# Hire a candidate and create their Shyfter account

> Turn an application into a team member, with their details already filled in and their access sent.

Source: https://help.shyfter.com/en/recruitment/hire-a-candidate-and-create-their-shyfter-account  
Category: Recruitment  
Updated: 2026-08-25

This is what the module is for: the day you hire someone, you have nothing to type again.

## Start the hire

Move the candidate to the **Hired** stage, from the record with **Move forward**, or by dragging their card into the matching column of the stages board.

The **Hire and create the Shyfter account** window then opens automatically.

You can also reopen it later from the actions menu of the record, with **Activate as staff**.

## Check the details

The window repeats what the candidate filled in: **First name**, **Last name**, **Email**, **Phone**, **Date of birth** and **NISS (national number)**. Read it over and correct it if needed.

On confirmation, with the **Create the account** button:

- an **active** account is created in the team of the department;
- the new team member receives their connection details by email;
- they can be scheduled immediately and appear in **Team → Users**.

The **Not now** button closes the window without creating anything. The candidate stays on the Hired stage, and you can start the operation again whenever you want.

## The conditions

- **The candidate needs a phone number.** Without one, the button stays disabled.
- The action is only available **once the candidate is on the "Hired" stage**.
- A candidate who has already been activated shows "Already activated as staff".

## If the person has already worked for you

Two special cases:

- **"Already a member of this department"**: the person already has an active account in this team, there is nothing to create.
- **"Member reactivated"**: the person had a deactivated account. Shyfter reactivates it rather than creating a second one, and sends them their connection details again. Their history is kept.

## And then

The new team member is set up like any other: contract, sections, skills, access level and notifications are completed from **Team → Users**. Once scheduled, their Dimona is filed automatically if the module is active on your account.