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Create a candidate manually

Create a candidate from a name, without a resume. The candidate starts with no profile, so you add one next.

Written by Jan Alexander Jedlinski

Who can do this: Owners, Admins and Members · Product: Resume Builder · Where: Candidates → Add candidate → Create candidate manually

Before you start: Have the candidate's first and last name. Creating candidates doesn't use credits.

Create a candidate with a name, without a resume. The candidate starts with no profile, so you add one next.

If you have the resume, upload it instead and the profile is filled in for you. See Create a candidate by uploading a resume.

How do I create a candidate without a resume?

To create a candidate manually:

  1. In the left menu, click Candidates, then click Add candidate at the top right.

  2. Click Create candidate manually.

    Screenshot of the Add candidate menu with Create candidate manually highlighted

  3. In Create new candidate, enter First name and Last name. Email address is optional.

    Screenshot of the Create new candidate panel with First name, Last name and Email address filled in

  4. Click Create candidate. You see "Candidate has been created".

  5. The candidate opens on Profiles (0) with "You have not added any profiles yet". Click Add profile.

    Screenshot of a new candidate with Profiles (0), the empty profiles message and Add profile

  6. Click how you want to build the profile:

    • Create new profile by uploading file: select the resume, and Candidately fills in the profile.

    • Create new profile manually: an empty profile editor opens.

    Screenshot of the Add profile menu with Create new profile by uploading file and Create new profile manually

  7. If you chose manually, enter a Profile name (required), then the details, including the first and last name. Click Create profile.

    Screenshot of the empty profile editor with Profile name and Create profile highlighted

What happens next

The profile shows on the candidate's Profiles tab. You can edit, export or share it like any other profile.

Good to know

  • A manually created candidate has no profile until you add one. Editing, export and sharing all start from a profile.

  • A manual profile starts empty. The name you entered for the candidate isn't copied into it, so enter it in the profile too.

  • Uploading a file here counts toward your resume parsing limit, the same as any upload.

Troubleshooting

  • You uploaded a profile but the page still says "You have not added any profiles yet". Reload the page. The profile is there.

Pro tip: Got the resume later? On the candidate, click Add profile → Create new profile by uploading file. Candidately fills in the new profile, so you don't retype the details.

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