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.

Your curated shortlist

The hand-picked candidates we match to your hiring needs.

Browsing and searching talent

Search, filter and sort the full directory (requires full access).

How match scoring works

What the 'N% match' badge means.

Saving searches and getting match alerts

Save a directory search and get notified when new matches are approved.

Saving candidates

Shortlist candidates and keep private notes.

Your company profile

Tell us about your company and what you're hiring for.

Approval and access levels

How employer accounts are approved, and how the curated feed and full access work.

Company verification

The verified badge and what it means.

Requesting an introduction

Ask to be connected, then message in a shared thread.

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.