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Adding a candidate manually

Sometimes you need to add a candidate yourself rather than waiting for them to apply. Maybe someone handed you a CV at a meetup, or a colleague forwarded you a LinkedIn profile. Here is how to add them to Kabuna.

From a job’s pipeline view

  1. Open the job you want to add the candidate to.
  2. Click Add Candidate in the top-right corner of the pipeline view.
  3. Fill in the candidate’s details:
    • Name (required)
    • Email (required)
    • Phone (optional)
  4. Attach a CV or resume if you have one. Kabuna accepts PDF, DOC, and DOCX files.
  5. Select which stage to place the candidate in. They default to the first stage in the pipeline.
  6. Click Save.

Add candidate form

From the global Candidates page

You can also add candidates without tying them to a specific job first.

  1. Go to Candidates in the main navigation.
  2. Click Add Candidate.
  3. Fill in their details the same way as above.
  4. Optionally select a job and stage to assign them to right away.
  5. Click Save.

Candidates list

The candidate will appear in your candidate list immediately. If you assigned them to a job, they will show up on that job’s pipeline too.

What happens next

  • Kabuna checks for duplicates based on email address. If a candidate with the same email already exists, you will be prompted to merge or update the existing record.
  • The candidate’s profile is created with a full activity timeline so you can track everything from this point forward.