Candidate creation supports manual entry and resume-assisted review. Resume extraction fills empty fields but the recruiter remains responsible for reviewing the information before the record is created.
Add a candidate
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Open Talent and select Add Candidate
If the page reports that candidate creation access is required, ask an owner to grant Create candidate permission.
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Choose manual or resume-assisted entry
Enter the candidate manually, or drop a PDF or DOCX resume into the upload area. Resume upload accepts files up to 5 MB when your account has Upload resume access.
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Review identity and contact information
Confirm the candidate's name and any available email, phone, address, city, state, and ZIP information. A usable full name is required to create the record.
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Complete recruiting details
Add work authorization, relocation preference, languages, profession, specialties, candidate type, availability, pay expectations, referral source, experience, and location when known.
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Resolve resume review issues
When using resume extraction, review confidence and possible duplicates. Complete or remove blank employer and education entries before saving.
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Create the candidate
Submit the form. InferOwl creates the record, uploads the resume when applicable, and returns you to Talent. A candidate created from an email can return to that linked conversation.
Review before saving
Treat extracted resume content as a draft. Confirm identity, contact details, employment history, education, and specialty information against the source document before creating the candidate.
Troubleshooting
The page says Candidate creation access required.
Likely cause: Your effective permissions do not include Create candidate.
Ask an owner to grant Create candidate access, then reopen the page.
The resume is rejected before processing.
Likely cause: The file is empty, larger than 5 MB, or not a PDF or DOCX document.
Choose a non-empty PDF or DOCX file no larger than 5 MB and try again.
The candidate was created but the resume or email link failed.
Likely cause: The follow-up upload or conversation-link step failed after record creation.
Read the message carefully and retry from the same form so InferOwl can finish the remaining step without creating another candidate.