Help Center

What is Second Talent?

How the Second Talent marketplace connects vetted engineers with employers.

Finding answers in the Help Center

Search, browse by topic, and switch between the talent and client views.

Tips and shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts, recently-viewed history and action confirmations that make the app faster to use.

Creating your account

Sign in with Google or LinkedIn and pick whether you're hiring or looking.

Building your candidate profile

Complete the two-step profile form so employers can find and evaluate you.

Previewing your profile

See exactly what an employer sees before you submit.

Sharing your profile

Send a public, read-only link to your profile — no login needed to view.

The AI voice interview

A relaxed 10–15 minute spoken interview — the final step of your profile.

How vetting and approval work

What our team checks, and what the status on your dashboard means.

Introductions and messaging

When an employer is interested, you join the conversation here.

Notifications

The bell keeps you up to date on what matters.

Email notifications and digests

Get a weekly summary of your activity by email, or turn it off.

Privacy and your data

What we store and how it's protected.