Which sign-in methods can job seekers use?

Email and password, a passwordless magic link, Google, and LinkedIn. All four work out of the box with no setup; Google and LinkedIn run on Cavuno's own sign-in, so you do not need to create your own OAuth app.

Do I have to set up Google or LinkedIn sign-in?

No. Both work by default. You can optionally connect your own Google or LinkedIn OAuth app in board settings if you want sign-in branded to your own domain, but it is not required.

Do candidates have to verify their email?

Yes. Email verification is required before a signed-in job seeker can reach their dashboard, saved jobs, alerts, profile, or apply behind a registration wall. They confirm with a 6-digit code emailed to them.

Sign-in and Accounts

How job seekers sign in to your board (email, magic link, Google, LinkedIn), how email verification works, and what you can optionally customize.

By Abi Tyas Tunggal and Jack Walsh

Job-seeker accounts are what unlock saved jobs, profiles, alerts, and applying behind a registration wall. This page covers how job seekers sign in and verify their email. Everything here also applies to the account types built on it elsewhere in this section.

Your board offers four ways for a job seeker to sign in, and all four work out of the box:

Email and password.
Magic link, a passwordless link emailed to the job seeker. The link is valid for 15 minutes.
Google. Available by default, running on Cavuno's own sign-in.
LinkedIn. Available by default, running on Cavuno's own sign-in.

You do not need to create or configure an OAuth app for Google or LinkedIn to appear. If you want sign-in branded to your own domain, you can optionally connect your own Google or LinkedIn OAuth app under Board settings, then Sign-in methods. See Google sign-in setup and LinkedIn sign-in setup for that optional step.

Email verification

Email verification is required before a signed-in job seeker can reach any authenticated surface (dashboard, saved jobs, alerts, profile, or applying behind a registration wall):

After signing up or in, the job seeker is sent to a verify-email step.
Your board emails a 6-digit code that expires in 15 minutes.
They enter the code and continue to wherever they were headed.

If the code does not arrive, they can request a new one after 60 seconds.

Availability

Plan: All paid plans. Candidate accounts are available on every paid plan; your board itself is public from the Starter plan upward.
Setting: Board settings, then Features, then "Candidate profiles" (this is the switch that turns job-seeker accounts on). Turning it off hides sign-in from your board.
Setup required: None. All four sign-in methods work by default. Connecting your own Google or LinkedIn OAuth app is optional, in Board settings under Sign-in methods.

Limitations

New candidate accounts default to a hidden profile until the job seeker chooses otherwise. The per-board default is hidden and is not exposed as a setting in the dashboard. See candidate profiles.

Sign-in methods