# Bring your own candidates

> Add candidates you already have, one by one or from a CSV file, and choose who Tandem contacts.

Source: https://tandem.joveo.com/support/search/import-candidates

## Add people

Click `Import` on the role to open `Your candidates`. Click `Add people`, then either:

- **Add one person** by hand with `Add one person`.
- **Upload a CSV** of up to 500 people (2 MB at most). Match the file's columns, then review the rows before you add them. The `CSV template` shows the expected format.

The review flags rows that need fixing, and people `Already in your pipeline`.

![The Add people panel, with the file drop area, Add one person and the CSV template](https://media.tandem.joveo.com/22-import-add-people.png)

> **Only add people you may contact.** Import only people who have given you permission to contact them.

## Choose who gets outreach

Nobody you add is contacted until you choose to reach out. In `Your candidates`, select people and click `Add to outreach`. They get the role's email sequence right away.

People without an email can't be added to outreach.

Related: [Set up outreach for a role](https://tandem.joveo.com/support/outreach/set-up-outreach.md)