The candidate portal
Last updated: June 19, 2026
Once a candidate has applied or accepted, they get a small home base of their own — separate from your recruiter view — where they can track status, enrich their profile, and message you. This is the "I want to check on my application" surface.
After applying or accepting a referral, a candidate can log in at vouch.careers to manage their profile.
How they get back in. Candidates sign in with their email — no password to remember. If a sign-in link is stale, they see "Your login link has expired. Please request a new one." and can request a fresh one. (The same email-link sign-in is why both the application and referral confirmations tell candidates they can "come back and login with your email" anytime.)
Individual application / referral page
Where: /profile/candidate/view/[vouchId]
The page has a two-panel layout (desktop) or tab layout (mobile):
Left panel: Full job listing details (read-only).
Right panel tabs:
| Tab | Contents |
|---|---|
| Application details / Referral details | The referral cards, plus candidate details (cover letter, LinkedIn, resume). Editable if the application is still active. |
| Job details | (mobile only) — job listing |
| Optional questions | "(Optional) Improve your chances of landing the position by answering some questions below." |
| Messages | Communications thread between the candidate and the recruiter |
The tab label flips between Application details and Referral details depending on how the candidate entered — a direct applicant sees one, a referred candidate the other. Everything in that tab is editable while the application is still active, so a candidate can fix a typo'd LinkedIn or swap in a better resume without reapplying.
The Messages tab is the candidate's side of the same conversation you run from the recruiter side — see Communication for how those threads work for your team.
Actions available:
- Get recommendations — request referrals from your network to strengthen the application.
- Rescind — withdraw the application or referral while it is still active.
What "Rescind" does. It withdraws the application or referral and asks why — the candidate sees "Why are you rescinding your application?" (or "…your vouch?"). It's only available while the application is still active, so a candidate who's already been hired or rejected can't rescind. On your side, a rescinded candidate leaves the active pool.
Optional questions
These are the same additional questions the recruiter configured on the job. Answering them is optional but can improve the candidate's visibility in the screening process.
Why nudge candidates to answer. These are the same questions feeding your screening — every answer is signal you'd otherwise have to chase. The portal frames them as the candidate's own upside ("Improve your chances…"), which is why thin applications often fill out after the fact.
Good to know — no AI interviewer. Nothing on the candidate side conducts an interview. Optional questions and the referrer's "why good fit" note are written by people; the Assistant only helps your team summarise and evaluate that input on the recruiter side. A candidate is never put through an automated interview.