Hire - Manage Applicants
View, organize, and track applicants through the Applicant Table and Universal Applicant View with filters, bulk actions, and collaboration features.
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Manage Applicants Basics
Basic concepts on how to effectively manage applicants in Fountain.
- The Applicant TableThe Applicant Table is the main view for managing applicants in Fountain, giving you a clear, stage-by-stage view of your hiring pipeline with tools to search, filter, and take action…
- Import applicants from your previous ATSMove candidates from an old applicant tracking system into Fountain with one CSV file: what comes across, how to format it, and how to check the result.
- Universal Applicant View (UAV)Filter, search, and bulk-manage applicants across all openings and stages using the Universal Applicant View.
- Move ApplicantsLearn how to move applicants between stages or openings individually or in bulk and understand stage revisit functionality.
- Status LabelsUnderstand how to interpret and use interactive status labels to monitor applicant progress and identify required actions.
- Duplicate Applicants
- Using Applicant Table and UAV FiltersBuild, edit, and save Applicant Data filters on the Applicant Table and Universal Applicant View to narrow large applicant lists.
- Import Applicants (Legacy CSV Upload)The older CSV upload from the applicant table, where you pick the destination stage. For imports from a previous ATS, see Import applicants from your previous ATS.
- Generate QR Code for Applicants
- Bulk Actions via CSV
- Data ValidationsData Validations allow users to verify existing details or add new information to a candidate's profile when manually moving them between hiring stages.
- Applicant ProfilesLearn how to navigate the Applicant Profile to view candidate information, track activity history, and manage communications in one centralized place.
- File Reviewing
- Uploading Files on an Applicant's BehalfUpload a file to an applicant's profile for your team. Applicants can't access it.
- Edit or Clear Information from an Applicant's ProfileEdit or clear (visibly delete) field values directly on an applicant's profile using the pencil or trash icons in Fountain.