Candidate fields
Fields shared across all of a candidate's applications.
Candidate fields are scoped to the candidate record, not to a specific application. When a candidate applies to multiple positions, their candidate field values are shared.
Common candidate fields
- Phone - stored in E.164 format with a country picker and national formatting
- Location - city autocomplete with structured storage (city, country, country code)
- LinkedIn URL - URL with regex validation for LinkedIn profile format
- GitHub URL - URL with regex validation for GitHub profile format
- Website URL - free-form URL
Behavior
When a candidate applies to a second position and submits a phone number, the value updates on their candidate record. The old value is preserved in the audit trail as a field change event.
Candidate fields are the right choice for contact information and profile links that don't change between applications.
Managing candidate fields
Go to Settings → Data model and select the Candidates object type. You'll see all candidate-scoped fields with the ability to add, edit, reorder, and deactivate them.