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# Candidate Profile

> Everything you can see and do on a single candidate's record.

Clicking a candidate on the applications dashboard opens their profile in a detail panel. The panel has two tabs: **Candidate Details**, which holds everything you know about the person, and **Candidate Journey**, a timeline of everything that has happened on their application.

## Candidate Details Tab

The **Candidate Details** tab collects the candidate's full record in one scrollable view, so you never have to hunt across pages during a review.

| Section                                 | What it shows                                                        |
| --------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Scores**                              | Job Fit Score with its AI explanation, plus any submitted scorecards |
| **Preferences**                         | Details like salary expectations and notice period                   |
| **Experience**                          | Work history parsed from the CV or entered on the application form   |
| **Industries**                          | Industries the candidate has experience in                           |
| **Education**                           | Degrees, institutions, and fields of study                           |
| **Skills and languages**                | Skills with expertise levels, and languages known                    |
| **Custom fields and screening answers** | Responses to your job-specific form fields and screening questions   |
| **Attachments**                         | Files uploaded by your team or the candidate                         |

You can correct or complete a candidate's contact information at any time.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the Edit Candidate modal">
    From the candidate's profile, open the edit option to update their record.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Update the editable fields">
    You can change the candidate's **first name**, **last name**, **email**, **phone**, **LinkedIn URL**, and **current city**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Replace the resume if needed">
    Upload a new **PDF, DOC, or DOCX** file up to **10 MB**. The previous resume is replaced, and the re-upload is logged in the Candidate Journey.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  Edits made by your team update the candidate's record for this application. Each change is attributed to the team member who made it, so there is a clear audit trail.
</Note>

## The Candidate Journey

The **Candidate Journey** tab is a complete activity timeline for the application. It records more than 30 event types, each attributed to the team member or candidate who triggered it.

Events you will see in the timeline include:

* **Application events**: submitted application, updated candidate details, re-uploaded resume
* **Pipeline events**: changed stage, updated status, changed assignee, moved to a different job post
* **Team activity**: starred this candidate, updated notes, submitted scorecard
* **Emails**: sent or scheduled assessment invites, AI interview invites, video interview invites, custom stage invites, and rejection emails
* **Offer events**: offer email and offer letter activity, from sent and viewed to signed, completed, voided, or declined

<Tip>
  Before a debrief or a follow-up call, skim the Candidate Journey first. It answers "where are we with this person?" in a few seconds: what was sent, when, by whom, and what the candidate has done since.
</Tip>

## Attachments and Notes

Beyond the CV, a candidate's profile can hold supporting files and your team's private commentary.

**Attachments** let you keep portfolios, take-home submissions, or reference documents with the candidate. Every attachment shows whether it was uploaded by a **Recruiter** or the **Candidate**.

| Limit                     | Value                   |
| ------------------------- | ----------------------- |
| Attachments per candidate | Up to **3**             |
| File size                 | Up to **10 MB** each    |
| Attachment name           | Up to **50 characters** |

**Notes** are free-form, per-candidate comments visible to your team. Use them for interview impressions, context from referrals, or anything that does not fit a structured field. Note updates appear in the Candidate Journey, and notes are included when you export applications to CSV or Excel.

<Note>
  Notes and attachments live on the application, alongside stage, status, and starred state. They are internal to your team and are never shown to the candidate.
</Note>

## Unverified Candidates

Candidates who apply directly through your job post link verify their email as part of applying. Candidates added by your team, for example through [Bulk CV Import](/bulk-cv-import), start out **unverified**.

You can spot an unverified candidate by the **amber icon** next to their email address. Hovering over it shows an **Email not verified** popover, where you can copy a **verification link** to share with the candidate directly.

<Warning>
  Unverified candidates receive **no stage-change emails** until their email is verified. Invitation dialogs show a warning when you try to invite them, so verify the email first if you want the candidate to receive assessment or interview invites.
</Warning>

## Related Resources

* [Candidates and CVs](/candidates-and-cvs) - How candidate records are created and managed
* [Candidate Pipeline](/candidate-pipeline) - The stages and automations candidates move through
* [Changing Stages](/changing-stages) - Move candidates forward, reject them, or send invites
* [Scorecards](/scorecards) - Structured evaluations that appear on the Details tab