Candidate Notes
How do I add a comment about a candidate?
Purpose: To show you how collaborators and other administrators can add comments about candidates.
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Candidate overview
On the candidate overview page, a user can add a comment by hovering over a candidate's row, clicking on the three dots, and selecting Add a Comment.
If you made a bulk update and added a comment to the update, the comment will apply to all candidates, and only one email notification will send to collaborators. If you do not add a comment with the bulk update, collaborators will not receive an email notification.
Candidate profile
Under the Notes tab on a candidate's profile, a user can add a comment in the following ways:
- Add a new comment at the top or reply to a previous comment. If a user wants to add an attachment to their comment, like scanned notes or portfolio documents from an interview, they can click the paper clip icon. *Once the candidate is hired, these attachments will move over to the Resumes and Applications folder within the Documents tab in their BambooHR profile.
- Change the candidate's rating or status. Once a user makes a change, they will see an option to add a comment about the change.
- Quick comment: A user can click this button to quickly add a comment about the candidate regardless of where they are on the candidate's profile.
The hiring lead, collaborators, and others users who have access to a job opening in the ATS can make comments about its candidates. Any collaborators on the job opening will receive an email notification when a user adds a comment to a candidate. However, an email notification will not send if the user does not add a comment regarding a rating or status change.
The user can edit a comment of theirs. Edited will display next to the comment. However, if the user edits a comment, collaborators will not receive an email notification.
The All tab will include a reverse-chronological history of all comments and history (i.e., ratings, status changes, etc.) regarding a candidate.
The candidate history timeline gives you important insight into events that occur when a candidate progresses through the hiring process. Insights include the setting of status or rating, associated comments, offers, and other movements that give you a complete picture of a candidate and their experience.
There are two types of events that show in the candidate history:
1. Candidate-specific events: These are events about the specific candidate. These events show on the History tab for any position as they help tell a story about what is happening in other areas of the ATS with the candidate. These events include:
- Added to a job position (manually added or the candidate applied)
- Offer sent
- Offer signed
- Hired
- Moved from/Moved to [a job position]
- Added to/Removed from [a Talent Pool]
2. Position-specific events: These are events about a candidate and the position you are currently viewing. When these events occur, you can add a comment along with the change. These events include:
- Status set
- Rating set
The All tab includes a reverse-chronological history of all comments and history regarding the candidate.