Candidate Import Specifications

Use the Candidate Import Specifications to assist with filling out the Import Template.

Make sure to select Candidate from the drop down to view the appropriate Import Specifications. 

Field	Data Type	Required	Description	Valid Values
Email Address	Text	Yes	Candidate's email address. Work email is recommended. Email must be unique.	Text up to 50 characters.
First Name	Text	Yes	Candidate's first name.	Text up to 35 characters. Cannot contain html characters.
Last Name	Text	Yes	Candidate's last name.	Text up to 35 characters. Cannot contain html characters.
Middle Name	Text	No	Candidate's middle name.	Text up to 35 characters. Cannot contain html characters.
Phone Number	Numeric	No	Candidate's Phone Number.	10-20 numbers without any formatting. For example - 7775556584. For International Phone Numbers, use a standard text editor such as notepad, or if using excel be sure to format the phone number column as text only
SSO Identifier	Text	No	Used to identify a user if using SAML SSO.	Text up to 100 characters. Cannot contain html characters.
Source System Identifier	Text	No	Unique client provided ID Number	Text up to 100 characters. Cannot contain html characters.

Include all of the required fields on your import template. 

If using Unicode Characters save your file as CSV-UTF-8.

Import a maximum of 2000 Candidates per import.

Do not use import to edit existing Candidates, import will add new Candidates only.