> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Notes

> Record what you learn about a candidate. Staffer reads notes as evidence the next time it scores them.

Use notes to record what you learn about a candidate, for example on a call. Staffer reads them as evidence the next time it scores the candidate.

## Add a note

On the candidate's **Notes** tab, type into the box, **What did you learn? What's next?**, and click **Add note**, or press **⌘Enter** (**Ctrl+Enter** on Windows). You need the member role or higher in the workspace. Viewers and reviewers can't add notes here.

## What happens to a note

* At the next rescore, Staffer reads your notes as facts about the candidate. A note that says they described 6 years of Kubernetes work on a call can move that criterion's score. A note that says they seemed great doesn't give it much to use. See [When scores change](/companies/editing-and-rescoring).
* It appears on the **Activity** tab with everything else that has happened with this candidate. See [The candidate view](/companies/candidate-view).
* It stays inside your workspace unless you turn on **Your notes** when you create a [share link](/companies/share-candidates). The candidate never sees it.

## Delete a note

Open a note's **…** menu and click **Delete note**. You can only delete your own notes. You can't edit a note: delete it and add a new one. You can't @mention teammates in notes.

## Notes that aren't typed here

The Notes tab also shows notes that came from elsewhere:

* A reviewer's note from a process step, a review, an interview, or a task, labeled with that step's title.
* A note left by someone on a share link, labeled **Shared link**. Staffer doesn't use these when it scores. Only notes from your own team count as evidence.

## Notes vs. the brief's Notes

This tab is about one candidate. The brief has its own **Notes** field, which tells the agent about the job as a whole. Brief notes never affect scores. See [Write the brief](/companies/brief-criteria).

## Common questions

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Does a note I write affect the score right away?">
    No. Adding a note doesn't trigger a rescore. Staffer reads it at the next rescore, for example when the candidate replies or finishes a step. To use it now, choose **Rescore** in the **Candidate actions** menu.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can I edit a note after posting it?">
    No. Delete it and add a new one instead.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can I delete a teammate's note?">
    No. Only the person who wrote a note can delete it.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Do my notes ever leave the workspace?">
    Only if you turn on **Your notes** on a share link. Then anyone with that link can read them. The candidate never sees them.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>