Manage custom candidate fields

Custom candidate fields allow you to create additional fields for candidate profiles.

• For each candidate, Recruit includes the following default candidate fields: Full name, email, LinkedIn profile, phone, mobile phone, ID number, and address.
• You can create custom fields, such as Seniority or Languages.

These custom candidate fields can provide additional information from prospective candidates, as well as generate more reporting data.

Create custom candidate fields

1. From the left-side menu, navigate to Settings > Data > Candidate fields.

2. Click ➕Add field.

   

3. Choose a keyword that will be used when creating the new candidate field.

4. Select an Input type:

   • Free text: Choose whether or not the Recruiter and Hiring Manager can add free text.
   • Dropdown: Opt for a pre-populated dropdown field created by the Owner or Admin.

   📝 Note: Only dropdown-type candidate fields will be used in reports.

5. Decide whether or not completing the field is required to hire the candidate by checking the box. You can make a candidate field non-mandatory or mandatory for hiring by checking or unchecking this option at any time.
6. Choose whether teammates can store answers from pre-screening questionnaires in this field. When enabled, the field is not internal. Candidates can see it in questionnaires, and everyone with access to the candidate profile can view the saved answer.

7. Click Create.

   

Add custom fields to the candidate’s details

Once a field has been created, it can be incorporated into the candidate details by Recruiters or Hiring Managers when creating a new candidate or modifying an existing one. Depending on the setting specified by the Owner or Admin, Recruiters or Hiring Managers will have the option to choose from a dropdown or enter free text.

Edit/delete custom candidate fields

1. From the left-side menu, navigate to Settings > Data > Candidate fields.

2. Hover your mouse over the field you’d like to edit or remove and click the three dots (…) on the right.

3. Select the relevant option, Edit or Delete, and confirm.