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# How to assign contacts to a job

> Put candidates into a job's pipeline so you can track their progress, choosing the stage they start in.

To assign contacts to a job, select them in **Contacts**, click **Assign to Job** in the action bar, choose the job and stage, and confirm.

## What this gets you

* Candidates enter a job's pipeline, so their progress is tracked in one place.
* You choose which stage they start in.
* A candidate already further along isn't moved backward.

## Steps

1. Open **Contacts** and select the contacts you want to add.
2. Click **Assign to Job** in the action bar.
3. Choose the job and the stage.
4. Click **Apply change** to confirm the assignment.
5. Open **Jobs** and the job to see the candidates in its pipeline.

## Tips

* A contact who is already further along in the pipeline stays in their current stage and is never moved backward.

## Ideas to get more from it

* Assign candidates right after screening them.
* Assign everyone from a saved search or a segment in one go.

## Related

* [Job pipelines guide](/job-pipelines.md)
* [How to move candidates through a pipeline](/how-to/move-candidates-through-a-pipeline.md)


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