Talent Directory

The talent directory is a page on your board where employers browse candidate profiles. It turns your board into a two-sided marketplace: employers post jobs to reach candidates, and candidates build profiles to be found. It is a strong reason for employers to pay, since access to active candidates is valuable.

The three visibility modes

You choose who can browse the directory with a single setting that has three modes:

• Off: the directory page is hidden and its navigation link is removed.
• Public: anyone can browse candidate profiles, including signed-out visitors.
• Employers only: the directory is reserved for verified employers. Everyone else sees a sign-up prompt instead of the candidate list.

Employers only requires employer accounts, since there has to be an employer account type to gate against. If you later turn employer accounts off, an Employers only directory automatically falls back to Public.

Who appears

Candidates control their own profile visibility: public, logged-in users only, or hidden. Only candidates who make themselves visible appear, and new profiles default to hidden. So the directory fills out as candidates choose to be seen, rather than exposing everyone by default.

How employers search

The directory uses the same AI-powered search as your job listings. Employers type a free-text query and your board ranks candidates by overall relevance across their profile (headline, skills, experience, education, languages, and location), not just exact keyword matches. Search never reads private details such as email or phone, and hidden profiles never appear in results.

The employers-only gate

When the directory is set to Employers only, anyone who is not a verified employer sees a sign-up prompt instead of the candidate list. "Verified" means the employer has an approved company membership on your board (by matching email domain, work-email verification, or your approval). Different visitors see:

• Signed-out visitors: a sign-up prompt to create an employer account.
• Signed-in candidates: an explanation that browsing is for employer accounts.
• Employers without an approved company: a prompt to add their company.
• Verified employers: the full directory.

The same gate applies to individual candidate profile pages. A visitor who cannot browse the directory sees a redacted preview of a profile rather than the full page, and if the candidate set their profile to logged-in only or hidden and the visitor is not allowed to see it, the page returns a not-found instead.

Individual profile pages (the /p/... URLs) sit behind two gates, and both must pass. First, the directory must be on (Public or Employers only); if it is Off, every profile page returns a not-found, even your own test candidates. Second, the candidate's own visibility must allow that viewer. If a profile 404s while the directory is Public, the candidate is set to hidden (or logged-in only and the viewer is signed out).

Turn it on

1. Go to Board settings in your dashboard sidebar.
2. Open the Features tab and make sure Candidate profiles is on.
3. Set Talent directory to Off, Public, or Employers only.

The setting saves instantly. Employers only is available only when employer accounts are also on. You can rename the directory's navigation label (the default is "Talent") in your navigation and footer settings to fit your niche.

Availability

• Plan: All paid plans. The talent directory is available on every paid plan.
• Setting: Board settings, then Features, then "Talent directory" (Off / Public / Employers only). Requires "Candidate profiles" on; Employers only also requires "Employer accounts" on.
• Setup required: Candidate profiles enabled. To charge employers for contacting candidates, set up a talent access plan.

Limitations

• Candidates default to hidden, so the directory only grows as candidates raise their own visibility.
• Employers only depends on employer accounts. Turning employer accounts off falls the directory back to Public.