# How to Use the Talent Pool in SmoothHiring

The Talent Pool holds candidates you want to keep — people who applied before, were sourced, or are not on an active job yet.---

## Open the Talent Pool

![Talent Pool](/files/flow-talent-poolb24565.png)

1. In the left nav, click **Talent Pool**.
2. Or go to **My Applicants** and move a candidate into the pool from their profile.

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## Add candidates

1. Click **Add candidates**.
2. Enter name, email, and role, or import from a file.
3. Set pool status and source.
4. Save. The candidate appears in the table.

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## Find and organize

- Search by name or email
- Filter by role, pool status, source, and date added
- Switch **Table view** or **Card view**
- Use **Smart recruiter** to rank people in the pool against a job
- Open **Pool settings** to manage statuses and tags

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## Move a candidate to a job

1. Open the candidate.
2. Choose **Port to job** or add them to an open job.
3. They stay in the pool unless you remove them.

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## Related Pages

- [Managing Candidates](/help/applicants-pipeline/managing-candidates)
- [Move Candidates Between Jobs](/help/applicants-pipeline/port-to-job)
- [Smart Recruiter AI Analysis](/help/assessments-predictive/smart-recruiter-ai-analysis)

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## Contact Support

- In-app chat in the bottom-right corner of SmoothHiring
- Email: [support@smoothhiring.com](mailto:support@smoothhiring.com)
- First response: typically within 1 business day
- Hours: Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Eastern Time

See [Contact Support](/help/billing-support/contact-support).