> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.staffer.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Talent pool segments

> Group your talent pool into named segments, by hand or automatically from the jobs you pick, and see how engaged each one is.

Segments group your talent pool into named, colored groups, such as "Store managers, Oslo" or "Graduate engineers 2027". A candidate can be in as many segments as you like.

## Create a segment

On the **Segments** page in the sidebar, click **New segment** and give it a name.

## Add candidates to a segment

There are two ways, and you can use both on the same segment:

* **By hand.** Add the people you pick.
* **With Intake.** Set a segment's **Intake** to one or more jobs. Everyone moved to **Qualified** on those jobs joins the segment automatically, including people who qualified before you set it up.

**Qualified** is a stage on every job. Use it for strong candidates you want to keep, for example the runners-up when someone else is hired. See [Change a candidate's stage](/companies/candidate-state.md).

## The Segments page

The **Segments** page lists every segment in your workspace. Its columns:

| Column | What it shows |
| - | - |
| **Talent** | How many people are in it |
| **New (30 days)** | How many joined in the last 30 days |
| **Last activity** | When something last happened |
| **Intake** | How many jobs feed it, or **Manual** |
| **Engagement** | The share of members who were active in the last 30 days |

**Created by** and **Created** are hidden by default. Turn columns on or off under **Display**. Filter by intake job, engagement or who created the segment.

Engagement is the share of a segment's members who did something themselves in the last 30 days, like replying to a message or completing a step. Nothing your team does counts toward it. It's the same idea as **Engagement** in the [talent pool](/companies/talent-pool.md), measured for the whole segment.

## A segment's own page

Click a segment to open its page, with an overview and the candidates in it.

In the talent pool, each candidate's segments show on their row. See [Talent pool](/companies/talent-pool.md).

## What segments don't do

A segment doesn't message anyone, and there's no way to send one message to a whole segment. It keeps the right people together so you can find them when a new job opens.

## Common questions

> **Can a candidate be in more than one segment?**
>
> Yes, in as many as you like.

> **Does Intake add people who qualified before I set it up?**
>
> Yes. Everyone already at **Qualified** on the jobs you pick joins, as well as anyone moved there later.

> **Does adding someone to a segment tell them?**
>
> No. Adding someone to a segment doesn't send them anything.

> **[Talent pool](/companies/talent-pool.md)**
>
> Everyone your workspace has worked with, across jobs.

> **[Change a candidate's stage](/companies/candidate-state.md)**
>
> Move strong candidates to Qualified so Intake picks them up.


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