Import candidates to a project in Recruiter and Recruiter Lite

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data-article-source="urn:li:helpCenterArticle:(419040,LITHOGRAPH)"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>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.</p> </div> <div class="article-content-callout article-content-callout__background--warning" data-test-selector="callout-container"> <div> <h3 class="t-16 article-content-callout__headline" data-test-selector="callout-headline"> Important to know </h3> <div class="article-content-callout__text-rich-description t-14 article-content-callout__text-rich-description--hue" data-test-selector="callout-rich-description"> <p><p></p>The candidate profile that is created when you import a candidate will only link to a candidate's LinkedIn profile if permitted by their <strong>Discover by email</strong> privacy setting. </p><p></p> </div> </div>  </div> <div class="tabs" data-test-selector="tabs" data-test-id-suffix="jh3x3"> <section role="tablist" aria-label="Tab list" class="tabs__tablist tabs__tablist--auto " data-test-selector="tabs-tablist"> <button class="tabs__tab plain-button t-14 t-bold" role="tab" aria-selected="true" aria-controls="panel-1-jh3x3" id="tab-1-jh3x3" data-test-selector="tabs-tab"> <span class="tabs__tab-label" data-test-selector="tabs-tab-label">Recruiter</span> </button> <button class="tabs__tab plain-button t-14 t-bold" role="tab" aria-selected="false" aria-controls="panel-2-jh3x3" id="tab-2-jh3x3" tabindex="0" data-test-selector="tabs-tab"> <span class="tabs__tab-label" data-test-selector="tabs-tab-label">Recruiter Lite</span> </button> </section> <div class="tabs__tabpanel " tabindex="0" role="tabpanel" id="panel-1-jh3x3" aria-labelledby="tab-1-jh3x3" data-test-selector="tabs-tabpanel"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>To import a single candidate to a project in Recruiter:</p> </div> <ol class="article-content__ordered-list" data-test-selector="orderedList-container"> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>Click <strong>Projects</strong> at the top of your Recruiter homepage.</p> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> Click the project title. </div> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <ul><li>You can use the search bar and filters on the left to locate your project.</li></ul> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>Click <strong>Pipeline</strong> on the left pane and click <li-icon type="plus-icon"></li-icon><strong>Add a candidate</strong> at the top of the list of candidates.</p> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>To find a candidate using their name, under <strong>LinkedIn Member</strong>, enter the candidate’s name and select it from the dropdown.</p> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>To find a candidate using their name and email, complete the following fields:</p> <ul> <li>First Name (required)</li> <li>Last Name (required)</li> <li>Email (required)</li> <li>Phone (optional)</li> <li>Current Position (optional)</li> <li>Current Company (optional)</li> <li>Location (optional)</li> </ul> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>To find a candidate using their resume, under <strong>Resume</strong>, click <strong>Choose file</strong>. Then, select the resume from your device. Complete the following fields:</p> <ul> <li>First Name (required)</li> <li>Last Name (required)</li> <li>Email (required)</li> <li>Phone (optional)</li> <li>Current Position (optional)</li> <li>Current Company (optional)</li> <li>Location (optional)</li> </ul> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> Click <strong>Submit</strong>. </div> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>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.</p> </div> </li> </ol> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p><strong>Note:</strong> 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 <strong>Show me</strong> to return to the <strong>Pipeline</strong> page of your project.</p> </div> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>You can import multiple candidates, or connections you exported from your LinkedIn profile, to a project in Recruiter.</p><p>To import multiple candidates at the same time to a project in Recruiter:</p> </div> <ol class="article-content__ordered-list" data-test-selector="orderedList-container"> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>Click <strong>Projects</strong> at the top of your Recruiter homepage.</p> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>Click the project title. You can use the search bar and filters on the left to locate your project.</p> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>Click <li-icon type="gear-icon"></li-icon> <strong>Project settings</strong>.</p> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>To download a sample CSV you can populate with candidate details, under <strong>Import candidates</strong>, click <strong>Download sample file</strong>.<br> </p> </div> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>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:</p> <ul> <li><strong>First name</strong> (required)</li> <li><strong>Last name</strong> (required)</li> <li><strong>Email</strong> (required)</li> <li><strong>Phone number</strong> (optional)</li> <li><strong>Job title</strong> (optional)</li> <li><strong>Company</strong> (optional)</li> <li><strong>Location</strong> (optional)</li> <li><strong>Pipeline stage</strong> (optional; check your project's pipeline for available pipeline stages)</li> <li><strong>Note</strong> (optional)</li> <li><strong>Note visibility</strong> (optional, options include: ONLY_ME, PROJECT_MEMBERS, or ANYONE. If left blank, note visibility will default to PROJECT_MEMBERS)</li> <li><strong>Tags</strong> (optional, only preexisting tags can be added to candidates)</li> </ul> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>Click <strong>Choose file</strong>, select your CSV file, and click <strong>Open</strong>.</p> </div> </li> </ol> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>When the import is complete, the candidates will appear in your pipeline.</p> </div> </div> <div class="tabs__tabpanel " tabindex="0" role="tabpanel" id="panel-2-jh3x3" aria-labelledby="tab-2-jh3x3" hidden data-test-selector="tabs-tabpanel"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>To import a single candidate to a project in Recruiter Lite:</p> </div> <ol class="article-content__ordered-list" data-test-selector="orderedList-container"> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>Click <strong>Projects</strong> at the top of your Recruiter Lite homepage.</p> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> Click the project title. </div> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <ul><li>You can use the search bar and filters on the left to locate your project.</li></ul> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>Click <strong>Pipeline</strong> on the left pane and click <li-icon type="plus-icon"></li-icon><strong>Add a candidate</strong> at the top of the list of candidates.</p> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>To find a candidate using their name, under <strong>LinkedIn Member</strong>, enter the candidate’s name and select it from the dropdown.</p> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>To find a candidate using their name and email, complete the following fields:</p> <ul> <li>First Name (required)</li> <li>Last Name (required)</li> <li>Email (required)</li> <li>Phone (optional)</li> <li>Current Position (optional)</li> <li>Current Company (optional)</li> <li>Location (optional)</li> </ul> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>To find a candidate using their resume, under <strong>Resume</strong>, click <strong>Choose file</strong>. Then, select the resume from your device. Complete the following fields:</p> <ul> <li>First Name (required)</li> <li>Last Name (required)</li> <li>Email (required)</li> <li>Phone (optional)</li> <li>Current Position (optional)</li> <li>Current Company (optional)</li> <li>Location (optional)</li> </ul> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__ordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> Click <strong>Submit</strong>. </div> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>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.</p> </div> </li> </ol> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p><strong>Note:</strong> If the name and email address you provided matches a LinkedIn member’s profile, your candidate import will be linked to their LinkedIn profile. 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