• A generic candidate is a candidate who does not apply to a specific job.
• Their application goes into the Candidate Pool in Recruiting.
• Follow these steps to view generic candidates: 
  1. In Recruiting, at the upper-left corner, click the Search icon , select Candidate Search, and then click Advanced Search.
  2. On the left side, mark the check box next to Only Generic Candidates and click the blue Search icon. 

Notes:

• In Notification Settings, you can enable Recruiting to notify you when a candidate submits their generic application.
• When you are ready to move a generic candidate into the hiring process for an active job, assign the generic candidate to the job.