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title: Manually Upload Candidates to a Job
description: If a candidate has not applied for your job online, you may need to manually add the candidate to your job. Follow the steps below to add a candidate so he/she can be processed through the Applicant Tracking System.
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# Manually Upload Candidates to a Job

## If a candidate has not applied for your job online, you may need to manually add the candidate to your job. Follow the steps below to add a candidate so he/she can be processed through the Applicant Tracking System.

### From the Snapshot...

- Locate the job to which you'd like to add a candidate manually
- Click the **Blue +** button in the top-right of the job screen

![](https://learn.talentcare.com/hs-fs/hubfs/UploadCand-gif.gif?width=670&name=UploadCand-gif.gif)

### Add a Resume or Quick Add

#### Add a Resume

- Click the **Please select the source of these resumes to continue** menu to select a source from the drop-down list
- Once a source is selected, click the **Blue Checkmark **button

![](https://learn.talentcare.com/hubfs/image-png-Mar-16-2022-02-24-30-98-PM.png)

- *Add specific tag(s) after upload *- Add tags to the resume/candidate
- *Submit all to specific talent pool(s) after upload - *Send the resume/candidate to a specified talent pool
- *Add a note to all candidates* - Write a note that will be added to the uploaded candidates
- Drag and Drop your resume, or click **Choose Resumes** to manually upload a resume

![](https://learn.talentcare.com/hubfs/image-png-Mar-16-2022-03-16-19-02-PM.png)

- Once the Resume is uploaded, the system will attempt to Parse the resume 
    - If it succeeds, you will see *Resume parsing successful* at the bottom of the page 
          - Click **Confirm** in the pop-up window
    - If it fails, you will see *File upload failed* at the bottom of the page 
          - You will need to manually add the candidate, then upload the resume
- Click **Close** when finished
- Refresh the Candidates page to see your manually added candidates

#### Quick Add

- If you do not have a resume source, or have only minimal data for the candidate, use the *Quickly add with minimal data*
- Enter the Name, Email, and Phone number of the candidate
- Click the *Address City, State Zip *menu to enter Address information

![](https://learn.talentcare.com/hubfs/image-png-Mar-16-2022-03-25-37-28-PM.png)

- Click **Save** when finished, then **Close**
- Refresh the Candidates page to see your manually added candidates
- **\*NOTE\* - If you're not able to see your manually added candidate after following these steps, it is likely because the candidate already exist in the ATS! Try searching their name in the ATS and you should find them. **
- If you're still not able to find your manually added candidate, contact us! 

 

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