# Candidates & Applications

- [Candidate sourcing](https://help.join.com/candidates-and-applications/candidate-sourcing.md): This article explains how to source candidates into JOIN by adding them manually or using the Chrome Extension for LinkedIn.
- [Pipeline management](https://help.join.com/candidates-and-applications/pipeline-management.md): A pipeline represents the journey each application takes and helps you track and screen applications. This article explains how to customise and manage hiring pipelines in JOIN
- [Interview Scheduling](https://help.join.com/candidates-and-applications/interview-scheduling.md): This article explains how to set up calendar sync, schedule interviews, create and share booking links, and manage interviews.
- [Interview Templates](https://help.join.com/candidates-and-applications/interview-scheduling/interview-templates.md): Learn how to create and use interview templates to standardise your interview scheduling process, reduce manual setup time, and ensure consistency across your hiring team.
- [Rejecting candidates](https://help.join.com/candidates-and-applications/rejecting-candidates.md): This article walks you through how and where you can reject candidates in JOIN, the different email options available, and how to undo a rejection if needed.
- [Scorecards](https://help.join.com/candidates-and-applications/scorecards.md): Learn how to use scorecards in JOIN to structure candidate evaluations, align team feedback, and make confident hiring decisions. This article covers template creation, scorecard submission, and tips.
- [Assessments](https://help.join.com/candidates-and-applications/assessments.md): Learn how to use assessments to streamline your screening process and tailor evaluations to each role. Make faster, more confident hiring decisions by sending  tests directly from candidate profiles.
- [Notes](https://help.join.com/candidates-and-applications/notes.md): Learn how to use notes to collaborate with your team and keep track of feedback and internal comments on candidates throughout the hiring process.
- [Applications overview & filters](https://help.join.com/candidates-and-applications/applications-overview-and-filters.md): Whether you're managing one candidate or hundreds, learn to find, sort, and view your applications efficiently using filters, search and view settings.
- [Candidate Messaging](https://help.join.com/candidates-and-applications/candidate-messaging.md): Email candidates from JOIN’s built‑in Mailbox. Send, receive, schedule and track replies in one thread, with relayed copies to your external email. Keep communication centralised and private.
- [Email Templates](https://help.join.com/candidates-and-applications/candidate-messaging/email-templates.md): Create and manage templates for candidate communication. Insert them in one‑on‑one, bulk, or automated messages. Use placeholders, languages, and defaults to keep communication consistent.
- [Automated Emails](https://help.join.com/candidates-and-applications/candidate-messaging/automated-emails.md): Learn how JOIN sends automated emails to candidates, from application confirmations to rejections. See which templates are used, how to set them, and how language handling works.
- [Spontaneous Applications](https://help.join.com/candidates-and-applications/spontaneous-applications.md): Explore how to enable spontaneous applications, let candidates apply without a specific job, and manage these profiles in your Talent Pool for future roles.
- [Application stage](https://help.join.com/candidates-and-applications/application-stage.md): In this article, you'll learn what an application stage is in JOIN, how it relates to your hiring pipeline, and how to manage application progress effectively.
- [Application export](https://help.join.com/candidates-and-applications/application-export.md): In this article, you’ll learn how to export candidate lists and documents from the Applications tab or directly from specific job views.
- [Candidate profile](https://help.join.com/candidates-and-applications/candidate-profile.md): Learn when a profile is created, what you can do from it, and how to navigate its different sections.
- [Talent Pool](https://help.join.com/candidates-and-applications/talent-pool.md): Talent Pool feature helps you save and organise promising candidates for future roles. This article covers how to add, review, assign, and manage candidates in your Talent Pool.


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