---
title: "Shortlist a Candidate in Talenteria"
slug: "shortlist-a-candidate"
description: "Learn how to add a candidate to a shortlist in Talenteria."
tags: ["candidate"]
updated: 2021-12-31T11:03:40Z
published: 2021-12-31T11:03:40Z
canonical: "help.talenteria.com/shortlist-a-candidate"
---

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# Shortlist a candidate

You may want to choose a small number of people from all the candidates who applied for a particular job, because, for example, these people are the most suitable for the job from all the people who were first considered. In Talenteria, you can add such candidates to a shortlist.

## Shortlist a single candidate

To shortlist a candidate:

1. Go to **Candidates, Jobs and Talent Pools** > **Candidates**.
2. Shortlist a candidate in one of the following ways:
  - On the **Candidates** page, select the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae8040b0-f92a-4262-a61d-9d836fcbb559/Images/Documentation/Not_shortlisted.png) icon next to the candidate that you want to shortlist.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae8040b0-f92a-4262-a61d-9d836fcbb559/Images/Documentation/Img644.png)
  - On the **Candidates** page, select the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae8040b0-f92a-4262-a61d-9d836fcbb559/Images/Documentation/Edit_user.png) icon next to the candidate that you want to shortlist, and then select **Shortlist**.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae8040b0-f92a-4262-a61d-9d836fcbb559/Images/Documentation/Img646.png)
  - On the **Candidates** page, select the name of the candidate to open the candidate details, and then select **Change** > **Shortlist**.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae8040b0-f92a-4262-a61d-9d836fcbb559/Images/Documentation/Img648.png)

Whichever method you choose, the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae8040b0-f92a-4262-a61d-9d836fcbb559/Images/Documentation/Not_shortlisted.png) icon changes to ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae8040b0-f92a-4262-a61d-9d836fcbb559/Images/Documentation/Shortlisted.png) , which indicates that the candidate is shortlisted.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae8040b0-f92a-4262-a61d-9d836fcbb559/Images/Documentation/Img650.png)

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae8040b0-f92a-4262-a61d-9d836fcbb559/Images/Documentation/Img652.png)

## Bulk shortlist candidates

To shortlist several candidates at once:

1. Go to **Candidates, Job Openings and Talent Pools** > **Candidates**.
2. In the left pane, select a status to filter candidates by.NoteYou can only bulk shortlist candidates who have the same status, i.e. if you select **All Candidates** in the left pane, and then select several candidates with different statuses, the bulk shortlisting will not be available.
3. Select the check box next to the candidates that you want to shortlist.
4. Select the **Bulk Actions** button, and then select **Shortlist**.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae8040b0-f92a-4262-a61d-9d836fcbb559/Images/Documentation/Img654.png)

## Remove a candidate from shortlist

To remove a candidate from a shortlist. repeat the same action that you did when you added a candidate to a shortlist:

1. Go to **Candidates, Job Openings and Talent Pools** > **Candidates**.
2. Do one of following:
  - On the **Candidates** page, select the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae8040b0-f92a-4262-a61d-9d836fcbb559/Images/Documentation/Shortlisted.png) icon next to the candidate that you want to remove from the shortlist.
  - On the **Candidates** page, select the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae8040b0-f92a-4262-a61d-9d836fcbb559/Images/Documentation/Edit_user.png) icon next to the candidate that you want to remove from the shortlist, and then select **Shortlist**.
  - On the **Candidates** page, select the name of the candidate to open the candidate details, and then select **Change** > **Shortlist**.

Whichever method you choose, the![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae8040b0-f92a-4262-a61d-9d836fcbb559/Images/Documentation/Shortlisted.png) icon changes to![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae8040b0-f92a-4262-a61d-9d836fcbb559/Images/Documentation/Not_shortlisted.png), which indicates that the candidate is not shortlisted.