How to Add a Candidate in Righteo

Dilara AlmeidaDilara Almeida17 August 20261 min read
How to Add a Candidate in Righteo

Start adding your candidate details. Righteo makes it easy for you to add candidate details into the system, so you can get to the next step of requesting referee details!

1. Open the Add Candidate Form

Go to the Candidates section on the left sidebar menu. Head to the right side of the screen and click on Add Candidate.

2. Fill In the Candidate's Details

Fill in the necessary information to add your new candidate details:

Name – please enter the legal name of the candidate.

Email Address – make sure to enter a valid email address, as this will be used for requests made in the system.

Phone Number – enter the candidate's phone number for calls and SMS.

Role Candidate Is Applying For – this is the job role the candidate applied for.

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No of References – enter the required number of reference checks to be completed for the role.

3. Enable SMS and Continue

Toggle Enable SMS Feature if you'd like referee requests to be sent via SMS as well as email, and optionally turn on Auto-referencing. Once everything is filled out, click Continue to finish adding the candidate, or Cancel to discard your changes.

Final Thoughts

With the candidate's details added, you're ready to move on to requesting referee information and starting the reference check, all from the same candidate profile in Righteo.