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title: How to manually upload candidates
description: If candidates walk into your establishment or contact you directly, you may need to import them into CareerPlug before they can move through your hiring process. This article tells you how to do just that quickly and easily, so you can best assess each candidate and move them through your hiring pipeline.
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# How to manually upload candidates
Walk-in candidates and candidates who contact you directly instead of applying through a job posting must be imported into CareerPlug before you can move them through your hiring process.
To import a candidate into CareerPlug, you can either share the link to your careers page or job posting and ask the candidate to apply online or upload the candidate manually.
### Sharing the link to your careers page or job posting
#### To share the link to your careers page:
1\. On your Dashboard, click the **Careers Page** button in the upper right corner of the page.
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2\. Highlight and copy the URL of your careers page.
3\. Send your careers page link to the candidate and have them apply for the open position.
Once the candidate applies, they will appear on your **Applicants** page like normal.
#### To share the link to a job posting:
1\. Navigate to your **Jobs** page.
2\. Click the **three-dots icon** and select **Share** from the drop-down menu.
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If your job's current [Smart Suggestion](https://support.careerplug.com/more-effective-hiring-with-smart-suggestions?hsLang=en) recommends that you share your job, you can click the **Share** button instead.
3\. In the Share Job pop-up, click the **Email This Job** tile.
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If you have another way to reach a candidate besides email, you can click the **Share Link to This Job** tile to manually copy the link.
4\. In the Email This Job drawer, fill out the **To**, **Subject**, and **Email Content** fields, including any necessary details for the candidate.
5\. Click the **Send Email** button at the bottom of the drawer.
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### Uploading a candidate manually
1\. On your Dashboard, click the **Add New** button in the upper right corner of the page and select **Manually Add an Applicant** from the drop-down menu.
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You can also manually add a candidate from the **Applicants** page by clicking the **plus icon (+)** in the top left corner.
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2\. On the Create New Applicant page, enter as much candidate information as possible.
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3\. When you're done, click the **Save** button in the bottom right (or top right) corner of the page.
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If you have an electronic copy of the applicant's resume, you can upload it. If you don't have the resume, enter whatever information you have in the **Paste Resume** field.
The new candidate will appear on your **Applicants** page like normal.
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