diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jobtracker/dto/application/ApplicationRequest.java b/src/main/java/com/jobtracker/dto/application/ApplicationRequest.java
index e66283bc..27f1a5ed 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jobtracker/dto/application/ApplicationRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jobtracker/dto/application/ApplicationRequest.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonFormat;
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.media.Schema;
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.Min;
 import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotNull;
 import jakarta.validation.constraints.PastOrPresent;
 import jakarta.validation.constraints.Pattern;
@@ -53,5 +54,9 @@ public record ApplicationRequest(
         String note,
 
         @Schema(description = "Platform or job board where the vacancy was found", example = "LinkedIn")
-        String platform
+        String platform,
+
+        @Schema(description = "Number of interviews held for this application", example = "2")
+        @Min(0)
+        Integer interviewCount
 ) {}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jobtracker/dto/application/ApplicationResponse.java b/src/main/java/com/jobtracker/dto/application/ApplicationResponse.java
index 27945649..d70b340f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jobtracker/dto/application/ApplicationResponse.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jobtracker/dto/application/ApplicationResponse.java
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ public record ApplicationResponse(
         @Schema(description = "Timestamp when the latest Google Docs resume was generated", example = "2024-06-11T14:45:00")
         @JsonFormat(pattern = "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss")
         LocalDateTime driveResumeGeneratedAt,
+        @Schema(description = "Number of interviews held for this application", example = "2")
+        int interviewCount,
         @Schema(description = "Record creation timestamp", example = "2024-06-01T10:00:00")
         @JsonFormat(pattern = "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss")
         LocalDateTime createdAt,
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jobtracker/entity/JobApplication.java b/src/main/java/com/jobtracker/entity/JobApplication.java
index 7613c5de..698fd905 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jobtracker/entity/JobApplication.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jobtracker/entity/JobApplication.java
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ public class JobApplication {
     @Column(name = "interview_scheduled", nullable = false)
     private boolean interviewScheduled;
 
+    @Column(name = "interview_count", nullable = false)
+    private int interviewCount = 0;
+
     @Column(name = "next_step_date_time")
     private LocalDateTime nextStepDateTime;
 
@@ -147,6 +150,9 @@ protected void onUpdate() {
     public boolean isInterviewScheduled() { return interviewScheduled; }
     public void setInterviewScheduled(boolean interviewScheduled) { this.interviewScheduled = interviewScheduled; }
 
+    public int getInterviewCount() { return interviewCount; }
+    public void setInterviewCount(int interviewCount) { this.interviewCount = interviewCount; }
+
     public LocalDateTime getNextStepDateTime() { return nextStepDateTime; }
     public void setNextStepDateTime(LocalDateTime nextStepDateTime) { this.nextStepDateTime = nextStepDateTime; }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jobtracker/mapper/ApplicationMapper.java b/src/main/java/com/jobtracker/mapper/ApplicationMapper.java
index a330b0cc..48fedfb4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jobtracker/mapper/ApplicationMapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jobtracker/mapper/ApplicationMapper.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ public ApplicationResponse toResponse(JobApplication app) {
             app.getDriveResumeFileName(),
             app.getDriveResumeDocumentUrl(),
             app.getDriveResumeGeneratedAt(),
+            app.getInterviewCount(),
             app.getCreatedAt(),
             app.getUpdatedAt()
         );
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jobtracker/repository/ApplicationRepository.java b/src/main/java/com/jobtracker/repository/ApplicationRepository.java
index 417b3df9..f2450d88 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jobtracker/repository/ApplicationRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jobtracker/repository/ApplicationRepository.java
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ public interface ApplicationRepository extends JpaRepository<JobApplication, UUI
 
     long countByUserIdAndArchivedFalse(UUID userId);
 
+    @Query("SELECT COALESCE(SUM(a.interviewCount), 0) FROM JobApplication a WHERE a.user.id = :userId AND a.archived = false")
+    long sumInterviewCountByUserId(@Param("userId") UUID userId);
+
     long countByUserIdAndInterviewScheduledTrueAndArchivedFalse(UUID userId);
 
     @Query("SELECT COUNT(a) FROM JobApplication a WHERE a.user.id = :userId AND a.status = :status AND a.archived = false")
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jobtracker/service/ApplicationService.java b/src/main/java/com/jobtracker/service/ApplicationService.java
index 5d2350a1..c57916d6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jobtracker/service/ApplicationService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jobtracker/service/ApplicationService.java
@@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ private void mapRequestToEntity(ApplicationRequest request, JobApplication app)
         app.setRecruiterDmReminderEnabled(Boolean.TRUE.equals(request.recruiterDmReminderEnabled()));
         app.setNote(normalizeOptionalText(request.note()));
         app.setPlatform(request.platform());
+        if (request.interviewCount() != null) {
+            app.setInterviewCount(request.interviewCount());
+        }
     }
 
     private void applyStatusChange(JobApplication app, ApplicationStatus newStatus) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jobtracker/service/InterviewMetricsService.java b/src/main/java/com/jobtracker/service/InterviewMetricsService.java
index f1f2e64e..8c07df23 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jobtracker/service/InterviewMetricsService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jobtracker/service/InterviewMetricsService.java
@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@
 
 import com.jobtracker.entity.InterviewEvent;
 import com.jobtracker.entity.JobApplication;
-import com.jobtracker.entity.User;
-import com.jobtracker.entity.UserInterviewMetrics;
 import com.jobtracker.entity.enums.ApplicationStatus;
+import com.jobtracker.repository.ApplicationRepository;
 import com.jobtracker.repository.InterviewEventRepository;
-import com.jobtracker.repository.UserInterviewMetricsRepository;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
 
@@ -27,12 +25,12 @@ public class InterviewMetricsService {
             ApplicationStatus.RH_NEGOCIACAO
     );
 
-    private final UserInterviewMetricsRepository metricsRepository;
+    private final ApplicationRepository applicationRepository;
     private final InterviewEventRepository eventRepository;
 
-    public InterviewMetricsService(UserInterviewMetricsRepository metricsRepository,
+    public InterviewMetricsService(ApplicationRepository applicationRepository,
                                    InterviewEventRepository eventRepository) {
-        this.metricsRepository = metricsRepository;
+        this.applicationRepository = applicationRepository;
         this.eventRepository = eventRepository;
     }
 
@@ -63,13 +61,8 @@ public void recordStatusTransition(JobApplication application,
             return;
         }
 
-        User user = application.getUser();
-        UserInterviewMetrics metrics = findOrCreateMetrics(user);
-        metrics.setInterviewCount(metrics.getInterviewCount() + 1);
-        metricsRepository.save(metrics);
-
         InterviewEvent event = new InterviewEvent();
-        event.setUser(user);
+        event.setUser(application.getUser());
         event.setApplication(application);
         event.setOldStatus(oldStatus);
         event.setNewStatus(newStatus);
@@ -79,18 +72,6 @@ public void recordStatusTransition(JobApplication application,
 
     @Transactional(readOnly = true)
     public long getInterviewCount(UUID userId) {
-        return metricsRepository.findById(userId)
-                .map(UserInterviewMetrics::getInterviewCount)
-                .orElseGet(() -> eventRepository.countByUser_Id(userId));
-    }
-
-    private UserInterviewMetrics findOrCreateMetrics(User user) {
-        return metricsRepository.findByUser_Id(user.getId())
-                .orElseGet(() -> {
-                    UserInterviewMetrics created = new UserInterviewMetrics();
-                    created.setUser(user);
-                    created.setInterviewCount(0);
-                    return created;
-                });
+        return applicationRepository.sumInterviewCountByUserId(userId);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/db/migration/V25__add_interview_count_to_job_applications.sql b/src/main/resources/db/migration/V25__add_interview_count_to_job_applications.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f5b5a738
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/db/migration/V25__add_interview_count_to_job_applications.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ALTER TABLE job_applications
+    ADD COLUMN interview_count INT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0 AFTER interview_scheduled;