }
+
+  let!(:company) do
+    Company.create!(
+      name: "Metrics Co",
+      industry: "Technology",
+      location: "Remote",
+      website: "https://metrics.example",
+      company_type: "Product",
+      user: user
+    )
+  end
+
+  describe "GET /dashboard" do
+    it "counts one interview process per submitted application and calculates conversion correctly" do
+      submitted_with_many_rounds = Opportunity.create!(
+        company: company,
+        position_title: "Platform Engineer",
+        role_type: "software_engineer",
+        status: "interviewing",
+        application_date: Date.current - 3.days
+      )
+
+      submitted_with_one_round = Opportunity.create!(
+        company: company,
+        position_title: "Senior Backend Engineer",
+        role_type: "software_engineer",
+        status: "interviewing",
+        application_date: Date.current - 2.days
+      )
+
+      submitted_without_interviews = Opportunity.create!(
+        company: company,
+        position_title: "Ruby Engineer",
+        role_type: "software_engineer",
+        status: "applied",
+        application_date: Date.current - 1.day
+      )
+
+      not_submitted_with_interviews = Opportunity.create!(
+        company: company,
+        position_title: "Staff Engineer",
+        role_type: "software_engineer",
+        status: "assessed"
+      )
+
+      %w[recruiter technical final].each do |stage|
+        InterviewSession.create!(
+          opportunity: submitted_with_many_rounds,
+          stage: stage,
+          scheduled_at: Time.current,
+          format: "video",
+          status: "completed"
+        )
+      end
+
+      InterviewSession.create!(
+        opportunity: submitted_with_one_round,
+        stage: "recruiter",
+        scheduled_at: Time.current,
+        format: "phone",
+        status: "completed"
+      )
+
+      InterviewSession.create!(
+        opportunity: not_submitted_with_interviews,
+        stage: "recruiter",
+        scheduled_at: Time.current,
+        format: "phone",
+        status: "completed"
+      )
+
+      get dashboard_path
+
+      expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok)
+      expect(response.body).to include("Companies That Interviewed Me")
+      expect(response.body).to match(/Companies That Interviewed Me.*?<div class=\"card-number\">2<\/div>/m)
+      expect(response.body).to include("66.7% of applications submitted")
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/controllers/dashboard_controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/dashboard_controller_test.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index a46443c..0000000
--- a/test/controllers/dashboard_controller_test.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-require "test_helper"
-
-class DashboardControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
-  test "should get index" do
-    get dashboard_url
-    assert_response :success
-  end
-end