# Candidate Search Navigate to **Manage->Candidates**

You can instantly find a candidate profile by name, mobile phone, email address, post code or reference. Enter the text you wish to search, as you begin typing the search results will instantly update. {% hint style="info" %} Your search text can contain full or partial information. {% endhint %} In the example above, we have entered '**char**' as the search text. This has returned 4 candidate profiles where '**char**' was found in the name, mobile phone, email or post code. ## Search Results Search results are displayed in a tabular format with columns showing some key profile information. You can access a candidate's full profile and take other actions using the candidate[ context menu](https://docs.kisrec.com/setup-your-account/introduction#context-menus). Press the ![](https://1771634726-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F4iyyoX6EJroqwfH056WE%2Fuploads%2FzuWWmEdlMFMpQtw8sQoE%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=b0bacd28-75f0-4426-b0ce-49104ee0de16) icon to reveal the candidate [context menu](https://docs.kisrec.com/setup-your-account/introduction#context-menus).

You can also expand the row's in the search results to reveal the candidate's recent communications and notes.

Expanded Row - Recent Communications & Notes

{% hint style="info" %} Email items can be expanded to view the full email body and attachments. {% endhint %}