---
title: "Edit Candidate"
slug: "edit-candidate"
description: "Learn about the candidate search and changing candidate data using the card fields and ribbon buttons."
updated: 2023-05-11T10:53:02Z
published: 2023-05-11T10:53:02Z
canonical: "help.lanteria.com/edit-candidate"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Edit Candidate

The candidate information is stored in candidate card and related lists that can be open by clicking the buttons on the candidate card ribbon.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img171(1).png)

To edit data in the candidate card, follow these steps:

1. Locate the candidate to be edited. Search for candidate by clicking **Recruiting** > **Candidates** > **Candidates** and typing the candidate name in the **Find Candidate** field (to look for candidates in all statuses) or the **Search** field (to find candidates in the currently selected status).![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img170(4).png)Alternatively, search for candidate in the **Candidate Database** (**Recruiting** > **Candidates** > **Candidate Database**). Choose any view (by job opening, by status or by source) to open a full list of candidates grouped by the selected option or click **Search Database**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img172(5).png) The **Search Database** function provides an advanced search in the full list of candidates (search by name, skills, candidate type, job role, date of candidate creation). ![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img173(1).png)
2. After finding the right candidate, click the candidate name to open the card.
3. On the candidate card ribbon, click **Edit.![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img169(2).png)**
4. The card will open for editing. The fields that  can be edited depend on the [**Candidate Card Designer**](/v1/docs/candidate-card-designer) settings. Make the changes and click **Save**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img174(3).png)

From the candidate card ribbon, you can edit the following information:

- [Applications](/v1/docs/link-candidate-to-job-opening-1) (Link to Job Opening)
- [Candidate Documents](/v1/docs/manage-candidate-documents)
- [Candidate Education](/v1/docs/add-candidate-education)
- [Work History](/v1/docs/add-candidate-work-history)
- [Skills](/v1/docs/assign-skills-to-candidate)

![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img175.png)