Import candidates to a project in Recruiter and Recruiter Lite

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You can import candidates to a project in LinkedIn Recruiter and LinkedIn Recruiter Lite. In Recruiter, you can import a single candidate or a spreadsheet containing multiple candidates, so that all leads, from any source, can be tracked and shared within Recruiter. In Recruiter Lite, you can import one candidate at a time.

To import a single candidate to a project in Recruiter:

  1. Click Projects at the top of your Recruiter homepage.

  2. Click the project title.
    • You can use the search bar and filters on the left to locate your project.
  3. On the Talent pool tab, click Add a candidate at the top of your search results.

  4. To find a candidate using their name, under LinkedIn Member, enter the candidate’s name and select it from the dropdown.

  5. To find a candidate using their name and email, complete the following fields:

    • First Name (required)
    • Last Name (required)
    • Email (required)
    • Phone (optional)
    • Current Position (optional)
    • Current Company (optional)
    • Location (optional)

  6. To find a candidate using their resume, under Resume, click Choose file. Then, select the resume from your device. Complete the following fields:

    • First Name (required)
    • Last Name (required)
    • Email (required)
    • Phone (optional)
    • Current Position (optional)
    • Current Company (optional)
    • Location (optional)
  7. Click Submit.

    You’ll see a pop-up window appear temporarily in the bottom left corner of the page confirming the candidate was saved to your project. You’ll be returned to your search results.

Note: If the name and email address you provided matches a LinkedIn member’s profile, your candidate import will be linked to their LinkedIn profile. Click Show me to return to the Pipeline tab of your project.

You can import multiple candidates, or connections you exported from your LinkedIn profile, to a project in Recruiter.

To import multiple candidates at the same time to a project in Recruiter Lite:

  1. Click Projects at the top of your Recruiter homepage.

  2. Click the project title. You can use the search bar and filters on the left to locate your project.

  3. Click the Project settings tab.

  4. To download a sample CSV you can populate with candidate details, under Import candidates, click Download sample file.

    The system ignores the first row of the spreadsheet. The required fields must be included in the spreadsheet for the import. Ensure that the spreadsheet only contains the following columns, in the order below:

    • First name (required)
    • Last name (required)
    • Email (required)
    • Phone number (optional)
    • Job title (optional)
    • Company (optional)
    • Location (optional)
    • Pipeline stage (optional; check your project's pipeline for available pipeline stages)
    • Note (optional)
    • Note visibility (optional, options include: ONLY_ME, PROJECT_MEMBERS, or ANYONE. If left blank, note visibility will default to PROJECT_MEMBERS)
    • Tags (optional, only preexisting tags can be added to candidates)

  5. Click Choose file, select your CSV file, and click Open.

When the import is complete, the candidates will appear in your pipeline.

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