The unsolicited application feature in JOIN lets candidates express interest in your company, even when you don't have a relevant job posting available. It helps you build a Talent Pool of potential future talent, by letting candidates submit their application proactively.

When this feature is enabled, JOIN automatically adds an Unsolicited application job card at the bottom of the Open positions list on your public career page. Simply click the Preview button in your Career page settings to see what it will look like from the candidate side.

For example, if you currently have five published jobs, the unsolicited application card will appear as the sixth job in the list. It offers candidates an open invitation to apply to your company, without needing to match a specific role. This job card is visible to everyone who views your career page online.

To manage this feature:

By default, this feature is enabled for all companies.

Disabling the unsolicited application feature will remove the Unsolicited application job card from your career page. Candidates will no longer be able to submit general applications that aren't linked to your live jobs.

You can select an Email template to automatically respond to candidates who submit an unsolicited application. Click the Select dropdown to choose an already created email template, or create a new one from your Email templates settings.

All unsolicited applications are automatically added to your Talent Pool in JOIN. These applications are not linked to any specific job and give you the flexibility to review and consider candidates for future opportunities.

You are notified by email every time a new unsolicited application is received. You can open the candidate profile directly from the email, or by going to the Talent Pool tab on your dashboard.

Make sure notifications are enabled in your User settings to stay informed of new unsolicited applications.

When a new unsolicited application is received, a notification badge appears next to the Talent Pool tab in the sidebar. It shows the number of applications you haven't yet reviewed. In the Talent Pool tab, you'll see a floating review bar at the bottom of the screen. Click Review to start reviewing applications.

Clicking Review opens the screening view. In this view, you'll see:

Use this information to decide whether the candidate fits future opportunities at your company. On the right side of the screen, use the navigation arrows to move from one candidate to the next without leaving the screening view.

At the top right of the screening view, you'll see two buttons:

As soon as you accept or reject, the next candidate in the queue is displayed automatically. Rejected candidates are not kept and cannot be recovered later. Only reject applications you're certain you don't want to keep.

You'll also receive an email notification for each new unsolicited application. Manage your personal notifications in your User settings, Notifications section.