diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 3ccd3d4..2ba274f 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -42,3 +42,5 @@ tools/
 *.log
 tmp/
 temp/
+tests/**
+/backend/tests/**
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/employment_agent/decorators.py b/backend/employment_agent/decorators.py
index a48c46a..00d8336 100644
--- a/backend/employment_agent/decorators.py
+++ b/backend/employment_agent/decorators.py
@@ -4,16 +4,20 @@ Pure module: no FastAPI imports, no HTTPException, and no module-level state.
 Mirrors job/candidate/decorators.py — stacked wrappers that clean LLM output
 before the task persists it:
 
-    raw JSON -> require_json_object -> clamp_company_to_resume
-              -> clamp_education_to_resume -> clamp_linkedin_url
-              -> parse_employment_response
+    parse_employment_response -> clamp_phone -> prefer_extracted_phone
+              -> clamp_linkedin_url -> clamp_education_to_resume
+              -> clamp_company_to_resume
+
+Generic factories (`clamp_field`, `clamp_in_resume`) bind a field name; the
+assigned aliases below are what call sites stack.
 """
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import re
 from functools import wraps
 
-from employment_agent.prompt import EDUCATION,NO_COMPANY,NO_LINKEDIN
+from employment_agent.prompt import EDUCATION,NO_COMPANY,NO_LINKEDIN,NO_PHONE
 
 
 def require_json_object(func):
@@ -28,81 +32,96 @@ def require_json_object(func):
     return wrapper
 
 
-def clamp_company_to_resume(func):
-    """Keep company only when it appears in resume_text; else NO_COMPANY."""
+def clamp_field(key,clean):
+    """Run `clean(value, resume_text)` on one dict key; leave the rest alone."""
 
-    @wraps(func)
-    def wrapper(data,resume_text="",*args,**kwargs):
-        company,education,current_title,linkedin_url=func(data,resume_text,*args,**kwargs)
-        company=(company or "").strip()
-        if not company or company.lower()==NO_COMPANY.lower():
-            return NO_COMPANY,education,current_title,linkedin_url
+    def decorator(func):
+        @wraps(func)
+        def wrapper(data,resume_text="",*args,**kwargs):
+            fields=func(data,resume_text,*args,**kwargs)
+            fields[key]=clean(fields.get(key),resume_text)
+            return fields
+        return wrapper
+    return decorator
+
+
+def clamp_in_resume(key,sentinel):
+    """Keep the field only when it appears in resume_text; else `sentinel`."""
+
+    def clean(value,resume_text):
+        text=(value or "").strip()
+        if not text or text.lower()==sentinel.lower():
+            return sentinel
         haystack=(resume_text or "").lower()
-        if company.lower() not in haystack:
-            return NO_COMPANY,education,current_title,linkedin_url
-        return company,education,current_title,linkedin_url
-
-    return wrapper
+        if text.lower() not in haystack:
+            return sentinel
+        return text
+    return clamp_field(key,clean)
 
 
-def clamp_education_to_resume(func):
-    """Keep education only when it appears in resume_text; else EDUCATION."""
+def _clean_linkedin(value,resume_text):
+    url=(value or "").strip()
+    if not url or url.lower() in (NO_LINKEDIN.lower(),"none","null","n/a","-"):
+        return None
+    lowered=url.lower()
+    if "linkedin.com/company/" in lowered:
+        return None
+    if "linkedin.com" not in lowered and "lnkd.in" not in lowered:
+        return None
+    if not lowered.startswith("http://") and not lowered.startswith("https://"):
+        url="https://"+url.lstrip("/")
+    return url
+
+
+def _clean_phone(value,resume_text):
+    text=(value or "").strip()
+    if not text or text.lower() in (NO_PHONE.lower(),"none","null","n/a","-"):
+        return None
+    digits=re.sub(r"\D","",text)
+    if digits.startswith("00"):
+        digits=digits[2:]
+    if len(digits)<10 or len(digits)>15:
+        return None
+    if (resume_text or "").strip():
+        haystack=re.sub(r"\D","",resume_text)
+        if digits not in haystack:
+            return None
+    return text
+
+
+def prefer_extracted_phone(func):
+    """Merge CV regex phone with the LLM value; keep the longer complete number."""
 
     @wraps(func)
     def wrapper(data,resume_text="",*args,**kwargs):
-        company,education,current_title,linkedin_url=func(data,resume_text,*args,**kwargs)
-        education=(education or "").strip()
-        if not education or education.lower()==EDUCATION.lower():
-            return company,EDUCATION,current_title,linkedin_url
-        haystack=(resume_text or "").lower()
-        if education.lower() not in haystack:
-            return company,EDUCATION,current_title,linkedin_url
-        return company,education,current_title,linkedin_url
-
+        fields=func(data,resume_text,*args,**kwargs)
+        from employment_agent.plugins import prefer_full_phone,scan_phone
+        fields["phone"]=prefer_full_phone(fields.get("phone"),scan_phone(resume_text))
+        return fields
     return wrapper
 
 
-def clamp_linkedin_url(func):
-    """Keep linkedin_url only when the model returned a LinkedIn profile URL.
-
-    This is output validation, not CV scanning: the URL is the agent's own
-    `linkedin_url` key. Company pages and non-LinkedIn URLs are dropped.
-    """
-
-    @wraps(func)
-    def wrapper(data,resume_text="",*args,**kwargs):
-        company,education,current_title,linkedin_url=func(data,resume_text,*args,**kwargs)
-        url=(linkedin_url or "").strip()
-        if not url or url.lower() in (NO_LINKEDIN.lower(),"none","null","n/a","-"):
-            return company,education,current_title,None
-        lowered=url.lower()
-        if "linkedin.com/company/" in lowered:
-            return company,education,current_title,None
-        if "linkedin.com" not in lowered and "lnkd.in" not in lowered:
-            return company,education,current_title,None
-        if not lowered.startswith("http://") and not lowered.startswith("https://"):
-            url="https://"+url.lstrip("/")
-        return company,education,current_title,url
-
-    return wrapper
+clamp_company_to_resume=clamp_in_resume("current_employment",NO_COMPANY)
+clamp_education_to_resume=clamp_in_resume("education",EDUCATION)
+clamp_linkedin_url=clamp_field("linkedin_url",_clean_linkedin)
+clamp_phone=clamp_field("phone",_clean_phone)
 
 
 @require_json_object
 @clamp_company_to_resume
 @clamp_education_to_resume
 @clamp_linkedin_url
-def parse_employment_response(data,resume_text:str="") -> tuple[str,str,str,str|None]:
-    """Pull company, education, title, and linkedin_url from the agent JSON."""
-    current=data.get("current_employment")
-    education=data.get("education")
-    current_title=data.get("current_title")
-    linkedin_url=data.get("linkedin_url")
-    if not isinstance(current,str):
-        current=""
-    if not isinstance(education,str):
-        education=""
-    if not isinstance(current_title,str):
-        current_title=""
-    if not isinstance(linkedin_url,str):
-        linkedin_url=""
-    return current.strip(),education.strip(),current_title.strip(),linkedin_url.strip()
+@prefer_extracted_phone
+@clamp_phone
+def parse_employment_response(data,resume_text=""):
+    """Pull company, education, title, linkedin_url, and phone from the agent JSON."""
+    def as_str(key):
+        value=data.get(key)
+        return value.strip() if isinstance(value,str) else ""
+    return {
+        "current_employment":as_str("current_employment"),
+        "education":as_str("education"),
+        "current_title":as_str("current_title"),
+        "linkedin_url":as_str("linkedin_url"),
+        "phone":as_str("phone"),
+    }
diff --git a/backend/employment_agent/execute_agent.py b/backend/employment_agent/execute_agent.py
index 53f7f32..8d15f90 100644
--- a/backend/employment_agent/execute_agent.py
+++ b/backend/employment_agent/execute_agent.py
@@ -15,10 +15,16 @@ from llm_setup import llm_call
 logger=logging.getLogger("employment_agent")
 
 
-async def run_employment_agent(*,resume_text="") -> tuple[str,str,str,str|None]:
+async def run_employment_agent(*,resume_text=""):
     text=(resume_text or "").strip()
     if not text:
-        return NO_COMPANY,EDUCATION,CURRENT_TITLE,None
+        return {
+            "current_employment":NO_COMPANY,
+            "education":EDUCATION,
+            "current_title":CURRENT_TITLE,
+            "linkedin_url":None,
+            "phone":None,
+        }
     try:
         data=await llm_call(prompt(),user_prompt(text),json_mode=True)
         return parse_employment_response(data,text)
diff --git a/backend/employment_agent/plugins.py b/backend/employment_agent/plugins.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05b1904
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/employment_agent/plugins.py
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+"""CV contact parsers — phone and LinkedIn, decorated by employment_agent.decorators.
+
+Pure module: no FastAPI imports and no HTTPException.
+
+Call like the rest of the backend:
+
+    fields=parse_phone({"phone":raw},resume_text)
+    phone=fields["phone"]
+    fields=parse_linkedin({"linkedin_url":raw},resume_text)
+    url=fields["linkedin_url"]
+
+`scan_phone` is the regex guts `prefer_extracted_phone` uses so the stacked
+parser cannot recurse into itself.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import re
+
+from employment_agent.decorators import (
+    clamp_linkedin_url,
+    clamp_phone,
+    prefer_extracted_phone,
+)
+
+_PK_MOBILE=re.compile(
+    r"(?:(?:\+|00)[\s\-.]*)?(?:92[\s\-.]*)?0?3\d{2}(?:[\s\-.\n]*\d){7}"
+)
+_PHONE_SPAN=re.compile(
+    r"(?:(?:\+|00)[\s\-.]*)?(?:\(?\d[\s\-()./\n]*){8,16}\d"
+)
+
+
+def _phone_digits(raw:str) -> str:
+    digits=re.sub(r"\D","",raw or "")
+    if digits.startswith("00"):
+        digits=digits[2:]
+    return digits
+
+
+def _phone_score(digits:str) -> int:
+    """Prefer complete PK mobiles; reject CNIC-shaped 13-digit runs."""
+    n=len(digits)
+    if n<10 or n>15:
+        return -1
+    if n==13 and not digits.startswith("92"):
+        return -1
+    if digits.startswith("03") and n==11:
+        return 200
+    if digits.startswith("923") and n==12:
+        return 190
+    if digits.startswith("3") and n==10:
+        return 180
+    return n
+
+
+def scan_phone(text:str) -> str|None:
+    """Regex scan of CV text — complete numbers only, never a truncated prefix."""
+    best=None
+    best_score=-1
+    haystack=text or ""
+    for pattern in (_PK_MOBILE,_PHONE_SPAN):
+        for match in pattern.finditer(haystack):
+            raw=re.sub(r"[\n\r]+"," ",match.group(0))
+            raw=re.sub(r"[\s\-()]+"," ",raw).strip()
+            score=_phone_score(_phone_digits(raw))
+            if score>best_score:
+                best_score=score
+                best=raw
+        if best_score>=180:
+            return best
+    return best
+
+
+def prefer_full_phone(*candidates) -> str|None:
+    """Keep the candidate with the most digits (min 10). Truncated regex loses."""
+    best=None
+    best_n=-1
+    for raw in candidates:
+        value=(raw or "").strip()
+        if not value:
+            continue
+        n=len(_phone_digits(value))
+        if n>=10 and n>best_n:
+            best_n=n
+            best=value
+    return best
+
+
+def _as_str(data,key):
+    if not isinstance(data,dict):
+        return ""
+    value=data.get(key)
+    return value.strip() if isinstance(value,str) else ""
+
+
+@prefer_extracted_phone
+@clamp_phone
+def parse_phone(data,resume_text=""):
+    """Form/CV phone through clamp_phone + prefer_extracted_phone."""
+    return {"phone":_as_str(data,"phone")}
+
+
+@clamp_linkedin_url
+def parse_linkedin(data,resume_text=""):
+    """Stored or pasted LinkedIn URL through clamp_linkedin_url."""
+    return {"linkedin_url":_as_str(data,"linkedin_url")}
diff --git a/backend/employment_agent/prompt.py b/backend/employment_agent/prompt.py
index 58cc8eb..15f56c6 100644
--- a/backend/employment_agent/prompt.py
+++ b/backend/employment_agent/prompt.py
@@ -11,14 +11,15 @@ NO_COMPANY="no company was mentioned"
 EDUCATION="No Education Mentioned"
 CURRENT_TITLE="No JOB POSITION MENTIONED"
 NO_LINKEDIN="no linkedin url mentioned"
+NO_PHONE="no phone number mentioned"
 
 
 def prompt():
     return f"""You are an HR-ATS recruiting assistant.
 
 You are given CV/resume text. Identify the candidate's CURRENT employer company
-name, their education (degree / school), their current job title, and their
-LinkedIn profile URL when present.
+name, their education (degree / school), their current job title, their
+LinkedIn profile URL, and their phone number when present.
 
 Rules:
 - Return only the company name that appears in the resume text for the ongoing / most recent role.
@@ -35,15 +36,53 @@ linkedin_url (its own key — extract this separately from the other fields):
 - Return the candidate's own public LinkedIn profile URL (linkedin.com/in/..., /pub/..., /mwlite/in/..., or lnkd.in/...).
 - Reconstruct the URL if PDF extraction wrapped or spaced it (e.g. "linkedin.com/in/\\njane-doe" or "linkedin . com / in / jane-doe").
 - Clickable icon links may appear as bare URLs on their own lines at the end of the text; use those.
+- Copy the full slug. Never drop a trailing path segment.
 - Do not return a company page (linkedin.com/company/...), a search URL, or a URL that is not LinkedIn.
 - Do not invent a profile. If none is mentioned, return exactly: {NO_LINKEDIN}
 
+phone (its own key — extract this separately; copy EVERY digit):
+- Return the candidate's own mobile / phone exactly as written, including country code when present.
+- Pakistani mobiles are 11 digits local (03XX-XXXXXXX / 03XX XXXXXXX) or +92 3XX XXXXXXX (12 digits with country code). Copy the last group in full — never stop after 7 or 8 digits.
+- If PDF extraction wrapped the number across lines (e.g. "0321-5551\\n234"), join the groups into one complete number.
+- Spaces, hyphens, and parentheses are allowed; do not delete trailing digits to "clean" the value.
+- Do not invent a number. If none is mentioned, return exactly: {NO_PHONE}
+
+Examples of CORRECT values (copy this completeness; these are format samples, not this candidate):
+
+Example 1 — local 11-digit PK mobile, full LinkedIn:
+Resume: "Ali Khan | 0321-5551234 | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-khan | Acme | BS CS | Engineer"
+JSON:
+{{
+  "current_employment": "Acme",
+  "education": "BS CS",
+  "current_title": "Engineer",
+  "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-khan",
+  "phone": "0321-5551234"
+}}
+
+Example 2 — +92 with spaces; every digit kept:
+Resume: "Phone: +92 333 123 4567"
+JSON phone must be "+92 333 123 4567" (12 digits after stripping separators: 923331234567). Not "+92 333 123" and not "+92 333 1234".
+
+Example 3 — PDF wrapped the last three digits onto the next line:
+Resume: "Mobile: 0300-1234\\n567"
+JSON phone must be "0300-1234567" (11 digits). Returning "0300-1234" (last three missing) is wrong.
+
+Example 4 — 4-3-4 grouping:
+Resume: "Cell: 0301 234 5678"
+JSON phone must be "0301 234 5678". Not "0301 234".
+
+Example 5 — wrapped LinkedIn slug:
+Resume: "linkedin.com/in/\\njane-doe-123"
+JSON linkedin_url must be "https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-doe-123". Not ".../jane-doe".
+
 Respond with JSON only:
 {{
   "current_employment": "Company Name",
   "education": "Degree / School",
   "current_title": "Job Title",
-  "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/slug"
+  "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/slug",
+  "phone": "+92 300 1234567"
 }}
 """
 
diff --git a/backend/g_sheet/app.py b/backend/g_sheet/app.py
index 7a8c737..a3a97f4 100644
--- a/backend/g_sheet/app.py
+++ b/backend/g_sheet/app.py
@@ -197,7 +197,8 @@ async def fetch_form_data(
     processing_state: str | None = Query(None),
     is_duplicate: bool | None = Query(None),
     offset: int = Query(0,ge=0),
-    limit: int | None = Query(None,ge=1),
+    # Caller-chosen page size (Inbox sends 10/25/50/100). None = unpaged.
+    limit: int | None = Query(None,ge=1,le=500),
     current_user: dict = Depends(_FORM_DATA_READ),
     session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_session),
 ):
@@ -230,6 +231,23 @@ async def fetch_form_data_counts(
         raise HTTPException(status_code=500,detail=str(e))
 
 
+@router.get("/sheet/form-data/count")
+async def count_form_data(
+    sheet: str | None = Query(None),
+    current_user: dict = Depends(_FORM_DATA_READ),
+    session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_session),
+):
+    """Unfiltered form_data total for a sheet. Called once when Sheet Forms opens."""
+    try:
+        service=SheetFormData(session=session)
+        total=await service.count_rows(sheet=sheet)
+        return JSONResponse(content={"data":{"total":total},"total":total,"status_code":200})
+    except HTTPException:
+        raise
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500,detail=str(e))
+
+
 @router.get("/sheet/form-data/{record_id}")
 async def fetch_form_data_by_id(
     record_id: str,
diff --git a/backend/g_sheet/views.py b/backend/g_sheet/views.py
index 6186013..eb94994 100644
--- a/backend/g_sheet/views.py
+++ b/backend/g_sheet/views.py
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ class SheetFormData(Sheet):
         the CANDIDATE user it creates). platform='Form' is the source badge.
         """
         session=self._require_session()
+        from employment_agent.plugins import parse_linkedin,parse_phone
         from job.candidate.models import Manual_UPLOAD_CANDIDATE
         from job.history.views import HistoryRecorder
         from job.history.enums import HistoryEvent
@@ -467,16 +468,14 @@ class SheetFormData(Sheet):
         if resume:
             file_name=resume.rsplit("/",1)[-1][:180] or "resume"
 
-        # Sheet already stores LinkedIn on profile_link — copy it through, do not parse the CV.
         profile=(form_row.profile_link or "").strip()
-        linkedin_url=None
-        if profile:
-            linkedin_url=profile if profile.lower().startswith("http") else f"https://{profile.lstrip('/')}"
+        linkedin_url=parse_linkedin({"linkedin_url":profile},"").get("linkedin_url")
+        phone_fields=parse_phone({"phone":(form_row.candidate_number or "").strip()},"")
 
         row=await Manual_UPLOAD_CANDIDATE.create_manual_upload_candidate(session,{
             "candidate_email":email,
             "candidate_name":(form_row.name or "").strip() or email,
-            "candidate_phone":(form_row.candidate_number or "").strip(),
+            "candidate_phone":phone_fields.get("phone") or "",
             "job_post_id":str(form_row.job_post_id),
             "current_company":(form_row.current_company or "").strip(),
             "current_position":(form_row.position_applied_for or "").strip(),
@@ -514,6 +513,9 @@ class SheetFormData(Sheet):
     async def get_counts(self,sheet=None):
         return await FormData.count_processing(self._require_session(),sheet=sheet)
 
+    async def count_rows(self,sheet=None):
+        return await FormData.count_form_data(self._require_session(),sheet=sheet)
+
     async def get_imported_sheets(self):
         session=self._require_session()
         sheets=await FormData.get_sheet_names(session)
diff --git a/backend/inbox/app.py b/backend/inbox/app.py
index 1ca96ea..5fc5e70 100644
--- a/backend/inbox/app.py
+++ b/backend/inbox/app.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ async def fetch_email_sync(
 async def fetch_inbox(
     record_id: str | None = Query(None),
     search: str | None = Query(None),
-    top: int | None = Query(None),
+    top: int | None = Query(None, ge=1, le=500),
     skip: int = Query(0, ge=0),
     session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_session),
 ):
@@ -283,7 +283,8 @@ async def get_all_applications(
     assigned: bool | None = Query(default=None),
     is_duplicate: bool | None = Query(default=None),
     search: str | None = Query(None),
-    top: int | None = Query(None),
+    # Caller-chosen page size (Inbox sends 10/25/50/100). None = unpaged.
+    top: int | None = Query(None, ge=1, le=500),
     skip: int = Query(0, ge=0),
     current_user: dict = Depends(require_permission(PermissionTag.INBOX_VIEW)),
     session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_session),
@@ -312,6 +313,22 @@ async def get_all_applications(
         raise HTTPException(status_code=500,detail=str(e))
 
 
+@router.get("/inbox/all-applications/count")
+async def count_all_applications(
+    current_user: dict = Depends(require_permission(PermissionTag.INBOX_VIEW)),
+    session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_session),
+):
+    """Unfiltered application total. Called once when Inbox Email opens."""
+    try:
+        service=Email(session=session)
+        total=await service.count_inbox_messages()
+        return JSONResponse(content={"data":{"total":total},"total":total,"status_code":200})
+    except HTTPException:
+        raise
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500,detail=str(e))
+
+
 @router.get("/inbox/counts")
 async def get_inbox_counts(
     current_user: dict = Depends(require_permission(PermissionTag.INBOX_VIEW)),
diff --git a/backend/inbox/models.py b/backend/inbox/models.py
index 5400540..d6a5230 100644
--- a/backend/inbox/models.py
+++ b/backend/inbox/models.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger("inbox.models")
 # Placeholder only. The account lands inactive and the candidate is mailed a
 # confirmation link; the real password comes from the reset flow afterwards.
 DEFAULT_CANDIDATE_PASSWORD = os.getenv("DEFAULT_CANDIDATE_PASSWORD", "Utopia!@#")
-CANDIDATE_ROLE_ID_FALLBACK = 4          # mirrors users/views.py:signup_user
+CANDIDATE_ROLE_ID = 8                   # seeded candidate role (id 4 is hiring_manager, the signup default)
 SKIP_SENDER_PREFIXES = ("noreply", "no-reply", "donotreply", "do-not-reply",
                         "mailer-daemon", "postmaster", "bounce")
 
@@ -570,11 +570,10 @@ class Inbox_Messages(SQLModel, table=True):
             )).scalar_one_or_none()
 
             if user_id is None:
-                role=await Roles.get_role_by_name(session,EnumRoles.CANDIDATE.value)
                 user=Users(
                     name=cls._sender_display_name(email_data,address),
                     email=address,
-                    role_id=role.id if role else CANDIDATE_ROLE_ID_FALLBACK,
+                    role_id=CANDIDATE_ROLE_ID,
                     password=hash_password(DEFAULT_CANDIDATE_PASSWORD),
                 )
                 session.add(user)
@@ -727,8 +726,9 @@ class Inbox_Messages(SQLModel, table=True):
     async def get_inbox_messages(
         cls, session: AsyncSession, top: int | None, skip: int, search: str | None, isread: bool=True, application_status: Candidate_application_Status=Candidate_application_Status.CLOSED, assigned: bool | None=None, is_duplicate: bool | None=None
     ):
-        # Page size is the caller's `top` (Inbox sends 10); `skip` is (page-1)*top
-        # so page 1 -> 0..9, page 2 -> 10..19. Newest first via created_at.
+        # Page size is the caller's `top` (Inbox sends 10/25/50/100); `skip` is
+        # (page-1)*top so page 1 of 25 -> 0..24, page 2 -> 25..49. Newest first
+        # via created_at.
         statement = cls._apply_filters(
             select(cls).order_by(cls.created_at.desc()),
             search, isread, application_status, assigned, is_duplicate,
diff --git a/backend/inbox/plugins.py b/backend/inbox/plugins.py
index cdb6965..9e688cd 100644
--- a/backend/inbox/plugins.py
+++ b/backend/inbox/plugins.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import asyncio
 import base64
 import logging
 import os
-import re
 import uuid
 from pathlib import Path
 from urllib.parse import quote
@@ -32,11 +31,6 @@ TEAMS_API_TOKEN=os.getenv("TEAMS_API_TOKEN")
 MAIL_ACCEPTED_STATUS=202
 
 _ATTACHMENTS_DIR=Path(__file__).resolve().parent/"decoded_attachments"
-# Prefer +92 / 03xx style numbers; fall back to a looser intl-ish pattern.
-_PHONE=re.compile(
-    r"(?:\+?92[\s\-]?)?0?3\d{2}[\s\-]?\d{7}"
-    r"|(?:\+?\d{1,3}[\s\-]?)?(?:\(?\d{2,4}\)?[\s\-]?)?\d{3,4}[\s\-]?\d{3,4}"
-)
 
 
 async def request_email_confirmation(email):
@@ -216,13 +210,6 @@ async def attach_email_pdfs_to_s3(session,row,pdfs,*,created_new:bool):
         raise
 
 
-def extract_phone(text:str) -> str|None:
-    m=_PHONE.search(text or "")
-    if not m:
-        return None
-    return re.sub(r"[\s\-()]+"," ",m.group(0)).strip()
-
-
 async def extract_resume_text(file_paths:list[str]) -> tuple[str,str]:
     """Extract text from S3 URLs or leftover local PDF paths."""
     refs=[p.strip() for p in (file_paths or []) if p and p.strip()]
diff --git a/backend/inbox/tasks.py b/backend/inbox/tasks.py
index cb77802..aa8e9d7 100644
--- a/backend/inbox/tasks.py
+++ b/backend/inbox/tasks.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from agent.execute_agent import run_agent
 from db_setup import session_scope
 from employment_agent.execute_agent import run_employment_agent
 from inbox.models import Inbox_Messages,Inbox,AtsResults
-from inbox.plugins import extract_phone,extract_resume_text
+from inbox.plugins import extract_resume_text
 from job.job_post.models import JobPosts
 from job.job_post.serializers import serialize_job_post
 from taskiq_management.broker_setup import MAX_RETRIES,RETRY_DELAY,broker
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ async def match_inbox_message(record_id:str,force:bool=False) -> dict:
         job_posts=[serialize_job_post(p) for p in posts]
 
     text,extract_err=await extract_resume_text(paths)
-    phone=extract_phone(text) if text else None
     if not text:
         async with session_scope() as session:
             await Inbox_Messages.set_match_result(
@@ -118,9 +117,14 @@ async def match_inbox_message(record_id:str,force:bool=False) -> dict:
     if status=="failed":
         raise RuntimeError(result.get("error") or "agent returned failed status")
 
-    current_employment,education,current_title,linkedin_url=await run_employment_agent(
+    fields=await run_employment_agent(
         resume_text=text if not body else f"{text}\n\n{body}",
     )
+    current_employment=fields["current_employment"]
+    education=fields["education"]
+    current_title=fields["current_title"]
+    linkedin_url=fields["linkedin_url"]
+    phone=fields["phone"]
 
     async with session_scope() as session:
         await Inbox_Messages.set_match_result(
diff --git a/backend/job/app.py b/backend/job/app.py
index c67c05c..c0330a7 100644
--- a/backend/job/app.py
+++ b/backend/job/app.py
@@ -220,10 +220,10 @@ async def create_manual_candidate(
 
 @router.get("/candidate/fetch/users")
 async def fetch_users(
-    role_id:int=Query(4),
-    top:int=Query(10),
-    skip:int=Query(0),
-    search:str=Query(None),
+    role_id:Optional[int]=Query(None),
+    top:Optional[int]=Query(None),
+    skip:Optional[int]=Query(None),
+    search:Optional[str]=Query(None),
     current_user: dict = Depends(require_permission(PermissionTag.CANDIDATES_VIEW)),
     session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_session),
 ):
@@ -234,6 +234,22 @@ async def fetch_users(
     except Exception as e:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=500,detail=str(e))
 
+
+@router.get("/candidate/fetch/users/count")
+async def count_candidate_users(
+    role_id:Optional[int]=Query(None),
+    search:Optional[str]=Query(None),
+    current_user: dict = Depends(require_permission(PermissionTag.CANDIDATES_VIEW)),
+    session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_session),
+):
+    """Total matching users for the Candidates pager. Called once on page open."""
+    try:
+        service=User(session=session)
+        total=await service.count_users(search=search,role_id=role_id)
+        return JSONResponse(content={"data":{"total":total},"total":total,"status_code":200})
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500,detail=str(e))
+
 @router.post("/candidate/cv_upload")
 async def cv_upload(
     file: UploadFile = File(...),
diff --git a/backend/job/candidate/models.py b/backend/job/candidate/models.py
index 205310e..da167ba 100644
--- a/backend/job/candidate/models.py
+++ b/backend/job/candidate/models.py
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ class Manual_UPLOAD_CANDIDATE(SQLModel, table=True):
     async def create_manual_upload_candidate(cls, session: AsyncSession, fields: dict):
         import os
 
-        from role.models import EnumRoles, Roles
         from users.models import Users
         from users.plugins import hash_password
 
@@ -206,11 +205,10 @@ class Manual_UPLOAD_CANDIDATE(SQLModel, table=True):
 
         user=await Users.get_user_by_email(session,email)
         if not user:
-            role=await Roles.get_role_by_name(session,EnumRoles.CANDIDATE.value)
             user=await Users.insert_user(session,{
                 "name":name,
                 "email":email,
-                "role_id":role.id if role else 4,
+                "role_id":8,
                 "password":hash_password(default_pw),
                 "is_active":True,
                 "is_deleted":False,
diff --git a/backend/job/candidate/views.py b/backend/job/candidate/views.py
index 04d5535..9e47f41 100644
--- a/backend/job/candidate/views.py
+++ b/backend/job/candidate/views.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ from job.history.views import HistoryRecorder
 from job.notes.serializers import serialize_note
 from job.candidate.plugins import extract_candidate_email
 from users.models import Users
+from employment_agent.plugins import parse_phone
 
 load_dotenv()
 logger=logging.getLogger("job.candidate.views")
@@ -51,8 +52,10 @@ async def parse_linkedin_url_from_cv(resume_text) -> str | None:
         return None
     try:
         from employment_agent.execute_agent import run_employment_agent
-        *_,url=await run_employment_agent(resume_text=text)
-        return url
+        from employment_agent.plugins import parse_linkedin
+        fields=await run_employment_agent(resume_text=text)
+        url_fields=parse_linkedin({"linkedin_url":fields.get("linkedin_url") or ""},text)
+        return url_fields.get("linkedin_url")
     except Exception:
         logger.exception("employment agent linkedin_url parse failed")
         return None
@@ -604,11 +607,16 @@ class CandidateView:
                     raise HTTPException(status_code=422,detail="file is empty")
 
             parsed_linkedin=await parse_linkedin_url_from_cv(full_text)
+            phone_fields=parse_phone(
+                {"phone":(candidate_phone or "").strip()},
+                full_text or "",
+            )
+            phone=phone_fields.get("phone") or ""
 
             data={
                 "candidate_email":email,
                 "candidate_name":(candidate_name or "").strip(),
-                "candidate_phone":(candidate_phone or "").strip(),
+                "candidate_phone":phone,
                 "job_post_id":job_post_id,
                 "current_company":(current_company or "").strip(),
                 "current_position":(current_position or "").strip(),
diff --git a/backend/s3/plugins.py b/backend/s3/plugins.py
index 4e0e429..644e054 100644
--- a/backend/s3/plugins.py
+++ b/backend/s3/plugins.py
@@ -278,6 +278,13 @@ class S3:
         raw=(url or "").strip()
         if not raw:
             raise S3ServiceError("url is required",status_code=422)
+        # Query/proxy layers sometimes leave %3A/%2F (or a second %25 layer).
+        # Plain Email/... keys and already-decoded https:// URLs skip this.
+        if "%" in raw:
+            from urllib.parse import unquote
+            raw=unquote(raw)
+            if "%" in raw:
+                raw=unquote(raw)
         if not self.is_http_url(raw):
             return raw.lstrip("/")
         from urllib.parse import urlparse,unquote
diff --git a/backend/users/app.py b/backend/users/app.py
index 11dd187..fac26eb 100644
--- a/backend/users/app.py
+++ b/backend/users/app.py
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ async def fetch_users(
     search: str | None = Query(None),
     top: int | None = Query(None),
     skip: int = Query(0, ge=0),
+    role_id: int | None = Query(None),
     session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_session),
 ):
     try:
@@ -136,8 +137,8 @@ async def fetch_users(
             item=await service.get_user_by_id(record_id)
             return JSONResponse(content={"data":item,"total":1,"status_code":200})
 
-        items=await service.get_users(top,skip,search)
-        total=await service.count_users(search)
+        items=await service.get_users(top,skip,search,role_id=role_id)
+        total=await service.count_users(search,role_id=role_id)
         return JSONResponse(content={"data":items,"total":total,"status_code":200})
     except HTTPException:
         raise
diff --git a/backend/users/models.py b/backend/users/models.py
index 1b41675..9415e00 100644
--- a/backend/users/models.py
+++ b/backend/users/models.py
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ class Users(SQLModel, table=True):
             statement = statement.limit(top)
         if role_id:
             statement = statement.where(cls.role_id == role_id)
+        if not role_id:
+            statement = statement.where(cls.role_id != 8)
         result = await session.execute(statement)
         return result.scalars().all()
 
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ class Users(SQLModel, table=True):
         uid = cls._as_uuid(record_id)
         if uid is None:
             return None
-        statement = select(cls).options(selectinload(cls.role)).where(cls.id == uid)
+        statement = select(cls).options(selectinload(cls.role)).where(cls.id == uid,cls.role_id != 8)
         result = await session.execute(statement)
         return result.scalars().first()
 
@@ -146,12 +148,16 @@ class Users(SQLModel, table=True):
         return result.scalars().first()
 
     @classmethod
-    async def count_users(cls, session: AsyncSession, search: str | None):
+    async def count_users(cls, session: AsyncSession, search: str | None = None, role_id: Optional[int] = None):
         statement = (
             select(func.count())
             .select_from(cls)
             .where(cls.is_deleted == False)  # noqa: E712
         )
+        if role_id:
+            statement = statement.where(cls.role_id == role_id)
+        else:
+            statement = statement.where(cls.role_id != 8)
         if search:
             statement = statement.where(cls._search_filter(search))
         result = await session.execute(statement)
diff --git a/backend/users/views.py b/backend/users/views.py
index 4df2e17..55d6dfc 100644
--- a/backend/users/views.py
+++ b/backend/users/views.py
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ class User:
         fields=clean_user_payload(payload)
         if not fields.get("password"):
             raise HTTPException(status_code=400,detail="Password is required")
-        role=await Roles.get_role_by_name(self.session,EnumRoles.CANDIDATE.value)
-        fields["role_id"]=role.id if role else 4
+        fields["role_id"]=4
         user=await Users.insert_user(self.session,fields)
         # Signup lands inactive; the mailed link is what flips is_active.
         service=Confirmation(session=self.session)
@@ -134,8 +133,8 @@ class User:
         ]
         return data,len(data)
 
-    async def count_users(self,search=None):
-        return await Users.count_users(self.session,search)
+    async def count_users(self,search=None,role_id=None):
+        return await Users.count_users(self.session,search,role_id=role_id)
 
     async def authenticate_user(self,email,password):
         user=await Users.get_user_by_email(self.session,email)
diff --git a/frontend/nginx.conf b/frontend/nginx.conf
index 139069d..dd9d8de 100644
--- a/frontend/nginx.conf
+++ b/frontend/nginx.conf
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ server {
     }
 
     # API-only prefixes (no SPA page at the bare path).
-    location ~ ^/(health|users|roles|permissions|permission-tags|email|job|candidate|notes|interview|feedback|activity|org-settings|saved-searches|search|documents|sheet)(/|$) {
+    location ~ ^/(health|users|roles|permissions|permission-tags|email|job|candidate|notes|interview|feedback|activity|org-settings|saved-searches|search|documents|sheet|s3)(/|$) {
         proxy_pass http://backend-api:8000;
         proxy_http_version 1.1;
         proxy_set_header Host $host;
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/candidates.js b/frontend/src/api/candidates.js
index 1fa93cc..5f5ca5f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/candidates.js
+++ b/frontend/src/api/candidates.js
@@ -98,25 +98,33 @@ export function toCandidateView(row) {
  * Candidate USER accounts — `users` rows filtered by role, not the scored
  * `candidates` table. Needs candidates.view.
  *
- * role_id 4 is the seeded `candidate` role (backend/role/models.py::EnumRoles);
- * the route defaults to it, and we send it explicitly so a re-seed that renumbers
- * the roles fails loudly here rather than silently listing the wrong people.
+ * role_id 8 is the seeded `candidate` role (id 4 is hiring_manager, the signup
+ * default). We send it explicitly so a missing param cannot list the wrong people.
  *
  * Three things this route does NOT do, all verified against
  * backend/job/app.py::fetch_users:
- *  - it returns `{data, status_code}` with NO `total`, so a caller cannot show a
- *    row count or drive server-side pagination from the response alone;
- *  - `top` defaults to 10, so omitting it silently truncates to ten rows;
+ *  - it returns `{data, status_code}` with NO `total` on the list; use
+ *    GET /candidate/fetch/users/count (once on page open) for the pager total;
+ *  - `top`/`skip` page the list; the Candidates screen sends the user's page
+ *    size as `top` and `(page-1)*top` as `skip`;
  *  - it accepts a `search` query param but never forwards it to the service
  *    layer (`get_users(role_id=, top=, skip=)`), so searching is a no-op
- *    server-side. Filtering stays client-side until that is fixed.
+ *    server-side. Filtering stays client-side on the fetched page until that
+ *    is fixed.
  */
-export function listCandidateUsers({ roleId = 4, top = 500, skip = 0 } = {}) {
+export function listCandidateUsers({ roleId = 8, top = 10, skip = 0 } = {}) {
   return request('/candidate/fetch/users', {
     params: { role_id: roleId, top, skip },
   })
 }
 
+/** Total candidate-role users. Called once when the Candidates page opens. */
+export function countCandidateUsers({ roleId = 8, search } = {}) {
+  return request('/candidate/fetch/users/count', {
+    params: { role_id: roleId, search },
+  })
+}
+
 /**
  * `users` row -> the row shape the Candidates table renders.
  *
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/inbox.js b/frontend/src/api/inbox.js
index d8a3acc..cb2e16b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/inbox.js
+++ b/frontend/src/api/inbox.js
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ export function listApplications({ search, top, skip, recordId, isread, applicat
   })
 }
 
+/** Unfiltered application total. Called once when Inbox Email opens. */
+export function countApplications() {
+  return request('/inbox/all-applications/count')
+}
+
 /**
  * One persisted message by id — the detail behind an inbox row.
  *
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/sheet.js b/frontend/src/api/sheet.js
index f40a05a..99d18a0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/sheet.js
+++ b/frontend/src/api/sheet.js
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ export function listFormData({
   })
 }
 
+/** Unfiltered form_data total for a sheet. Called once when Sheet Forms opens. */
+export function countFormData({ sheet } = {}) {
+  return request('/sheet/form-data/count', { params: { sheet } })
+}
+
 /** Tab badge counts for one sheet (or all sheets when sheet omitted). */
 export function fetchFormCounts({ sheet } = {}) {
   return request('/sheet/form-data/counts', { params: { sheet } })
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/users.js b/frontend/src/api/users.js
index 2ac9504..d5e4217 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/users.js
+++ b/frontend/src/api/users.js
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ export function me() {
   return request('/users/me')
 }
 
-export function list({ record_id, search, top, skip } = {}) {
-  return request('/users/fetch', { params: { record_id, search, top, skip } })
+export function list({ record_id, search, top, skip, roleId } = {}) {
+  return request('/users/fetch', { params: { record_id, search, top, skip, role_id: roleId } })
 }
 
 export function create(body) {
@@ -33,14 +33,6 @@ export function remove(recordId) {
   return request('/users/delete', { method: 'DELETE', params: { record_id: recordId } })
 }
 
-/**
- * Hiring-manager directory — GET /managers/fetch.
- * `department` / `title` / `team_size` are always null until those columns exist.
- */
-export function listManagers() {
-  return request('/managers/fetch')
-}
-
 export function toManagerView(row) {
   return {
     id: row.id,
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/queryKeys.js b/frontend/src/lib/queryKeys.js
index 998a6e2..5ff463c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/queryKeys.js
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/queryKeys.js
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ export const qk = {
     formData: (p = {}) => ['mailbox', 'form-data', p],
     formRow: (id) => ['mailbox', 'form-row', id],
     formCounts: (p = {}) => ['mailbox', 'form-counts', p],
+    applicationTotal: () => ['mailbox', 'application-total'],
+    formTotal: (p = {}) => ['mailbox', 'form-total', p],
   },
   assessments: {
     all: () => ['assessments'],
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ export const qk = {
   },
   managers: {
     all: () => ['managers'],
-    list: () => ['managers', 'list'],
+    list: (p = {}) => ['managers', 'list', p],
   },
   orgSettings: {
     all: () => ['orgSettings'],
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ export const qk = {
   candidates: {
     all: () => ['candidates'],
     list: (p = {}) => ['candidates', 'list', p],
+    count: (p = {}) => ['candidates', 'count', p],
     detail: (id) => ['candidates', 'detail', id],
     history: (id, p = {}) => ['candidates', 'history', id, p],
   },
diff --git a/frontend/src/screens/Candidates.jsx b/frontend/src/screens/Candidates.jsx
index 8aa609a..46cc3b5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/screens/Candidates.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/screens/Candidates.jsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { useLocation, useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom'
 import { useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 
 import Modal from '../ui/Modal'
-import { Pagination, useDataTable } from '../ui/DataTable'
+import { DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE, Pagination, pageWindow, useDataTable } from '../ui/DataTable'
 import { Avatar, Badge, EmptyState, FieldError, Icon } from '../ui/primitives'
 import { useToast } from '../ui/Toast'
 import CandidateProfile from './CandidateProfile'
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ const EMPTY_FILTERS = { account: '' }
 /** Same ladder Talent Pool uses for Advance Stage on the shared profile modal. */
 const STAGE_ORDER = ['Shortlist', 'Screening', 'Assessment', 'Interview', 'Offer', 'Hired']
 
-/** The seeded `candidate` role (backend/role/models.py::EnumRoles). */
+/** Seeded `candidate` role is id 8; id 4 is hiring_manager (signup default). */
 const CANDIDATE_ROLE_ID = 8
 
-/* Rows are candidate USER accounts (GET /candidate/fetch/users?role_id=4), not
+/* Rows are candidate USER accounts (GET /candidate/fetch/users?role_id=8), not
    rows of the scored `candidates` table.
 
    Why: /candidate/scored/fetch only ever returns CVs that have been through the
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ const CANDIDATE_ROLE_ID = 8
    The consequence is that the ATS columns have no source on this screen — see
    toCandidateUserView. Open a candidate to get their score, which the shared
    Talent Pool profile modal (CandidateProfile.jsx) reads live by userId. */
-async function fetchCandidates() {
+async function fetchCandidates({ top = DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE, skip = 0 } = {}) {
   const [usersRes, appsRes] = await Promise.all([
-    candidatesApi.listCandidateUsers({ roleId: CANDIDATE_ROLE_ID }),
-    candidatesApi.list({ limit: 500 }).catch(() => null),
+    candidatesApi.listCandidateUsers({ roleId: CANDIDATE_ROLE_ID, top, skip }),
+    candidatesApi.list({ limit: 100 }).catch(() => null),
   ])
   const rows = Array.isArray(usersRes?.data) ? usersRes.data : []
   const sourceByUser = new Map()
@@ -112,7 +112,29 @@ export default function Candidates() {
   const navigate = useNavigate()
   const updateCandidates = useSeedMutation('candidates')
 
-  const candidatesQuery = useQuery({ queryKey: qk.candidates.list(), queryFn: fetchCandidates })
+  const [q, setQ] = useState('')
+  const [filters, setFilters] = useState(EMPTY_FILTERS)
+  const [showFilters, setShowFilters] = useState(false)
+  const [sortMode, setSortMode] = useState('recent')
+  const [page, setPage] = useState(1)
+  const [pageSize, setPageSize] = useState(DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE)
+  const [profileFor, setProfileFor] = useState(null)
+  const [atsFor, setAtsFor] = useState(null)
+  const [adding, setAdding] = useState(false)
+
+  const skip = (page - 1) * pageSize
+  const countQuery = useQuery({
+    queryKey: qk.candidates.count({ roleId: CANDIDATE_ROLE_ID }),
+    queryFn: async () => {
+      const res = await candidatesApi.countCandidateUsers({ roleId: CANDIDATE_ROLE_ID })
+      return typeof res?.total === 'number' ? res.total : (res?.data?.total ?? 0)
+    },
+    staleTime: Infinity,
+  })
+  const candidatesQuery = useQuery({
+    queryKey: qk.candidates.list({ top: pageSize, skip }),
+    queryFn: () => fetchCandidates({ top: pageSize, skip }),
+  })
   const jobsQuery = useQuery({ queryKey: qk.jobPosts.list(), queryFn: fetchJobs })
   const candidates = useMemo(() => candidatesQuery.data ?? [], [candidatesQuery.data])
   const jobsById = useMemo(
@@ -126,14 +148,6 @@ export default function Candidates() {
     gcTime: Infinity,
   })
 
-  const [q, setQ] = useState('')
-  const [filters, setFilters] = useState(EMPTY_FILTERS)
-  const [showFilters, setShowFilters] = useState(false)
-  const [sortMode, setSortMode] = useState('recent')
-  const [profileFor, setProfileFor] = useState(null)
-  const [atsFor, setAtsFor] = useState(null)
-  const [adding, setAdding] = useState(false)
-
   const jobTitleOf = useCallback(
     (c) => jobsById[c.jobId]?.title ?? '—',
     [jobsById],
@@ -214,7 +228,14 @@ export default function Candidates() {
     [],
   )
 
-  const t = useDataTable({ columns, rows, pageSize: 10 })
+  const t = useDataTable({ columns, rows, pageSize: Math.max(rows.length, 1) })
+  const total = countQuery.data ?? 0
+  const pages = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(total / pageSize))
+  const currentPage = Math.min(page, pages)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (page > pages) setPage(pages)
+  }, [page, pages])
 
   const recentChips = recentlyViewed
     .slice(0, 6)
@@ -280,7 +301,7 @@ export default function Candidates() {
         <div>
           <h1 className="page-title">Candidates</h1>
           <p className="page-sub">
-            {rows.length} candidate account{rows.length === 1 ? '' : 's'} · role_id {CANDIDATE_ROLE_ID}
+            {total} candidate account{total === 1 ? '' : 's'} · role_id {CANDIDATE_ROLE_ID}
           </p>
         </div>
         <div className="page-head-actions">
@@ -428,7 +449,18 @@ export default function Candidates() {
                 </tbody>
               </table>
             </div>
-            <Pagination {...t} />
+            <Pagination
+              from={total ? (currentPage - 1) * pageSize + 1 : 0}
+              to={total ? (currentPage - 1) * pageSize + rows.length : 0}
+              total={total}
+              page={currentPage}
+              pages={pages}
+              setPage={setPage}
+              pageButtons={pageWindow(currentPage, pages)}
+              pageSize={pageSize}
+              onPageSizeChange={(n) => { setPageSize(n); setPage(1) }}
+              pageSizeMax={500}
+            />
           </div>
         )}
       </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/screens/Inbox.jsx b/frontend/src/screens/Inbox.jsx
index 4aef859..aecb035 100644
--- a/frontend/src/screens/Inbox.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/screens/Inbox.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /* ============================================================
    Recruitment Inbox — application tabs over GET /inbox/all-applications.
-   Page size is 10, newest first (order by created_at on the server).
+   Page size defaults to 10. Pagination (skip/offset) is independent of the
+   limit control except that page 2 uses the current limit: skip = (page-1)*limit.
+   Total comes from a count endpoint called once when the page opens.
    ============================================================ */
 
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
@@ -10,7 +12,7 @@ import { useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 import Modal from '../ui/Modal'
 import EmailBody, { looksLikeHtml } from '../ui/EmailBody'
 import { Tabs } from '../ui/Tabs'
-import { Pagination, pageWindow } from '../ui/DataTable'
+import { DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE, Pagination, pageWindow } from '../ui/DataTable'
 import { Avatar, Badge, EmptyState, Icon, ScoreChip } from '../ui/primitives'
 import { JobCard, PickRoleModal } from '../ui/SuggestedRoles'
 import { useToast } from '../ui/Toast'
@@ -29,7 +31,8 @@ import {
 const TABS = ['All Applications', 'Unread', 'Processed', 'Rejected', 'Duplicates']
 /** Sheet Forms have no mailbox read state — no Unread tab on that channel. */
 const FORM_TABS = ['All Applications', 'Processed', 'Rejected', 'Duplicates']
-const PAGE_SIZE = 10
+/** Inbox GET `top` / sheet GET `limit` both cap at 500. */
+const PAGE_SIZE_MAX = 500
 
 /** Inbox channel: Outlook email queue vs imported Google Form rows. */
 const CHANNELS = [
@@ -676,6 +679,7 @@ export default function Inbox() {
   const [formSheet, setFormSheet] = useState(DEFAULT_FORM_SHEET)
   const [tab, setTab] = useState('All Applications')
   const [page, setPage] = useState(1)
+  const [pageSize, setPageSize] = useState(DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE)
   const [selectedId, setSelectedId] = useState(null)
   const [q, setQ] = useState('')
   const [assigning, setAssigning] = useState(null)
@@ -688,18 +692,18 @@ export default function Inbox() {
   const formTabFilter = FORM_TAB_FILTERS[tab] ?? {}
   const listParams = useMemo(() => ({
     ...tabFilter,
-    top: PAGE_SIZE,
-    skip: (page - 1) * PAGE_SIZE,
+    top: pageSize,
+    skip: (page - 1) * pageSize,
     ...(q.trim() ? { search: q.trim() } : {}),
-  }), [tabFilter, page, q])
+  }), [tabFilter, page, pageSize, q])
 
   const formParams = useMemo(() => ({
     sheet: formSheet || undefined,
-    offset: (page - 1) * PAGE_SIZE,
-    limit: PAGE_SIZE,
+    offset: (page - 1) * pageSize,
+    limit: pageSize,
     ...formTabFilter,
     ...(q.trim() ? { search: q.trim() } : {}),
-  }), [formSheet, page, q, formTabFilter])
+  }), [formSheet, page, pageSize, q, formTabFilter])
 
   const applicationsQuery = useQuery({
     queryKey: qk.mailbox.applications(listParams),
@@ -738,6 +742,26 @@ export default function Inbox() {
     enabled: isForms,
   })
 
+  const emailTotalQuery = useQuery({
+    queryKey: qk.mailbox.applicationTotal(),
+    queryFn: async () => {
+      const res = await inboxApi.countApplications()
+      return typeof res?.total === 'number' ? res.total : (res?.data?.total ?? 0)
+    },
+    enabled: !isForms,
+    staleTime: Infinity,
+  })
+
+  const formTotalQuery = useQuery({
+    queryKey: qk.mailbox.formTotal({ sheet: formSheet || undefined }),
+    queryFn: async () => {
+      const res = await sheetApi.countFormData({ sheet: formSheet || undefined })
+      return typeof res?.total === 'number' ? res.total : (res?.data?.total ?? 0)
+    },
+    enabled: isForms,
+    staleTime: Infinity,
+  })
+
   // Prefer the imported sheet list; keep the known 2026 tab even when the
   // sheets endpoint is still loading so the first paint is not blank.
   const formSheetOptions = useMemo(() => {
@@ -755,9 +779,6 @@ export default function Inbox() {
 
   const activeQuery = isForms ? formQuery : applicationsQuery
   const inbox = activeQuery.data?.rows ?? []
-  const total = activeQuery.data?.total ?? 0
-  const pages = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(total / PAGE_SIZE))
-  const currentPage = Math.min(page, pages)
   const serverCounts = isForms ? (formCountsQuery.data ?? {}) : (countsQuery.data ?? {})
 
   const counts = useMemo(
@@ -771,6 +792,15 @@ export default function Inbox() {
     [serverCounts],
   )
 
+  const poolTotal = isForms ? (formTotalQuery.data ?? 0) : (emailTotalQuery.data ?? 0)
+  const tabTotal = counts[tab] ?? 0
+  const countsReady = isForms ? formCountsQuery.isSuccess : countsQuery.isSuccess
+  const total = q.trim()
+    ? (activeQuery.data?.total ?? 0)
+    : (countsReady ? tabTotal : (poolTotal || (activeQuery.data?.total ?? 0)))
+  const pages = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(total / pageSize))
+  const currentPage = Math.min(page, pages)
+
   const list = inbox
 
   const detailQuery = useQuery({
@@ -1090,13 +1120,21 @@ export default function Inbox() {
               </div>
               {activeQuery.isSuccess && total > 0 && (
                 <Pagination
-                  from={total ? (currentPage - 1) * PAGE_SIZE + 1 : 0}
-                  to={Math.min(currentPage * PAGE_SIZE, total)}
+                  from={total ? (currentPage - 1) * pageSize + 1 : 0}
+                  to={Math.min(currentPage * pageSize, total)}
                   total={total}
                   page={currentPage}
                   pages={pages}
                   setPage={(p) => { setPage(p); setSelectedId(null); selection.clear() }}
                   pageButtons={pageWindow(currentPage, pages)}
+                  pageSize={pageSize}
+                  pageSizeMax={PAGE_SIZE_MAX}
+                  onPageSizeChange={(n) => {
+                    setPageSize(n)
+                    setPage(1)
+                    setSelectedId(null)
+                    selection.clear()
+                  }}
                 />
               )}
             </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/screens/JobCandidates.jsx b/frontend/src/screens/JobCandidates.jsx
index 74c83a7..7dc45aa 100644
--- a/frontend/src/screens/JobCandidates.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/screens/JobCandidates.jsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 
 import Modal from '../ui/Modal'
 import { Tabs } from '../ui/Tabs'
+import { DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE, PageSizeField } from '../ui/DataTable'
 import { Avatar, Badge, EmptyState, Icon, ProgressBar } from '../ui/primitives'
 import { qk } from '../lib/queryKeys'
 import { friendlyAuthError } from '../lib/errors'
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@ import * as candidatesApi from '../api/candidates'
 import { avatarColor, fmtDate, initials as initialsOf } from '../data/seed'
 
 const SOURCE_LABEL = { upload: 'Upload', inbox: 'Email' }
+/** Backend GET /candidate/scored/fetch caps `limit` at 100. */
+const PAGE_SIZE_MAX = 100
 
 /** Extraction keeps the resume's own casing; SHOUTED headers read badly on cards. */
 function displayName(name) {
@@ -246,12 +249,13 @@ export function ScoredCandidateDetail({ candidate: c, jobTitle, onClose }) {
 export default function JobCandidates({ jobId, jobTitle }) {
   const [q, setQ] = useState('')
   const [filter, setFilter] = useState('all')
+  const [pageSize, setPageSize] = useState(DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE)
   const [viewing, setViewing] = useState(null)
 
   const query = useQuery({
-    queryKey: qk.candidates.list({ jobId }),
+    queryKey: qk.candidates.list({ jobId, limit: pageSize }),
     queryFn: async () => {
-      const res = await candidatesApi.listCandidates({ jobId })
+      const res = await candidatesApi.listCandidates({ jobId, limit: pageSize })
       const rows = Array.isArray(res?.data) ? res.data : []
       return rows.map(candidatesApi.toCandidateView)
     },
@@ -303,6 +307,12 @@ export default function JobCandidates({ jobId, jobTitle }) {
               <option value="completed">Scored</option>
               <option value="failed">Failed</option>
             </select>
+            <PageSizeField
+              value={pageSize}
+              onChange={setPageSize}
+              max={PAGE_SIZE_MAX}
+              label="Show"
+            />
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/screens/Managers.jsx b/frontend/src/screens/Managers.jsx
index 01ef2c7..061903c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/screens/Managers.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/screens/Managers.jsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { useLocation, useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom'
 import { useMutation, useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 
 import Modal from '../ui/Modal'
+import { DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE, Pagination, pageWindow } from '../ui/DataTable'
 import { Avatar, Badge, EmptyState, Icon } from '../ui/primitives'
 import { useToast } from '../ui/Toast'
 import { useAuth } from '../auth/AuthContext'
@@ -12,10 +13,17 @@ import * as usersApi from '../api/users'
 import * as jobsApi from '../api/jobs'
 import * as inboxApi from '../api/inbox'
 
-async function fetchManagers() {
-  const res = await usersApi.listManagers()
+const PAGE_SIZE_MAX = 500
+/** Seeded `hiring_manager` role (backend/role/models.py::EnumRoles). */
+const HIRING_MANAGER_ROLE_ID = 4
+
+async function fetchManagers({ top = DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE, skip = 0 } = {}) {
+  const res = await usersApi.list({ roleId: HIRING_MANAGER_ROLE_ID, top, skip })
   const rows = Array.isArray(res?.data) ? res.data : []
-  return rows.map(usersApi.toManagerView)
+  return {
+    rows: rows.map(usersApi.toManagerView),
+    total: typeof res?.total === 'number' ? res.total : 0,
+  }
 }
 
 async function fetchJobs() {
@@ -31,25 +39,39 @@ export default function Managers() {
   const { can } = useAuth()
   const navigate = useNavigate()
   const location = useLocation()
-  const managersQuery = useQuery({ queryKey: qk.managers.list(), queryFn: fetchManagers })
-  const jobsQuery = useQuery({ queryKey: qk.jobs.list(), queryFn: fetchJobs })
-  const managers = managersQuery.data ?? []
-  const jobs = jobsQuery.data ?? []
+  const [page, setPage] = useState(1)
+  const [pageSize, setPageSize] = useState(DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE)
   const [detail, setDetail] = useState(null)
 
+  const skip = (page - 1) * pageSize
+  const managersQuery = useQuery({
+    queryKey: qk.managers.list({ roleId: HIRING_MANAGER_ROLE_ID, top: pageSize, skip }),
+    queryFn: () => fetchManagers({ top: pageSize, skip }),
+  })
+  const jobsQuery = useQuery({ queryKey: qk.jobs.list(), queryFn: fetchJobs })
+  const managers = managersQuery.data?.rows ?? []
+  const total = managersQuery.data?.total ?? 0
+  const jobs = jobsQuery.data ?? []
+  const pages = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(total / pageSize))
+  const currentPage = Math.min(page, pages)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (page > pages) setPage(pages)
+  }, [page, pages])
+
   useEffect(() => {
     const id = location.state?.openManager
     if (id) setDetail(managers.find((m) => m.id === id) ?? null)
   }, [location.state, managers])
 
-  const totalReqs = managers.reduce((s, m) => s + (m.openReqs || 0), 0)
-
   return (
     <div className="page">
       <div className="page-head">
         <div>
           <h1 className="page-title">Hiring Managers</h1>
-          <p className="page-sub">{managers.length} managers · {totalReqs} active requisitions</p>
+          <p className="page-sub">
+            {total} manager{total === 1 ? '' : 's'}
+          </p>
         </div>
       </div>
 
@@ -58,39 +80,57 @@ export default function Managers() {
       )}
       {managersQuery.isError && (
         <EmptyState icon="managers" title="Couldn’t load hiring managers">
-          {friendlyAuthError(managersQuery.error, 'This directory needs jobs.view or candidates.view.')}
+          {friendlyAuthError(managersQuery.error, 'This directory needs rbac_users.view.')}
         </EmptyState>
       )}
-      {managersQuery.isSuccess && managers.length === 0 && (
+      {managersQuery.isSuccess && total === 0 && managers.length === 0 && (
         <EmptyState icon="managers" title="No hiring managers">
           No accounts currently hold the hiring-manager role.
         </EmptyState>
       )}
-      {managersQuery.isSuccess && managers.length > 0 && (
-        <div className="grid g-3">
-          {managers.map((m) => (
-            <div className="card" key={m.id}>
-              <div className="card-body">
-                <div className="flex items-center gap-12" style={{ marginBottom: 14 }}>
-                  <Avatar name={m.name} className="avatar-lg" />
-                  <div style={{ flex: 1 }}>
-                    <div className="lr-title">{m.name}</div>
-                    <div className="lr-sub">{m.title || m.roleName || 'Hiring manager'}</div>
+      {managersQuery.isSuccess && (managers.length > 0 || total > 0) && (
+        <>
+          <div className="grid g-3">
+            {managers.map((m) => (
+              <div className="card" key={m.id}>
+                <div className="card-body">
+                  <div className="flex items-center gap-12" style={{ marginBottom: 14 }}>
+                    <Avatar name={m.name} className="avatar-lg" />
+                    <div style={{ flex: 1 }}>
+                      <div className="lr-title">{m.name}</div>
+                      <div className="lr-sub">{m.title || m.roleName || 'Hiring manager'}</div>
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+                  <div className="grid g-2" style={{ gap: 10, marginBottom: 14 }}>
+                    <div className="stat-mini"><span className="stat-mini-val">{m.openReqs}</span><span className="stat-mini-lbl">Open Reqs</span></div>
+                    <div className="stat-mini"><span className="stat-mini-val">{m.teamSize ?? '—'}</span><span className="stat-mini-lbl">Team Size</span></div>
+                  </div>
+                  <div className="divider" style={{ margin: '12px 0' }} />
+                  <div className="flex items-center" style={{ justifyContent: 'space-between' }}>
+                    <span className="cell-sub"><Icon name="mail" /> {m.email ? m.email.split('@')[0] : '—'}</span>
+                    <button className="btn btn-ghost btn-sm" onClick={() => setDetail(m)}>View</button>
                   </div>
                 </div>
-                <div className="grid g-2" style={{ gap: 10, marginBottom: 14 }}>
-                  <div className="stat-mini"><span className="stat-mini-val">{m.openReqs}</span><span className="stat-mini-lbl">Open Reqs</span></div>
-                  <div className="stat-mini"><span className="stat-mini-val">{m.teamSize ?? '—'}</span><span className="stat-mini-lbl">Team Size</span></div>
-                </div>
-                <div className="divider" style={{ margin: '12px 0' }} />
-                <div className="flex items-center" style={{ justifyContent: 'space-between' }}>
-                  <span className="cell-sub"><Icon name="mail" /> {m.email ? m.email.split('@')[0] : '—'}</span>
-                  <button className="btn btn-ghost btn-sm" onClick={() => setDetail(m)}>View</button>
-                </div>
               </div>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+          {total > 0 && (
+            <div className="card" style={{ marginTop: 16 }}>
+              <Pagination
+                from={total ? (currentPage - 1) * pageSize + 1 : 0}
+                to={total ? (currentPage - 1) * pageSize + managers.length : 0}
+                total={total}
+                page={currentPage}
+                pages={pages}
+                setPage={setPage}
+                pageButtons={pageWindow(currentPage, pages)}
+                pageSize={pageSize}
+                onPageSizeChange={(n) => { setPageSize(n); setPage(1) }}
+                pageSizeMax={PAGE_SIZE_MAX}
+              />
             </div>
-          ))}
-        </div>
+          )}
+        </>
       )}
 
       {detail && (
diff --git a/frontend/src/screens/TalentPool.jsx b/frontend/src/screens/TalentPool.jsx
index d76528f..3a3eb4b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/screens/TalentPool.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/screens/TalentPool.jsx
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import { useMemo, useState } from 'react'
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom'
 import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 
+import { DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE, PageSizeField } from '../ui/DataTable'
 import { Avatar, Badge, EmptyState, Icon, ScoreChip } from '../ui/primitives'
 import { useToast } from '../ui/Toast'
 import CandidateProfile from './CandidateProfile'
@@ -45,8 +46,8 @@ import * as candidatesApi from '../api/candidates'
 import * as pipelineApi from '../api/pipeline'
 import { avatarColor, departments, initials as initialsOf } from '../data/seed'
 
-/** The seed bucket holds 100 candidates; one template per person, no reuse. */
-const FETCH_LIMIT = 100
+/** Backend GET /candidate/fetch caps `limit` at 100. */
+const PAGE_SIZE_MAX = 100
 
 const STAGE_ORDER = ['Shortlist', 'Screening', 'Assessment', 'Interview', 'Offer', 'Hired']
 
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ export default function TalentPool() {
 
   const [q, setQ] = useState('')
   const [dept, setDept] = useState('')
+  const [pageSize, setPageSize] = useState(DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE)
   const [profileFor, setProfileFor] = useState(null)
   const [atsFor, setAtsFor] = useState(null)
   const navigate = useNavigate()
@@ -139,8 +141,8 @@ export default function TalentPool() {
   }
 
   const query = useQuery({
-    queryKey: qk.candidates.list({ limit: FETCH_LIMIT }),
-    queryFn: () => candidatesApi.list({ limit: FETCH_LIMIT }),
+    queryKey: qk.candidates.list({ limit: pageSize }),
+    queryFn: () => candidatesApi.list({ limit: pageSize }),
   })
 
   const pool = useMemo(
@@ -227,6 +229,12 @@ export default function TalentPool() {
               <option value="">All Departments</option>
               {departments.map((d) => <option key={d}>{d}</option>)}
             </select>
+            <PageSizeField
+              value={pageSize}
+              onChange={setPageSize}
+              max={PAGE_SIZE_MAX}
+              label="Show"
+            />
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles/styles.css b/frontend/src/styles/styles.css
index 02fbaba..2fbc9d9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles/styles.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles/styles.css
@@ -608,6 +608,16 @@ table.data tbody tr:last-child td { border-bottom: none; }
 .pagination { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; padding: 14px 20px; border-top: 1px solid var(--border); flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; }
 .page-info { font-size: 13px; color: var(--text-2); }
 .page-controls { display: flex; gap: 4px; align-items: center; }
+.page-size { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; margin-right: 8px; flex-shrink: 0; }
+.page-size-label { font-size: 13px; color: var(--text-2); white-space: nowrap; }
+.page-size-select { height: 34px; padding: 0 28px 0 10px; font-size: 13px; }
+.page-size-input {
+  width: 72px; height: 34px; padding: 0 8px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600;
+  text-align: center; border-radius: 8px; border: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
+  background: var(--bg-elev); color: inherit; outline: none;
+}
+.page-size-input:focus { border-color: var(--primary); box-shadow: var(--ring); }
+.page-size-total { font-size: 13px; color: var(--text-2); margin-right: 8px; white-space: nowrap; }
 .page-btn { min-width: 34px; height: 34px; padding: 0 8px; border-radius: 8px; display: grid; place-items: center; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--text-2); border: 1px solid transparent; }
 .page-btn:hover:not(:disabled) { background: var(--bg-sunken); }
 .page-btn.active { background: var(--primary); color: var(--primary-fg); }
diff --git a/frontend/src/ui/DataTable.jsx b/frontend/src/ui/DataTable.jsx
index c3be4c4..15bd8a6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ui/DataTable.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/ui/DataTable.jsx
@@ -7,20 +7,30 @@
    useDataTable alone. The other six consumers use <DataTable/>.
 
    Sort comparator and the ellipsis pager windowing are ported verbatim.
-   Client-side sort/paginate is retained deliberately — there are no paginated
-   list endpoints to bind to yet outside /users/fetch.
+   Page size defaults to 10 (the GET `top`/`limit` default) and is user-settable;
+   screens that paginate on the server pass the same value as the query param.
    ============================================================ */
 
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
 import Icon from './icons'
 import { EmptyState } from './primitives'
 
-export function useDataTable({ columns, rows, pageSize = 10 }) {
+/** Matches the backend Query(10) default on list GET endpoints. */
+export const DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE = 10
+
+export function clampPageSize(value, max = 100) {
+  const n = Number.parseInt(value, 10)
+  if (!Number.isFinite(n) || n < 1) return DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE
+  return Math.min(n, max)
+}
+
+export function useDataTable({ columns, rows, pageSize = DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE }) {
   const [sort, setSort] = useState({ key: null, dir: 1 })
   const [page, setPage] = useState(1)
+  const size = Math.max(1, pageSize || DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE)
 
   // The prototype reset to page 1 inside its imperative update(rows).
-  useEffect(() => setPage(1), [rows])
+  useEffect(() => setPage(1), [rows, size])
 
   const sorted = useMemo(() => {
     if (!sort.key) return rows
@@ -39,23 +49,23 @@ export function useDataTable({ columns, rows, pageSize = 10 }) {
   }, [rows, columns, sort])
 
   const total = sorted.length
-  const pages = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(total / pageSize))
+  const pages = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(total / size))
   const current = Math.min(page, pages)
-  const start = (current - 1) * pageSize
+  const start = (current - 1) * size
 
   function toggleSort(key) {
     setSort((s) => (s.key === key ? { key, dir: s.dir * -1 } : { key, dir: 1 }))
   }
 
   return {
-    pageRows: sorted.slice(start, start + pageSize),
+    pageRows: sorted.slice(start, start + size),
     sort,
     toggleSort,
     page: current,
     pages,
     setPage,
     from: total ? start + 1 : 0,
-    to: Math.min(start + pageSize, total),
+    to: Math.min(start + size, total),
     total,
     pageButtons: pageWindow(current, pages),
   }
@@ -71,13 +81,61 @@ export function pageWindow(cur, pages) {
   return list
 }
 
-export function Pagination({ from, to, total, page, pages, setPage, pageButtons }) {
+/** Local draft so typing "50" does not fire a GET for 5, then 50. */
+export function PageSizeField({ value, onChange, max = 100, label = 'Per page', id }) {
+  const [draft, setDraft] = useState(String(value ?? DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE))
+  useEffect(() => setDraft(String(value ?? DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE)), [value])
+
+  function commit() {
+    const next = clampPageSize(draft, max)
+    setDraft(String(next))
+    if (next !== value) onChange(next)
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <label className="page-size">
+      <span className="page-size-label">{label}</span>
+      <input
+        id={id}
+        className="page-size-input"
+        type="number"
+        min={1}
+        max={max}
+        value={draft}
+        onChange={(e) => setDraft(e.target.value)}
+        onBlur={commit}
+        onKeyDown={(e) => {
+          if (e.key === 'Enter') {
+            e.preventDefault()
+            e.currentTarget.blur()
+          }
+        }}
+        aria-label={label}
+      />
+    </label>
+  )
+}
+
+export function Pagination({
+  from, to, total, page, pages, setPage, pageButtons,
+  pageSize, onPageSizeChange, pageSizeMax = 100,
+}) {
   return (
     <div className="pagination">
       <span className="page-info">
         Showing <b>{from}–{to}</b> of <b>{total}</b>
       </span>
       <div className="page-controls">
+        {onPageSizeChange && (
+          <>
+            <PageSizeField
+              value={pageSize ?? DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE}
+              onChange={onPageSizeChange}
+              max={pageSizeMax}
+            />
+            <span className="page-size-total">of <b>{total}</b></span>
+          </>
+        )}
         <button className="page-btn" disabled={page === 1} onClick={() => setPage(page - 1)} aria-label="Previous page">
           <Icon name="chevron-left" />
         </button>
@@ -103,8 +161,9 @@ export function Pagination({ from, to, total, page, pages, setPage, pageButtons
   )
 }
 
-export default function DataTable({ columns, rows, pageSize = 10, empty }) {
-  const t = useDataTable({ columns, rows, pageSize })
+export default function DataTable({ columns, rows, pageSize = DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE, pageSizeMax = 100, empty }) {
+  const [size, setSize] = useState(pageSize)
+  const t = useDataTable({ columns, rows, pageSize: size })
 
   return (
     <div className="dt">
@@ -157,7 +216,7 @@ export default function DataTable({ columns, rows, pageSize = 10, empty }) {
           </tbody>
         </table>
       </div>
-      <Pagination {...t} />
+      <Pagination {...t} pageSize={size} onPageSizeChange={setSize} pageSizeMax={pageSizeMax} />
     </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/frontend/vite.config.js b/frontend/vite.config.js
index 2f34a4e..b836591 100644
--- a/frontend/vite.config.js
+++ b/frontend/vite.config.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     // Same-origin style for local Vite when VITE_API_BASE is empty.
     // Requires API published on the host (docker-compose.host-ports.yml).
     proxy: {
-      '^/(health|users|roles|permissions|permission-tags|email|job|jobs|candidate|notes|interview|feedback|activity|pipeline|notifications|analytics|offers|tasks|assessments|org-settings|saved-searches|search|documents|sheet|managers|inbox)(/|$)': {
+      '^/(health|users|roles|permissions|permission-tags|email|job|jobs|candidate|notes|interview|feedback|activity|pipeline|notifications|analytics|offers|tasks|assessments|org-settings|saved-searches|search|documents|sheet|managers|inbox|s3)(/|$)': {
         target: 'http://127.0.0.1:8000',
         changeOrigin: true,
       },