Candidate Portal Templates
Candidate portals are one of the most important parts of the Guide experience—they give candidates everything they need to show up informed, prepared, and excited. Each portal is built from a reusable template that you can fully customize.
🧱 What Are Portal Templates?
Templates define the structure, content, and branding of the candidate portal. A template can include:
Company introduction and mission
Interview overview (roles, topics, formats)
Team bios (auto-populated)
Logistics and FAQs
Embedded media (images, videos, slides)
You can set one default template that applies to all candidates or create department-specific templates for tailored experiences.
🎨 Customizing Your Templates
Admins and Content Managers can edit portal templates by visiting:
⚙️ Settings > Candidate Portal > Templates
There, you can:
Edit the default template
Create new templates by duplicating an existing one
Customize layout blocks (cards, images, sections, links)
Use tokens (like {{first_name}}) to personalize content
Changes to a template apply to all new links that use that version. Existing candidate portals will remain unchanged unless manually updated.
🧠 Best Practices
Keep content short and skimmable – Candidates don’t need walls of text.
Avoid over-segmenting – Start with one or two templates before scaling up.
Preview often – Use the preview link to check how each section renders.
Coordinate with your employer brand team – Consider tone, voice, and visuals.