Disqualifying and blacklisting both restrict candidates, but they operate at very different scopes. Picking the wrong one creates cleanup work for your whole team.
Choose the right action
Disqualified Removed from a single job . Still available for other roles.
Blacklisted Restricted from all future hiring across every job.
Inactive Previously blacklisted, now restored . Kept for history.
When to use each Status Use when Disqualified The candidate is not suitable for a specific role . Blacklisted The candidate should not be considered for any role (serious or long-term restriction). Inactive You’re reviewing history; this is not a decision state .
Disqualify a candidate Use this when the candidate shouldn’t continue in the current job .
Open the candidate profile
Open the candidate from the job’s pipeline or the Candidates list.
Click Disqualify
The disqualify dialog opens.
Select a reason
Pick from the predefined reasons configured for your workspace.
Choose whether to send an email
Optionally send the candidate a standard rejection email.
Confirm
The candidate is removed from this job but remains available for other roles.
What happens next
The candidate is removed from the current job pipeline .
The candidate remains available for other jobs.
Blacklist a candidate Use this when the candidate shouldn’t be considered for any role.
Open the candidate profile
Open the candidate from the job’s pipeline or the Candidates list.
Open the options menu
Click Options in the action bar.
Select Blacklist Candidate
The blacklist dialog opens.
Select a reason
Pick from your workspace’s predefined blacklist reasons.
Set an expiration date
The expiration date controls how long the restriction applies.
Confirm
The candidate is added to Blacklisted Candidates and automatically disqualified across active jobs.
What happens next
The candidate is added to Blacklisted Candidates .
The candidate is automatically disqualified in active jobs.
The candidate cannot be considered while the blacklist is active.
View blacklisted candidates
Go to Candidates
Open Candidates from the left menu.
Open Blacklisted Candidates
Filter the view to only restricted profiles.
Select a candidate
Open the candidate profile to review details.
Remove from blacklist
Click Remove from Blacklist to lift the restriction.
What happens next
The candidate is no longer restricted .
The candidate becomes active again .
The candidate can be considered for jobs going forward.
The candidate is not added back to any job automatically .
Important to remember
Blacklisting blocks the candidate across all jobs. Disqualifying removes the candidate from one job only. Removing from blacklist allows future hiring but does not restart any prior process.Always confirm before applying restrictions — reversing them takes manual cleanup.
View candidate details Tour the profile and every available action.
Manage candidates Cross-job candidate list, search, and filter.
Last modified on June 19, 2026
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