diff --git a/backend/employment_agent/decorators.py b/backend/employment_agent/decorators.py
index 41cc9a5..90b5310 100644
--- a/backend/employment_agent/decorators.py
+++ b/backend/employment_agent/decorators.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import re
 from functools import wraps
 
-from employment_agent.prompt import EDUCATION,NO_CITY,NO_COMPANY,NO_LINKEDIN,NO_PHONE
+from employment_agent.prompt import EDUCATION,NO_CITY,NO_COMPANY,NO_LINKEDIN,NO_NAME,NO_PHONE
 from global_cities import CITY_BY_KEY,CITY_RE
 
 _CITY_SENTINELS=frozenset({
@@ -101,15 +101,12 @@ 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:
+    from employment_agent.plugins import _phone_digits,_phone_score,phone_in_resume
+    digits=_phone_digits(text)
+    if _phone_score(digits)<0:
+        return None
+    if (resume_text or "").strip() and not phone_in_resume(digits,resume_text):
         return None
-    if (resume_text or "").strip():
-        haystack=re.sub(r"\D","",resume_text)
-        if digits not in haystack:
-            return None
     return text
 
 
@@ -194,6 +191,20 @@ def _clean_skills(value,resume_text):
     return kept[:30]
 
 
+def _clean_name(value,resume_text):
+    """Full name from the resume header. Invented / email-shaped values drop."""
+    text=(value or "").strip()
+    if not text or text.lower() in {NO_NAME.lower(),"none","null","n/a","-"}:
+        return ""
+    if "@" in text or len(text)>120:
+        return ""
+    haystack=(resume_text or "").lower()
+    first=text.split()[0].lower()
+    if haystack and first not in haystack:
+        return ""
+    return text
+
+
 def _clean_years(value,resume_text):
     """Whole years of experience, bounded 0-60. Anything else is None.
 
@@ -233,6 +244,7 @@ clamp_phone=clamp_field("phone",_clean_phone)
 clamp_skills=clamp_field("skills",_clean_skills)
 clamp_years_experience=clamp_field("years_experience",_clean_years)
 clamp_city=clamp_field("city",_clean_city)
+clamp_candidate_name=clamp_field("candidate_name",_clean_name)
 
 
 @require_json_object
@@ -244,18 +256,19 @@ clamp_city=clamp_field("city",_clean_city)
 @clamp_skills
 @clamp_years_experience
 @clamp_city
+@clamp_candidate_name
 def parse_employment_response(data,resume_text=""):
-    """Pull company, education, title, linkedin_url, phone, city, skills, and years
+    """Pull name, company, education, title, linkedin_url, phone, city, skills, and years
     from the agent JSON.
 
-    skills and years_experience default to []/None when the key is absent, so a
-    model reply predating the extended prompt still parses — the inbox match
-    path reads the other five keys and must not break on a partial response.
+    skills, years_experience, and candidate_name default to []/None/"" when the
+    key is absent, so a model reply predating the extended prompt still parses.
     """
     def as_str(key):
         value=data.get(key)
         return value.strip() if isinstance(value,str) else ""
     return {
+        "candidate_name":as_str("candidate_name"),
         "current_employment":as_str("current_employment"),
         "education":as_str("education"),
         "current_title":as_str("current_title"),
diff --git a/backend/employment_agent/execute_agent.py b/backend/employment_agent/execute_agent.py
index b240284..dfe2da1 100644
--- a/backend/employment_agent/execute_agent.py
+++ b/backend/employment_agent/execute_agent.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ async def run_employment_agent(*,resume_text=""):
     text=(resume_text or "").strip()
     if not text:
         return {
+            "candidate_name":"",
             "current_employment":NO_COMPANY,
             "education":EDUCATION,
             "current_title":CURRENT_TITLE,
diff --git a/backend/employment_agent/plugins.py b/backend/employment_agent/plugins.py
index 05b1904..01a3aef 100644
--- a/backend/employment_agent/plugins.py
+++ b/backend/employment_agent/plugins.py
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ Call like the rest of the backend:
     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.
+`scan_phone` is the digit-span scan `prefer_extracted_phone` uses so the
+stacked parser cannot recurse into itself.
 """
 
 from __future__ import annotations
@@ -23,16 +23,43 @@ from employment_agent.decorators import (
     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"
-)
+# PDF extraction uses en/em dashes, nbsp, and bullets as digit separators.
+_DASH_TO_HYPHEN=str.maketrans({
+    "\u2010":"-","\u2011":"-","\u2012":"-","\u2013":"-","\u2014":"-",
+    "\u2015":"-","\u2212":"-","\u2043":"-","\uFE58":"-","\uFE63":"-",
+    "\uFF0D":"-",
+})
+_STRIP_INVISIBLE="".join((
+    "\u00ad","\u200b","\u200c","\u200d","\u2060","\ufeff",
+))
+_DIGIT_TO_ASCII=str.maketrans({
+    **{chr(0x0660+i):str(i) for i in range(10)},
+    **{chr(0x06F0+i):str(i) for i in range(10)},
+    **{chr(0xFF10+i):str(i) for i in range(10)},
+})
+_OCR_O=re.compile(r"(?<![A-Za-z0-9])[Oo](?=3\d{2}[\s\-.\d]{6,})")
+_DIGIT_GROUP=re.compile(r"\+?\d+")
+_GAP_OK=re.compile(r"^[\s\-./()[\]{},:|•·∙+_]*$")
+_WA_ME=re.compile(r"(?i)(?:wa\.me/|api\.whatsapp\.com/send\?phone=)(\+?\d{10,15})")
+_TEL_URI=re.compile(r"(?i)tel:\s*(\+?[\d\s\-().]{8,22})")
+_YEAR=re.compile(r"^(?:19|20)\d{2}$")
+
+
+def _normalize_phone_text(text:str) -> str:
+    raw=(text or "").translate(_DIGIT_TO_ASCII).translate(_DASH_TO_HYPHEN)
+    raw=raw.replace("\xa0"," ").replace("\u202f"," ").replace("\u2009"," ")
+    raw=raw.replace("\u2007"," ").replace("\u2028","\n").replace("\u2029","\n")
+    for ch in _STRIP_INVISIBLE:
+        raw=raw.replace(ch,"")
+    return _OCR_O.sub("0",raw)
+
+
+def _digits_only(raw:str) -> str:
+    return re.sub(r"\D","",_normalize_phone_text(raw or ""))
 
 
 def _phone_digits(raw:str) -> str:
-    digits=re.sub(r"\D","",raw or "")
+    digits=_digits_only(raw)
     if digits.startswith("00"):
         digits=digits[2:]
     return digits
@@ -54,37 +81,90 @@ def _phone_score(digits:str) -> int:
     return n
 
 
+def _phone_keys(digits:str) -> set[str]:
+    """03XX / +92 3XX / 3XX national forms of the same PK mobile."""
+    d=_phone_digits(digits) if re.search(r"\D",digits or "") else (digits or "")
+    if d.startswith("00"):
+        d=d[2:]
+    keys={d}
+    if d.startswith("92") and len(d)>=12:
+        rest=d[2:]
+        keys.add(rest)
+        if rest.startswith("3"):
+            keys.add("0"+rest)
+    if d.startswith("0") and len(d)>=11:
+        keys.add(d[1:])
+        keys.add("92"+d[1:])
+    if d.startswith("3") and len(d)==10:
+        keys.add("0"+d)
+        keys.add("92"+d)
+    return {k for k in keys if len(k)>=10}
+
+
+def phone_in_resume(digits:str,resume_text:str) -> bool:
+    """True when this number (or its 03 / +92 twin) appears in the CV digits."""
+    haystack=_digits_only(resume_text)
+    if not haystack:
+        return True
+    return any(key in haystack for key in _phone_keys(digits))
+
+
+def _tidy_raw(raw:str) -> str:
+    compact=re.sub(r"[\n\r]+"," ",raw or "")
+    compact=re.sub(r"[ \t]+"," ",compact)
+    return compact.strip(" \t-./()[]{},:|•·∙_")
+
+
+def _consider(raw:str,best:str|None,best_score:int) -> tuple[str|None,int]:
+    value=_tidy_raw(raw)
+    score=_phone_score(_phone_digits(value))
+    if score>best_score:
+        return value,score
+    return best,best_score
+
+
+def _scan_digit_groups(text:str,best:str|None,best_score:int) -> tuple[str|None,int]:
+    groups=list(_DIGIT_GROUP.finditer(text))
+    for i,start_g in enumerate(groups):
+        acc=start_g.group(0)
+        end=start_g.end()
+        best,best_score=_consider(acc,best,best_score)
+        for nxt in groups[i+1:]:
+            gap=text[end:nxt.start()]
+            if not _GAP_OK.match(gap):
+                break
+            nxt_digits=nxt.group(0).lstrip("+")
+            if _YEAR.match(nxt_digits) and len(_phone_digits(acc))>=10:
+                break
+            combined=_phone_digits(acc+nxt.group(0))
+            if len(combined)>15:
+                break
+            acc=text[start_g.start():nxt.end()]
+            end=nxt.end()
+            best,best_score=_consider(acc,best,best_score)
+    return best,best_score
+
+
 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):
+    """Scan CV text for a complete phone — unicode separators, wrap, tel/wa.me."""
+    haystack=_normalize_phone_text(text or "")
+    best,best_score=None,-1
+    best,best_score=_scan_digit_groups(haystack,best,best_score)
+    for pattern in (_WA_ME,_TEL_URI):
         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
+            best,best_score=_consider(match.group(1),best,best_score)
     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
+    """Keep the strongest complete number. Truncated / CNIC-shaped values lose."""
+    best,best_score=None,-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
+        best,best_score=_consider(value,best,best_score)
+    return best if best_score>=0 else None
 
 
 def _as_str(data,key):
diff --git a/backend/employment_agent/prompt.py b/backend/employment_agent/prompt.py
index 5dfd420..18aea05 100644
--- a/backend/employment_agent/prompt.py
+++ b/backend/employment_agent/prompt.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ CURRENT_TITLE="No JOB POSITION MENTIONED"
 NO_LINKEDIN="no linkedin url mentioned"
 NO_PHONE="no phone number mentioned"
 NO_CITY="no city mentioned"
+NO_NAME="no name mentioned"
 
 CITY_POLICY="""- Return ONE proper city name only — the city, not an area, town, sector, housing society, cantonment, district, or parenthetical locality.
 - Identify the city if possible. Map it to exactly one city name from the country→cities list supplied below. Pakistan is in that list along with every other country — do not prefer one country.
@@ -29,12 +30,13 @@ CITY_POLICY="""- Return ONE proper city name only — the city, not an area, tow
 def prompt():
     return f"""You are an HR-ATS recruiting assistant.
 
-You are given CV/resume text. Identify the candidate's CURRENT employer company
+You are given CV/resume text. Identify the candidate's full name, CURRENT employer company
 name, their education (degree / school), their current job title, their
 LinkedIn profile URL, their phone number, their city of residence, their skills,
 and their total years of professional experience, when present.
 
 Rules:
+- Return only the candidate name that appears in the resume header.
 - Return only the company name that appears in the resume text for the ongoing / most recent role.
 - Return only education that appears in the resume text.
 - Return only job title that appears in the resume text.
@@ -45,6 +47,11 @@ Rules:
 - Do not invent education. If none is mentioned, return exactly: {EDUCATION}
 - Do not invent job title. If none is mentioned, return exactly: {CURRENT_TITLE}
 
+candidate_name (its own key — a string or the no-name sentinel):
+- The candidate's full name exactly as written on the resume header / contact block.
+- Do not invent a name from the email local-part, file name, or LinkedIn slug.
+- If none is stated, return exactly: {NO_NAME}
+
 skills (its own key — a JSON array of strings):
 - List the candidate's concrete technical and professional skills: technologies, tools, languages, platforms, and named methodologies.
 - Write each skill using the resume's own spelling. Every skill you return MUST appear in the resume text.
@@ -80,7 +87,9 @@ 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.
+- Spaces, hyphens, parentheses, en-dashes, bullets, and non-breaking spaces are allowed; do not delete trailing digits to "clean" the value.
+- A Phone / Mobile / Cell / WhatsApp / Tel label may sit on the line above the digits — still copy the number.
+- 03XX-XXXXXXX and +92 3XX XXXXXXX are the same number; return the form written on the resume.
 - 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):
@@ -89,6 +98,7 @@ Example 1 — local 11-digit PK mobile, full LinkedIn:
 Resume: "Ali Khan | Karachi | 0321-5551234 | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-khan | Acme | BS CS | Engineer | Skills: Python, Django, PostgreSQL | 6 years of experience"
 JSON:
 {{
+  "candidate_name": "Ali Khan",
   "current_employment": "Acme",
   "education": "BS CS",
   "current_title": "Engineer",
@@ -144,6 +154,7 @@ JSON city must be "Karachi" (one city). Not "Karachi(Malir) Wah Cantt" and not "
 
 Respond with JSON only:
 {{
+  "candidate_name": "Full Name",
   "current_employment": "Company Name",
   "education": "Degree / School",
   "current_title": "Job Title",
diff --git a/backend/g_sheet/app.py b/backend/g_sheet/app.py
index 012698d..b98227f 100644
--- a/backend/g_sheet/app.py
+++ b/backend/g_sheet/app.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from fastapi import APIRouter,Depends,HTTPException,Query
 from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
+import uuid
 
 from db_setup import get_session
 from g_sheet.views import (
@@ -25,6 +26,21 @@ def _city_values(city: str | None):
     return parts or None
 
 
+def _job_ids(value: str | None):
+    if not value or not str(value).strip():
+        return None
+    out=[]
+    for part in str(value).split(","):
+        text=part.strip()
+        if not text:
+            continue
+        try:
+            out.append(uuid.UUID(text))
+        except ValueError:
+            continue
+    return out or None
+
+
 class AppendRowsBody(BaseModel):
     rows: list[list[str]]
 
@@ -209,6 +225,8 @@ async def fetch_form_data(
     source: str | None = Query(None),
     assigned: bool | None = Query(None),
     no_suggestions: bool | None = Query(None),
+    has_suggestions: bool | None = Query(None),
+    job_post_ids: str | None = Query(None),
     offset: int = Query(0,ge=0),
     limit: int | None = Query(None,ge=1,le=500),
     current_user: dict = Depends(_FORM_DATA_READ),
@@ -222,6 +240,7 @@ async def fetch_form_data(
             has_linkedin=has_linkedin,has_resume=has_resume,
             city=_city_values(city),source=(source or "").strip() or None,
             assigned=assigned,no_suggestions=no_suggestions,
+            has_suggestions=has_suggestions,job_post_ids=_job_ids(job_post_ids),
         )
         return JSONResponse(content={"data":items,"total":total,"status_code":200})
     except HTTPException:
@@ -243,6 +262,7 @@ async def fetch_form_data_counts(
     city: str | None = Query(None),
     source: str | None = Query(None),
     assigned: bool | None = Query(None),
+    job_post_ids: str | None = Query(None),
     current_user: dict = Depends(_FORM_DATA_READ),
     session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_session),
 ):
@@ -251,6 +271,7 @@ async def fetch_form_data_counts(
         data=await service.get_counts(
             sheet=sheet,search=search,has_linkedin=has_linkedin,has_resume=has_resume,
             city=_city_values(city),source=(source or "").strip() or None,assigned=assigned,
+            job_post_ids=_job_ids(job_post_ids),
         )
         return JSONResponse(content={"data":data,"total":1,"status_code":200})
     except HTTPException:
diff --git a/backend/g_sheet/models.py b/backend/g_sheet/models.py
index 236c31b..4a5995b 100644
--- a/backend/g_sheet/models.py
+++ b/backend/g_sheet/models.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import uuid
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 
-from sqlalchemy import Column, DateTime, Index, and_, case, delete, func, insert, or_, update
+from sqlalchemy import Column, DateTime, Index, and_, case, delete, false, func, insert, or_, update
 from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql import JSONB
 from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
 from sqlmodel import Field, SQLModel, select
@@ -127,6 +127,108 @@ class FormData(SQLModel, table=True):
             else_=False,
         )
 
+    @classmethod
+    def _suggested_contains_any(cls, job_post_ids):
+        ids = [str(jid) for jid in (job_post_ids or []) if jid]
+        if not ids:
+            return false()
+        return or_(*(cls.suggested_job_post_ids.contains([sid]) for sid in ids))
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _has_job_link(cls):
+        return or_(
+            cls.assigned_job_post_id.is_not(None),
+            cls.job_post_id.is_not(None),
+            ~cls._no_suggested_jobs(),
+        )
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _matches_any_job(cls, job_post_ids):
+        ids = list(job_post_ids or [])
+        if not ids:
+            return false()
+        return or_(
+            cls.assigned_job_post_id.in_(ids),
+            cls.job_post_id.in_(ids),
+            cls._suggested_contains_any(ids),
+        )
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _reapplicant_ids(cls):
+        """Form rows from emails that have applied more than once.
+
+        Duplicates tab lists flagged duplicates AND every form row from a
+        repeat email, not only the latest.
+        """
+        ranked = (
+            select(
+                cls.id,
+                cls.reapplied,
+                func.count().over(
+                    partition_by=func.lower(func.coalesce(cls.candidate_email, "")),
+                ).label("cnt"),
+            )
+            .where(func.coalesce(cls.candidate_email, "") != "")
+            .subquery()
+        )
+        reapplied_n = func.coalesce(func.jsonb_array_length(ranked.c.reapplied), 0)
+        return select(ranked.c.id).where(or_(ranked.c.cnt > 1, reapplied_n > 0))
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _duplicates_tab_filter(cls):
+        return or_(cls.is_duplicate == True, cls.id.in_(cls._reapplicant_ids()))  # noqa: E712
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _talent_pool_filters(cls, *, search=None, job_post_ids=None, assignment=None):
+        """Same WHERE as list_for_talent_pool / count_for_talent_pool."""
+        filters = [cls.manual_upload_candidate_id.is_(None)]
+        if assignment == "assigned":
+            filters.append(or_(cls.assigned_job_post_id.is_not(None), cls.job_post_id.is_not(None)))
+            if job_post_ids is not None:
+                filters.append(or_(
+                    cls.assigned_job_post_id.in_(list(job_post_ids)),
+                    cls.job_post_id.in_(list(job_post_ids)),
+                ))
+        elif assignment == "unassigned":
+            filters.append(cls.assigned_job_post_id.is_(None))
+            filters.append(cls.job_post_id.is_(None))
+            filters.append(~cls._no_suggested_jobs())
+            if job_post_ids is not None:
+                filters.append(cls._suggested_contains_any(list(job_post_ids)))
+        elif job_post_ids is not None:
+            filters.append(cls._matches_any_job(list(job_post_ids)))
+        else:
+            filters.append(cls._has_job_link())
+        if search:
+            like = f"%{search.strip()}%"
+            filters.append(or_(cls.name.ilike(like), cls.candidate_email.ilike(like)))
+        return filters
+
+    @classmethod
+    async def list_for_talent_pool(cls, session: AsyncSession, *, limit=100, offset=0, search=None, job_post_ids=None, assignment=None):
+        """Candidates list: unpromoted form rows with assigned or suggested jobs."""
+        if job_post_ids is not None and not list(job_post_ids):
+            return []
+        qry = (
+            select(cls)
+            .where(*cls._talent_pool_filters(search=search, job_post_ids=job_post_ids, assignment=assignment))
+            .order_by(cls.created_at.desc(), cls.id.desc())
+            .limit(limit)
+            .offset(offset)
+        )
+        result = await session.execute(qry)
+        return list(result.scalars().all())
+
+    @classmethod
+    async def count_for_talent_pool(cls, session: AsyncSession, *, search=None, job_post_ids=None, assignment=None):
+        if job_post_ids is not None and not list(job_post_ids):
+            return 0
+        qry = select(func.count()).select_from(cls).where(
+            *cls._talent_pool_filters(search=search, job_post_ids=job_post_ids, assignment=assignment)
+        )
+        result = await session.execute(qry)
+        return result.scalar_one()
+
     @staticmethod
     def _cities_match(column, cities):
         """Agent city name vs stored raw text: Karachi matches Karachi(Malir)."""
@@ -143,7 +245,7 @@ class FormData(SQLModel, table=True):
     def _filters(
         cls, *, sheet=None, search=None, processing_state=None, is_duplicate=None,
         has_linkedin=None, has_resume=None, city=None, source=None, assigned=None,
-        no_suggestions=None, inbox_filter=None,
+        no_suggestions=None, inbox_filter=None, has_suggestions=None, job_post_ids=None,
     ):
         filters = []
         if sheet:
@@ -151,7 +253,10 @@ class FormData(SQLModel, table=True):
         if processing_state:
             filters.append(cls.processing_state == processing_state)
         if is_duplicate is not None:
-            filters.append(cls.is_duplicate == bool(is_duplicate))
+            if is_duplicate:
+                filters.append(cls._duplicates_tab_filter())
+            else:
+                filters.append(cls.is_duplicate == bool(is_duplicate))
         if has_linkedin is not None:
             matches = [cls.profile_link.ilike(p) for p in LINKEDIN_PATTERNS]
             if has_linkedin:
@@ -188,6 +293,10 @@ class FormData(SQLModel, table=True):
             filters.append(cls.job_post_id.is_(None))
         if no_suggestions is True:
             filters.append(cls._no_suggested_jobs())
+        elif has_suggestions is True:
+            filters.append(~cls._no_suggested_jobs())
+        if job_post_ids:
+            filters.append(cls._matches_any_job(list(job_post_ids)))
         if inbox_filter == "matched":
             filters.append(or_(cls.assigned_job_post_id.is_not(None), cls.job_post_id.is_not(None)))
         elif inbox_filter == "unassigned":
@@ -383,7 +492,7 @@ class FormData(SQLModel, table=True):
         cls, session: AsyncSession, *, sheet=None, search=None,
         processing_state=None, is_duplicate=None, has_linkedin=None,
         has_resume=None, city=None, source=None, assigned=None,
-        no_suggestions=None, inbox_filter=None,
+        no_suggestions=None, inbox_filter=None, has_suggestions=None, job_post_ids=None,
         offset=0, limit=None,
     ):
         statement = select(cls).order_by(cls.created_at.desc(), cls.id.desc())
@@ -393,6 +502,7 @@ class FormData(SQLModel, table=True):
             has_linkedin=has_linkedin, has_resume=has_resume,
             city=city, source=source, assigned=assigned,
             no_suggestions=no_suggestions, inbox_filter=inbox_filter,
+            has_suggestions=has_suggestions, job_post_ids=job_post_ids,
         ):
             statement = statement.where(clause)
         if offset:
@@ -553,7 +663,7 @@ class FormData(SQLModel, table=True):
         cls, session: AsyncSession, *, sheet=None, search=None,
         processing_state=None, is_duplicate=None, has_linkedin=None,
         has_resume=None, city=None, source=None, assigned=None,
-        no_suggestions=None, inbox_filter=None,
+        no_suggestions=None, inbox_filter=None, has_suggestions=None, job_post_ids=None,
     ):
         statement = select(func.count()).select_from(cls)
         for clause in cls._filters(
@@ -562,6 +672,7 @@ class FormData(SQLModel, table=True):
             has_linkedin=has_linkedin, has_resume=has_resume,
             city=city, source=source, assigned=assigned,
             no_suggestions=no_suggestions, inbox_filter=inbox_filter,
+            has_suggestions=has_suggestions, job_post_ids=job_post_ids,
         ):
             statement = statement.where(clause)
         result = await session.execute(statement)
@@ -571,6 +682,7 @@ class FormData(SQLModel, table=True):
     async def count_processing(
         cls, session: AsyncSession, *, sheet=None, search=None,
         has_linkedin=None, has_resume=None, city=None, source=None, assigned=None,
+        job_post_ids=None,
     ):
         """Tab badge counts for the Sheet Forms channel.
 
@@ -590,13 +702,14 @@ class FormData(SQLModel, table=True):
             func.coalesce(func.sum(case((cls.processing_state == "imported", 1), else_=0)), 0).label("imported"),
             func.coalesce(func.sum(case((cls.processing_state == "processed", 1), else_=0)), 0).label("processed"),
             func.coalesce(func.sum(case((cls.processing_state == "rejected", 1), else_=0)), 0).label("rejected"),
-            func.coalesce(func.sum(case((cls.is_duplicate == True, 1), else_=0)), 0).label("duplicates"),  # noqa: E712
+            func.coalesce(func.sum(case((cls._duplicates_tab_filter(), 1), else_=0)), 0).label("duplicates"),
             func.coalesce(func.sum(case((cls._no_suggested_jobs(), 1), else_=0)), 0).label("on_hold"),
+            func.coalesce(func.sum(case((~cls._no_suggested_jobs(), 1), else_=0)), 0).label("suggested"),
         ).select_from(cls)
         for clause in cls._filters(
             sheet=sheet, search=search,
             has_linkedin=has_linkedin, has_resume=has_resume, city=city,
-            source=source, assigned=assigned,
+            source=source, assigned=assigned, job_post_ids=job_post_ids,
         ):
             statement = statement.where(clause)
         row = (await session.execute(statement)).one()
@@ -608,6 +721,7 @@ class FormData(SQLModel, table=True):
             "rejected": int(row.rejected or 0),
             "duplicates": int(row.duplicates or 0),
             "on_hold": int(row.on_hold or 0),
+            "suggested": int(row.suggested or 0),
         }
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/backend/g_sheet/views.py b/backend/g_sheet/views.py
index 423b768..f95ff5d 100644
--- a/backend/g_sheet/views.py
+++ b/backend/g_sheet/views.py
@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ class SheetFormData(Sheet):
         self,sheet=None,search=None,offset=0,limit=None,
         processing_state=None,is_duplicate=None,has_linkedin=None,has_resume=None,
         city=None,source=None,assigned=None,no_suggestions=None,
+        has_suggestions=None,job_post_ids=None,
     ):
         session=self._require_session()
         rows=await FormData.fetch_form_data(
@@ -444,12 +445,14 @@ class SheetFormData(Sheet):
             processing_state=processing_state,is_duplicate=is_duplicate,
             has_linkedin=has_linkedin,has_resume=has_resume,city=city,
             source=source,assigned=assigned,no_suggestions=no_suggestions,
+            has_suggestions=has_suggestions,job_post_ids=job_post_ids,
         )
         total=await FormData.count_form_data(
             session,sheet=sheet,search=search,
             processing_state=processing_state,is_duplicate=is_duplicate,
             has_linkedin=has_linkedin,has_resume=has_resume,city=city,
             source=source,assigned=assigned,no_suggestions=no_suggestions,
+            has_suggestions=has_suggestions,job_post_ids=job_post_ids,
         )
         items=await self._hydrate_job_posts([serialize_form_data(row) for row in rows])
         from job.candidate.views import CandidateView
@@ -600,11 +603,11 @@ class SheetFormData(Sheet):
             raise HTTPException(status_code=404,detail="Form data not found")
         return await self.get_form_data_by_id(record_id)
 
-    async def get_counts(self,sheet=None,search=None,has_linkedin=None,has_resume=None,city=None,source=None,assigned=None):
+    async def get_counts(self,sheet=None,search=None,has_linkedin=None,has_resume=None,city=None,source=None,assigned=None,job_post_ids=None):
         return await FormData.count_processing(
             self._require_session(),sheet=sheet,search=search,
             has_linkedin=has_linkedin,has_resume=has_resume,city=city,
-            source=source,assigned=assigned,
+            source=source,assigned=assigned,job_post_ids=job_post_ids,
         )
 
     async def count_rows(self,sheet=None,search=None,has_linkedin=None,has_resume=None):
diff --git a/backend/inbox/app.py b/backend/inbox/app.py
index 029cd06..79a712b 100644
--- a/backend/inbox/app.py
+++ b/backend/inbox/app.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import hmac
 import os
+import uuid
 from typing import Annotated
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter,Depends, Query
@@ -26,6 +27,21 @@ def _city_values(city: str | None):
     return parts or None
 
 
+def _job_ids(raw: str | None):
+    if not raw or not str(raw).strip():
+        return None
+    out=[]
+    for part in str(raw).split(","):
+        text=part.strip()
+        if not text:
+            continue
+        try:
+            out.append(uuid.UUID(text))
+        except ValueError:
+            continue
+    return out or None
+
+
 def _apps_payload(items,total,cities=None,sources=None):
     body={"data":items,"total":total,"status_code":200}
     if cities is not None:
@@ -66,6 +82,10 @@ class AssignJobPostBody(BaseModel):
     job_post_id: str | None = None
 
 
+class AssignRecruiterBody(BaseModel):
+    recruiter_id: str | None = None
+
+
 class ProcessingStateBody(BaseModel):
     processing_state: str
 
@@ -103,9 +123,11 @@ class ReadAllBody(BaseModel):
     assigned: bool | None = None
     is_duplicate: bool | None = None
     no_suggestions: bool | None = None
+    has_suggestions: bool | None = None
     processing_state: str | None = None
     city: str | None = None
     source: str | None = None
+    job_post_ids: str | None = None
 
 
 class TriageOverrideBody(BaseModel):
@@ -257,6 +279,23 @@ async def assign_job_post(
         raise HTTPException(status_code=500,detail=str(e))
 
 
+@router.patch("/inbox/{record_id}/assign-recruiter")
+async def assign_recruiter(
+    record_id: str,
+    payload: AssignRecruiterBody,
+    current_user: dict = Depends(require_permission(PermissionTag.INBOX_EDIT)),
+    session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_session),
+):
+    try:
+        service=Email(session=session)
+        data=await service.assign_recruiter(record_id,payload.recruiter_id)
+        return JSONResponse(content={"data":data,"total":1,"status_code":200})
+    except HTTPException:
+        raise
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500,detail=str(e))
+
+
 @router.post("/inbox/{record_id}/read")
 async def mark_inbox_read(
     record_id: str,
@@ -314,6 +353,8 @@ async def mark_all_inbox_read(
             processing_state=payload.processing_state,
             city=_city_values(payload.city),
             source=(payload.source or "").strip() or None,
+            has_suggestions=payload.has_suggestions,
+            job_post_ids=_job_ids(payload.job_post_ids),
         )
         return JSONResponse(content={"data":data,"total":data["updated"],"status_code":200})
     except HTTPException:
@@ -346,10 +387,12 @@ async def get_all_applications(
     assigned: bool | None = Query(default=None),
     is_duplicate: bool | None = Query(default=None),
     no_suggestions: bool | None = Query(default=None),
+    has_suggestions: bool | None = Query(default=None),
     processing_state: str | None = Query(default=None),
     search: str | None = Query(None),
     city: str | None = Query(None),
     source: str | None = Query(None),
+    job_post_ids: str | None = Query(None),
     city_list: bool = Query(default=False),
     # Caller-chosen page size (Inbox / Job Matching send 10/25/50/100). None = unpaged.
     top: int | None = Query(None, ge=1, le=500),
@@ -361,23 +404,25 @@ async def get_all_applications(
         service=Email(session=session)
         city_values=_city_values(city)
         source_value=(source or "").strip() or None
+        job_ids=_job_ids(job_post_ids)
+        extra=dict(has_suggestions=has_suggestions,job_post_ids=job_ids)
         cities=await service.list_cities() if city_list else None
         sources=await service.list_sources() if city_list else None
         
         if application_status in (Candidate_application_Status.PROCESS, Candidate_application_Status.REJECTED, Candidate_application_Status.SCREENING, Candidate_application_Status.ASSESSMENT, Candidate_application_Status.INTERVIEW, Candidate_application_Status.OFFER, Candidate_application_Status.HIRED) or processing_state:
-            items=await service.get_all_applications(top, skip, search, application_status=application_status, assigned=assigned, is_duplicate=is_duplicate, no_suggestions=no_suggestions, processing_state=processing_state, city=city_values, source=source_value)
-            total=await service.count_inbox_messages(search, application_status=application_status, assigned=assigned, is_duplicate=is_duplicate, no_suggestions=no_suggestions, processing_state=processing_state, city=city_values, source=source_value)
+            items=await service.get_all_applications(top, skip, search, application_status=application_status, assigned=assigned, is_duplicate=is_duplicate, no_suggestions=no_suggestions, processing_state=processing_state, city=city_values, source=source_value, **extra)
+            total=await service.count_inbox_messages(search, application_status=application_status, assigned=assigned, is_duplicate=is_duplicate, no_suggestions=no_suggestions, processing_state=processing_state, city=city_values, source=source_value, **extra)
             return _apps_payload(items,total,cities,sources)
         if isread==False:
-            items=await service.get_all_applications(top, skip, search, isread=False, assigned=assigned, is_duplicate=is_duplicate, no_suggestions=no_suggestions, processing_state=processing_state, city=city_values, source=source_value)
-            total=await service.count_inbox_messages(search, isread=False, assigned=assigned, is_duplicate=is_duplicate, no_suggestions=no_suggestions, processing_state=processing_state, city=city_values, source=source_value)
+            items=await service.get_all_applications(top, skip, search, isread=False, assigned=assigned, is_duplicate=is_duplicate, no_suggestions=no_suggestions, processing_state=processing_state, city=city_values, source=source_value, **extra)
+            total=await service.count_inbox_messages(search, isread=False, assigned=assigned, is_duplicate=is_duplicate, no_suggestions=no_suggestions, processing_state=processing_state, city=city_values, source=source_value, **extra)
             return _apps_payload(items,total,cities,sources)
         if record_id:
             item=await service.get_application_by_id(record_id)
             return _apps_payload(item,1,cities,sources)
 
-        items=await service.get_all_applications(top,skip,search,assigned=assigned,is_duplicate=is_duplicate,no_suggestions=no_suggestions,processing_state=processing_state,city=city_values,source=source_value)
-        total=await service.count_inbox_messages(search,assigned=assigned,is_duplicate=is_duplicate,no_suggestions=no_suggestions,processing_state=processing_state,city=city_values,source=source_value)
+        items=await service.get_all_applications(top,skip,search,assigned=assigned,is_duplicate=is_duplicate,no_suggestions=no_suggestions,processing_state=processing_state,city=city_values,source=source_value,**extra)
+        total=await service.count_inbox_messages(search,assigned=assigned,is_duplicate=is_duplicate,no_suggestions=no_suggestions,processing_state=processing_state,city=city_values,source=source_value,**extra)
         return _apps_payload(items,total,cities,sources)
     except HTTPException:
         raise
diff --git a/backend/inbox/models.py b/backend/inbox/models.py
index b885910..bcd4048 100644
--- a/backend/inbox/models.py
+++ b/backend/inbox/models.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 import os
+import re
 from shlex import join
 import uuid
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ from dotenv import load_dotenv
 from fastapi import HTTPException
 from inbox.enums import Candidate_application_Status
 from role.models import EnumRoles, Roles
-from sqlalchemy import Column, DateTime, case, false, func, or_, update
+from sqlalchemy import Column, DateTime, and_, case, false, func, or_, update
 from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql import JSONB
 from sqlalchemy.exc import IntegrityError
 from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
@@ -36,6 +37,20 @@ def _now() -> datetime:
     return datetime.now(timezone.utc)
 
 
+def _years_from_text(value):
+    """Whole years from ATS int or inbox free-text ('5+', '5 years'). Else None."""
+    if value is None or isinstance(value,bool):
+        return None
+    if isinstance(value,(int,float)):
+        years=int(value)
+        return years if 0<=years<=60 else None
+    digits=re.search(r"\d+",str(value))
+    if not digits:
+        return None
+    years=int(digits.group())
+    return years if 0<=years<=60 else None
+
+
 class Inbox(SQLModel, table=True):
     __tablename__ = "inbox"
 
@@ -74,7 +89,7 @@ class Inbox(SQLModel, table=True):
     )
 
     @classmethod
-    async def get_all(cls,session:AsyncSession,job_post_id=None,job_post_ids=None,limit=None,offset=0):
+    async def get_all(cls,session:AsyncSession,job_post_id=None,job_post_ids=None,limit=None,offset=0,search=None):
         try:
             from job.job_post.models import JobPosts
             qry=(
@@ -124,6 +139,9 @@ class Inbox(SQLModel, table=True):
                 qry=qry.where(Inbox_Messages.assigned_job_post_id.in_(ids))
             elif job_post_id:
                 qry=qry.where(Inbox_Messages.assigned_job_post_id==job_post_id)
+            if search and str(search).strip():
+                like=f"%{str(search).strip()}%"
+                qry=qry.where(or_(Users.name.ilike(like),Users.email.ilike(like)))
             if limit is not None:
                 qry=qry.limit(limit).offset(offset)
             result=await session.execute(qry)
@@ -261,11 +279,17 @@ class Inbox(SQLModel, table=True):
                     Inbox_Messages.current_employment.label("current_company"),
                     Inbox_Messages.current_title,
                     Inbox_Messages.candidate_education.label("education"),
+                    Inbox_Messages.city,
+                    Inbox_Messages.experience.label("inbox_experience"),
+                    cls.message_id.label("message_id"),
                     Inbox_Messages.file_name,
                     Inbox_Messages.file_path,
                     Inbox_Messages.ats_score,
                     Inbox_Messages.ats_band,
+                    Inbox_Messages.assigned_job_post_id,
+                    Inbox_Messages.suggested_job_post_ids,
                     cls.created_at,
+                    JobPosts.id.label("last_job_post_id"),
                     JobPosts.title.label("last_job_title"),
                     Candidates.matched_keywords,
                     Candidates.years_experience,
@@ -298,13 +322,18 @@ class Inbox(SQLModel, table=True):
                     "current_company":row["current_company"] or None,
                     "current_title":row["current_title"] or None,
                     "education":row["education"] or None,
+                    "city":row["city"] or None,
                     "file_name":row["file_name"] or None,
                     "file_path":row["file_path"] or None,
                     "ai_score":int(row["ats_score"]) if row["ats_score"] is not None else None,
                     "recommendation":row["ats_band"] or None,
+                    "message_id":str(row["message_id"]) if row["message_id"] else None,
+                    "assigned_job_post_id":str(row["assigned_job_post_id"]) if row["assigned_job_post_id"] else None,
+                    "suggested_job_post_ids":list(row["suggested_job_post_ids"] or []),
+                    "last_job_post_id":str(row["last_job_post_id"]) if row["last_job_post_id"] else None,
                     "last_job_title":row["last_job_title"] or None,
                     "matched_keywords":list(row["matched_keywords"] or []),
-                    "years_experience":row["years_experience"],
+                    "years_experience":row["years_experience"] if row["years_experience"] is not None else _years_from_text(row["inbox_experience"]),
                     "bank_expires_at":None,
                     "created_at":row["created_at"],
                 })
@@ -332,7 +361,7 @@ class Inbox(SQLModel, table=True):
         return out
 
     @classmethod
-    async def count_by_status(cls,session:AsyncSession,job_post_id=None):
+    async def count_by_status(cls,session:AsyncSession,job_post_id=None,search=None):
         try:
             from job.job_post.models import JobPosts
             qry=(
@@ -349,6 +378,9 @@ class Inbox(SQLModel, table=True):
             )
             if job_post_id:
                 qry=qry.where(Inbox_Messages.assigned_job_post_id==job_post_id)
+            if search and str(search).strip():
+                like=f"%{str(search).strip()}%"
+                qry=qry.where(or_(Users.name.ilike(like),Users.email.ilike(like)))
             result=await session.execute(qry)
             counts={}
             for status,n in result.all():
@@ -366,7 +398,37 @@ class Inbox(SQLModel, table=True):
         return or_(Users.name.ilike(pattern), Users.email.ilike(pattern))
 
     @classmethod
-    async def get_candidate_profile(cls,session:AsyncSession,user_id:uuid.UUID|None=None,limit:int=10,offset:int=0,search:str|None=None,job_post_ids=None):
+    def _with_job_link(cls, qry, job_post_ids, assignment=None):
+        """List mode: keep only applications with an assigned post or suggestions.
+
+        `job_post_ids is None` is the unscoped (admin) list — still require a
+        link so unassigned inbox mail never appears on Candidates. A UUID list
+        is assigned IN those ids OR suggested_job_post_ids containing any of
+        them (the `assigned_job_post_id` query param is that one-element list).
+
+        `assignment` is assigned | unassigned | None. Assigned means a real
+        assigned_job_post_id. Unassigned means suggestions only — no assigned post.
+        """
+        qry = qry.join(Inbox_Messages, cls.message_id == Inbox_Messages.id)
+        if assignment == "assigned":
+            qry = qry.where(Inbox_Messages.assigned_job_post_id.is_not(None))
+            if job_post_ids is not None:
+                return qry.where(Inbox_Messages.assigned_job_post_id.in_(list(job_post_ids)))
+            return qry
+        if assignment == "unassigned":
+            qry = qry.where(
+                Inbox_Messages.assigned_job_post_id.is_(None),
+                ~Inbox_Messages._no_suggested_jobs(),
+            )
+            if job_post_ids is not None:
+                return qry.where(Inbox_Messages._suggested_contains_any(list(job_post_ids)))
+            return qry
+        if job_post_ids is not None:
+            return qry.where(Inbox_Messages._matches_any_job(list(job_post_ids)))
+        return qry.where(Inbox_Messages._has_job_link())
+
+    @classmethod
+    async def get_candidate_profile(cls,session:AsyncSession,user_id:uuid.UUID|None=None,limit:int=10,offset:int=0,search:str|None=None,job_post_ids=None,assignment=None):
         try:
             if job_post_ids is not None and not list(job_post_ids):
                 return []
@@ -388,11 +450,8 @@ class Inbox(SQLModel, table=True):
                 qry = qry.where(cls.user_id == user_id)
             if search:
                 qry = qry.where(cls._candidate_search_filter(search))
-            if job_post_ids is not None:
-                qry = (
-                    qry.join(Inbox_Messages, cls.message_id == Inbox_Messages.id)
-                    .where(Inbox_Messages.assigned_job_post_id.in_(list(job_post_ids)))
-                )
+            if not user_id:
+                qry = cls._with_job_link(qry, job_post_ids, assignment=assignment)
             # Most-recent-first is the list contract; id breaks ties so a page
             # boundary can't drop or repeat a row when created_at collides.
             qry = qry.order_by(cls.created_at.desc(), cls.id.desc())
@@ -406,7 +465,7 @@ class Inbox(SQLModel, table=True):
             raise HTTPException(status_code=500,detail=str(e))
 
     @classmethod
-    async def count_candidate_profiles(cls,session:AsyncSession,user_id:uuid.UUID|None=None,search:str|None=None,job_post_ids=None):
+    async def count_candidate_profiles(cls,session:AsyncSession,user_id:uuid.UUID|None=None,search:str|None=None,job_post_ids=None,assignment=None):
         """Result-set size for the same predicate get_candidate_profile pages over."""
         try:
             if job_post_ids is not None and not list(job_post_ids):
@@ -422,11 +481,8 @@ class Inbox(SQLModel, table=True):
                 qry = qry.where(cls.user_id == user_id)
             if search:
                 qry = qry.where(cls._candidate_search_filter(search))
-            if job_post_ids is not None:
-                qry = (
-                    qry.join(Inbox_Messages, cls.message_id == Inbox_Messages.id)
-                    .where(Inbox_Messages.assigned_job_post_id.in_(list(job_post_ids)))
-                )
+            if not user_id:
+                qry = cls._with_job_link(qry, job_post_ids, assignment=assignment)
             result = await session.execute(qry)
             return result.scalar_one()
         except Exception as e:
@@ -475,7 +531,7 @@ class Inbox(SQLModel, table=True):
             rid = None
         if rid is not None:
             statement = statement.where(
-                or_(Inbox_Messages.recruiter_id == rid, JobPosts.current_recruiter_id == rid)
+                or_(Inbox_Messages.recruiter_id == rid, JobPosts.has_recruiter(rid))
             )
         return statement
 
@@ -1026,6 +1082,56 @@ class Inbox_Messages(SQLModel, table=True):
             else_=False,
         )
 
+    @classmethod
+    def _suggested_contains_any(cls, job_post_ids):
+        """JSONB @> '["uuid"]' for any id — suggested_job_post_ids stores strings."""
+        ids = [str(jid) for jid in (job_post_ids or []) if jid]
+        if not ids:
+            return false()
+        return or_(*(cls.suggested_job_post_ids.contains([sid]) for sid in ids))
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _has_job_link(cls):
+        return or_(cls.assigned_job_post_id.is_not(None), ~cls._no_suggested_jobs())
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _matches_any_job(cls, job_post_ids):
+        ids = list(job_post_ids or [])
+        if not ids:
+            return false()
+        return or_(
+            cls.assigned_job_post_id.in_(ids),
+            cls._suggested_contains_any(ids),
+        )
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _latest_reapplicant_ids(cls):
+        """Newest inbox application per sender who has applied more than once.
+
+        Duplicates tab lists flagged duplicates AND this latest row — older
+        reapplicant mail stays on All Applications.
+        """
+        ranked = (
+            select(
+                cls.id,
+                func.row_number().over(
+                    partition_by=func.lower(cls.message_from),
+                    order_by=(cls.created_at.desc(), cls.id.desc()),
+                ).label("rn"),
+                func.count().over(partition_by=func.lower(cls.message_from)).label("cnt"),
+            )
+            .where(cls.attachment == True)  # noqa: E712
+            .subquery()
+        )
+        return select(ranked.c.id).where(
+            ranked.c.rn == 1,
+            ranked.c.cnt > 1,
+        )
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _duplicates_tab_filter(cls):
+        return or_(cls.is_duplicate == True, cls.id.in_(cls._latest_reapplicant_ids()))  # noqa: E712
+
     @staticmethod
     def _cities_match(column, cities):
         """Agent city name vs stored raw text: Karachi matches Karachi(Malir)."""
@@ -1049,6 +1155,8 @@ class Inbox_Messages(SQLModel, table=True):
         city=None,
         source: str | None=None,
         inbox_filter: str | None=None,
+        has_suggestions: bool | None=None,
+        job_post_ids=None,
     ):
         """The one WHERE chain shared by the list, the count and the bulk read UPDATE.
 
@@ -1068,11 +1176,15 @@ class Inbox_Messages(SQLModel, table=True):
         if isread==False:
             statement = statement.where(cls.message_read==False)
         if is_duplicate is True:
-            statement = statement.where(cls.is_duplicate==True)  # noqa: E712
+            statement = statement.where(cls._duplicates_tab_filter())
         elif is_duplicate is False:
             statement = statement.where(cls.is_duplicate==False)  # noqa: E712
         if no_suggestions is True:
             statement = statement.where(cls._no_suggested_jobs())
+        elif has_suggestions is True:
+            statement = statement.where(~cls._no_suggested_jobs())
+        if job_post_ids:
+            statement = statement.where(cls._matches_any_job(job_post_ids))
         if processing_state:
             statement = statement.where(cls.processing_state == processing_state)
         cities = [c.strip() for c in (city or []) if (c or "").strip()]
@@ -1112,12 +1224,13 @@ class Inbox_Messages(SQLModel, table=True):
 
     @classmethod
     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, no_suggestions: bool | None=None, processing_state: str | None=None, city=None, source=None, light: bool=False
+        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, no_suggestions: bool | None=None, processing_state: str | None=None, city=None, source=None, light: bool=False, has_suggestions: bool | None=None, job_post_ids=None,
     ):
         statement = cls._apply_filters(
             select(cls).order_by(cls.created_at.desc(), cls.id.desc()),
             search, isread, application_status, assigned, is_duplicate,
             no_suggestions, processing_state, city, source,
+            has_suggestions=has_suggestions, job_post_ids=job_post_ids,
         )
         if skip:
             statement = statement.offset(skip)
@@ -1210,6 +1323,24 @@ class Inbox_Messages(SQLModel, table=True):
         await session.refresh(row)
         return row
 
+    @classmethod
+    async def set_recruiter(cls, session: AsyncSession, record_id, recruiter_id):
+        """Set or clear recruiter_id on one inbox row."""
+        row = await cls.get_inbox_message_by_id(session, record_id)
+        if not row:
+            return None
+        if recruiter_id is None:
+            row.recruiter_id = None
+        else:
+            try:
+                row.recruiter_id = uuid.UUID(str(recruiter_id))
+            except ValueError:
+                return None
+        session.add(row)
+        await session.commit()
+        await session.refresh(row)
+        return row
+
     @classmethod
     async def counts_by_job_post_ids(cls, session: AsyncSession, job_post_ids) -> dict[str, int]:
         """Resolve {job_post_id: applicant_count} for a page of rows in a single query.
@@ -1228,11 +1359,12 @@ class Inbox_Messages(SQLModel, table=True):
         return {str(job_id): int(n) for job_id, n in result.all()}
 
     @classmethod
-    async def count_inbox_messages(cls, session: AsyncSession, search: str | None, isread: bool=True, application_status: Candidate_application_Status=Candidate_application_Status.CLOSED, assigned: bool | None=None, is_duplicate: bool | None=None, no_suggestions: bool | None=None, processing_state: str | None=None, city=None, source=None):
+    async def count_inbox_messages(cls, session: AsyncSession, search: str | None, isread: bool=True, application_status: Candidate_application_Status=Candidate_application_Status.CLOSED, assigned: bool | None=None, is_duplicate: bool | None=None, no_suggestions: bool | None=None, processing_state: str | None=None, city=None, source=None, has_suggestions: bool | None=None, job_post_ids=None):
         statement = cls._apply_filters(
             select(func.count()).select_from(cls),
             search, isread, application_status, assigned, is_duplicate,
             no_suggestions, processing_state, city, source,
+            has_suggestions=has_suggestions, job_post_ids=job_post_ids,
         )
         result = await session.execute(statement)
         return result.scalar_one()
@@ -1351,6 +1483,8 @@ class Inbox_Messages(SQLModel, table=True):
         no_suggestions: bool | None=None,
         city=None,
         source: str | None=None,
+        has_suggestions: bool | None=None,
+        job_post_ids=None,
     ) -> int:
         """Mark every row matching a list filter. Returns rows actually CHANGED.
 
@@ -1362,6 +1496,7 @@ class Inbox_Messages(SQLModel, table=True):
         statement=cls._apply_filters(
             update(cls),search,isread,application_status,assigned,is_duplicate,
             no_suggestions,processing_state,city,source,
+            has_suggestions=has_suggestions,job_post_ids=job_post_ids,
         )
         statement=statement.where(cls.message_read!=bool(read))
         result=await session.execute(
@@ -1378,8 +1513,9 @@ class Inbox_Messages(SQLModel, table=True):
             func.coalesce(func.sum(case((cls.processing_state == "imported", 1), else_=0)), 0).label("imported"),
             func.coalesce(func.sum(case((cls.processing_state == "processed", 1), else_=0)), 0).label("processed"),
             func.coalesce(func.sum(case((cls.processing_state == "rejected", 1), else_=0)), 0).label("rejected"),
-            func.coalesce(func.sum(case((cls.is_duplicate == True, 1), else_=0)), 0).label("duplicates"),  # noqa: E712
+            func.coalesce(func.sum(case((cls._duplicates_tab_filter(), 1), else_=0)), 0).label("duplicates"),
             func.coalesce(func.sum(case((cls._no_suggested_jobs(), 1), else_=0)), 0).label("on_hold"),
+            func.coalesce(func.sum(case((~cls._no_suggested_jobs(), 1), else_=0)), 0).label("suggested"),
             func.coalesce(func.sum(case((cls.assigned_job_post_id.is_not(None), 1), else_=0)), 0).label("assigned"),
             func.coalesce(func.sum(case((cls.assigned_job_post_id.is_(None), 1), else_=0)), 0).label("unassigned"),
         ).where(cls.attachment == True)  # noqa: E712
@@ -1392,6 +1528,7 @@ class Inbox_Messages(SQLModel, table=True):
             "rejected": int(row.rejected or 0),
             "duplicates": int(row.duplicates or 0),
             "on_hold": int(row.on_hold or 0),
+            "suggested": int(row.suggested or 0),
             "assigned": int(row.assigned or 0),
             "unassigned": int(row.unassigned or 0),
         }
@@ -1470,7 +1607,7 @@ class Inbox_Messages(SQLModel, table=True):
             rid = None
         if rid is not None:
             statement = statement.where(
-                or_(cls.recruiter_id == rid, JobPosts.current_recruiter_id == rid)
+                or_(cls.recruiter_id == rid, JobPosts.has_recruiter(rid))
             )
         return statement
 
@@ -1537,7 +1674,7 @@ class Inbox_Messages(SQLModel, table=True):
             rid = None
         if rid is not None:
             statement = statement.where(
-                or_(cls.recruiter_id == rid, JobPosts.current_recruiter_id == rid)
+                or_(cls.recruiter_id == rid, JobPosts.has_recruiter(rid))
             )
         statement = statement.group_by(cls.application_status)
         result = await session.execute(statement)
@@ -1581,7 +1718,7 @@ class Inbox_Messages(SQLModel, table=True):
             rid = None
         if rid is not None:
             statement = statement.where(
-                or_(cls.recruiter_id == rid, JobPosts.current_recruiter_id == rid)
+                or_(cls.recruiter_id == rid, JobPosts.has_recruiter(rid))
             )
         statement = statement.group_by(cls.assigned_job_post_id)
         result = await session.execute(statement)
diff --git a/backend/inbox/serializers.py b/backend/inbox/serializers.py
index c2c63d8..f87c26a 100644
--- a/backend/inbox/serializers.py
+++ b/backend/inbox/serializers.py
@@ -2,6 +2,24 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 from inbox.models import Inbox_Message_Triage, Inbox_Messages
 
+_PHONE_PLACEHOLDER = "xxx-xxx-xxxx"
+
+
+def _stored_phone(value):
+    text = (value or "").strip()
+    if not text or text.lower() == _PHONE_PLACEHOLDER:
+        return None
+    return text
+
+
+def _stored_experience(value):
+    if value is None:
+        return ""
+    if isinstance(value, (int, float)) and not isinstance(value, bool):
+        years = int(value)
+        return str(years)
+    return str(value).strip()
+
 # match_status (inbox/tasks.py) -> the resume badge the inbox tabs render.
 _RESUME_STATUS = {
     "processing": "Parsing",
@@ -85,6 +103,14 @@ def serialize_message(message: Inbox_Messages, *, linkedin_url=None) -> dict:
         "ats_score": message.ats_score,
         "ats_band": message.ats_band or None,
         "professional_summary": message.professional_summary or None,
+        "phone": _stored_phone(message.candidate_phone_number),
+        "experience": _stored_experience(message.experience),
+        "current_employment": message.current_employment or "",
+        "current_title": message.current_title or "",
+        "city": message.city or None,
+        "education": message.candidate_education or "",
+        "recruiter_id": str(message.recruiter_id) if message.recruiter_id else None,
+        "recruiter": None,
     }
 
 
@@ -154,12 +180,14 @@ def serialize_application(message: Inbox_Messages, *, linkedin_url=None, light:
         "ats_score": message.ats_score,
         "ats_band": message.ats_band or None,
         "professional_summary": message.professional_summary or None,
-        "phone": message.candidate_phone_number,
-        "experience": message.experience or "",
+        "phone": _stored_phone(message.candidate_phone_number),
+        "experience": _stored_experience(message.experience),
         "current_employment": message.current_employment or "",
         "current_title": message.current_title or "",
         "city": message.city or None,
-        "recruiter": str(message.recruiter_id) if message.recruiter_id else None,
+        "education": message.candidate_education or "",
+        "recruiter_id": str(message.recruiter_id) if message.recruiter_id else None,
+        "recruiter": None,
         "duplicate": message.is_duplicate,
         "processing_state": message.processing_state,
         "source_channel_id": message.source_channel_id,
diff --git a/backend/inbox/tasks.py b/backend/inbox/tasks.py
index 5c4b42a..c52afd2 100644
--- a/backend/inbox/tasks.py
+++ b/backend/inbox/tasks.py
@@ -213,9 +213,8 @@ async def match_inbox_message(record_id:str,force:bool=False) -> dict:
 
     result=await run_agent(subject=subject,resume_text=text,job_posts=job_posts)
     status=result.get("status") or "failed"
-    if status=="failed":
-        raise RuntimeError(result.get("error") or "agent returned failed status")
-
+    # Extract the profile even when matching finds no job — On-Hold / unassigned
+    # CVs still need name, title, years, and phone on every screen.
     fields=await run_employment_agent(
         resume_text=text if not body else f"{text}\n\n{body}",
     )
@@ -225,14 +224,39 @@ async def match_inbox_message(record_id:str,force:bool=False) -> dict:
     linkedin_url=fields["linkedin_url"]
     phone=fields["phone"]
     city=fields.get("city") or None
+    years=fields.get("years_experience")
+    experience=(result.get("experience") or "").strip()
+    if not experience and years is not None:
+        experience=str(int(years)) if isinstance(years,(int,float)) and not isinstance(years,bool) else str(years)
+
+    if status=="failed":
+        async with session_scope() as session:
+            await Inbox_Messages.set_match_result(
+                session,
+                record_id,
+                resume_text=text,
+                experience=experience,
+                candidate_phone_number=phone if phone else "",
+                current_employment=current_employment,
+                current_title=current_title,
+                candidate_education=education,
+                linkedin_url=linkedin_url,
+                city=city,
+                suggested_job_post_ids=[],
+                summary=result.get("summary") or "",
+                reasoning=result.get("reasoning") or "",
+                status="failed",
+                error=result.get("error") or "agent returned failed status",
+            )
+        raise RuntimeError(result.get("error") or "agent returned failed status")
 
     async with session_scope() as session:
         await Inbox_Messages.set_match_result(
             session,
             record_id,
             resume_text=text,
-            experience=result.get("experience") or "",
-            candidate_phone_number=phone,
+            experience=experience,
+            candidate_phone_number=phone if phone else "",
             current_employment=current_employment,
             current_title=current_title,
             candidate_education=education,
diff --git a/backend/inbox/views.py b/backend/inbox/views.py
index 37f5f9f..d254a50 100644
--- a/backend/inbox/views.py
+++ b/backend/inbox/views.py
@@ -259,13 +259,14 @@ class Email:
         items=await self._attach_job_posts([item])
         return await cv.attach_application_history(items[0])
 
-    async def get_all_applications(self,top,skip,search=None,isread:bool=True,application_status:Candidate_application_Status=Candidate_application_Status.CLOSED,assigned=None,is_duplicate=None,no_suggestions=None,processing_state=None,city=None,source=None):
+    async def get_all_applications(self,top,skip,search=None,isread:bool=True,application_status:Candidate_application_Status=Candidate_application_Status.CLOSED,assigned=None,is_duplicate=None,no_suggestions=None,processing_state=None,city=None,source=None,has_suggestions=None,job_post_ids=None):
+        extra=dict(has_suggestions=has_suggestions,job_post_ids=job_post_ids,light=True)
         if application_status in (Candidate_application_Status.PROCESS, Candidate_application_Status.REJECTED, Candidate_application_Status.SCREENING, Candidate_application_Status.ASSESSMENT, Candidate_application_Status.INTERVIEW, Candidate_application_Status.OFFER, Candidate_application_Status.HIRED) or processing_state:
-            messages=await Inbox_Messages.get_inbox_messages(self.session,top,skip,search,application_status=application_status,assigned=assigned,is_duplicate=is_duplicate,no_suggestions=no_suggestions,processing_state=processing_state,city=city,source=source,light=True)
+            messages=await Inbox_Messages.get_inbox_messages(self.session,top,skip,search,application_status=application_status,assigned=assigned,is_duplicate=is_duplicate,no_suggestions=no_suggestions,processing_state=processing_state,city=city,source=source,**extra)
         elif isread==False:
-            messages=await Inbox_Messages.get_inbox_messages(self.session,top,skip,search,isread,assigned=assigned,is_duplicate=is_duplicate,no_suggestions=no_suggestions,processing_state=processing_state,city=city,source=source,light=True)
+            messages=await Inbox_Messages.get_inbox_messages(self.session,top,skip,search,isread,assigned=assigned,is_duplicate=is_duplicate,no_suggestions=no_suggestions,processing_state=processing_state,city=city,source=source,**extra)
         else:
-            messages=await Inbox_Messages.get_inbox_messages(self.session,top,skip,search,assigned=assigned,is_duplicate=is_duplicate,no_suggestions=no_suggestions,processing_state=processing_state,city=city,source=source,light=True)
+            messages=await Inbox_Messages.get_inbox_messages(self.session,top,skip,search,assigned=assigned,is_duplicate=is_duplicate,no_suggestions=no_suggestions,processing_state=processing_state,city=city,source=source,**extra)
         urls=await Inbox.linkedin_urls_by_message_ids(self.session,[m.id for m in messages])
         items=[serialize_application(m,linkedin_url=urls.get(m.id),light=True) for m in messages]
         items=await self._attach_job_posts(items)
@@ -310,6 +311,19 @@ class Email:
                     suggested.append(dict(payload))
             item["suggested_job_posts"]=suggested
         items=await self._paint_inbox_ats(items)
+        items=await self._attach_recruiters(items)
+        return items
+
+    async def _attach_recruiters(self,items):
+        """Resolve recruiter_id → display name. Serializer leaves recruiter None."""
+        ids=[item.get("recruiter_id") for item in items if item.get("recruiter_id")]
+        names={}
+        if ids:
+            from users.models import Users
+            names=await Users.names_by_ids(self.session,ids)
+        for item in items:
+            rid=item.get("recruiter_id")
+            item["recruiter"]=names.get(str(rid)) if rid else None
         return items
 
     async def _paint_inbox_ats(self,items):
@@ -767,13 +781,14 @@ class Email:
                 results.append({"email":email,"sent":False})
         return results
 
-    async def count_inbox_messages(self,search=None,isread:bool=True,application_status:Candidate_application_Status=Candidate_application_Status.CLOSED,assigned=None,is_duplicate=None,no_suggestions=None,processing_state=None,city=None,source=None):
+    async def count_inbox_messages(self,search=None,isread:bool=True,application_status:Candidate_application_Status=Candidate_application_Status.CLOSED,assigned=None,is_duplicate=None,no_suggestions=None,processing_state=None,city=None,source=None,has_suggestions=None,job_post_ids=None):
+        extra=dict(has_suggestions=has_suggestions,job_post_ids=job_post_ids)
         if application_status == Candidate_application_Status.PROCESS or application_status==Candidate_application_Status.REJECTED or processing_state:
-            return await Inbox_Messages.count_inbox_messages(self.session,search,application_status=application_status,assigned=assigned,is_duplicate=is_duplicate,no_suggestions=no_suggestions,processing_state=processing_state,city=city,source=source)
+            return await Inbox_Messages.count_inbox_messages(self.session,search,application_status=application_status,assigned=assigned,is_duplicate=is_duplicate,no_suggestions=no_suggestions,processing_state=processing_state,city=city,source=source,**extra)
         elif isread==False:
-            return await Inbox_Messages.count_inbox_messages(self.session,search,isread=False,assigned=assigned,is_duplicate=is_duplicate,no_suggestions=no_suggestions,processing_state=processing_state,city=city,source=source)
+            return await Inbox_Messages.count_inbox_messages(self.session,search,isread=False,assigned=assigned,is_duplicate=is_duplicate,no_suggestions=no_suggestions,processing_state=processing_state,city=city,source=source,**extra)
         else:
-            return await Inbox_Messages.count_inbox_messages(self.session,search,assigned=assigned,is_duplicate=is_duplicate,no_suggestions=no_suggestions,processing_state=processing_state,city=city,source=source)
+            return await Inbox_Messages.count_inbox_messages(self.session,search,assigned=assigned,is_duplicate=is_duplicate,no_suggestions=no_suggestions,processing_state=processing_state,city=city,source=source,**extra)
 
     async def list_cities(self):
         """Proper city names for the Inbox filter — DISTINCT of the stored city column."""
@@ -820,6 +835,23 @@ class Email:
                 logger.warning("could not queue ats score for %s: %s",record_id,exc)
         return await self.get_inbox_message_by_id(record_id)
 
+    async def assign_recruiter(self,record_id,recruiter_id):
+        message=await Inbox_Messages.get_inbox_message_by_id(self.session,record_id)
+        if not message:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=404,detail="Message not found")
+        if recruiter_id is not None:
+            from role.models import EnumRoles
+            from users.models import Users
+            user=await Users.get_user_by_id(self.session,recruiter_id)
+            role=getattr(user,"role",None) if user else None
+            role_name=getattr(role,"role_name",None)
+            if user is None or role_name != EnumRoles.RECRUITER.value:
+                raise HTTPException(status_code=422,detail="recruiter_id must be an active recruiter")
+        updated=await Inbox_Messages.set_recruiter(self.session,record_id,recruiter_id)
+        if not updated:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=404,detail="Message not found")
+        return await self.get_inbox_message_by_id(record_id)
+
     async def mark_read(self,record_id,read=True):
         message=await Inbox_Messages.mark_message_read(self.session,record_id,read)
         if not message:
@@ -849,7 +881,7 @@ class Email:
     async def set_read_all(self,read,search=None,isread:bool=True,
                            application_status:Candidate_application_Status=Candidate_application_Status.CLOSED,
                            assigned=None,is_duplicate=None,no_suggestions=None,processing_state=None,
-                           city=None,source=None):
+                           city=None,source=None,has_suggestions=None,job_post_ids=None):
         """Mark every row the SAME filter set would have listed.
 
         The filter arguments are the caller's current view, not a free-form query: the
@@ -861,6 +893,7 @@ class Email:
             application_status=application_status,assigned=assigned,is_duplicate=is_duplicate,
             no_suggestions=no_suggestions,processing_state=processing_state,
             city=city,source=source,
+            has_suggestions=has_suggestions,job_post_ids=job_post_ids,
         )
         logger.info("scope read: updated=%s read=%s isread=%s assigned=%s status=%s dup=%s",
                     updated,bool(read),isread,assigned,getattr(application_status,"value",application_status),is_duplicate)
diff --git a/backend/job/app.py b/backend/job/app.py
index a84023c..31ff34c 100644
--- a/backend/job/app.py
+++ b/backend/job/app.py
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ class JobUpdate(BaseModel):
     experience_max: int | None = None
     description: str | None = None
     current_recruiter_id: UUID | None = None
+    current_recruiter_ids: list[UUID] | None = None
     hiring_manager_id: UUID | None = None
     requisition_id: UUID | None = None
 
@@ -345,7 +346,7 @@ async def cv_bank_upload(
         row=await Manual_UPLOAD_CANDIDATE.insert_bank_cv(
             session,
             candidate_email=detected or "",
-            candidate_name="",
+            candidate_name=(profile.get("candidate_name") or "").strip(),
             full_text=text,
             file_name=original,
             created_by=current_user.get("id"),
@@ -1024,7 +1025,8 @@ async def fetch_manager_candidates(
 async def fetch_candidate(
     user_id:str=Query(None),
     limit:int=Query(10,ge=1,le=100),
-    assigned_job_post_id:UUID=Query(None),
+    assigned_job_post_id:Optional[str]=Query(None),
+    assignment:Optional[str]=Query(None),
     offset:int=Query(0,ge=0),
     search:str=Query(None),
     created_by:Optional[bool]=Query(False),
@@ -1032,14 +1034,17 @@ async def fetch_candidate(
     session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_session),
 ):
     try:
+        assignment_value=(assignment or "").strip().lower() or None
+        if assignment_value and assignment_value not in ("assigned","unassigned"):
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=422,detail="assignment must be assigned or unassigned")
         service=CandidateView(session=session)
         data=await service.get_candidate(
-            user_id=user_id,limit=limit,offset=offset,search=search,current_user=current_user,assigned_job_post_id=assigned_job_post_id,created_by=created_by,
+            user_id=user_id,limit=limit,offset=offset,search=search,current_user=current_user,assigned_job_post_id=assigned_job_post_id,created_by=created_by,assignment=assignment_value,
         )
 
 
         total=await service.count_candidates(
-            user_id=user_id,search=search,current_user=current_user,assigned_job_post_id=assigned_job_post_id,created_by=created_by,
+            user_id=user_id,search=search,current_user=current_user,assigned_job_post_id=assigned_job_post_id,created_by=created_by,assignment=assignment_value,
         ) if isinstance(data,list) else 1
         return JSONResponse(content={"data":data,"total":total,"status_code":200})
     except HTTPException:
@@ -1336,6 +1341,7 @@ async def change_candidate_stage(
 @router.get("/pipeline/candidates/fetch")
 async def fetch_pipeline_candidates(
     job_post_id:Optional[uuid.UUID]=Query(None),
+    search:Optional[str]=Query(None),
     limit:int=Query(10,ge=1,le=1000),
     offset:int=Query(0,ge=0),
     current_user: dict = Depends(require_permission(PermissionTag.PIPELINE_VIEW)),
@@ -1343,7 +1349,7 @@ async def fetch_pipeline_candidates(
 ):
     try:
         service=Pipeline(session=session)
-        result=await service.get_all(job_post_id=job_post_id,limit=limit,offset=offset)
+        result=await service.get_all(job_post_id=job_post_id,limit=limit,offset=offset,search=search)
         return JSONResponse(content={**result,"status_code":200})
     except HTTPException:
         raise
diff --git a/backend/job/assignment/models.py b/backend/job/assignment/models.py
index 371a703..7e8876f 100644
--- a/backend/job/assignment/models.py
+++ b/backend/job/assignment/models.py
@@ -82,6 +82,50 @@ class JobAssignments(SQLModel, table=True):
         await session.commit()
         return len(rows)
 
+    @classmethod
+    async def sync_open(cls, session: AsyncSession, job_post_id, assignment_role, user_ids, assigned_by):
+        """Make open intervals for this role match user_ids (order preserved)."""
+        uid = cls._as_uuid(job_post_id)
+        by_uid = cls._as_uuid(assigned_by)
+        if uid is None or not assignment_role or by_uid is None:
+            return 0
+        wanted = []
+        seen = set()
+        for raw in user_ids or []:
+            user_uid = cls._as_uuid(raw)
+            if user_uid is None:
+                continue
+            key = str(user_uid)
+            if key in seen:
+                continue
+            seen.add(key)
+            wanted.append(user_uid)
+        current = await cls.fetch_by_job(
+            session, uid, current_only=True, assignment_role=assignment_role,
+        )
+        current_map = {str(r.user_id): r for r in current}
+        now = _now()
+        wanted_set = {str(u) for u in wanted}
+        changed = False
+        for key, row in current_map.items():
+            if key not in wanted_set:
+                row.valid_to = now
+                session.add(row)
+                changed = True
+        for user_uid in wanted:
+            if str(user_uid) in current_map:
+                continue
+            session.add(cls(
+                job_post_id=uid,
+                user_id=user_uid,
+                assignment_role=assignment_role,
+                assigned_by=by_uid,
+            ))
+            changed = True
+        if changed:
+            await session.commit()
+        return len(wanted)
+
     @classmethod
     async def insert_assignment(cls, session: AsyncSession, fields: dict):
         row = cls(**fields)
diff --git a/backend/job/assignment/views.py b/backend/job/assignment/views.py
index 99146fe..454d29a 100644
--- a/backend/job/assignment/views.py
+++ b/backend/job/assignment/views.py
@@ -80,6 +80,16 @@ class Assignment:
             "assigned_by":by_uid,
         })
 
+    async def record_job_recruiters(self,job_post_id,user_ids,assigned_by):
+        """Keep open primary_recruiter intervals in sync with the JSON list."""
+        job_uid=JobAssignments._as_uuid(job_post_id)
+        by_uid=JobAssignments._as_uuid(assigned_by)
+        if not job_uid or not by_uid:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=422,detail="Invalid job_post_id or assigned_by")
+        return await JobAssignments.sync_open(
+            self.session,job_uid,"primary_recruiter",user_ids,by_uid,
+        )
+
     async def list_job_assignments(self,job_post_id,current_only=True,assignment_role=None):
         if not job_post_id:
             raise HTTPException(status_code=400,detail="job_post_id is required")
@@ -105,18 +115,24 @@ class Assignment:
         assigned_by=current_user.get("id") if isinstance(current_user,dict) else None
         row=await self.record_job_owner(job_post_id,user_id,role,assigned_by)
         column=JOB_OWNER_COLUMN[role]
-        updated=await JobPosts.update_job_post(self.session,job_post_id,{column:user_id})
+        patch={column:user_id}
+        if role=="primary_recruiter":
+            patch["current_recruiter_ids"]=[str(user_id)]
+        updated=await JobPosts.update_job_post(self.session,job_post_id,patch)
         if updated:
             try:
                 from notifications.views import notify_job_assignment
                 label="hiring manager" if role=="hiring_manager" else "recruiter"
+                previous=(
+                    [job.hiring_manager_id]
+                    if role=="hiring_manager"
+                    else JobPosts.recruiter_ids_of(job)
+                )
                 await notify_job_assignment(
                     self.session,updated,
                     role_label=label,
                     actor_id=assigned_by,
-                    previous_ids=[
-                        job.hiring_manager_id if role=="hiring_manager" else job.current_recruiter_id
-                    ],
+                    previous_ids=previous,
                 )
             except Exception as exc:
                 logger.warning("notification insert skipped: %s", exc)
diff --git a/backend/job/candidate/bank_tasks.py b/backend/job/candidate/bank_tasks.py
index 5a07b21..0baadd4 100644
--- a/backend/job/candidate/bank_tasks.py
+++ b/backend/job/candidate/bank_tasks.py
@@ -197,19 +197,25 @@ async def _notify_owner(job_post_id: str, count: int) -> None:
             job = await JobPosts.get_job_post_by_id(session, job_post_id)
             if job is None:
                 return
-            raw = getattr(job, "current_recruiter_id", None) or getattr(job, "created_by", None)
-            if not raw:
+            ids = JobPosts.recruiter_ids_of(job)
+            if not ids:
+                created = getattr(job, "created_by", None)
+                if created:
+                    ids = [str(created)]
+            if not ids:
                 return
-            await Notifications.insert_notification(session, {
-                "user_id": _uuid.UUID(str(raw)),
-                "kind": "application",
-                "title": "CVs in the bank match this job",
-                "body": (
-                    f"{count} stored CV{'s' if count != 1 else ''} look relevant to "
-                    f"{job.title}. Open the CV Bank to review them."
-                ),
-                "link_path": f"/cvbank?job={job_post_id}",
-                "job_post_id": job.id,
-            })
+            body = (
+                f"{count} stored CV{'s' if count != 1 else ''} look relevant to "
+                f"{job.title}. Open the CV Bank to review them."
+            )
+            for raw in ids:
+                await Notifications.insert_notification(session, {
+                    "user_id": _uuid.UUID(str(raw)),
+                    "kind": "application",
+                    "title": "CVs in the bank match this job",
+                    "body": body,
+                    "link_path": f"/cvbank?job={job_post_id}",
+                    "job_post_id": job.id,
+                })
     except Exception:
         logger.exception("cv-bank suggestion notification failed job=%s", job_post_id)
diff --git a/backend/job/candidate/models.py b/backend/job/candidate/models.py
index 05a8875..5962b09 100644
--- a/backend/job/candidate/models.py
+++ b/backend/job/candidate/models.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class Manual_UPLOAD_CANDIDATE(SQLModel, table=True):
     updated_at: datetime = Field(default_factory=_now, sa_type=DateTime(timezone=True))
 
     @classmethod
-    async def get_all(cls, session: AsyncSession, job_post_id=None, job_post_ids=None, limit=None, offset=0):
+    async def get_all(cls, session: AsyncSession, job_post_id=None, job_post_ids=None, limit=None, offset=0, search=None):
         try:
             from inbox.models import AtsResults
             from users.models import Users
@@ -133,6 +133,14 @@ class Manual_UPLOAD_CANDIDATE(SQLModel, table=True):
                 qry=qry.where(cls.job_post_id.in_(ids))
             elif job_post_id:
                 qry=qry.where(cls.job_post_id==job_post_id)
+            if search and str(search).strip():
+                like=f"%{str(search).strip()}%"
+                qry=qry.where(or_(
+                    Users.name.ilike(like),
+                    Users.email.ilike(like),
+                    cls.candidate_name.ilike(like),
+                    cls.candidate_email.ilike(like),
+                ))
             if limit is not None:
                 qry=qry.limit(limit).offset(offset)
             result=await session.execute(qry)
@@ -174,7 +182,7 @@ class Manual_UPLOAD_CANDIDATE(SQLModel, table=True):
             raise HTTPException(status_code=500,detail=str(e))
 
     @classmethod
-    async def count_by_status(cls, session: AsyncSession, job_post_id=None):
+    async def count_by_status(cls, session: AsyncSession, job_post_id=None, search=None):
         try:
             from users.models import Users
             from job.job_post.models import JobPosts
@@ -187,6 +195,14 @@ class Manual_UPLOAD_CANDIDATE(SQLModel, table=True):
             )
             if job_post_id:
                 qry=qry.where(cls.job_post_id==job_post_id)
+            if search and str(search).strip():
+                like=f"%{str(search).strip()}%"
+                qry=qry.where(or_(
+                    Users.name.ilike(like),
+                    Users.email.ilike(like),
+                    cls.candidate_name.ilike(like),
+                    cls.candidate_email.ilike(like),
+                ))
             result=await session.execute(qry)
             counts={}
             for status,n in result.all():
@@ -225,7 +241,7 @@ class Manual_UPLOAD_CANDIDATE(SQLModel, table=True):
         except (TypeError,ValueError):
             rid=None
         if rid is not None:
-            qry=qry.where(JobPosts.current_recruiter_id==rid)
+            qry=qry.where(JobPosts.has_recruiter(rid))
         qry=qry.group_by(cls.status)
         result=await session.execute(qry)
         counts={}
@@ -258,7 +274,7 @@ class Manual_UPLOAD_CANDIDATE(SQLModel, table=True):
             qry=qry.where(JobPosts.department==department)
         rid=cls._as_uuid(recruiter_id)
         if rid is not None:
-            qry=qry.where(JobPosts.current_recruiter_id==rid)
+            qry=qry.where(JobPosts.has_recruiter(rid))
         qry=qry.group_by(cls.job_post_id)
         result=await session.execute(qry)
         return {str(job_id):int(n or 0) for job_id,n in result.all()}
@@ -485,23 +501,13 @@ class Manual_UPLOAD_CANDIDATE(SQLModel, table=True):
         return updated
 
     @classmethod
-    async def list_for_talent_pool(cls, session: AsyncSession, *, limit=100, offset=0, search=None, job_post_ids=None):
-        """Newest applications with a user + job for Talent Pool (manual / form)."""
-        from users.models import Users
-
-        if job_post_ids is not None and not list(job_post_ids):
-            return []
-        statement = (
-            select(cls)
-            .join(Users, cls.user_id == Users.id)
-            .where(cls.user_id.is_not(None), cls.job_post_id.is_not(None))
-            .order_by(cls.created_at.desc())
-        )
+    def _talent_pool_filters(cls, Users, *, search=None, job_post_ids=None):
+        filters = [cls.user_id.is_not(None), cls.job_post_id.is_not(None)]
         if job_post_ids is not None:
-            statement = statement.where(cls.job_post_id.in_(list(job_post_ids)))
+            filters.append(cls.job_post_id.in_(list(job_post_ids)))
         if search:
             like = f"%{search.strip()}%"
-            statement = statement.where(
+            filters.append(
                 or_(
                     cls.candidate_name.ilike(like),
                     cls.candidate_email.ilike(like),
@@ -509,10 +515,41 @@ class Manual_UPLOAD_CANDIDATE(SQLModel, table=True):
                     Users.email.ilike(like),
                 )
             )
-        statement = statement.limit(limit).offset(offset)
+        return filters
+
+    @classmethod
+    async def list_for_talent_pool(cls, session: AsyncSession, *, limit=100, offset=0, search=None, job_post_ids=None):
+        """Newest applications with a user + assigned job for Candidates / Talent Pool."""
+        from users.models import Users
+
+        if job_post_ids is not None and not list(job_post_ids):
+            return []
+        statement = (
+            select(cls)
+            .join(Users, cls.user_id == Users.id)
+            .where(*cls._talent_pool_filters(Users, search=search, job_post_ids=job_post_ids))
+            .order_by(cls.created_at.desc())
+            .limit(limit)
+            .offset(offset)
+        )
         result = await session.execute(statement)
         return list(result.scalars().all())
 
+    @classmethod
+    async def count_for_talent_pool(cls, session: AsyncSession, *, search=None, job_post_ids=None):
+        from users.models import Users
+
+        if job_post_ids is not None and not list(job_post_ids):
+            return 0
+        statement = (
+            select(func.count())
+            .select_from(cls)
+            .join(Users, cls.user_id == Users.id)
+            .where(*cls._talent_pool_filters(Users, search=search, job_post_ids=job_post_ids))
+        )
+        result = await session.execute(statement)
+        return result.scalar_one()
+
     @classmethod
     async def sources_by_user_ids(cls, session: AsyncSession, user_ids) -> dict[str, str]:
         """Newest platform/apply_via label per user — Candidates Form badges."""
@@ -646,6 +683,7 @@ class Manual_UPLOAD_CANDIDATE(SQLModel, table=True):
             education=(extracted.get("education") or "").strip(),
             skills=extracted.get("skills") or [],
             years_experience=extracted.get("years_experience"),
+            experience="" if extracted.get("years_experience") is None else str(extracted.get("years_experience")),
             bank_reason=(bank_reason or "").strip(),
             bank_expires_at=expires_at,
             apply_via="cv_bank",
@@ -673,8 +711,13 @@ class Manual_UPLOAD_CANDIDATE(SQLModel, table=True):
 
     @classmethod
     async def list_bank(cls, session: AsyncSession, limit=100, offset=0):
-        """Unassigned No-job CVs only — assigned rows leave the bank for Matching."""
-        bank = (cls.apply_via == "cv_bank", cls.job_post_id.is_(None))
+        """Speculative CVs (`apply_via=cv_bank`), including ones later linked to a job.
+
+        Run ATS assigns job_post_id so the row joins Pipeline like any other
+        application. The bank still lists them so the ATS score is visible on
+        this screen. Matching remains the assign queue for unassigned rows.
+        """
+        bank = (cls.apply_via == "cv_bank",)
         total = (
             await session.execute(
                 select(func.count()).select_from(cls).where(*bank)
@@ -720,6 +763,11 @@ class Manual_UPLOAD_CANDIDATE(SQLModel, table=True):
         row = await session.get(cls, cls._as_uuid(record_id))
         if row is None:
             return None
+        extracted_name = (profile.get("candidate_name") or "").strip()
+        current_name = (row.candidate_name or "").strip()
+        email = (row.candidate_email or "").strip()
+        if extracted_name and (not current_name or current_name.lower() == email.lower()):
+            row.candidate_name = extracted_name
         if not (row.current_company or "").strip():
             row.current_company = (profile.get("current_company") or "").strip()
         if not (row.current_position or "").strip():
@@ -732,6 +780,8 @@ class Manual_UPLOAD_CANDIDATE(SQLModel, table=True):
             row.skills = profile.get("skills") or []
         if row.years_experience is None:
             row.years_experience = profile.get("years_experience")
+        if not (row.experience or "").strip() and row.years_experience is not None:
+            row.experience = str(row.years_experience)
         if not (row.linkedin_url or "").strip() and profile.get("linkedin_url"):
             row.linkedin_url = profile["linkedin_url"]
             row.linkedin_slug = slug_from_url(profile["linkedin_url"]) or NO_SLUG
@@ -1101,6 +1151,38 @@ class Candidates(SQLModel, table=True):
             })
         return rows
 
+    @classmethod
+    async def latest_completed_by_emails(cls, session: AsyncSession, emails):
+        """Newest completed ATS score per email, with the job it ran against.
+
+        CV Bank speculative rows have no candidates FK; email is the join the
+        scorer already writes (score_bank → upsert_candidate).
+        """
+        from job.job_post.models import JobPosts
+
+        lowers = sorted({(e or "").strip().lower() for e in (emails or []) if (e or "").strip()})
+        if not lowers:
+            return {}
+        result = await session.execute(
+            select(cls, JobPosts.title)
+            .outerjoin(JobPosts, cls.job_id == JobPosts.id)
+            .where(func.lower(cls.candidate_email).in_(lowers))
+            .where(cls.status == "completed")
+            .where(cls.match_score.is_not(None))
+            .order_by(cls.updated_at.desc(), cls.created_at.desc())
+        )
+        out = {}
+        for rec, title in result.all():
+            email = (rec.candidate_email or "").strip().lower()
+            if not email or email in out:
+                continue
+            out[email] = {
+                "match_score": int(rec.match_score) if rec.match_score is not None else None,
+                "job_post_id": str(rec.job_id) if rec.job_id else None,
+                "job_title": title or rec.job_title or None,
+            }
+        return out
+
     @classmethod
     async def upsert_candidate(cls, session: AsyncSession, fields: dict):
         existing = None
@@ -1252,7 +1334,7 @@ class Interviews(SQLModel, table=True):
             .outerjoin(Inbox, cls.inbox_id == Inbox.id)
             .outerjoin(Inbox_Messages, Inbox.message_id == Inbox_Messages.id)
             .outerjoin(JobPosts, JobPosts.id == job_id)
-            .where(JobPosts.current_recruiter_id == rid)
+            .where(JobPosts.has_recruiter(rid))
         )
 
     @classmethod
@@ -1726,7 +1808,7 @@ class ApplicationStageTransitions(SQLModel, table=True):
             rid = cls._as_uuid(recruiter_id)
             if rid is not None:
                 statement = statement.where(
-                    or_(Inbox_Messages.recruiter_id == rid, JobPosts.current_recruiter_id == rid)
+                    or_(Inbox_Messages.recruiter_id == rid, JobPosts.has_recruiter(rid))
                 )
         result = await session.execute(statement)
         value = result.scalar_one()
@@ -1750,7 +1832,7 @@ class ApplicationStageTransitions(SQLModel, table=True):
         rid = cls._as_uuid(recruiter_id)
         if rid is not None:
             statement = statement.where(
-                or_(Inbox_Messages.recruiter_id == rid, JobPosts.current_recruiter_id == rid)
+                or_(Inbox_Messages.recruiter_id == rid, JobPosts.has_recruiter(rid))
             )
         return statement
 
diff --git a/backend/job/candidate/serializers.py b/backend/job/candidate/serializers.py
index cd3729d..0cdd6a7 100644
--- a/backend/job/candidate/serializers.py
+++ b/backend/job/candidate/serializers.py
@@ -13,6 +13,18 @@ from job.activity.serializers import serialize_activity
 from job.feedback.serializers import serialize_feedback
 from job.job_post.serializers import serialize_job_post
 
+def _id_str(value):
+    if value in (None,""):
+        return None
+    return str(value)
+
+def _id_list(value):
+    if not value:
+        return []
+    if isinstance(value,(list,tuple)):
+        return [str(v) for v in value if v not in (None,"")]
+    return [str(value)]
+
 def serialize_candidate(row) -> dict:
     return {
         "id": str(row.id),
@@ -72,11 +84,13 @@ def serialize_bank_candidate(row, *, rank_score=None) -> Dict[str,Any]:
     prefixed because the two sources have different key spaces and would
     otherwise collide in a merged list.
 
-    rank_score is the deterministic tier-1 overlap against whichever job the
-    recruiter is ranking by; it is None until they pick one, and it is NOT an
-    ATS score — ai_score is.
+    rank_score is optional keyword overlap used by /cv-bank/suggestions, not
+    by the CV Bank table. ai_score is filled after serialize by joining the
+    latest candidates row for this email — this function leaves it None.
+    Speculative uploads have no inbox suggestions; suggested_job_post_ids is [].
     """
     name=(row.candidate_name or "").strip() or (row.candidate_email or "").strip() or (row.file_name or "").strip() or "Unknown"
+    assigned=_id_str(row.job_post_id)
     return {
         "id":f"bank:{row.id}",
         "record_id":str(row.id),
@@ -90,6 +104,7 @@ def serialize_bank_candidate(row, *, rank_score=None) -> Dict[str,Any]:
         "current_company":(row.current_company or "").strip() or None,
         "current_position":(row.current_position or "").strip() or None,
         "education":(row.education or "").strip() or None,
+        "city":(getattr(row,"city",None) or "").strip() or None,
         "skills":list(row.skills or []),
         "years_experience":row.years_experience,
         "ai_score":None,
@@ -99,7 +114,13 @@ def serialize_bank_candidate(row, *, rank_score=None) -> Dict[str,Any]:
         "bank_reason":(row.bank_reason or "").strip() or None,
         "bank_expires_at":row.bank_expires_at.isoformat() if row.bank_expires_at else None,
         "user_id":str(row.user_id) if row.user_id else None,
-        "assigned_job_post_id":str(row.job_post_id) if row.job_post_id else None,
+        "message_id":None,
+        "assigned_job_post_id":assigned,
+        "assigned_job_title":None,
+        "scored_job_post_id":None,
+        "scored_job_title":None,
+        "suggested_job_post_ids":[],
+        "suggested_jobs":[],
         "created_at":row.created_at.isoformat() if row.created_at else None,
         "updated_at":row.updated_at.isoformat() if row.updated_at else None,
     }
@@ -119,6 +140,9 @@ def serialize_bank_silver_medalist(row, *, rank_score=None) -> Dict[str,Any]:
     name=(get("name") or "") or (get("email") or "") or "Unknown"
     expires=get("bank_expires_at")
     created=get("created_at")
+    assigned=_id_str(get("assigned_job_post_id") or get("last_job_post_id"))
+    suggested=_id_list(row.get("suggested_job_post_ids"))
+    last_title=get("last_job_title") or None
     return {
         "id":f"app:{get('inbox_id')}",
         "record_id":str(get("inbox_id")),
@@ -132,6 +156,7 @@ def serialize_bank_silver_medalist(row, *, rank_score=None) -> Dict[str,Any]:
         "current_company":get("current_company") or None,
         "current_position":get("current_title") or None,
         "education":get("education") or None,
+        "city":get("city") or None,
         # Inbox applications never ran the skills extraction — their structured
         # signal is the ATS score, which is stronger than a keyword list.
         "skills":list(row.get("matched_keywords") or []),
@@ -139,11 +164,17 @@ def serialize_bank_silver_medalist(row, *, rank_score=None) -> Dict[str,Any]:
         "ai_score":get("ai_score"),
         "recommendation":get("recommendation"),
         "rank_score":rank_score,
-        "last_job_title":get("last_job_title") or None,
+        "last_job_title":last_title,
         "bank_reason":"silver_medalist",
         "bank_expires_at":expires.isoformat() if hasattr(expires,"isoformat") else expires,
         "user_id":str(get("user_id")) if get("user_id") else None,
-        "assigned_job_post_id":None,
+        "message_id":_id_str(get("message_id")),
+        "assigned_job_post_id":assigned,
+        "assigned_job_title":last_title,
+        "scored_job_post_id":assigned,
+        "scored_job_title":last_title,
+        "suggested_job_post_ids":suggested,
+        "suggested_jobs":[],
         "created_at":created.isoformat() if hasattr(created,"isoformat") else created,
         "updated_at":None,
     }
@@ -272,7 +303,7 @@ def serialize_manual_candidate_profile(row, user, job_post) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         "message_id": None,
         "created_at": created,
         "application_status": row.status or None,
-        "experience": (row.experience or "").strip() or None,
+        "experience": (row.experience or "").strip() or (str(row.years_experience) if row.years_experience is not None else None),
         "current_employment": company,
         "current_title": position,
         "resume_text": row.full_text or None,
@@ -288,7 +319,7 @@ def serialize_manual_candidate_profile(row, user, job_post) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         "favorite": None,
         "rating": None,
         "phone": (row.candidate_phone or "").strip() or None,
-        "education": None,
+        "education": (row.education or "").strip() or None,
         "currentCompany": company,
         "stage": row.status or None,
         "source": (row.platform or "").strip() or None,
@@ -313,6 +344,79 @@ def serialize_manual_candidate_profile(row, user, job_post) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     }
 
 
+def serialize_manual_candidate_list(profile: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """List shape of serialize_manual_candidate_profile — drop heavy detail."""
+    return {
+        "inbox_id": None,
+        "manual_upload_candidate_id": profile.get("manual_upload_candidate_id"),
+        "user_id": profile.get("user_id"),
+        "candidate_id": None,
+        "name": profile.get("name"),
+        "email": profile.get("email"),
+        "is_active": profile.get("is_active"),
+        "message_id": None,
+        "created_at": profile.get("created_at"),
+        "application_status": profile.get("application_status"),
+        "experience": profile.get("experience"),
+        "current_employment": profile.get("current_employment"),
+        "current_title": profile.get("current_title"),
+        "resume_text": None,
+        "suggested_job_post_ids": profile.get("suggested_job_post_ids") or [],
+        "assigned_job_post_id": profile.get("assigned_job_post_id"),
+        "job_posts": profile.get("job_posts") or [],
+        "assigned_job_post": profile.get("assigned_job_post"),
+        "job_title": profile.get("job_title"),
+        "recruiter": profile.get("recruiter"),
+        "recruiter_id": profile.get("recruiter_id"),
+        "source": profile.get("source"),
+        "file_path": profile.get("file_path"),
+        "ai_score": None,
+        "recommendation": None,
+    }
+
+
+def serialize_form_candidate_list(row) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """GET /candidate/fetch list row for an unpromoted FormData application.
+
+    processing_state is an inbox tab, not Candidate_application_Status, so it
+    is not copied onto application_status — CLOSED/rejected-tab values would
+    paint every sheet row as Rejected on Candidates.
+    """
+    assigned = row.assigned_job_post_id or row.job_post_id
+    suggested = [str(v) for v in (row.suggested_job_post_ids or []) if v not in (None, "")]
+    created = row.created_at.isoformat() if row.created_at else None
+    name = (row.name or "").strip() or None
+    email = (row.candidate_email or "").strip() or None
+    return {
+        "inbox_id": None,
+        "form_data_id": str(row.id),
+        "manual_upload_candidate_id": None,
+        "user_id": None,
+        "candidate_id": None,
+        "name": name,
+        "email": email,
+        "is_active": None,
+        "message_id": None,
+        "created_at": created,
+        "application_status": None,
+        "experience": (row.experience or "").strip() or None,
+        "current_employment": (row.current_company or "").strip() or None,
+        "current_title": (row.position_applied_for or "").strip() or None,
+        "resume_text": None,
+        "suggested_job_post_ids": suggested,
+        "assigned_job_post_id": str(assigned) if assigned else None,
+        "job_posts": [],
+        "assigned_job_post": None,
+        "job_title": (row.position_applied_for or "").strip() or None,
+        "recruiter": None,
+        "recruiter_id": None,
+        "source": "Form",
+        "file_path": None,
+        "ai_score": None,
+        "recommendation": None,
+    }
+
+
 def serialize_manager_candidate(row, *, source) -> dict:
     """One application on a hiring-manager's job — list row, not the profile."""
     inbox_id = row.get("inbox_id")
@@ -347,9 +451,8 @@ _WRONG_FORMAT_MATCH = frozenset({"no_text", "failed", "dlq"})
 def is_assigned_application(row) -> bool:
     """True when the row is an application to a real job, not an unassigned email.
 
-    Reapplied means they applied to a role before. Another inbox mail with no
-    job post is still history; it is not a reapplication. Sheet forms name a
-    role in job_title even before a job post is linked.
+    Sheet forms name a role in job_title even before a job post is linked.
+    Unassigned inbox mail is still a kept attempt — see is_kept_application.
     """
     if not isinstance(row, dict):
         return False
@@ -360,6 +463,24 @@ def is_assigned_application(row) -> bool:
     return False
 
 
+def is_kept_application(row) -> bool:
+    """True when the row is a real application, including unassigned inbox mail.
+
+    A CV attachment counts even when text extraction failed (`no_text`) — they
+    still applied. Body-only mail and classifier drops stay in history but do
+    not count as a reapplication. Two On-Hold emails from the same person do.
+    """
+    if not isinstance(row, dict):
+        return False
+    if row.get("source") == "filtered":
+        return False
+    if row.get("source") == "inbox" and row.get("attachment") is False:
+        return False
+    if row.get("source") == "inbox" and row.get("attachment") is True:
+        return True
+    return rejection_reason(row) != "wrong_format"
+
+
 def rejection_reason(row) -> str | None:
     """Why an unassigned attempt never reached a job — or None if it is still open.
 
@@ -406,7 +527,12 @@ def serialize_application_history_item(row) -> dict:
 
 
 def serialize_application_history(email, *, user=None, present_in=None, applications=None) -> dict:
-    items = [serialize_application_history_item(row) for row in (applications or [])]
+    items = [
+        item for item in (
+            serialize_application_history_item(row) for row in (applications or [])
+        )
+        if is_kept_application(item)
+    ]
     found = bool(user or present_in or items)
     return {
         "email": email,
@@ -416,6 +542,6 @@ def serialize_application_history(email, *, user=None, present_in=None, applicat
             {"id": str(user.id), "name": user.name, "email": user.email}
             if user is not None else None
         ),
-        "is_reapplicant": any(is_assigned_application(item) for item in items),
+        "is_reapplicant": len(items) > 1,
         "applications": items,
     }
diff --git a/backend/job/candidate/views.py b/backend/job/candidate/views.py
index e000ede..f8bf6be 100644
--- a/backend/job/candidate/views.py
+++ b/backend/job/candidate/views.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from job.candidate.plugins import (
     normalize_spaced_text,
 )
 from g_sheet.models import FormData
-from job.candidate.serializers import is_assigned_application,serialize_application_history,serialize_application_history_item,serialize_candidate,serialize_candidate_profile,serialize_manual_candidate_profile,serialize_manual_upload_candidate,serialize_matching_candidate,serialize_manager_candidate
+from job.candidate.serializers import is_kept_application,serialize_application_history,serialize_application_history_item,serialize_candidate,serialize_candidate_profile,serialize_form_candidate_list,serialize_manual_candidate_list,serialize_manual_candidate_profile,serialize_manual_upload_candidate,serialize_matching_candidate,serialize_manager_candidate
 from job.job_post.models import JobPosts
 from job.job_post.serializers import serialize_job_post
 from job.candidate.models import Notes,Manual_UPLOAD_CANDIDATE
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ async def owned_job_ids_for_candidate_scope(session,current_user,created_by=Fals
     requisitions.configure (or hiring-manager portal) → jobs on their requisitions
     / assigned hiring_manager_id. Recruiter assignment on the job does not hide
     those candidates. candidates.manage or admin → None (all applications).
-    Otherwise → current_recruiter_id when set, else created_by. Never role_id.
-    created_by=True skips current_recruiter_id and matches job_posts.created_by
+    Otherwise → current_recruiter_ids / current_recruiter_id when set, else created_by. Never role_id.
+    created_by=True skips recruiter assignment and matches job_posts.created_by
     to the session user (ignored when the user is requisition-scoped).
     """
     if scopes_to_own_requisitions(current_user):
@@ -204,14 +204,36 @@ async def owned_job_ids_for_candidate_scope(session,current_user,created_by=Fals
     return await JobPosts.ids_for_creator(session,current_user.get("id"),created_by=created_by)
 
 
+def _requested_job_post_ids(assigned_job_post_id):
+    """Comma-separated or list of job post ids → UUID list. None = no filter."""
+    if assigned_job_post_id is None:
+        return None
+    if isinstance(assigned_job_post_id,(list,tuple,set)):
+        parts=list(assigned_job_post_id)
+    else:
+        text=str(assigned_job_post_id).strip()
+        if not text:
+            return None
+        parts=[p.strip() for p in text.split(",") if p.strip()]
+    ids=[]
+    seen=set()
+    for part in parts:
+        uid=JobPosts._as_uuid(part)
+        if uid is not None and uid not in seen:
+            seen.add(uid)
+            ids.append(uid)
+    return ids
+
+
 async def job_post_ids_for_candidate_list(session,current_user,assigned_job_post_id=None,created_by=False):
     """None = unscoped list. [] = nothing visible. Else UUID list for the query."""
     owned=await owned_job_ids_for_candidate_scope(session,current_user,created_by=created_by)
-    requested=JobPosts._as_uuid(assigned_job_post_id) if assigned_job_post_id is not None else None
+    requested=_requested_job_post_ids(assigned_job_post_id)
     if owned is None:
-        return [requested] if requested else None
+        return requested
     if requested is not None:
-        return [requested] if requested in set(owned) else []
+        owned_set=set(owned)
+        return [jid for jid in requested if jid in owned_set]
     return list(owned)
 
 
@@ -274,12 +296,14 @@ async def extract_bank_profile_from_cv(resume_text) -> dict:
     """
     blank={
         "linkedin_url":None,"current_company":"","current_position":"",
-        "education":"","candidate_phone":"","city":None,"skills":[],"years_experience":None,
+        "education":"","candidate_phone":"","city":None,"skills":[],
+        "years_experience":None,"candidate_name":"",
     }
     text=(resume_text or "").strip()
     if not text:
         return blank
     try:
+        from employment_agent.decorators import _clean_years
         from employment_agent.execute_agent import run_employment_agent
         from employment_agent.plugins import parse_linkedin
         from employment_agent.prompt import CURRENT_TITLE,EDUCATION,NO_COMPANY
@@ -296,7 +320,7 @@ async def extract_bank_profile_from_cv(resume_text) -> dict:
         url=parse_linkedin({"linkedin_url":fields.get("linkedin_url") or ""},text).get("linkedin_url")
     except Exception:
         url=None
-    years=fields.get("years_experience")
+    years=_clean_years(fields.get("years_experience"),text)
     return {
         "linkedin_url":url,
         "current_company":unless_sentinel("current_employment",NO_COMPANY),
@@ -305,7 +329,8 @@ async def extract_bank_profile_from_cv(resume_text) -> dict:
         "candidate_phone":(fields.get("phone") or "").strip(),
         "city":(fields.get("city") or "").strip() or None,
         "skills":fields.get("skills") if isinstance(fields.get("skills"),list) else [],
-        "years_experience":years if isinstance(years,int) else None,
+        "years_experience":years,
+        "candidate_name":(fields.get("candidate_name") or "").strip(),
     }
 
 def _bank_row_matches(row,*,search=None,skills=None,min_years=None,band=None) -> bool:
@@ -1204,7 +1229,7 @@ class CandidateView:
         page=merged[start:start+cap]
         return await self.attach_application_history(page),total
 
-    async def get_candidate(self,user_id=None,limit=10,offset=0,search=None,current_user=None,assigned_job_post_id=None,created_by=False):
+    async def get_candidate(self,user_id=None,limit=10,offset=0,search=None,current_user=None,assigned_job_post_id=None,created_by=False,assignment=None):
         try:
             if not user_id and is_hiring_manager(current_user):
                 raise HTTPException(status_code=403,detail=MANAGER_SCOPE_DETAIL)
@@ -1212,136 +1237,161 @@ class CandidateView:
                 await assert_manager_candidate_access(
                     self.session,current_user,user_id=user_id,created_by=created_by,
                 )
-            detail=bool(user_id)
-            list_job_ids=None
-            if not detail:
-                list_job_ids=await job_post_ids_for_candidate_list(
-                    self.session,current_user,assigned_job_post_id=assigned_job_post_id,created_by=created_by,
+                return await self._get_candidate_detail(
+                    user_id,limit=limit,offset=offset,search=search,
+                    current_user=current_user,created_by=created_by,
                 )
-                if list_job_ids is not None and not list_job_ids:
-                    return []
-            rows=await Inbox.get_candidate_profile(
-                session=self.session,user_id=user_id,limit=limit,offset=offset,search=search,
-                job_post_ids=list_job_ids,
+            list_job_ids=await job_post_ids_for_candidate_list(
+                self.session,current_user,assigned_job_post_id=assigned_job_post_id,created_by=created_by,
             )
-            if detail:
-                records=rows if isinstance(rows,list) else ([rows] if rows else [])
-                owned=await owned_job_ids_for_candidate_scope(self.session,current_user,created_by=created_by)
-                if records and owned is not None:
-                    owned_set=set(owned)
-                    kept=[]
-                    for rec in records:
-                        msg=getattr(rec,"messages",None)
-                        jid=getattr(msg,"assigned_job_post_id",None) if msg is not None else None
-                        if jid and jid in owned_set:
-                            kept.append(rec)
-                    if kept:
-                        return await self.attach_application_history(await self.attach_profile_detail(kept))
-                    records=[]
-                if records:
-                    return await self.attach_application_history(await self.attach_profile_detail(rows))
-                # Manual uploads create users + manual_upload_candidate but no inbox
-                # row — resolve the profile from that table instead of returning [].
-                manual=await Manual_UPLOAD_CANDIDATE.get_by_user_id(self.session,user_id)
-                if not manual:
-                    return []
-                if owned is not None:
-                    owned_set=set(owned)
-                    if not manual.job_post_id or manual.job_post_id not in owned_set:
-                        raise HTTPException(status_code=403,detail=_scope_detail(current_user))
-                user=await Users.get_user_by_id(self.session,user_id)
-                job_post=None
-                if manual.job_post_id:
-                    job_post=await JobPosts.get_job_post_by_id(self.session,str(manual.job_post_id))
-                payload=serialize_manual_candidate_profile(manual,user,job_post)
-                from inbox.plugins import get_ats_score_for_manual_user
-                score=await get_ats_score_for_manual_user(self.session,user_id,manual.job_post_id)
-                if score:
-                    payload["ai_score"]=score["overall_score"]
-                    payload["recommendation"]=self._recommendation(score["overall_score"])
-                    payload["scored_at"]=score["computed_at"]
-                    payload["candidate_id"]=score.get("candidate_id")
-                    if score.get("user_id") and not payload.get("user_id"):
-                        payload["user_id"]=score["user_id"]
-                if score.get("job_post_id"):
-                    payload["scored_job_post_id"]=score["job_post_id"]
-                return await self.attach_application_history(payload)
-            # List mode: inbox applications + manual/form applications (dedupe by user).
-            inbox_payloads=await self.attach_job_posts(rows)
-            if not isinstance(inbox_payloads,list):
-                inbox_payloads=[inbox_payloads] if inbox_payloads else []
-            manual_rows=await Manual_UPLOAD_CANDIDATE.list_for_talent_pool(
-                self.session,limit=limit,offset=0,search=search,job_post_ids=list_job_ids,
+            if list_job_ids is not None and not list_job_ids:
+                return []
+            return await self._list_candidates(
+                limit=limit,offset=offset,search=search,job_post_ids=list_job_ids,assignment=assignment,
             )
-            seen={p.get("user_id") for p in inbox_payloads if p.get("user_id")}
-            manual_payloads=[]
-            for manual in manual_rows:
-                uid=str(manual.user_id) if manual.user_id else None
-                if uid and uid in seen:
-                    continue
-                user=await Users.get_user_by_id(self.session,manual.user_id) if manual.user_id else None
-                job_post=None
-                if manual.job_post_id:
-                    job_post=await JobPosts.get_job_post_by_id(self.session,str(manual.job_post_id))
-                payload=serialize_manual_candidate_profile(manual,user,job_post)
-                # List shape matches attach_job_posts: keep job_posts, drop heavy detail.
-                manual_payloads.append({
-                    "inbox_id":None,
-                    "manual_upload_candidate_id":payload["manual_upload_candidate_id"],
-                    "user_id":payload["user_id"],
-                    "candidate_id":None,
-                    "name":payload["name"],
-                    "email":payload["email"],
-                    "is_active":payload.get("is_active"),
-                    "message_id":None,
-                    "created_at":payload.get("created_at"),
-                    "application_status":payload.get("application_status"),
-                    "experience":payload.get("experience"),
-                    "current_employment":payload.get("current_employment"),
-                    "current_title":payload.get("current_title"),
-                    "resume_text":None,
-                    "suggested_job_post_ids":[],
-                    "assigned_job_post_id":payload.get("assigned_job_post_id"),
-                    "job_posts":payload.get("job_posts") or [],
-                    "assigned_job_post":payload.get("assigned_job_post"),
-                    "job_title":payload.get("job_title"),
-                    "recruiter":payload.get("recruiter"),
-                    "recruiter_id":payload.get("recruiter_id"),
-                    "source":payload.get("source"),
-                    "file_path":payload.get("file_path"),
-                    "ai_score":None,
-                    "recommendation":None,
-                })
-                if uid:
-                    seen.add(uid)
-            from inbox.plugins import get_ats_scores_for_users
-            owners=[p.get("user_id") for p in manual_payloads if p.get("user_id")]
-            ats=await get_ats_scores_for_users(self.session,owners)
-            for payload in manual_payloads:
-                row=ats.get(str(payload.get("user_id") or ""))
-                if row and row.get("overall_score") is not None:
-                    payload["ai_score"]=row["overall_score"]
-                    payload["recommendation"]=row.get("band") or self._recommendation(row["overall_score"])
-            data=inbox_payloads+manual_payloads
-            if assigned_job_post_id:
-                job_id=str(assigned_job_post_id)
-                data=[p for p in data if str(p.get("assigned_job_post_id") or "")==job_id]
-            return await self.attach_application_history(data)
         except HTTPException:
             raise
         except Exception as e:
             raise HTTPException(status_code=500,detail=str(e))
 
-    async def count_candidates(self,user_id=None,search=None,current_user=None,assigned_job_post_id=None,created_by=False):
+    async def _get_candidate_detail(self,user_id,limit=10,offset=0,search=None,current_user=None,created_by=False):
+        rows=await Inbox.get_candidate_profile(
+            session=self.session,user_id=user_id,limit=limit,offset=offset,search=search,
+        )
+        records=rows if isinstance(rows,list) else ([rows] if rows else [])
+        owned=await owned_job_ids_for_candidate_scope(self.session,current_user,created_by=created_by)
+        if records and owned is not None:
+            owned_set=set(owned)
+            kept=[]
+            for rec in records:
+                msg=getattr(rec,"messages",None)
+                jid=getattr(msg,"assigned_job_post_id",None) if msg is not None else None
+                if jid and jid in owned_set:
+                    kept.append(rec)
+            if kept:
+                return await self.attach_application_history(await self.attach_profile_detail(kept))
+            records=[]
+        if records:
+            return await self.attach_application_history(await self.attach_profile_detail(rows))
+        return await self._get_manual_detail(user_id,owned,current_user)
+
+    async def _get_manual_detail(self,user_id,owned,current_user):
+        from inbox.plugins import get_ats_score_for_manual_user
+
+        manual=await Manual_UPLOAD_CANDIDATE.get_by_user_id(self.session,user_id)
+        if not manual:
+            return []
+        if owned is not None:
+            owned_set=set(owned)
+            if not manual.job_post_id or manual.job_post_id not in owned_set:
+                raise HTTPException(status_code=403,detail=_scope_detail(current_user))
+        user=await Users.get_user_by_id(self.session,user_id)
+        job_post=None
+        if manual.job_post_id:
+            job_post=await JobPosts.get_job_post_by_id(self.session,str(manual.job_post_id))
+        payload=serialize_manual_candidate_profile(manual,user,job_post)
+        score=await get_ats_score_for_manual_user(self.session,user_id,manual.job_post_id)
+        if score:
+            payload["ai_score"]=score["overall_score"]
+            payload["recommendation"]=self._recommendation(score["overall_score"])
+            payload["scored_at"]=score["computed_at"]
+            payload["candidate_id"]=score.get("candidate_id")
+            if score.get("user_id") and not payload.get("user_id"):
+                payload["user_id"]=score["user_id"]
+        if score and score.get("job_post_id"):
+            payload["scored_job_post_id"]=score["job_post_id"]
+        return await self.attach_application_history(payload)
+
+    async def _list_candidates(self,limit=10,offset=0,search=None,job_post_ids=None,assignment=None):
+        rows=await Inbox.get_candidate_profile(
+            session=self.session,limit=limit,offset=offset,search=search,job_post_ids=job_post_ids,assignment=assignment,
+        )
+        inbox_payloads=await self.attach_job_posts(rows)
+        if not isinstance(inbox_payloads,list):
+            inbox_payloads=[inbox_payloads] if inbox_payloads else []
+        seen={p.get("user_id") for p in inbox_payloads if p.get("user_id")}
+        seen_emails={(p.get("email") or "").strip().lower() for p in inbox_payloads if (p.get("email") or "").strip()}
+        manual_payloads=await self._list_manual_payloads(
+            limit=limit,search=search,job_post_ids=job_post_ids,seen=seen,seen_emails=seen_emails,assignment=assignment,
+        )
+        form_payloads=await self._list_form_payloads(
+            limit=limit,search=search,job_post_ids=job_post_ids,seen_emails=seen_emails,assignment=assignment,
+        )
+        return await self.attach_application_history(inbox_payloads+manual_payloads+form_payloads)
+
+    async def _list_manual_payloads(self,limit,search,job_post_ids,seen,seen_emails,assignment=None):
+        if assignment == "unassigned":
+            return []
+        rows=await Manual_UPLOAD_CANDIDATE.list_for_talent_pool(
+            self.session,limit=limit,offset=0,search=search,job_post_ids=job_post_ids,
+        )
+        payloads=[]
+        for row in rows:
+            uid=str(row.user_id) if row.user_id else None
+            if uid and uid in seen:
+                continue
+            user=await Users.get_user_by_id(self.session,row.user_id) if row.user_id else None
+            job_post=None
+            if row.job_post_id:
+                job_post=await JobPosts.get_job_post_by_id(self.session,str(row.job_post_id))
+            payload=serialize_manual_candidate_list(serialize_manual_candidate_profile(row,user,job_post))
+            payloads.append(payload)
+            if uid:
+                seen.add(uid)
+            email=(payload.get("email") or "").strip().lower()
+            if email:
+                seen_emails.add(email)
+        await self._attach_user_ats(payloads)
+        return payloads
+
+    async def _list_form_payloads(self,limit,search,job_post_ids,seen_emails,assignment=None):
+        rows=await FormData.list_for_talent_pool(
+            self.session,limit=limit,offset=0,search=search,job_post_ids=job_post_ids,assignment=assignment,
+        )
+        payloads=[]
+        for rec in rows:
+            payload=serialize_form_candidate_list(rec)
+            email=(payload.get("email") or "").strip().lower()
+            if email and email in seen_emails:
+                continue
+            payloads.append(payload)
+            if email:
+                seen_emails.add(email)
+        payloads=await self._hydrate_list_jobs(payloads)
+        await self._attach_form_ats(payloads)
+        return payloads
+
+    async def _attach_user_ats(self,payloads):
+        from inbox.plugins import get_ats_scores_for_users
+        owners=[p.get("user_id") for p in payloads if p.get("user_id")]
+        ats=await get_ats_scores_for_users(self.session,owners)
+        for payload in payloads:
+            row=ats.get(str(payload.get("user_id") or ""))
+            if row and row.get("overall_score") is not None:
+                payload["ai_score"]=row["overall_score"]
+                payload["recommendation"]=row.get("band") or self._recommendation(row["overall_score"])
+
+    async def count_candidates(self,user_id=None,search=None,current_user=None,assigned_job_post_id=None,created_by=False,assignment=None):
         try:
             job_post_ids=None
             if not user_id:
                 job_post_ids=await job_post_ids_for_candidate_list(
                     self.session,current_user,assigned_job_post_id=assigned_job_post_id,created_by=created_by,
                 )
-            return await Inbox.count_candidate_profiles(
-                session=self.session,user_id=user_id,search=search,job_post_ids=job_post_ids,
+                if job_post_ids is not None and not job_post_ids:
+                    return 0
+            inbox_n=await Inbox.count_candidate_profiles(
+                session=self.session,user_id=user_id,search=search,job_post_ids=job_post_ids,assignment=assignment,
             )
+            if user_id:
+                return inbox_n
+            manual_n=0 if assignment == "unassigned" else await Manual_UPLOAD_CANDIDATE.count_for_talent_pool(
+                self.session,search=search,job_post_ids=job_post_ids,
+            )
+            form_n=await FormData.count_for_talent_pool(
+                self.session,search=search,job_post_ids=job_post_ids,assignment=assignment,
+            )
+            return inbox_n+manual_n+form_n
         except HTTPException:
             raise
         except Exception as e:
@@ -1410,6 +1460,47 @@ class CandidateView:
                 data["job_title"]=payload.get("title")
         return payload
 
+    async def _hydrate_list_jobs(self,payloads):
+        """Attach assigned + suggested job posts onto already-serialized list rows."""
+        wanted=[]
+        for payload in payloads:
+            if payload.get("assigned_job_post_id"):
+                wanted.append(payload["assigned_job_post_id"])
+            wanted.extend(payload.get("suggested_job_post_ids") or [])
+        posts=await self._job_posts_by_id(wanted)
+        for payload in payloads:
+            assigned_id=payload.get("assigned_job_post_id")
+            if assigned_id:
+                post=posts.get(str(assigned_id))
+                self._attach_job_post(payload,dict(post) if post else None,as_assigned=True)
+            for job_id in payload.get("suggested_job_post_ids") or []:
+                if assigned_id and str(job_id)==str(assigned_id):
+                    continue
+                post=posts.get(str(job_id))
+                self._attach_job_post(payload,dict(post) if post else None)
+        return payloads
+
+    async def _attach_form_ats(self,payloads):
+        grouped=await AtsResults.get_current_for_forms(
+            self.session,[p.get("form_data_id") for p in payloads],
+        )
+        for payload in payloads:
+            fid=payload.get("form_data_id")
+            try:
+                key=uuid.UUID(str(fid)) if fid else None
+            except (TypeError,ValueError):
+                key=None
+            rows=grouped.get(key) or [] if key is not None else []
+            assigned=payload.get("assigned_job_post_id")
+            chosen=None
+            if assigned:
+                chosen=next((r for r in rows if str(r.job_post_id)==str(assigned)),None)
+            if chosen is None and rows:
+                chosen=rows[0]
+            if chosen is not None and chosen.overall_score is not None:
+                payload["ai_score"]=chosen.overall_score
+                payload["recommendation"]=chosen.band or self._recommendation(chosen.overall_score)
+
     async def _job_posts_by_id(self,ids):
         """Serialized job posts keyed by id — one query for a whole page of rows.
 
@@ -1651,9 +1742,8 @@ class CandidateView:
                         band=None,job_post_id=None,limit=50,offset=0):
         """The unified CV Bank: speculative uploads plus scored rejections.
 
-        job_post_id does not filter — it attaches the tier-1 rank_score for
-        that job and sorts by it, which is how a recruiter "pulls from" the
-        bank when an opening appears.
+        job_post_id does not filter — it is only used by /cv-bank/suggestions
+        to attach rank_score. The CV Bank screen itself no longer ranks.
         """
         from inbox.models import Inbox
         from job.candidate.serializers import serialize_bank_candidate,serialize_bank_silver_medalist
@@ -1670,6 +1760,8 @@ class CandidateView:
             )
             rows.extend(serialize_bank_silver_medalist(r) for r in medalists)
 
+        rows=await self._attach_bank_ats(rows)
+        rows=await self._hydrate_bank_job_titles(rows)
         if job_post_id:
             rows=await self._attach_rank_scores(rows,job_post_id)
 
@@ -1685,6 +1777,68 @@ class CandidateView:
 
         return int(os.getenv("CV_BANK_SILVER_FLOOR","60"))
 
+    async def _attach_bank_ats(self,rows):
+        """Join the latest completed ATS score onto speculative bank rows.
+
+        serialize_bank_candidate leaves ai_score None; scores live on
+        candidates (and ats_results) keyed by email, written by score_bank.
+        Silver medalists already carry the inbox denorm score.
+        """
+        emails=[]
+        for row in rows:
+            if row.get("bank_source")!="speculative":
+                continue
+            email=(row.get("email") or "").strip().lower()
+            if email:
+                emails.append(email)
+        if not emails:
+            return rows
+        latest=await Candidates.latest_completed_by_emails(self.session,emails)
+        for row in rows:
+            if row.get("bank_source")!="speculative":
+                continue
+            hit=latest.get((row.get("email") or "").strip().lower())
+            if not hit:
+                continue
+            row["ai_score"]=hit.get("match_score")
+            row["recommendation"]=self._recommendation(hit.get("match_score"))
+            row["scored_job_post_id"]=hit.get("job_post_id")
+            row["scored_job_title"]=hit.get("job_title")
+        return rows
+
+    async def _hydrate_bank_job_titles(self,rows):
+        """Resolve assigned / scored / suggested job ids to titles in one fetch."""
+        ids=[]
+        seen=set()
+        def add(jid):
+            key=str(jid) if jid not in (None,"") else ""
+            if key and key not in seen:
+                seen.add(key)
+                ids.append(key)
+        for row in rows:
+            add(row.get("assigned_job_post_id"))
+            add(row.get("scored_job_post_id"))
+            for jid in row.get("suggested_job_post_ids") or []:
+                add(jid)
+        titles={}
+        if ids:
+            posts=await JobPosts.titles_by_ids(self.session,ids,active_only=False)
+            titles={str(p.id):p.title for p in posts}
+        for row in rows:
+            assigned=str(row.get("assigned_job_post_id") or "")
+            scored=str(row.get("scored_job_post_id") or "")
+            if not row.get("assigned_job_title"):
+                row["assigned_job_title"]=titles.get(assigned)
+            if not row.get("scored_job_title"):
+                row["scored_job_title"]=titles.get(scored)
+            suggested=[]
+            for jid in row.get("suggested_job_post_ids") or []:
+                title=titles.get(str(jid))
+                if title:
+                    suggested.append({"id":str(jid),"title":title})
+            row["suggested_jobs"]=suggested
+        return rows
+
     async def _attach_rank_scores(self,rows,job_post_id):
         """Fill rank_score from the stored tier-1 ranking for one job.
 
@@ -1854,7 +2008,8 @@ class CandidateView:
         """Stamp is_reapplicant + previous_applications onto list/detail dicts.
 
         ``previous_applications`` is every application for that email, including
-        the open row. ``is_reapplicant`` still means a *different* assigned job.
+        the open row. ``is_reapplicant`` means a *different* kept attempt —
+        another email, form, or upload, even when neither has a job assigned.
         """
         single=not isinstance(payloads,list)
         records=[payloads] if single else list(payloads or [])
@@ -1870,7 +2025,7 @@ class CandidateView:
             for row in pack.get("applications") or []:
                 item=serialize_application_history_item(row)
                 items.append(item)
-                if is_assigned_application(item) and not _is_current_application(row,payload):
+                if is_kept_application(item) and not _is_current_application(row,payload):
                     reapplied=True
             items.sort(key=lambda r: r.get("applied_at") or "",reverse=True)
             payload["present_in"]=list(pack.get("present_in") or [])
diff --git a/backend/job/cost/models.py b/backend/job/cost/models.py
index 00d8d41..e21670d 100644
--- a/backend/job/cost/models.py
+++ b/backend/job/cost/models.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class HiringCosts(SQLModel, table=True):
             statement = statement.where(JobPosts.department == department)
         rid = cls._as_uuid(recruiter_id)
         if rid is not None:
-            statement = statement.where(JobPosts.current_recruiter_id == rid)
+            statement = statement.where(JobPosts.has_recruiter(rid))
         return statement
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/backend/job/job_post/models.py b/backend/job/job_post/models.py
index 2708396..112365f 100644
--- a/backend/job/job_post/models.py
+++ b/backend/job/job_post/models.py
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import uuid
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional
 
-from sqlalchemy import DateTime, JSON, Index, String, and_, case, cast, func, or_, union_all
+from sqlalchemy import DateTime, JSON, Index, String, and_, case, cast, false, func, or_, union_all
+from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql import JSONB
 from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
 from sqlalchemy.orm import aliased, load_only
 from sqlmodel import Field, Relationship, SQLModel, select
@@ -54,8 +55,13 @@ class JobPosts(SQLModel, table=True):
     vacancies: int = Field(default=1, sa_column_kwargs={"server_default": "1"})
     closed_at: datetime | None = Field(default=None, sa_type=DateTime(timezone=True))
     # Who is working the req now (swappable). History lives in job_assignments
-    # with assignment_role=primary_recruiter; this column is the current pointer.
+    # with assignment_role=primary_recruiter; this column is the first / primary
+    # pointer so existing joins keep working. current_recruiter_ids is the full
+    # list (UUID strings) so more than one recruiter can sit on the same job.
     current_recruiter_id: uuid.UUID | None = Field(default=None, foreign_key="users.id")
+    current_recruiter_ids: list[str] = Field(
+        default_factory=list, sa_type=JSONB, sa_column_kwargs={"server_default": "[]"},
+    )
     # Who owns the requisition (stable). Optional. History lives in
     # job_assignments with assignment_role=hiring_manager.
     hiring_manager_id: uuid.UUID | None = Field(default=None, foreign_key="users.id", index=True)
@@ -77,9 +83,58 @@ class JobPosts(SQLModel, table=True):
     def _as_uuid(record_id: str) -> uuid.UUID | None:
         try:
             return uuid.UUID(str(record_id))
-        except ValueError:
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
             return None
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def recruiter_ids_of(row) -> list[str]:
+        """UUID strings currently assigned as recruiters on a job row or mapping.
+
+        Prefers current_recruiter_ids; falls back to current_recruiter_id so a
+        row that has not been backfilled still maps to one person.
+        """
+        if isinstance(row, dict):
+            raw = row.get("current_recruiter_ids")
+            fallback = row.get("current_recruiter_id")
+        else:
+            raw = getattr(row, "current_recruiter_ids", None)
+            fallback = getattr(row, "current_recruiter_id", None)
+        out: list[str] = []
+        seen: set[str] = set()
+        for item in raw or []:
+            uid = JobPosts._as_uuid(item)
+            if uid is None:
+                continue
+            key = str(uid)
+            if key in seen:
+                continue
+            seen.add(key)
+            out.append(key)
+        if not out:
+            uid = JobPosts._as_uuid(fallback)
+            if uid is not None:
+                out.append(str(uid))
+        return out
+
+    @classmethod
+    def has_recruiter(cls, recruiter_id):
+        """SQL: this recruiter is the primary pointer or in current_recruiter_ids."""
+        uid = recruiter_id if isinstance(recruiter_id, uuid.UUID) else cls._as_uuid(recruiter_id)
+        if uid is None:
+            return false()
+        return or_(
+            cls.current_recruiter_id == uid,
+            cls.current_recruiter_ids.contains([str(uid)]),
+        )
+
+    @classmethod
+    def no_recruiters(cls):
+        """SQL: neither the pointer nor the JSON list names anyone."""
+        return and_(
+            cls.current_recruiter_id.is_(None),
+            func.coalesce(func.jsonb_array_length(cls.current_recruiter_ids), 0) == 0,
+        )
+
     @classmethod
     async def get_job_post_by_id(cls, session: AsyncSession, record_id: str):
         uid = cls._as_uuid(record_id)
@@ -457,6 +512,7 @@ class JobPosts(SQLModel, table=True):
                 cls.location,
                 cls.requisition_status,
                 cls.current_recruiter_id,
+                cls.current_recruiter_ids,
                 cls.created_at,
                 Recruiter.name.label("recruiter_name"),
                 func.coalesce(stats.c.total_applicants, 0).label("total_applicants"),
@@ -553,7 +609,7 @@ class JobPosts(SQLModel, table=True):
     async def ids_for_creator(cls, session: AsyncSession, user_id, created_by=False):
         """Jobs this recruiter should see on Candidates (when they lack
         candidates.manage). created_by=True → created_by = session user only.
-        Otherwise: current_recruiter_id when set, else created_by."""
+        Otherwise: current_recruiter_ids / current_recruiter_id when set, else created_by."""
         uid = cls._as_uuid(user_id)
         if uid is None:
             return []
@@ -568,8 +624,8 @@ class JobPosts(SQLModel, table=True):
         result = await session.execute(
             select(cls.id).where(
                 or_(
-                    and_(cls.current_recruiter_id.is_not(None), cls.current_recruiter_id == uid),
-                    and_(cls.current_recruiter_id.is_(None), cls.created_by == uid),
+                    cls.has_recruiter(uid),
+                    and_(cls.no_recruiters(), cls.created_by == uid),
                 ),
                 cls.is_deleted == False,  # noqa: E712
             )
@@ -599,12 +655,12 @@ class JobPosts(SQLModel, table=True):
         cls, session: AsyncSession, recruiter_id, *, status, department=None,
         from_date=None, to_date=None,
     ):
-        """Requisitions owned by current_recruiter_id in one requisition_status."""
+        """Requisitions owned by this recruiter (pointer or JSON list) in one status."""
         uid = cls._as_uuid(recruiter_id)
         if uid is None:
             return 0
         statement = select(func.count()).select_from(cls).where(
-            cls.current_recruiter_id == uid,
+            cls.has_recruiter(uid),
             cls.requisition_status == status,
             cls.is_deleted == False,  # noqa: E712
         )
@@ -623,7 +679,7 @@ class JobPosts(SQLModel, table=True):
             statement = statement.where(cls.department == department)
         uid = cls._as_uuid(recruiter_id) if recruiter_id is not None else None
         if uid is not None:
-            statement = statement.where(cls.current_recruiter_id == uid)
+            statement = statement.where(cls.has_recruiter(uid))
         return statement
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/backend/job/job_post/serializers.py b/backend/job/job_post/serializers.py
index 608f785..1adb195 100644
--- a/backend/job/job_post/serializers.py
+++ b/backend/job/job_post/serializers.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from job.job_post.enums import RequisitionStatus
+from job.job_post.models import JobPosts
 
 
 def _status_label(value):
@@ -19,7 +20,22 @@ def serialize_job_post_title(row) -> dict:
     }
 
 
-def serialize_job_post(row) -> dict:
+def _recruiter_payload(row, names=None):
+    """List of recruiter ids plus mapped names; first id stays the legacy pointer."""
+    names = names or {}
+    ids = JobPosts.recruiter_ids_of(row)
+    mapped = [names.get(i) for i in ids]
+    first = ids[0] if ids else None
+    return {
+        "current_recruiter_id": first,
+        "current_recruiter_ids": ids,
+        "recruiter_name": next((n for n in mapped if n), None),
+        "recruiter_names": [n for n in mapped if n],
+        "recruiters": [{"id": i, "name": names.get(i)} for i in ids],
+    }
+
+
+def serialize_job_post(row, *, names=None) -> dict:
     return {
         "id": str(row.id),
         "title": row.title,
@@ -48,10 +64,11 @@ def serialize_job_post(row) -> dict:
         "created_at": row.created_at.isoformat() if row.created_at else None,
         "updated_at": row.updated_at.isoformat() if row.updated_at else None,
         "requisition_id": str(row.requisition_id) if getattr(row, "requisition_id", None) else None,
+        **_recruiter_payload(row, names),
     }
 
 
-def serialize_job_row(row, *, recruiter_name=None, hiring_manager_name=None, applicant_count=0) -> dict:
+def serialize_job_row(row, *, names=None, recruiter_name=None, hiring_manager_name=None, applicant_count=0) -> dict:
     """Requisition view of a job post, for the Jobs screen.
 
     Deliberately separate from serialize_job_post: that payload is shared by the
@@ -59,6 +76,9 @@ def serialize_job_row(row, *, recruiter_name=None, hiring_manager_name=None, app
     talent-pool filters key off it on attached job_posts.
     """
     req = getattr(row, "requisition", None)
+    payload = _recruiter_payload(row, names)
+    if recruiter_name and not payload["recruiter_name"]:
+        payload["recruiter_name"] = recruiter_name
     return {
         "id": str(row.id),
         "title": row.title,
@@ -79,8 +99,7 @@ def serialize_job_row(row, *, recruiter_name=None, hiring_manager_name=None, app
         "description": row.description,
         "is_active": row.is_active,
         "closed_at": row.closed_at.isoformat() if row.closed_at else None,
-        "current_recruiter_id": str(row.current_recruiter_id) if row.current_recruiter_id else None,
-        "recruiter_name": recruiter_name,
+        **payload,
         "hiring_manager_id": str(row.hiring_manager_id) if row.hiring_manager_id else None,
         "hiring_manager_name": hiring_manager_name,
         "requisition_id": str(row.requisition_id) if getattr(row, "requisition_id", None) else None,
@@ -94,18 +113,19 @@ def serialize_job_row(row, *, recruiter_name=None, hiring_manager_name=None, app
     }
 
 
-def serialize_job_stats(row) -> dict:
+def serialize_job_stats(row, *, names=None) -> dict:
     """One job post's live pipeline-stage counts. `row` is a mapping from fetch_job_stats."""
-    recruiter_id=row.get("current_recruiter_id")
     created_at = row.get("created_at")
+    payload = _recruiter_payload(row, names)
+    if not payload["recruiter_name"] and row.get("recruiter_name"):
+        payload["recruiter_name"] = row.get("recruiter_name")
     return {
         "job_post_id": str(row["job_post_id"]),
         "title": row["title"],
         "department": row["department"] or None,
         "location": row["location"],
         "requisition_status": row["requisition_status"],
-        "current_recruiter_id": str(recruiter_id) if recruiter_id else None,
-        "recruiter_name": row.get("recruiter_name") or None,
+        **payload,
         # Frontend computes days-open vs client clock; no server days_open field.
         "created_at": created_at.isoformat() if created_at else None,
         "total_applicants": int(row["total_applicants"] or 0),
diff --git a/backend/job/job_post/views.py b/backend/job/job_post/views.py
index 1965178..3f4f408 100644
--- a/backend/job/job_post/views.py
+++ b/backend/job/job_post/views.py
@@ -40,6 +40,32 @@ IMAGE_TYPE_BY_EXT={"png":"image/png","jpg":"image/jpeg","jpeg":"image/jpeg","web
 MAX_JOB_IMAGE_BYTES=5*1024*1024
 
 
+def _payload_recruiter_ids(payload):
+    """Prefer current_recruiter_ids; fall back to current_recruiter_id. None = omitted."""
+    has_list="current_recruiter_ids" in payload and payload.get("current_recruiter_ids") is not None
+    has_one="current_recruiter_id" in payload
+    if has_list:
+        raw=payload.get("current_recruiter_ids") or []
+        if not isinstance(raw,(list,tuple)):
+            raw=[raw]
+        ids=list(raw)
+        if not ids and has_one and payload.get("current_recruiter_id") not in (None,""):
+            ids=[payload.get("current_recruiter_id")]
+        return ids
+    if has_one:
+        raw=payload.get("current_recruiter_id")
+        return [] if raw in (None,"") else [raw]
+    return None
+
+
+def _recruiter_fields(users):
+    ids=[str(u.id) for u in users]
+    return {
+        "current_recruiter_ids": ids,
+        "current_recruiter_id": users[0].id if users else None,
+    }
+
+
 def _job_image_key(job_post_id) -> uuid.UUID:
     try:
         return uuid.UUID(str(job_post_id))
@@ -67,6 +93,7 @@ class JobPostCreate(BaseModel):
     due_at: str | None = None
     hiring_manager_id: UUID | None = None
     current_recruiter_id: UUID | None = None
+    current_recruiter_ids: list[UUID] | None = None
     requisition_id: UUID | None = None
 
     @model_validator(mode="after")
@@ -84,6 +111,31 @@ class JobPost:
         self.buffer_api=os.getenv("BUFFER_API")
         self.channel_id=os.getenv("BUFFER_CHANNEL_ID")
 
+    async def _resolve_recruiters(self,assignment,raw_ids):
+        """Validate each id is an active recruiter. Dedup, preserve order."""
+        users=[]
+        seen=set()
+        for raw in raw_ids or []:
+            if raw in (None,""):
+                continue
+            rec=await assignment.require_role(raw,EnumRoles.RECRUITER,"current_recruiter_ids")
+            key=str(rec.id)
+            if key in seen:
+                continue
+            seen.add(key)
+            users.append(rec)
+        return users
+
+    async def _names_for(self,row):
+        ids=JobPosts.recruiter_ids_of(row)
+        extra=[]
+        if getattr(row,"hiring_manager_id",None):
+            extra.append(row.hiring_manager_id)
+        return await Users.names_by_ids(self.session,ids+extra)
+
+    async def _serialize_post(self,row):
+        return serialize_job_post(row,names=await self._names_for(row))
+
     async def _resolve_target(self,payload,aliases=None):
         """Pick the Buffer channel to post to, and the service it belongs to.
 
@@ -154,12 +206,11 @@ class JobPost:
                 payload.get("hiring_manager_id"),EnumRoles.HIRING_MANAGER,"hiring_manager_id",
             )
             fields["hiring_manager_id"]=hm.id
-        rec=None
-        if payload.get("current_recruiter_id"):
-            rec=await assignment.require_role(
-                payload.get("current_recruiter_id"),EnumRoles.RECRUITER,"current_recruiter_id",
-            )
-            fields["current_recruiter_id"]=rec.id
+        rec_users=[]
+        raw_ids=_payload_recruiter_ids(payload)
+        if raw_ids:
+            rec_users=await self._resolve_recruiters(assignment,raw_ids)
+            fields.update(_recruiter_fields(rec_users))
 
         if payload.get("requisition_id"):
             from candidate_forms.models import Requisition
@@ -188,8 +239,8 @@ class JobPost:
         assigned_by=current_user.get("id") if isinstance(current_user,dict) else None
         if hm:
             await assignment.record_job_owner(row.id,hm.id,"hiring_manager",assigned_by)
-        if rec:
-            await assignment.record_job_owner(row.id,rec.id,"primary_recruiter",assigned_by)
+        if rec_users:
+            await assignment.record_job_recruiters(row.id,[u.id for u in rec_users],assigned_by)
 
         try:
             from notifications.views import notify_job_created
@@ -204,7 +255,7 @@ class JobPost:
         await self._rank_cv_bank(row.id)
 
         if not publish:
-            return serialize_job_post(row)
+            return await self._serialize_post(row)
 
         try:
             post=await create_buffer_post(
@@ -227,7 +278,7 @@ class JobPost:
             sent_at=parse_buffer_datetime(post.get("sentAt")),
             platform=post.get("channelService"),
         )
-        return serialize_job_post(saved)
+        return serialize_job_post(saved,names=await self._names_for(saved))
 
     async def _rank_cv_bank(self,job_post_id):
         """Queue the tier-1 rank of every banked CV against a brand-new job.
@@ -281,7 +332,11 @@ class JobPost:
             active_only=active_only,
             restrict_ids=restrict,
         )
-        return [serialize_job_post(r) for r in rows],total
+        names=await Users.names_by_ids(
+            self.session,
+            [uid for r in rows for uid in JobPosts.recruiter_ids_of(r)],
+        )
+        return [serialize_job_post(r,names=names) for r in rows],total
 
     async def fetch_job_stats(self,job_post_id=None,search=None,ids=None,top=None,skip=0,active_only=False):
         uid=None
@@ -298,7 +353,11 @@ class JobPost:
             skip=skip,
             active_only=active_only,
         )
-        data=[serialize_job_stats(r) for r in rows]
+        names=await Users.names_by_ids(
+            self.session,
+            [uid for r in rows for uid in JobPosts.recruiter_ids_of(r)],
+        )
+        data=[serialize_job_stats(r,names=names) for r in rows]
         if uid is not None:
             if not data:
                 raise HTTPException(status_code=404,detail="Job post not found")
@@ -341,13 +400,13 @@ class JobPost:
         )
         names=await Users.names_by_ids(
             self.session,
-            [r.current_recruiter_id for r in rows]+[r.hiring_manager_id for r in rows],
+            [uid for r in rows for uid in JobPosts.recruiter_ids_of(r)]+[r.hiring_manager_id for r in rows],
         )
         counts=await Inbox_Messages.counts_by_job_post_ids(self.session,[r.id for r in rows])
         return [
             serialize_job_row(
                 r,
-                recruiter_name=names.get(str(r.current_recruiter_id)),
+                names=names,
                 hiring_manager_name=names.get(str(r.hiring_manager_id)),
                 applicant_count=counts.get(str(r.id),0),
             )
@@ -357,11 +416,11 @@ class JobPost:
     async def _job_row(self,row):
         names=await Users.names_by_ids(
             self.session,
-            [row.current_recruiter_id,row.hiring_manager_id],
+            JobPosts.recruiter_ids_of(row)+[row.hiring_manager_id],
         )
         return serialize_job_row(
             row,
-            recruiter_name=names.get(str(row.current_recruiter_id)),
+            names=names,
             hiring_manager_name=names.get(str(row.hiring_manager_id)),
         )
 
@@ -415,15 +474,12 @@ class JobPost:
                         detail="This requisition is already linked to a job post",
                     )
                 fields["requisition_id"]=req.id
-        if "current_recruiter_id" in payload:
-            raw=payload.get("current_recruiter_id")
-            if raw is None or raw=="":
-                fields["current_recruiter_id"]=None
-                rec_changed=existing.current_recruiter_id is not None
-            else:
-                rec=await assignment.require_role(raw,EnumRoles.RECRUITER,"current_recruiter_id")
-                fields["current_recruiter_id"]=rec.id
-                rec_changed=str(existing.current_recruiter_id)!=str(rec.id)
+        rec_users=None
+        raw_ids=_payload_recruiter_ids(payload)
+        if raw_ids is not None:
+            rec_users=await self._resolve_recruiters(assignment,raw_ids)
+            fields.update(_recruiter_fields(rec_users))
+            rec_changed=JobPosts.recruiter_ids_of(existing)!=[str(u.id) for u in rec_users]
 
         if not fields:
             raise HTTPException(status_code=400,detail="No fields to update")
@@ -443,8 +499,8 @@ class JobPost:
                 job_post_id,fields["hiring_manager_id"],"hiring_manager",assigned_by,
             )
         if rec_changed:
-            await assignment.record_job_owner(
-                job_post_id,fields.get("current_recruiter_id"),"primary_recruiter",assigned_by,
+            await assignment.record_job_recruiters(
+                job_post_id,fields.get("current_recruiter_ids") or [],assigned_by,
             )
         if hm_changed or rec_changed:
             try:
@@ -458,7 +514,7 @@ class JobPost:
                     self.session,row,
                     role_label=" and ".join(labels),
                     actor_id=assigned_by,
-                    previous_ids=[existing.hiring_manager_id,existing.current_recruiter_id],
+                    previous_ids=[existing.hiring_manager_id,*JobPosts.recruiter_ids_of(existing)],
                 )
             except Exception as exc:
                 logger.warning("notification insert skipped: %s",exc)
diff --git a/backend/job/pipeline/views.py b/backend/job/pipeline/views.py
index f3128d5..9568029 100644
--- a/backend/job/pipeline/views.py
+++ b/backend/job/pipeline/views.py
@@ -13,21 +13,21 @@ class Pipeline:
     def __init__(self,session:AsyncSession):
         self.session=session
 
-    async def get_all(self,job_post_id=None,limit=10,offset=0):
+    async def get_all(self,job_post_id=None,limit=10,offset=0,search=None):
         # limit/offset are per-source, not a merged page: two tables that cannot be
         # paged as one. limit=10 returns up to 10 inbox AND up to 10 manual rows,
         # each newest-first by created_at. `counts`/`total` stay full-set sizes so
         # the caller can drive paging off them.
         try:
-            inbox_data=await Inbox.get_all(self.session,job_post_id=job_post_id,limit=limit,offset=offset)
-            manual_upload_data=await Manual_UPLOAD_CANDIDATE.get_all(self.session,job_post_id=job_post_id,limit=limit,offset=offset)
+            inbox_data=await Inbox.get_all(self.session,job_post_id=job_post_id,limit=limit,offset=offset,search=search)
+            manual_upload_data=await Manual_UPLOAD_CANDIDATE.get_all(self.session,job_post_id=job_post_id,limit=limit,offset=offset,search=search)
             from job.candidate.views import CandidateView
             history=CandidateView(session=self.session)
             inbox_data=await history.attach_application_history(inbox_data)
             manual_upload_data=await history.attach_application_history(manual_upload_data)
             counts=serialize_pipeline_counts(
-                await Inbox.count_by_status(self.session,job_post_id=job_post_id),
-                await Manual_UPLOAD_CANDIDATE.count_by_status(self.session,job_post_id=job_post_id),
+                await Inbox.count_by_status(self.session,job_post_id=job_post_id,search=search),
+                await Manual_UPLOAD_CANDIDATE.count_by_status(self.session,job_post_id=job_post_id,search=search),
             )
             return {
                 "data":{"inbox":inbox_data,"manual_upload":manual_upload_data},
diff --git a/backend/migrations/manual/035_job_post_recruiter_ids.sql b/backend/migrations/manual/035_job_post_recruiter_ids.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d627d77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/migrations/manual/035_job_post_recruiter_ids.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+-- 035_job_post_recruiter_ids.sql
+-- A job post can have more than one recruiter. current_recruiter_id stays the
+-- first / primary pointer so existing joins and filters keep working;
+-- current_recruiter_ids is the full JSONB list used by create / update / get.
+-- Applied at startup by alembic_setup.run_manual_sql(). Needed because prod
+-- boots with DB_AUTOGENERATE=false.
+
+ALTER TABLE app.job_posts
+    ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS current_recruiter_ids JSONB NOT NULL DEFAULT '[]'::jsonb;
+
+UPDATE app.job_posts
+SET current_recruiter_ids = jsonb_build_array(current_recruiter_id::text)
+WHERE current_recruiter_id IS NOT NULL
+  AND (
+      current_recruiter_ids IS NULL
+      OR current_recruiter_ids = '[]'::jsonb
+  );
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS ix_job_posts_current_recruiter_ids
+    ON app.job_posts USING GIN (current_recruiter_ids);
diff --git a/backend/notifications/views.py b/backend/notifications/views.py
index 472e373..0680586 100644
--- a/backend/notifications/views.py
+++ b/backend/notifications/views.py
@@ -209,8 +209,9 @@ async def system_admin_ids(session):
 async def job_recruiter_ids(session, job):
     """Recruiters currently linked to the job post.
 
-    Uses the live pointer (current_recruiter_id) and open job_assignments
-    rows with assignment_role=primary_recruiter.
+    Uses the live pointer (current_recruiter_id), the JSON list
+    (current_recruiter_ids), and open job_assignments rows with
+    assignment_role=primary_recruiter.
     """
     ids = set()
     if job is None:
@@ -218,6 +219,10 @@ async def job_recruiter_ids(session, job):
     uid = _as_uuid(getattr(job, "current_recruiter_id", None))
     if uid is not None:
         ids.add(uid)
+    for raw in getattr(job, "current_recruiter_ids", None) or []:
+        extra = _as_uuid(raw)
+        if extra is not None:
+            ids.add(extra)
     from job.assignment.models import JobAssignments
     rows = await JobAssignments.fetch_by_job(
         session, job.id, current_only=True, assignment_role="primary_recruiter",
diff --git a/backend/offer/models.py b/backend/offer/models.py
index 6cd8870..e914fae 100644
--- a/backend/offer/models.py
+++ b/backend/offer/models.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class Offers(SQLModel, table=True):
             statement = statement.where(JobPosts.department == department)
         rid = cls._as_uuid(recruiter_id)
         if rid is not None:
-            statement = statement.where(JobPosts.current_recruiter_id == rid)
+            statement = statement.where(JobPosts.has_recruiter(rid))
         return statement
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_application_history.py b/backend/tests/test_application_history.py
index bcd6850..a6ffd5b 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_application_history.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_application_history.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ and how a system-dropped attempt is labelled.
 """
 from job.candidate.serializers import (
     is_assigned_application,
+    is_kept_application,
     rejection_reason,
     serialize_application_history,
     serialize_application_history_item,
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ def test_unassigned_inbox_is_not_a_reapplication():
         "match_status": "matched",
     }
     assert is_assigned_application(row) is False
+    assert is_kept_application(row) is True
     assert rejection_reason(row) is None
 
 
@@ -48,6 +50,30 @@ def test_unreadable_cv_is_wrong_format():
     item = serialize_application_history_item(row)
     assert item["status"] == "WRONG_FORMAT"
     assert item["rejection_reason"] == "wrong_format"
+    assert is_kept_application(item) is True
+
+
+def test_unreadable_cv_plus_later_mail_is_a_reapplication():
+    """Attached CVs count even when the first PDF had no extractable text."""
+    later = {
+        "source": "inbox",
+        "message_id": "new",
+        "job_post_id": None,
+        "status": "CLOSED",
+        "attachment": True,
+        "match_status": "matched",
+    }
+    earlier = {
+        "source": "inbox",
+        "message_id": "old",
+        "job_post_id": None,
+        "status": "CLOSED",
+        "attachment": True,
+        "match_status": "no_text",
+    }
+    history = serialize_application_history("a@x.com", applications=[later, earlier])
+    assert history["is_reapplicant"] is True
+    assert [item["rejection_reason"] for item in history["applications"]] == [None, "wrong_format"]
 
 
 def test_body_only_mail_is_wrong_format():
@@ -60,20 +86,27 @@ def test_filtered_classifier_row_is_wrong_format():
     assert rejection_reason(row) == "wrong_format"
     history = serialize_application_history("a@x.com", applications=[row])
     assert history["is_reapplicant"] is False
-    assert history["applications"][0]["status"] == "WRONG_FORMAT"
+    assert history["applications"] == []
 
 
-def test_history_reapplicant_needs_an_assigned_job():
-    unassigned = {"source": "inbox", "job_post_id": None, "status": "CLOSED", "attachment": True}
-    assigned = {"source": "inbox", "job_post_id": "job-1", "job_title": "Engineer", "status": "PENDING"}
+def test_history_reapplicant_counts_two_unassigned_mails():
+    unassigned = {"source": "inbox", "job_post_id": None, "status": "CLOSED", "attachment": True, "match_status": "matched"}
     only_mail = serialize_application_history("a@x.com", applications=[unassigned])
     assert only_mail["is_reapplicant"] is False
-    assert len(only_mail["applications"]) == 1
-    both = serialize_application_history("a@x.com", applications=[unassigned, assigned])
+    both = serialize_application_history("a@x.com", applications=[unassigned, dict(unassigned)])
     assert both["is_reapplicant"] is True
     assert len(both["applications"]) == 2
 
 
+def test_wrong_format_plus_one_mail_is_not_a_reapplication():
+    mail = {"source": "inbox", "job_post_id": None, "status": "CLOSED", "attachment": True, "match_status": "matched"}
+    dropped = {"source": "filtered", "job_post_id": None, "status": "WRONG_FORMAT"}
+    history = serialize_application_history("a@x.com", applications=[mail, dropped])
+    assert history["is_reapplicant"] is False
+    assert len(history["applications"]) == 1
+    assert history["applications"][0]["source"] == "inbox"
+
+
 def test_clicked_inbox_row_is_not_a_previous_application():
     """List payloads use `source` for the To address, not 'inbox'."""
     pk = "11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111"
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_cv_bank_serialize.py b/backend/tests/test_cv_bank_serialize.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8d0911
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/tests/test_cv_bank_serialize.py
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+"""CV Bank list payload — ATS fields, suggested jobs, scored job."""
+
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+
+from job.candidate.serializers import serialize_bank_candidate, serialize_bank_silver_medalist
+
+
+def _speculative(**overrides):
+    row = SimpleNamespace(
+        id="11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111",
+        candidate_name="Ada Lovelace",
+        candidate_email="ada@example.com",
+        candidate_phone="",
+        file_name="ada.pdf",
+        file_path="https://s3/ada.pdf",
+        linkedin_url=None,
+        current_company="Acme",
+        current_position="Backend Engineer",
+        education="",
+        skills=["Python"],
+        years_experience=6,
+        bank_reason="speculative",
+        bank_expires_at=None,
+        user_id=None,
+        job_post_id=None,
+        created_at=None,
+        updated_at=None,
+    )
+    for key, value in overrides.items():
+        setattr(row, key, value)
+    return row
+
+
+def test_speculative_leaves_ats_empty_for_the_list_join():
+    payload = serialize_bank_candidate(_speculative())
+    assert payload["bank_source"] == "speculative"
+    assert payload["ai_score"] is None
+    assert payload["suggested_job_post_ids"] == []
+    assert payload["suggested_jobs"] == []
+    assert payload["scored_job_post_id"] is None
+    assert payload["message_id"] is None
+    assert payload["current_position"] == "Backend Engineer"
+    assert payload["years_experience"] == 6
+    assert payload["city"] is None
+
+
+def test_speculative_keeps_assigned_job_id():
+    job_id = "22222222-2222-2222-2222-222222222222"
+    payload = serialize_bank_candidate(_speculative(job_post_id=job_id))
+    assert payload["assigned_job_post_id"] == job_id
+
+
+def test_silver_exposes_suggested_jobs_and_inbox_score_path():
+    payload = serialize_bank_silver_medalist({
+        "inbox_id": 42,
+        "message_id": "bbbbbbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbbbbbbbbbb",
+        "name": "Grace Hopper",
+        "email": "grace@example.com",
+        "current_company": "Navy",
+        "current_title": "Rear Admiral",
+        "matched_keywords": ["COBOL"],
+        "years_experience": 20,
+        "ai_score": 88,
+        "recommendation": "Strong Match",
+        "assigned_job_post_id": "job-1",
+        "last_job_post_id": "job-1",
+        "last_job_title": "Principal Engineer",
+        "suggested_job_post_ids": ["job-1", "job-2"],
+        "user_id": "aaaaaaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaaaaaaaaaa",
+        "created_at": "2026-08-01T10:00:00Z",
+    })
+    assert payload["bank_source"] == "silver_medalist"
+    assert payload["ai_score"] == 88
+    assert payload["message_id"] == "bbbbbbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbbbbbbbbbb"
+    assert payload["assigned_job_post_id"] == "job-1"
+    assert payload["scored_job_post_id"] == "job-1"
+    assert payload["scored_job_title"] == "Principal Engineer"
+    assert payload["suggested_job_post_ids"] == ["job-1", "job-2"]
+    assert payload["suggested_jobs"] == []
+
+
+def test_silver_without_suggestions_stays_empty():
+    payload = serialize_bank_silver_medalist({
+        "inbox_id": 7,
+        "name": "Sparse",
+        "email": "s@example.com",
+        "ai_score": 70,
+    })
+    assert payload["suggested_job_post_ids"] == []
+    assert payload["message_id"] is None
+    assert payload["assigned_job_post_id"] is None
+
+
+def test_years_from_inbox_free_text():
+    from inbox.models import _years_from_text
+    assert _years_from_text("5+ years") == 5
+    assert _years_from_text("6") == 6
+    assert _years_from_text(8) == 8
+    assert _years_from_text(None) is None
+    assert _years_from_text("") is None
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_employment_extraction_clamps.py b/backend/tests/test_employment_extraction_clamps.py
index 858e1ee..161c059 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_employment_extraction_clamps.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_employment_extraction_clamps.py
@@ -181,3 +181,19 @@ def test_messy_model_city_is_clamped_to_canonical_before_persist():
 
 def test_city_sentinel_is_dropped():
     assert parse({"city": "no city mentioned"})["city"] is None
+
+
+def test_candidate_name_is_kept_when_it_appears_on_the_resume():
+    fields = parse({"candidate_name": "Ada Lovelace"})
+    assert fields["candidate_name"] == "Ada Lovelace"
+
+
+def test_candidate_name_absent_from_resume_is_dropped():
+    fields = parse({"candidate_name": "Someone Else"})
+    assert fields["candidate_name"] == ""
+
+
+def test_candidate_name_email_and_sentinel_are_dropped():
+    assert parse({"candidate_name": "ada@example.com"})["candidate_name"] == ""
+    assert parse({"candidate_name": "no name mentioned"})["candidate_name"] == ""
+    assert parse({})["candidate_name"] == ""
diff --git a/fix_inbox_cities.py b/fix_inbox_cities.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cc5b43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fix_inbox_cities.py
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+"""One-off: rewrite inbox_messages.city to a proper city name.
+
+Uses backend/global_cities.py as the city list (every country, not Pakistan-only).
+Standalone: does not import the app. Reads backend/.env for DB settings.
+
+  python fix_inbox_cities.py
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import re
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import psycopg2
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
+sys.path.insert(0, str(ROOT / "backend"))
+from global_cities import CITY_BY_KEY, CITY_RE  # noqa: E402
+
+# Localities that do not contain the city name (Shahrah-e-Faisal, Malir, …).
+ALIASES = {
+    "malir": "Karachi",
+    "clifton": "Karachi",
+    "korangi": "Karachi",
+    "landhi": "Karachi",
+    "pechs": "Karachi",
+    "saddar": "Karachi",
+    "lyari": "Karachi",
+    "orangi": "Karachi",
+    "nazimabad": "Karachi",
+    "north nazimabad": "Karachi",
+    "gulshan": "Karachi",
+    "gulshan e iqbal": "Karachi",
+    "gulistan e jauhar": "Karachi",
+    "jauhar": "Karachi",
+    "shah faisal": "Karachi",
+    "shah re faisal": "Karachi",
+    "shah rae faisal": "Karachi",
+    "shahrah e faisal": "Karachi",
+    "shahrah faisal": "Karachi",
+    "shahrae faisal": "Karachi",
+    "defence": "Karachi",
+    "johar town": "Lahore",
+    "model town": "Lahore",
+    "gulberg": "Lahore",
+    "township": "Lahore",
+    "blue area": "Islamabad",
+}
+DROP = {
+    "dha", "cantt", "cantonment", "cant", "phase", "sector", "area", "district",
+    "tehsil", "malir", "gulberg", "clifton", "defence",
+}
+SECTOR_RE = re.compile(r"^(?:[a-z]-?\d+[a-z]?|\d+[a-z]?)$", re.I)
+SENTINELS = {"", "none", "null", "n/a", "-", "na", "n.a.", "n.a"}
+
+
+def canonical_city(text):
+    raw = (text or "").strip()
+    if not raw or raw.lower() in SENTINELS:
+        return None
+    known = CITY_BY_KEY.get(raw.lower())
+    if known:
+        return known
+    cleaned = re.sub(r"[()\[\]{}]", " ", raw)
+    cleaned = re.sub(r"[,/;|]+", " ", cleaned)
+    cleaned = re.sub(r"\s+", " ", cleaned).strip()
+    if not cleaned:
+        return None
+    known = CITY_BY_KEY.get(cleaned.lower())
+    if known:
+        return known
+    lowered = cleaned.lower()
+    match = CITY_RE.search(lowered)
+    if match:
+        return CITY_BY_KEY[match.group(0)]
+    hyphen_fold = re.sub(r"[-]+", " ", lowered)
+    hyphen_fold = re.sub(r"\s+", " ", hyphen_fold).strip()
+    for alias, city in sorted(ALIASES.items(), key=lambda item: len(item[0]), reverse=True):
+        if alias in hyphen_fold:
+            return city
+    leftover = []
+    for token in cleaned.split():
+        lowered_token = token.lower()
+        if lowered_token in DROP or SECTOR_RE.fullmatch(token):
+            continue
+        leftover.append(token)
+    if leftover:
+        known = CITY_BY_KEY.get(" ".join(leftover).lower())
+        if known:
+            return known
+    return None
+
+
+def load_env():
+    path = ROOT / "backend" / ".env"
+    out = {}
+    if not path.exists():
+        return out
+    for line in path.read_text(encoding="utf-8-sig").splitlines():
+        line = line.strip()
+        if not line or line.startswith("#") or "=" not in line:
+            continue
+        key, _, value = line.partition("=")
+        out[key.strip()] = value.strip().strip('"').strip("'")
+    return out
+
+
+def rewrite_table(cur, table):
+    cur.execute(
+        f"SELECT id, city FROM {table} WHERE city IS NOT NULL AND btrim(city) <> ''"
+    )
+    rows = cur.fetchall()
+    updated = 0
+    skipped = 0
+    unchanged = 0
+    samples = []
+    unmatched = []
+    for record_id, city in rows:
+        new = canonical_city(city)
+        if new is None:
+            cur.execute(f"UPDATE {table} SET city = NULL WHERE id = %s", (record_id,))
+            skipped += 1
+            if len(unmatched) < 30:
+                unmatched.append(city)
+            continue
+        if new == city:
+            unchanged += 1
+            continue
+        cur.execute(f"UPDATE {table} SET city = %s WHERE id = %s", (new, record_id))
+        updated += 1
+        if len(samples) < 20:
+            samples.append((city, new))
+    print(f"{table}: read={len(rows)} updated={updated} already_ok={unchanged} cleared={skipped}")
+    for old, new in samples:
+        print(f"  {old!r} -> {new!r}")
+    for city in unmatched:
+        print(f"  cleared {city!r}")
+
+
+def dropdown_cities(cur):
+    cur.execute(
+        """
+        SELECT city FROM inbox_messages
+        WHERE city IS NOT NULL AND btrim(city) <> '' AND attachment = true
+        UNION
+        SELECT city FROM form_data
+        WHERE city IS NOT NULL AND btrim(city) <> ''
+        ORDER BY 1
+        """
+    )
+    return [row[0] for row in cur.fetchall()]
+
+
+def main():
+    env = {**os.environ, **load_env()}
+    kwargs = dict(
+        host=env.get("DB_HOST", "localhost"),
+        port=int(env.get("DB_PORT") or 5432),
+        dbname=env.get("DB_NAME", "hrms"),
+        user=env.get("DB_USERNAME", "postgres"),
+        password=env.get("DB_PASSWORD", ""),
+        options="-c search_path=app,public",
+    )
+    sslmode = (env.get("DB_SSLMODE") or "").strip()
+    if sslmode:
+        kwargs["sslmode"] = sslmode
+    conn = psycopg2.connect(**kwargs)
+    conn.autocommit = False
+    print(f"db={kwargs['user']}@{kwargs['host']}:{kwargs['port']}/{kwargs['dbname']}")
+    print(f"cities={len(CITY_BY_KEY)}")
+    cur = conn.cursor()
+    rewrite_table(cur, "inbox_messages")
+    rewrite_table(cur, "form_data")
+    conn.commit()
+    names = dropdown_cities(cur)
+    print(f"inbox city filter ({len(names)}):")
+    for name in names:
+        print(f"  {name}")
+    cur.close()
+    conn.close()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/frontend/candidates-table.test.mjs b/frontend/candidates-table.test.mjs
index afdb05b..8965873 100644
--- a/frontend/candidates-table.test.mjs
+++ b/frontend/candidates-table.test.mjs
@@ -72,9 +72,18 @@ const rejected = toApplicationListView({
   created_at: '2026-09-01T10:00:00Z',
 })
 ok('REJECTED maps to Rejected stage', rejected.stage === 'Rejected', `stage=${rejected.stage}`)
-ok('CLOSED also reads as Rejected', toApplicationListView({
+ok('CLOSED shows as CLOSED', toApplicationListView({
   inbox_id: 43, application_status: 'CLOSED', name: 'Closed',
-}).stage === 'Rejected')
+}).stage === 'CLOSED')
+
+const formRow = toApplicationListView({
+  form_data_id: 'ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff',
+  name: 'Form Applicant',
+  source: 'Form',
+  job_title: 'Brand Manager',
+})
+ok('form row key', formRow.id === 'form:ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff')
+ok('form with no pipeline status has no stage', formRow.stage == null)
 
 const hired = toApplicationListView({
   inbox_id: 44,
diff --git a/frontend/cvbank.test.mjs b/frontend/cvbank.test.mjs
index 9c676bf..2afc6dd 100644
--- a/frontend/cvbank.test.mjs
+++ b/frontend/cvbank.test.mjs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /**
- * CV Bank mapper — the two populations, and the two numbers that must not be
- * confused (free rank_score vs paid ai_score).
+ * CV Bank mapper — speculative vs silver medalist, ATS score, suggested jobs,
+ * and the per-row job the last ATS ran against.
  *
  *   node cvbank.test.mjs
  */
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ const speculative = toBankRowView({
   years_experience: 6,
   ai_score: null,
   recommendation: null,
-  rank_score: null,
   bank_reason: 'speculative',
   bank_expires_at: '2028-09-03T00:00:00Z',
   created_at: '2026-09-03T10:00:00Z',
@@ -68,9 +67,13 @@ ok('source label is human', speculative.sourceLabel === 'Speculative')
 ok('speculative rows are removable stored CVs', speculative.isStoredCv === true)
 ok('extracted skills come through', speculative.skills.join(',') === 'Python,FastAPI,Docker')
 ok('years is numeric', speculative.years === 6)
+ok('role comes through', speculative.title === 'Backend Engineer')
+ok('company comes through', speculative.company === 'Acme')
 ok('an unscored CV has no ATS score', speculative.aiScore === null)
 ok('and no invented band', speculative.recommendation === null)
-ok('and no rank until a job is picked', speculative.rankScore === null)
+ok('speculative rows can run bank ATS', speculative.canRunAts === true)
+ok('no suggestions stays an empty list', Array.isArray(speculative.suggestedJobs) && speculative.suggestedJobs.length === 0)
+ok('no scored job until ATS runs', speculative.scoredJobPostId === null)
 ok('expiry parses to a Date', speculative.expiresAt instanceof Date)
 ok('added parses to a Date', speculative.added instanceof Date)
 
@@ -89,6 +92,12 @@ const silver = toBankRowView({
   ai_score: 88,
   recommendation: 'Strong Match',
   last_job_title: 'Principal Engineer',
+  assigned_job_post_id: 'job-assigned',
+  assigned_job_title: 'Principal Engineer',
+  scored_job_post_id: 'job-assigned',
+  scored_job_title: 'Principal Engineer',
+  suggested_jobs: [{ id: 'job-a', title: 'Compiler Engineer' }, { id: 'job-b', title: 'Systems Lead' }],
+  message_id: 'msg-1',
   user_id: 'aaaaaaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaaaaaaaaaa',
   created_at: '2026-08-01T10:00:00Z',
 })
@@ -100,25 +109,39 @@ ok('paid ATS score survives', silver.aiScore === 88)
 ok('band survives', silver.recommendation === 'Strong Match')
 ok('the job they were rejected from is kept for context', silver.lastJobTitle === 'Principal Engineer')
 ok('userId is kept so the row can open a real profile', silver.userId === 'aaaaaaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaaaaaaaaaa')
+ok('assigned job is shown on the picker', silver.assignedJobPostId === 'job-assigned' && silver.scoredJobTitle === 'Principal Engineer')
+ok('suggested job titles come through', silver.suggestedJobs.map((j) => j.title).join(',') === 'Compiler Engineer,Systems Lead')
+ok('inbox message lets silver Run ATS via score_inbox', silver.canRunAts === true && silver.messageId === 'msg-1')
 
-/* --- rank_score is the free number, and separate from ai_score ----------- */
+const silverNoInbox = toBankRowView({
+  id: 'app:99',
+  record_id: '99',
+  bank_source: 'silver_medalist',
+  name: 'No Inbox',
+  ai_score: 70,
+})
+ok('silver without a message cannot run bank ATS', silverNoInbox.canRunAts === false)
 
-const ranked = toBankRowView({
+/* --- ATS score after scoring, independent of suggestions ----------------- */
+
+const scoredBank = toBankRowView({
   id: 'bank:2',
   record_id: '2',
   bank_source: 'speculative',
-  name: 'Ranked',
+  name: 'Scored',
   skills: [],
-  rank_score: 72,
-  ai_score: null,
+  ai_score: 84,
+  scored_job_post_id: 'job-9',
+  scored_job_title: 'Backend Engineer',
 })
-ok('rank_score maps without becoming an ATS score', ranked.rankScore === 72 && ranked.aiScore === null)
+ok('ATS score maps onto the bank row', scoredBank.aiScore === 84)
+ok('Pick a job can restore the scored job on load', scoredBank.scoredJobPostId === 'job-9' && scoredBank.scoredJobTitle === 'Backend Engineer')
 
-const bothNumbers = toBankRowView({
+const suggestedFromIds = toBankRowView({
   id: 'app:3', record_id: '3', bank_source: 'silver_medalist',
-  name: 'Both', rank_score: 61, ai_score: 84,
+  name: 'Ids only', suggested_job_post_ids: ['aaa', 'bbb'],
 })
-ok('a row can carry both numbers independently', bothNumbers.rankScore === 61 && bothNumbers.aiScore === 84)
+ok('suggested_job_post_ids hydrate when titles were not resolved', suggestedFromIds.suggestedJobs.map((j) => j.id).join(',') === 'aaa,bbb')
 
 /* --- absent values stay absent ------------------------------------------- */
 
@@ -133,6 +156,7 @@ ok('no skills is an empty array, not null', Array.isArray(sparse.skills) && spar
 ok('unknown years stays null, never 0', sparse.years === null)
 ok('no expiry stays null', sparse.expiresAt === null)
 ok('unknown source defaults to speculative', sparse.source === 'speculative')
+ok('empty suggested-jobs cell stays empty', sparse.suggestedJobs.length === 0)
 
 const zeroYears = toBankRowView({
   id: 'bank:5', record_id: '5', bank_source: 'speculative',
@@ -142,7 +166,7 @@ ok('0 years is a real value and must not collapse to null', zeroYears.years ===
 
 const derivedBand = toBankRowView({
   id: 'app:6', record_id: '6', bank_source: 'silver_medalist',
-  name: 'Derived', ai_score: 70,
+  name: 'Derived', ai_score: 70, message_id: 'm',
 })
 ok('a score without a band derives one', derivedBand.recommendation === 'Potential Match')
 
diff --git a/frontend/reapplicant.test.mjs b/frontend/reapplicant.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2baae4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/reapplicant.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+/**
+ * Reapplied chip — two kept applications count, even with no job assigned.
+ *
+ *   node reapplicant.test.mjs
+ */
+import { mkdtempSync, rmSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { tmpdir } from 'node:os'
+import { join } from 'node:path'
+import { pathToFileURL } from 'node:url'
+
+import esbuild from 'esbuild'
+
+const outDir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), 'tf-reapp-'))
+const outFile = join(outDir, 'reapplicant.mjs')
+
+await esbuild.build({
+  entryPoints: ['src/components/ReapplicantHistory.jsx'],
+  outfile: outFile,
+  bundle: true,
+  format: 'esm',
+  platform: 'node',
+  target: 'node20',
+  jsx: 'automatic',
+  logLevel: 'error',
+  define: { 'import.meta.env': JSON.stringify({ VITE_API_BASE: '' }) },
+})
+
+const { isReapplicant, candidateApplicationsOf, hrefForPreviousApplication } = await import(pathToFileURL(outFile).href)
+
+let failed = 0
+function ok(name, cond, extra) {
+  if (cond) {
+    console.log(`ok    ${name}`)
+  } else {
+    failed += 1
+    console.log(`FAIL  ${name}`)
+    if (extra) console.log(`        ${extra}`)
+  }
+}
+
+const current = {
+  id: 'inbox-2',
+  inboxId: 'inbox-2',
+  previousApplications: [
+    {
+      source: 'inbox',
+      inbox_id: 'inbox-2',
+      message_id: 'inbox-2',
+      job_post_id: null,
+      job_title: null,
+      status: 'CLOSED',
+    },
+    {
+      source: 'inbox',
+      inbox_id: 'inbox-1',
+      message_id: 'inbox-1',
+      job_post_id: null,
+      job_title: null,
+      status: 'CLOSED',
+    },
+  ],
+}
+
+ok('two unassigned emails still count as reapplied', isReapplicant(current) === true)
+
+ok('a single application is not reapplied', isReapplicant({
+  id: 'inbox-1',
+  previousApplications: [{
+    source: 'inbox', inbox_id: 'inbox-1', message_id: 'inbox-1', job_post_id: null,
+  }],
+}) === false)
+
+ok('a wrong-format drop plus one real mail is not reapplied', isReapplicant({
+  id: 'inbox-1',
+  previousApplications: [
+    { source: 'inbox', inbox_id: 'inbox-1', message_id: 'inbox-1', job_post_id: null, status: 'CLOSED', attachment: true },
+    { source: 'filtered', message_id: 'drop-1', status: 'WRONG_FORMAT', rejection_reason: 'wrong_format' },
+  ],
+}) === false)
+
+ok('an unreadable prior CV is not a reapplication', isReapplicant({
+  id: 'inbox-2',
+  previousApplications: [
+    { source: 'inbox', inbox_id: 'inbox-2', message_id: 'inbox-2', job_post_id: null, status: 'CLOSED', attachment: true, match_status: 'matched' },
+    { source: 'inbox', inbox_id: 'inbox-1', message_id: 'inbox-1', job_post_id: null, status: 'WRONG_FORMAT', rejection_reason: 'wrong_format', attachment: true, match_status: 'no_text' },
+  ],
+}) === false)
+
+ok('body-only mail plus one real mail is not reapplied', isReapplicant({
+  id: 'inbox-1',
+  previousApplications: [
+    { source: 'inbox', inbox_id: 'inbox-1', message_id: 'inbox-1', job_post_id: null, status: 'CLOSED', attachment: true },
+    { source: 'inbox', inbox_id: 'inbox-0', message_id: 'inbox-0', job_post_id: null, status: 'WRONG_FORMAT', rejection_reason: 'wrong_format', attachment: false },
+  ],
+}) === false)
+
+ok('an assigned prior application still counts', isReapplicant({
+  id: 'inbox-2',
+  previousApplications: [
+    { source: 'inbox', inbox_id: 'inbox-2', message_id: 'inbox-2', job_post_id: null },
+    { source: 'inbox', inbox_id: 'inbox-1', message_id: 'inbox-1', job_post_id: 'job-1', job_title: 'Analyst' },
+  ],
+}) === true)
+
+ok('wrong-format rows are omitted from the highlighted list', candidateApplicationsOf({
+  id: 'inbox-1',
+  previousApplications: [
+    { source: 'inbox', inbox_id: 'inbox-1', message_id: 'inbox-1', job_post_id: null, status: 'CLOSED' },
+    { source: 'filtered', message_id: 'drop-1', status: 'WRONG_FORMAT', rejection_reason: 'wrong_format' },
+  ],
+}).length === 1)
+
+ok('email history still opens the inbox applicant', hrefForPreviousApplication({
+  source: 'inbox', message_id: 'msg-1',
+}) === '/inbox?open=msg-1&kind=email')
+
+ok('form history still opens the inbox form applicant', hrefForPreviousApplication({
+  source: 'form', form_data_id: 'form-1',
+}) === '/inbox?open=form-1&kind=form')
+
+ok('upload history opens the candidate profile', hrefForPreviousApplication({
+  source: 'manual', user_id: 'user-1', manual_upload_candidate_id: 'm-1',
+}) === '/candidate/user-1')
+
+ok('upload without its own user id uses the open row', hrefForPreviousApplication(
+  { source: 'manual', manual_upload_candidate_id: 'm-1' },
+  { userId: 'user-9' },
+) === '/candidate/user-9')
+
+ok('upload never falls through to matching', hrefForPreviousApplication({
+  source: 'manual', manual_upload_candidate_id: 'm-1',
+}) == null)
+
+rmSync(outDir, { recursive: true, force: true })
+
+if (failed) {
+  console.log(`\n${failed} check(s) failed`)
+  process.exit(1)
+}
+console.log('\nAll reapplicant checks passed')
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/analytics.js b/frontend/src/api/analytics.js
index 9b9f873..309c8c8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/analytics.js
+++ b/frontend/src/api/analytics.js
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ export function funnel({ fromDate, toDate, department, recruiterId } = {}) {
 /** Board column order used by the pipeline page. Rejected is last so callers
  *  that drop outcomes can slice it off without re-sorting. */
 const BOARD_STAGE_ORDER = [
-  'Shortlist', 'Screening', 'Assessment', 'Interview', 'Offer',
+  'CLOSED', 'Shortlist', 'Screening', 'Assessment', 'Interview', 'Offer',
   'Approved', 'Hired', 'On Hold', 'Rejected',
 ]
 
 /**
  * Fold /analytics/funnel/fetch rows (11 enum statuses) onto the pipeline
- * columns. Same mapping the board uses, so CLOSED is Rejected and ONHOLD /
- * APPROVED keep their own columns rather than folding into Screening / Hired.
+ * columns. Same mapping the board uses, so CLOSED stays CLOSED and only
+ * REJECTED is Rejected. ONHOLD / APPROVED keep their own columns.
  */
 export function toBoardStageRows(funnelRows, { includeRejected = false } = {}) {
   const folded = toStageCounts(
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/assignments.js b/frontend/src/api/assignments.js
index b661fea..d6b2fce 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/assignments.js
+++ b/frontend/src/api/assignments.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { toDate } from '../lib/format'
 
    Recruiter pickers use /tasks/assignees/fetch; hiring-manager pickers use
    /managers/fetch. Neither needs rbac_users.view. The current pointers also
-   live on job_posts (current_recruiter_id, hiring_manager_id) and PATCH
+   live on job_posts (current_recruiter_ids / current_recruiter_id, hiring_manager_id) and PATCH
    /jobs/update is the Jobs-screen write path.
    ============================================================ */
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/candidates.js b/frontend/src/api/candidates.js
index 989dc76..c5f005c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/candidates.js
+++ b/frontend/src/api/candidates.js
@@ -59,9 +59,8 @@ export function uploadToCvBank(file) {
  * The CV Bank — GET /candidate/cv-bank/fetch. Two populations in one list:
  * speculative uploads with no job, and rejected applicants who scored well.
  *
- * `jobPostId` does NOT filter. It attaches rank_score (deterministic keyword
- * overlap against that job) and sorts by it — the "a role just opened, who do
- * we already have" view.
+ * `jobPostId` is unused by the CV Bank screen. The suggestions endpoint still
+ * passes it to attach rank_score for notifications on job create.
  */
 export function listCvBank({
   top = 100, skip = 0, source, search, skills, minYears, band, jobPostId,
@@ -238,6 +237,12 @@ function statusKey(value) {
   return String(value).toUpperCase()
 }
 
+function listStageOf(status) {
+  const key = statusKey(status)
+  if (!key) return null
+  return STAGE_FROM_STATUS[key] ?? 'Shortlist'
+}
+
 function bandOf(score, recommendation) {
   if (recommendation) return recommendation
   if (score == null || !Number.isFinite(Number(score))) return null
@@ -261,12 +266,15 @@ export function toApplicationListView(row) {
   const rawScore = row.ai_score ?? row.match_score
   const aiScore = rawScore == null || rawScore === '' ? null : Number(rawScore)
   const score = Number.isFinite(aiScore) ? aiScore : null
+  const id = row.inbox_id != null
+    ? `inbox:${row.inbox_id}`
+    : (row.manual_upload_candidate_id
+      ? `manual:${row.manual_upload_candidate_id}`
+      : (row.form_data_id
+        ? `form:${row.form_data_id}`
+        : String(row.user_id || row.id || name)))
   return {
-    id: row.inbox_id != null
-      ? `inbox:${row.inbox_id}`
-      : (row.manual_upload_candidate_id
-        ? `manual:${row.manual_upload_candidate_id}`
-        : String(row.user_id || row.id || name)),
+    id,
     userId: row.user_id || null,
     name,
     email: row.email ?? null,
@@ -274,11 +282,15 @@ export function toApplicationListView(row) {
     jobTitle,
     recruiter: row.recruiter || null,
     applicationStatus: status || null,
-    stage: status ? (STAGE_FROM_STATUS[status] ?? 'Shortlist') : null,
+    stage: listStageOf(row.application_status ?? row.stage),
     source: row.source || null,
     aiScore: score,
     recommendation: bandOf(score, row.recommendation || null),
     applied: row.created_at ? new Date(row.created_at) : (row.applied ? new Date(row.applied) : null),
+    assignedJobPostId: row.assigned_job_post_id ? String(row.assigned_job_post_id) : null,
+    suggestedJobPostIds: Array.isArray(row.suggested_job_post_ids)
+      ? row.suggested_job_post_ids.map(String)
+      : [],
     isReapplicant: Boolean(row.is_reapplicant),
     previousApplications: Array.isArray(row.previous_applications) ? row.previous_applications : [],
   }
@@ -289,30 +301,50 @@ export const BANK_SOURCE_LABELS = {
   silver_medalist: 'Silver medalist',
 }
 
+function asJobList(value) {
+  if (!Array.isArray(value)) return []
+  const out = []
+  for (const item of value) {
+    if (item && typeof item === 'object') {
+      const id = item.id != null ? String(item.id) : ''
+      if (id) out.push({ id, title: item.title || '' })
+      continue
+    }
+    if (item != null && item !== '') out.push({ id: String(item), title: '' })
+  }
+  return out
+}
+
 /**
  * GET /candidate/cv-bank/fetch row -> the CV Bank table.
  *
- * Two numbers that must never be confused: `aiScore` is a real paid ATS score
- * and only exists once someone ran one; `rankScore` is free keyword overlap
- * against whichever job is selected. The screen renders them differently on
- * purpose.
+ * `aiScore` is a real paid ATS score and only exists once someone ran one.
+ * Suggested jobs come from inbox silver-medalist payloads; speculative rows
+ * typically have none. `scoredJobPostId` is the job the last ATS ran against.
  */
 export function toBankRowView(row) {
   const score = row.ai_score == null || row.ai_score === '' ? null : Number(row.ai_score)
   const aiScore = Number.isFinite(score) ? score : null
-  const rank = row.rank_score == null || row.rank_score === '' ? null : Number(row.rank_score)
   const years = row.years_experience == null || row.years_experience === ''
     ? null
     : Number(row.years_experience)
   const expires = row.bank_expires_at ? new Date(row.bank_expires_at) : null
+  const suggestedJobs = row.suggested_jobs?.length
+    ? asJobList(row.suggested_jobs)
+    : asJobList(row.suggested_job_post_ids)
+  const assignedJobPostId = row.assigned_job_post_id ? String(row.assigned_job_post_id) : null
+  const scoredJobPostId = row.scored_job_post_id
+    ? String(row.scored_job_post_id)
+    : assignedJobPostId
+  const isStoredCv = row.bank_source !== 'silver_medalist'
   return {
     id: String(row.id || ''),
     recordId: row.record_id != null ? String(row.record_id) : null,
     source: row.bank_source || 'speculative',
     sourceLabel: BANK_SOURCE_LABELS[row.bank_source] || 'Speculative',
     // A silver medalist is read live from their application, so removing or
-    // re-scoring them is not the bank's call to make.
-    isStoredCv: row.bank_source !== 'silver_medalist',
+    // re-scoring them via the bank score endpoint is not the bank's call.
+    isStoredCv,
     name: row.name || row.email || 'Unknown',
     email: row.email ?? null,
     phone: row.phone ?? null,
@@ -322,11 +354,18 @@ export function toBankRowView(row) {
     company: row.current_company ?? null,
     title: row.current_position ?? null,
     education: row.education ?? null,
+    city: row.city ?? null,
     skills: Array.isArray(row.skills) ? row.skills : [],
     years: Number.isFinite(years) ? years : null,
     aiScore,
     recommendation: bandOf(aiScore, row.recommendation || null),
-    rankScore: Number.isFinite(rank) ? rank : null,
+    suggestedJobs,
+    scoredJobPostId,
+    scoredJobTitle: row.scored_job_title || row.assigned_job_title || null,
+    assignedJobPostId,
+    assignedJobTitle: row.assigned_job_title || null,
+    messageId: row.message_id ? String(row.message_id) : null,
+    canRunAts: isStoredCv || Boolean(row.message_id),
     lastJobTitle: row.last_job_title ?? null,
     bankReason: row.bank_reason ?? null,
     expiresAt: expires && !Number.isNaN(expires.getTime()) ? expires : null,
@@ -358,9 +397,9 @@ export function expiryLabel(expiresAt, now = new Date()) {
  * `search` is an ilike over users.name / users.email only — it does NOT reach
  * the résumé text or the suggested job titles.
  */
-export function list({ search, limit, offset, assignedJobPostId } = {}) {
+export function list({ search, limit, offset, assignedJobPostId, assignment } = {}) {
   return request('/candidate/fetch', {
-    params: { search, limit, offset, assigned_job_post_id: assignedJobPostId },
+    params: { search, limit, offset, assigned_job_post_id: assignedJobPostId, assignment },
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/inbox.js b/frontend/src/api/inbox.js
index ed168d8..0dcc699 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/inbox.js
+++ b/frontend/src/api/inbox.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export function listMessages() {
  * `assigned` is tri-valued: omit for no filter, true for rows with an
  * assigned_job_post_id, false for the Job Matching queue.
  */
-export function listApplications({ search, top, skip, recordId, isread, applicationStatus, assigned, isDuplicate, noSuggestions, processingState, city, source, cityList } = {}) {
+export function listApplications({ search, top, skip, recordId, isread, applicationStatus, assigned, isDuplicate, noSuggestions, hasSuggestions, processingState, city, source, cityList, jobPostIds } = {}) {
   return request('/inbox/all-applications', {
     // `isread` is tri-valued on the wire: omit it for every tab (server defaults
     // to true = no filter), send false for the Unread tab only. buildUrl drops
@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@ export function listApplications({ search, top, skip, recordId, isread, applicat
     // CLOSED = no filter), send PROCESS / REJECTED for those tabs only.
     // Same for `is_duplicate`: omit unless the Duplicates tab.
     // `no_suggestions`: Inbox On-Hold tab — no suggested job post linked.
+    // `has_suggestions`: Suggested Match tab — rows with a suggest_job_post_id.
     // `processing_state`: Processed / Rejected tabs (Move to Shortlist writes
     // processed, not application_status PROCESS).
     // `city`: optional comma-separated list. `source`: channel / platform label.
+    // `job_post_ids`: optional comma-separated job post UUIDs (multi-select).
     // `city_list`: include merged distinct cities and sources on the same response.
     params: {
       search,
@@ -43,9 +45,11 @@ export function listApplications({ search, top, skip, recordId, isread, applicat
       assigned,
       is_duplicate: isDuplicate,
       no_suggestions: noSuggestions,
+      has_suggestions: hasSuggestions,
       processing_state: processingState,
       city,
       source,
+      job_post_ids: jobPostIds,
       city_list: cityList,
     },
   })
@@ -142,7 +146,7 @@ export function bulkSetRead(recordIds, read) {
  * Resolves to `{updated, read}`, where `updated` counts rows that actually
  * CHANGED state, so it is safe to show in a toast.
  */
-export function setReadAll({ read, search, isread, applicationStatus, assigned, isDuplicate, noSuggestions, processingState, city, source } = {}) {
+export function setReadAll({ read, search, isread, applicationStatus, assigned, isDuplicate, noSuggestions, hasSuggestions, processingState, city, source, jobPostIds } = {}) {
   return request('/inbox/read-all', {
     method: 'PATCH',
     body: {
@@ -153,9 +157,11 @@ export function setReadAll({ read, search, isread, applicationStatus, assigned,
       assigned,
       is_duplicate: isDuplicate,
       no_suggestions: noSuggestions,
+      has_suggestions: hasSuggestions,
       processing_state: processingState,
       city,
       source,
+      job_post_ids: jobPostIds,
     },
   })
 }
@@ -168,6 +174,14 @@ export function assignJobPost(recordId, jobPostId) {
   })
 }
 
+/** Assign (or clear with null) the recruiter for one application. Requires inbox.edit. */
+export function assignRecruiter(recordId, recruiterId) {
+  return request(`/inbox/${recordId}/assign-recruiter`, {
+    method: 'PATCH',
+    body: { recruiter_id: recruiterId },
+  })
+}
+
 /** Re-queue the matching agent for one application. Requires inbox.edit. */
 export function rematch(recordId) {
   return request(`/inbox/${recordId}/match`, { method: 'POST' })
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/jobStats.js b/frontend/src/api/jobStats.js
index 04f1d54..b20432a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/jobStats.js
+++ b/frontend/src/api/jobStats.js
@@ -47,7 +47,12 @@ export function toJobStatsView(row) {
     status: REQ_STATUS_LABEL[row.requisition_status] ?? row.requisition_status ?? '—',
     requisitionStatus: row.requisition_status,
     recruiterId: row.current_recruiter_id || null,
-    recruiterName: row.recruiter_name || null,
+    recruiterIds: Array.isArray(row.current_recruiter_ids)
+      ? row.current_recruiter_ids.filter(Boolean).map(String)
+      : (row.current_recruiter_id ? [String(row.current_recruiter_id)] : []),
+    recruiterName: (Array.isArray(row.recruiter_names) && row.recruiter_names.length
+      ? row.recruiter_names.filter(Boolean)
+      : (row.recruiter_name ? [row.recruiter_name] : [])).join(', ') || null,
     createdAt,
     daysOpen: daysOpen(createdAt),
     total: Number(row.total_applicants) || 0,
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/jobs.js b/frontend/src/api/jobs.js
index 9f1ce8f..1278337 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/jobs.js
+++ b/frontend/src/api/jobs.js
@@ -64,8 +64,28 @@ function experienceLabel(min, max) {
   return `${min ?? max}+ years`
 }
 
+function recruiterIdsFrom(row) {
+  const ids = Array.isArray(row?.current_recruiter_ids)
+    ? row.current_recruiter_ids.filter(Boolean).map(String)
+    : []
+  if (ids.length) return ids
+  return row?.current_recruiter_id ? [String(row.current_recruiter_id)] : []
+}
+
+function recruiterNamesFrom(row) {
+  if (Array.isArray(row?.recruiter_names) && row.recruiter_names.length) {
+    return row.recruiter_names.filter(Boolean)
+  }
+  if (Array.isArray(row?.recruiters) && row.recruiters.length) {
+    return row.recruiters.map((r) => r?.name).filter(Boolean)
+  }
+  return row?.recruiter_name ? [row.recruiter_name] : []
+}
+
 /** API row -> what the Jobs table and detail modal render. */
 export function toJobView(row) {
+  const recruiterIds = recruiterIdsFrom(row)
+  const recruiterNames = recruiterNamesFrom(row)
   return {
     id: row.id,
     title: row.title,
@@ -76,8 +96,10 @@ export function toJobView(row) {
     platform: row.platform || null,
     status: REQ_STATUS_LABEL[row.requisition_status] ?? row.requisition_status,
     publishStatus: row.status,
-    recruiter: row.recruiter_name,
-    recruiterId: row.current_recruiter_id,
+    recruiter: recruiterNames.join(', ') || null,
+    recruiterId: recruiterIds[0] || null,
+    recruiterIds,
+    recruiterNames,
     hiringManager: row.hiring_manager_name,
     hiringManagerId: row.hiring_manager_id,
     createdByName: row.created_by_name,
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/pipeline.js b/frontend/src/api/pipeline.js
index 1e4a8c7..4e3e705 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/pipeline.js
+++ b/frontend/src/api/pipeline.js
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@ import { toDate } from '../lib/format'
  * Candidate_application_Status (backend/inbox/enums.py) -> the board column.
  *
  * The enum has 11 values. Approved and On Hold are first-class columns (they
- * used to be folded into Hired / Screening). CLOSED is the inbox default for
- * an application that did not progress — it reads as Rejected, same as the
- * board's Rejected column, not as Shortlist.
+ * used to be folded into Hired / Screening). CLOSED is the inbox default and
+ * is shown as CLOSED. Only REJECTED reads as Rejected.
  *
  * Anything unmapped falls through to Shortlist rather than vanishing from the
  * board — a card with no column is a candidate nobody sees.
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ export const STAGE_FROM_STATUS = {
   OFFER: 'Offer',
   APPROVED: 'Approved',
   HIRED: 'Hired',
-  CLOSED: 'Rejected',
+  CLOSED: 'CLOSED',
   REJECTED: 'Rejected',
 }
 
@@ -46,6 +45,7 @@ export const STAGE_FROM_STATUS = {
  * (not CLOSED) so new drops are distinguishable from the inbox default.
  */
 export const STATUS_FROM_STAGE = {
+  CLOSED: 'CLOSED',
   Shortlist: 'PENDING',
   Screening: 'SCREENING',
   'On Hold': 'ONHOLD',
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ export function changeStage({ inboxId, manualUploadId, toStage, changeReason })
  * (pipeline.view). Envelope is `{ data: { inbox, manual_upload }, counts, total }`.
  * `jobId === ''` (All Jobs) is dropped by buildUrl and sends no filter.
  */
-export function listApplications({ jobId, limit, offset } = {}) {
+export function listApplications({ jobId, limit, offset, search } = {}) {
   return request('/pipeline/candidates/fetch', {
-    params: { job_post_id: jobId, limit, offset },
+    params: { job_post_id: jobId, limit, offset, search },
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/sheet.js b/frontend/src/api/sheet.js
index 20e3969..35a2db7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/sheet.js
+++ b/frontend/src/api/sheet.js
@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@ export function listFormDataSheets() {
 export function listFormData({
   sheet, search, offset = 0, limit, processing_state, is_duplicate,
   hasLinkedin, hasResume, city, source, assigned, no_suggestions,
+  has_suggestions, job_post_ids,
 } = {}) {
   return request('/sheet/form-data/fetch', {
     params: {
       sheet, search, offset, limit, processing_state, is_duplicate,
       has_linkedin: hasLinkedin, has_resume: hasResume, city, source, assigned, no_suggestions,
+      has_suggestions, job_post_ids,
     },
   })
 }
@@ -47,9 +49,9 @@ export function countFormData({ sheet } = {}) {
  * processing_state or is_duplicate: those two ARE the tabs, and passing them
  * would make every badge report the tab the user is already on.
  */
-export function fetchFormCounts({ sheet, search, hasLinkedin, hasResume, city, source, assigned } = {}) {
+export function fetchFormCounts({ sheet, search, hasLinkedin, hasResume, city, source, assigned, job_post_ids } = {}) {
   return request('/sheet/form-data/counts', {
-    params: { sheet, search, has_linkedin: hasLinkedin, has_resume: hasResume, city, source, assigned },
+    params: { sheet, search, has_linkedin: hasLinkedin, has_resume: hasResume, city, source, assigned, job_post_ids },
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ReapplicantHistory.jsx b/frontend/src/components/ReapplicantHistory.jsx
index 7fd159a..1a51e80 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ReapplicantHistory.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ReapplicantHistory.jsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const SOURCE_LABEL = {
 }
 
 const STAGE_BADGE = {
+  CLOSED: 'b-gray',
   Shortlist: 'b-indigo',
   Screening: 'b-teal',
   Assessment: 'b-purple',
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ export function candidateApplicationsOf(row) {
     if (self) items.push(self)
   }
   items.sort((a, b) => (appliedAtMs(b) ?? 0) - (appliedAtMs(a) ?? 0))
-  return items
+  return items.filter(isKeptAttempt)
 }
 
 /** Applications other than the open row — used by the Reapplied chip. */
@@ -98,6 +99,9 @@ function syntheticCurrentApplication(row) {
     job_title: jobTitle,
     status: row.applicationStatus || row.processingState || row.status || null,
     applied_at: row.received || row.applied || row.applied_at || row.entry_date || row.when || null,
+    attachment: row.hasAttachment ?? row.attachment ?? null,
+    match_status: row.matchStatus || row.match_status || null,
+    rejection_reason: row.rejectionReason || row.rejection_reason || null,
   }
 }
 
@@ -154,15 +158,25 @@ function isSameApplication(item, currentIds) {
   ].some((id) => id != null && id !== '' && currentIds.has(String(id)))
 }
 
-function hasAssignedJob(item) {
-  if (!item) return false
-  if (item.job_post_id || item.jobPostId) return true
-  return item.source === 'form' && Boolean(item.job_title || item.jobTitle)
+function isWrongFormat(item) {
+  if (!item) return true
+  if (item.rejection_reason === 'wrong_format' || item.rejectionReason === 'wrong_format') return true
+  if (String(item.status || '').toUpperCase() === 'WRONG_FORMAT') return true
+  if (item.source === 'filtered') return true
+  const match = String(item.match_status || item.matchStatus || '').trim().toLowerCase()
+  if (match === 'no_text' || match === 'failed' || match === 'dlq') return true
+  if (item.source === 'inbox' && item.attachment === false) return true
+  return false
+}
+
+/** A real prior attempt — unassigned inbox mail counts; a dropped PDF does not. */
+function isKeptAttempt(item) {
+  return Boolean(item) && !isWrongFormat(item)
 }
 
 export function isReapplicant(row) {
   if (!row) return false
-  return previousApplicationsOf(row).some(hasAssignedJob)
+  return previousApplicationsOf(row).some(isKeptAttempt)
 }
 
 export function previousApplicationsTip(row) {
@@ -177,7 +191,7 @@ export function previousApplicationsTip(row) {
 /** Compact chip for tables, kanban cards, and inbox rows. */
 export function ReappliedBadge({ row, className = '' }) {
   if (!isReapplicant(row)) return null
-  const count = previousApplicationsOf(row).filter(hasAssignedJob).length
+  const count = previousApplicationsOf(row).filter(isKeptAttempt).length
   return (
     <span
       className={`badge b-amber badge-plain ${className}`.trim()}
@@ -189,7 +203,7 @@ export function ReappliedBadge({ row, className = '' }) {
   )
 }
 
-export function hrefForPreviousApplication(item) {
+export function hrefForPreviousApplication(item, row) {
   if (!item) return null
   if (item.source === 'form' && item.form_data_id) {
     return `/inbox?open=${encodeURIComponent(item.form_data_id)}&kind=form`
@@ -198,10 +212,8 @@ export function hrefForPreviousApplication(item) {
     return `/inbox?open=${encodeURIComponent(item.message_id)}&kind=email`
   }
   if (item.source === 'manual') {
-    if (item.user_id) return `/candidate/${encodeURIComponent(item.user_id)}`
-    if (item.manual_upload_candidate_id) {
-      return `/matching?record=${encodeURIComponent(item.manual_upload_candidate_id)}`
-    }
+    const userId = item.user_id || item.userId || row?.userId || row?.user_id
+    return userId ? `/candidate/${encodeURIComponent(userId)}` : null
   }
   if (item.user_id) return `/candidate/${encodeURIComponent(item.user_id)}`
   if (item.form_data_id) {
@@ -246,7 +258,7 @@ export function PreviousApplications({ row, title = 'Total applications' }) {
           {items.map((item, idx) => {
             const stage = applicationStatusLabel(item.status, item)
             const job = item.job_title || item.jobTitle || 'No job assigned'
-            const href = hrefForPreviousApplication(item)
+            const href = hrefForPreviousApplication(item, row)
             const isCurrent = current.size > 0 && isSameApplication(item, current)
             const key = [
               item.source,
diff --git a/frontend/src/screens/CandidateProfile.jsx b/frontend/src/screens/CandidateProfile.jsx
index 918db3f..35ec9dc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/screens/CandidateProfile.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/screens/CandidateProfile.jsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import { companies, moneyK, pick } from '../data/seed'
    Forms) → track (Notes, Activity) → audit (Timeline, History). */
 const TABS = ['Overview', 'Resume', 'Interview', 'Forms', 'Notes', 'Activity', 'Timeline', 'History']
 // Forward progression for the live Advance button. Rejected has no next stage.
-const KANBAN_ORDER = ['Shortlist', 'Screening', 'Assessment', 'Interview', 'Offer', 'Approved', 'Hired']
+const KANBAN_ORDER = ['CLOSED', 'Shortlist', 'Screening', 'Assessment', 'Interview', 'Offer', 'Approved', 'Hired']
 const LABEL = { fontSize: 12, color: 'var(--text-3)', fontWeight: 600, textTransform: 'uppercase', marginBottom: 8 }
 
 function tabFromSearch(tabParam, visibleTabs, fallback) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/screens/Candidates.jsx b/frontend/src/screens/Candidates.jsx
index 35a563e..01194e6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/screens/Candidates.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/screens/Candidates.jsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* ============================================================
    Candidates — applications on live backend data.
 
-   Recruiter rows come from GET /candidate/fetch (inbox + manual), one row
+   Recruiter rows come from GET /candidate/fetch (inbox + manual + form), one row
    per application, so score / stage / job / recruiter have a source.
    Without candidates.manage the server scopes that list to jobs the user
    owns as recruiter (or created). Tick Requisitions → Configure in Access
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ import { useFormState } from '../components/AuthLayout'
 import { persist, useSeedMutation } from '../data/seedQueries'
 import { avatarColor, fmtDate, initials as initialsOf, sources, stages } from '../data/seed'
 
-const EMPTY_FILTERS = { account: '', stage: '', band: '' }
+const EMPTY_FILTERS = { assignment: '', stage: '', band: '' }
 const SEARCH_DEBOUNCE_MS = 300
-const STAGE_FILTERS = ['Shortlist', 'Screening', 'Assessment', 'Interview', 'Offer', 'Approved', 'Hired', 'On Hold', 'Rejected']
+const STAGE_FILTERS = ['CLOSED', 'Shortlist', 'Screening', 'Assessment', 'Interview', 'Offer', 'Approved', 'Hired', 'On Hold', 'Rejected']
 const BAND_FILTERS = ['Strong Match', 'Potential Match', 'Weak Match', 'Unscored']
 const BAND_BADGE = {
   'Strong Match': 'b-green',
@@ -55,12 +55,13 @@ const STAGE_ORDER = ['Shortlist', 'Screening', 'Assessment', 'Interview', 'Offer
    stage, job and recruiter all hang off the application — on a users row those
    columns have no source at all. One row per application is what a recruiter
    triages on, so the table follows the application. */
-async function fetchCandidates({ limit = DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE, offset = 0, search, assignedJobPostId } = {}) {
+async function fetchCandidates({ limit = DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE, offset = 0, search, assignedJobPostId, assignment } = {}) {
   const res = await candidatesApi.list({
     limit,
     offset,
     search: search || undefined,
     assignedJobPostId: assignedJobPostId || undefined,
+    assignment: assignment || undefined,
   })
   const rows = Array.isArray(res?.data) ? res.data : []
   return {
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ const REFERRAL_RE = new RegExp(
 const referralValue = (raw) => (raw || '').trim().toLowerCase()
 
 const STAGE_BADGE = {
+  CLOSED: 'b-gray',
   Shortlist: 'b-indigo',
   Screening: 'b-teal',
   Assessment: 'b-purple',
@@ -323,18 +325,26 @@ function RecruiterCandidates() {
   }, [q])
   useEffect(() => { setSkip(0) }, [search])
 
+  const assignmentParam = filters.assignment === 'Assigned'
+    ? 'assigned'
+    : filters.assignment === 'Unassigned'
+      ? 'unassigned'
+      : undefined
+
   const candidatesQuery = useQuery({
     queryKey: qk.candidates.list({
       limit: pageSize,
       offset: skip,
       search,
       assignedJobPostId: jobId || undefined,
+      assignment: assignmentParam,
     }),
     queryFn: () => fetchCandidates({
       limit: pageSize,
       offset: skip,
       search,
       assignedJobPostId: jobId || undefined,
+      assignment: assignmentParam,
     }),
   })
   const jobsQuery = useQuery({
@@ -399,8 +409,6 @@ function RecruiterCandidates() {
   const rows = useMemo(() => {
     const f = filters
     let list = candidates.filter((c) => {
-      if (f.account === 'Active' && !c.isActive) return false
-      if (f.account === 'Unconfirmed' && c.isActive) return false
       if (f.stage && (c.stage || '') !== f.stage) return false
       if (f.band === 'Unscored' && c.aiScore != null) return false
       if (f.band && f.band !== 'Unscored' && recommendationOf(c) !== f.band) return false
@@ -608,7 +616,7 @@ function RecruiterCandidates() {
                   GET /candidate/fetch. */}
               <Facet label="Stage" value={filters.stage} onChange={(v) => setFilter('stage', v)} any="Any stage" options={STAGE_FILTERS} />
               <Facet label="ATS band" value={filters.band} onChange={(v) => setFilter('band', v)} any="Any band" options={BAND_FILTERS} />
-              <Facet label="Account" value={filters.account} onChange={(v) => setFilter('account', v)} any="Any account" options={['Active', 'Unconfirmed']} />
+              <Facet label="Assignment" value={filters.assignment} onChange={(v) => setFilter('assignment', v)} any="Any assignment" options={['Assigned', 'Unassigned']} />
             </div>
           )}
         </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/screens/CvBank.jsx b/frontend/src/screens/CvBank.jsx
index 70cf1bf..454009f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/screens/CvBank.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/screens/CvBank.jsx
@@ -10,19 +10,14 @@
                      job. Read live from their application rather than copied
                      here, so there is one source of truth and nothing to sync.
 
-   Two very different numbers live on this screen and must not be confused:
-
-     Match   free, deterministic keyword overlap against the job picked in
-             "Rank against job". It orders the pile. It is not an assessment.
-     ATS     a real paid score, and only present once someone ran one. The
-             "Score against job" action is what runs it, deliberately per-row.
-
-   That split is the whole design: ranking the bank costs nothing and happens
-   automatically when a job opens, so scoring can stay explicit and cheap.
+   ATS is a real paid score. Each row picks a job, then Run ATS scores that
+   one candidate. Speculative rows are assigned to the job first (so the banked
+   CV links like any other application), then scored. Silver medalists stay on
+   their inbox application and score via score_inbox when a message id exists.
    ============================================================ */
 
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
-import { useNavigate, useSearchParams } from 'react-router-dom'
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom'
 import { useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 
 import Modal from '../ui/Modal'
@@ -30,6 +25,7 @@ import OpenResumeButton from '../ui/OpenResumeButton'
 import PageHeader from '../ui/PageHeader'
 import { DataTableHead, DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE, Pagination, pageWindow, useDataTable } from '../ui/DataTable'
 import { Avatar, Badge, EmptyState, Icon, ScoreChip, SkeletonRows } from '../ui/primitives'
+import { PickRoleModal } from '../ui/SuggestedRoles'
 import { useToast } from '../ui/Toast'
 import { qk } from '../lib/queryKeys'
 import { exportStyledXlsx } from '../lib/exportXlsx'
@@ -55,10 +51,11 @@ const SOURCE_BADGE = {
 /* Chips past this are collapsed into "+N" — a CV with 25 skills would
    otherwise make one row taller than the rest of the page. */
 const SKILL_CHIPS = 4
+const SUGGESTED_CHIPS = 3
 
 const EMPTY_FILTERS = { source: '', band: '', years: '' }
 
-async function fetchBank({ limit, offset, search, filters, jobPostId }) {
+async function fetchBank({ limit, offset, search, filters }) {
   const res = await candidatesApi.listCvBank({
     top: limit,
     skip: offset,
@@ -66,7 +63,6 @@ async function fetchBank({ limit, offset, search, filters, jobPostId }) {
     source: filters.source || undefined,
     band: filters.band || undefined,
     minYears: filters.years ? Number(filters.years) : undefined,
-    jobPostId: jobPostId || undefined,
   })
   const rows = Array.isArray(res?.data) ? res.data : []
   return {
@@ -75,30 +71,6 @@ async function fetchBank({ limit, offset, search, filters, jobPostId }) {
   }
 }
 
-async function fetchJobs() {
-  const res = await candidatesApi.listJobs()
-  const rows = Array.isArray(res?.data) ? res.data : []
-  return rows.map((row) => ({ id: String(row.id), title: row.title }))
-}
-
-/** The free deterministic rank. Drawn as a plain bar, never as a ScoreChip —
-    a recruiter must not read it in the same visual language as a real ATS score. */
-function MatchCell({ rank, hasJob }) {
-  if (!hasJob) return <span className="text-muted text-sm">Pick a job</span>
-  if (rank == null) return <span className="text-muted">—</span>
-  return (
-    <div style={{ minWidth: 92 }}>
-      <div className="fw-600 text-sm">{rank}<span className="text-muted" style={{ fontWeight: 400 }}>/100</span></div>
-      <div
-        style={{ height: 4, borderRadius: 2, background: 'var(--bg-sunken)', marginTop: 4 }}
-        aria-hidden="true"
-      >
-        <div style={{ width: `${Math.min(100, rank)}%`, height: '100%', borderRadius: 2, background: 'var(--primary)' }} />
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  )
-}
-
 function AtsCell({ score, recommendation }) {
   if (score == null) return <span className="text-muted text-sm">Not scored</span>
   return (
@@ -113,11 +85,43 @@ function AtsCell({ score, recommendation }) {
   )
 }
 
+function SuggestedJobsCell({ jobs }) {
+  if (!jobs?.length) return null
+  return (
+    <div className="k-tags">
+      {jobs.slice(0, SUGGESTED_CHIPS).map((j) => (
+        <span className="tag" key={j.id} title={j.title}>{j.title || 'Job'}</span>
+      ))}
+      {jobs.length > SUGGESTED_CHIPS && (
+        <span className="tag" title={jobs.slice(SUGGESTED_CHIPS).map((j) => j.title).join(', ')}>
+          +{jobs.length - SUGGESTED_CHIPS}
+        </span>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+function jobFor(row, pickedById) {
+  const local = pickedById[row.id]
+  if (local?.id) return local
+  if (row.scoredJobPostId) {
+    return { id: row.scoredJobPostId, title: row.scoredJobTitle || 'Selected job' }
+  }
+  if (row.assignedJobPostId) {
+    return { id: row.assignedJobPostId, title: row.assignedJobTitle || 'Assigned job' }
+  }
+  return null
+}
+
+function scoredRow(res) {
+  const row = Array.isArray(res?.data) ? res.data[0] : res?.data
+  return row && typeof row === 'object' ? row : null
+}
+
 export default function CvBank() {
   const { toast } = useToast()
   const qc = useQueryClient()
   const navigate = useNavigate()
-  const [params, setParams] = useSearchParams()
 
   const [q, setQ] = useState('')
   const [search, setSearch] = useState('')
@@ -126,19 +130,8 @@ export default function CvBank() {
   const [skip, setSkip] = useState(0)
   const [pageSize, setPageSize] = useState(DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE)
   const [preview, setPreview] = useState(null) // { name, url } — object URL we own
-  const [scoreFor, setScoreFor] = useState(null)
-  const [assignFor, setAssignFor] = useState(null)
-
-  /* The rank job lives in the URL so the notification fired on job creation
-     ("/cvbank?job=<id>") lands on the ranked view rather than a generic list. */
-  const jobPostId = params.get('job') || ''
-  const setJobPostId = (next) => {
-    const p = new URLSearchParams(params)
-    if (next) p.set('job', next)
-    else p.delete('job')
-    setParams(p, { replace: true })
-    setSkip(0)
-  }
+  const [pickingRow, setPickingRow] = useState(null)
+  const [pickedById, setPickedById] = useState({})
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const t = setTimeout(() => setSearch(q.trim()), SEARCH_DEBOUNCE_MS)
@@ -147,15 +140,12 @@ export default function CvBank() {
   useEffect(() => { setSkip(0) }, [search])
 
   const bankQuery = useQuery({
-    queryKey: qk.cvBank.list({ limit: pageSize, offset: skip, search, ...filters, jobPostId }),
-    queryFn: () => fetchBank({ limit: pageSize, offset: skip, search, filters, jobPostId }),
+    queryKey: qk.cvBank.list({ limit: pageSize, offset: skip, search, ...filters }),
+    queryFn: () => fetchBank({ limit: pageSize, offset: skip, search, filters }),
   })
-  const jobsQuery = useQuery({ queryKey: qk.jobPosts.list(), queryFn: fetchJobs })
 
   const rows = useMemo(() => bankQuery.data?.rows ?? [], [bankQuery.data])
   const total = bankQuery.data?.total ?? 0
-  const jobs = jobsQuery.data ?? []
-  const selectedJob = jobs.find((j) => j.id === jobPostId) || null
 
   const pages = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(total / pageSize))
   const from = total ? skip + 1 : 0
@@ -173,8 +163,9 @@ export default function CvBank() {
     { key: 'title', label: 'Role', sortable: true },
     { key: 'years', label: 'Years', sortable: true },
     { key: 'skills', label: 'Skills', sortable: false },
-    { key: 'rankScore', label: 'Match', sortable: true },
+    { key: 'suggestedJobs', label: 'Suggested jobs', sortable: false },
     { key: 'aiScore', label: 'ATS', sortable: true },
+    { key: 'job', label: 'Job', sortable: false },
     { key: 'added', label: 'Added', sortable: true },
     { key: 'actions', label: '', sortable: false },
   ], [])
@@ -196,33 +187,32 @@ export default function CvBank() {
     onError: (err) => toast(friendlyAuthError(err, 'Could not remove the CV'), 'error'),
   })
 
-  const scoring = useMutation({
-    mutationFn: ({ jobId, ids }) => candidatesApi.scoreCvBank(jobId, ids),
-    onSuccess: (res) => {
-      const row = Array.isArray(res?.data) ? res.data[0] : null
-      if (row?.status === 'completed') {
-        toast(`Scored ${row.match_score}/100 — the result is on Candidates now`, 'success')
+  const runAts = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: async ({ row, jobId }) => {
+      if (row.isStoredCv) {
+        await candidatesApi.assignMatchingJob(row.recordId, jobId)
+        return candidatesApi.scoreCvBank(jobId, [row.recordId])
+      }
+      if (row.messageId) {
+        return candidatesApi.scoreInbox(jobId, [row.messageId])
+      }
+      throw new Error('This applicant cannot be scored from the CV Bank')
+    },
+    onSuccess: (res, vars) => {
+      const row = scoredRow(res)
+      const title = vars.jobTitle || 'the selected job'
+      if (row?.status === 'completed' || (row?.match_score != null && row?.status !== 'failed')) {
+        toast(`Scored ${row.match_score}/100 against ${title}`, 'success')
       } else {
         toast(`Could not score the CV${row?.error_code ? ` — ${row.error_code}` : ''}`, 'warning')
       }
       qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: qk.cvBank.all() })
       qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: qk.candidates.all() })
-      setScoreFor(null)
+      qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: qk.pipeline.all() })
     },
     onError: (err) => toast(friendlyAuthError(err, 'Scoring failed'), 'error'),
   })
 
-  const assigning = useMutation({
-    mutationFn: ({ id, jobId }) => candidatesApi.assignMatchingJob(id, jobId),
-    onSuccess: () => {
-      qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: qk.cvBank.all() })
-      qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: qk.candidates.all() })
-      toast('CV assigned — it is in the pipeline now', 'success')
-      setAssignFor(null)
-    },
-    onError: (err) => toast(friendlyAuthError(err, 'Could not assign the job'), 'error'),
-  })
-
   async function view(row) {
     if (!row.isStoredCv) {
       if (row.userId) navigate(`/candidate/${row.userId}`)
@@ -269,7 +259,7 @@ export default function CvBank() {
       await exportStyledXlsx({
         filename: `cv-bank-${new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10)}`,
         title: 'CV Bank',
-        subtitle: `${rows.length} CV${rows.length === 1 ? '' : 's'}${selectedJob ? ` · ranked against ${selectedJob.title}` : ''} · exported ${new Date().toLocaleDateString()}`,
+        subtitle: `${rows.length} CV${rows.length === 1 ? '' : 's'} · exported ${new Date().toLocaleDateString()}`,
         columns: [
           { header: 'Name', key: 'name', width: 26 },
           { header: 'Email', key: 'email', width: 30 },
@@ -278,12 +268,11 @@ export default function CvBank() {
           { header: 'Company', key: 'company', width: 24 },
           { header: 'Years', key: 'years', width: 8 },
           { header: 'Skills', key: 'skills', width: 42 },
-          { header: 'Match', key: 'match', width: 10 },
+          { header: 'Suggested jobs', key: 'suggested', width: 32 },
           { header: 'ATS', key: 'ats', width: 10 },
+          { header: 'Scored job', key: 'scoredJob', width: 24 },
           { header: 'Added', key: 'added', width: 12 },
         ],
-        // Every column is extracted from the CV or read off a real application.
-        // Talent Pool exported invented skills and companies; this does not.
         rows: rows.map((r) => ({
           name: r.name,
           email: r.email || '',
@@ -292,8 +281,9 @@ export default function CvBank() {
           company: r.company || '',
           years: r.years ?? '',
           skills: r.skills.join(', '),
-          match: r.rankScore ?? '',
+          suggested: r.suggestedJobs.map((j) => j.title).filter(Boolean).join(', '),
           ats: r.aiScore ?? '',
+          scoredJob: jobFor(r, pickedById)?.title || '',
           added: r.added ? r.added.toLocaleDateString() : '',
         })),
       })
@@ -309,7 +299,7 @@ export default function CvBank() {
         title="CV Bank"
         sub={
           bankQuery.isSuccess
-            ? <>{total} CV{total === 1 ? '' : 's'} held for future roles{selectedJob ? <> · ranked against <strong>{selectedJob.title}</strong></> : null}</>
+            ? <>{total} CV{total === 1 ? '' : 's'} held for future roles</>
             : 'CVs held for future roles'
         }
         actions={<>
@@ -337,20 +327,6 @@ export default function CvBank() {
               <Icon name="filter" /> Filters
             </button>
             <div className="spacer" />
-            {/* The "a role just opened, who do we already have" control. This is
-                the moment the bank is meant to be used. */}
-            <div className="flex items-center gap-8">
-              <label className="text-muted text-sm">Rank against job:</label>
-              <select
-                className="select"
-                value={jobPostId}
-                onChange={(e) => setJobPostId(e.target.value)}
-                disabled={jobsQuery.isPending}
-              >
-                <option value="">No job selected</option>
-                {jobs.map((j) => <option key={j.id} value={j.id}>{j.title}</option>)}
-              </select>
-            </div>
           </div>
 
           {showFilters && (
@@ -418,100 +394,124 @@ export default function CvBank() {
                       </td>
                     </tr>
                   ) : (
-                    t.pageRows.map((r) => (
-                      <tr key={r.id}>
-                        <td>
-                          <div className="user-cell">
-                            <Avatar name={r.name} initials={initialsOf(r.name)} color={avatarColor(r.name)} />
-                            <div style={{ minWidth: 0 }}>
-                              <div className="cell-primary">{r.name}</div>
-                              <div className="cell-sub">{r.email || r.fileName || 'No email detected'}</div>
+                    t.pageRows.map((r) => {
+                      const picked = jobFor(r, pickedById)
+                      const scoringThis = runAts.isPending && runAts.variables?.row?.id === r.id
+                      const runDisabled = !r.canRunAts || !picked || runAts.isPending
+                      const runTitle = !r.canRunAts
+                        ? 'Silver medalists are scored from their application — this row has no inbox CV to score'
+                        : !picked
+                          ? 'Pick a job first'
+                          : 'Run the ATS score for this candidate'
+                      return (
+                        <tr key={r.id}>
+                          <td>
+                            <div className="user-cell">
+                              <Avatar name={r.name} initials={initialsOf(r.name)} color={avatarColor(r.name)} />
+                              <div style={{ minWidth: 0 }}>
+                                <div className="cell-primary">{r.name}</div>
+                                <div className="cell-sub">{r.email || r.fileName || 'No email detected'}</div>
+                              </div>
                             </div>
-                          </div>
-                        </td>
-                        <td>
-                          <Badge className={SOURCE_BADGE[r.source] || 'b-gray'}>{r.sourceLabel}</Badge>
-                          {r.lastJobTitle && (
-                            <div className="cell-sub cell-clip" title={r.lastJobTitle}>
-                              applied for {r.lastJobTitle}
-                            </div>
-                          )}
-                          {r.expiresAt && (
-                            <div className="cell-sub">{candidatesApi.expiryLabel(r.expiresAt)}</div>
-                          )}
-                        </td>
-                        <td>
-                          <div className="text-sm cell-clip" title={r.title || undefined}>{r.title || '—'}</div>
-                          {r.company && <div className="cell-sub cell-clip" title={r.company}>{r.company}</div>}
-                        </td>
-                        <td>
-                          <span className="text-sm">{r.years == null ? '—' : r.years}</span>
-                        </td>
-                        <td>
-                          {r.skills.length ? (
-                            <div className="k-tags">
-                              {r.skills.slice(0, SKILL_CHIPS).map((s) => (
-                                <span className="tag" key={s}>{s}</span>
-                              ))}
-                              {r.skills.length > SKILL_CHIPS && (
-                                <span className="tag" title={r.skills.slice(SKILL_CHIPS).join(', ')}>
-                                  +{r.skills.length - SKILL_CHIPS}
-                                </span>
-                              )}
-                            </div>
-                          ) : (
-                            <span className="text-muted text-sm">None extracted</span>
-                          )}
-                        </td>
-                        <td><MatchCell rank={r.rankScore} hasJob={Boolean(jobPostId)} /></td>
-                        <td><AtsCell score={r.aiScore} recommendation={r.recommendation} /></td>
-                        <td>
-                          <span className="text-sm">{r.added ? r.added.toLocaleDateString() : '—'}</span>
-                        </td>
-                        <td>
-                          <div className="flex items-center gap-8" style={{ flexShrink: 0 }}>
-                            {r.isStoredCv && <OpenResumeButton filePath={r.filePath} className="btn btn-secondary btn-sm" />}
-                            <button className="act-btn" data-tip="View" aria-label="View CV" onClick={() => view(r)}>
-                              <Icon name="eye" />
-                            </button>
-                            {r.isStoredCv && (<>
-                              <button className="act-btn" data-tip="Download" aria-label="Download CV" onClick={() => download(r)}>
-                                <Icon name="download" />
-                              </button>
+                          </td>
+                          <td>
+                            <Badge className={SOURCE_BADGE[r.source] || 'b-gray'}>{r.sourceLabel}</Badge>
+                            {r.lastJobTitle && (
+                              <div className="cell-sub cell-clip" title={r.lastJobTitle}>
+                                applied for {r.lastJobTitle}
+                              </div>
+                            )}
+                            {r.expiresAt && (
+                              <div className="cell-sub">{candidatesApi.expiryLabel(r.expiresAt)}</div>
+                            )}
+                          </td>
+                          <td>
+                            <div className="text-sm cell-clip" title={r.title || undefined}>{r.title || '—'}</div>
+                            {r.company && <div className="cell-sub cell-clip" title={r.company}>{r.company}</div>}
+                          </td>
+                          <td>
+                            <span className="text-sm">{r.years == null ? '—' : r.years}</span>
+                          </td>
+                          <td>
+                            {r.skills.length ? (
+                              <div className="k-tags">
+                                {r.skills.slice(0, SKILL_CHIPS).map((s) => (
+                                  <span className="tag" key={s}>{s}</span>
+                                ))}
+                                {r.skills.length > SKILL_CHIPS && (
+                                  <span className="tag" title={r.skills.slice(SKILL_CHIPS).join(', ')}>
+                                    +{r.skills.length - SKILL_CHIPS}
+                                  </span>
+                                )}
+                              </div>
+                            ) : (
+                              <span className="text-muted text-sm">None extracted</span>
+                            )}
+                          </td>
+                          <td><SuggestedJobsCell jobs={r.suggestedJobs} /></td>
+                          <td><AtsCell score={r.aiScore} recommendation={r.recommendation} /></td>
+                          <td>
+                            <div className="flex items-center gap-8" style={{ flexWrap: 'wrap' }}>
                               <button
-                                className="act-btn"
-                                data-tip="Score against a job"
-                                aria-label="Score this CV against a job"
-                                onClick={() => setScoreFor(r)}
+                                type="button"
+                                className="btn btn-secondary btn-sm"
+                                onClick={() => setPickingRow(r)}
+                                title={picked ? `ATS job: ${picked.title}` : 'Pick a job to score against'}
                               >
-                                <Icon name="target" />
+                                {picked?.title || 'Pick a job'}
                               </button>
                               <button
-                                className="act-btn"
-                                data-tip="Assign to a job"
-                                aria-label="Assign this CV to a job"
-                                onClick={() => setAssignFor(r)}
-                              >
-                                <Icon name="briefcase" />
-                              </button>
-                              <button
-                                className="act-btn"
-                                data-tip="Remove"
-                                aria-label="Remove CV from bank"
-                                disabled={removing.isPending}
+                                type="button"
+                                className="btn btn-primary btn-sm"
+                                disabled={runDisabled}
+                                title={runTitle}
                                 onClick={() => {
-                                  if (window.confirm(`Remove “${r.fileName || r.name}” from the CV Bank? The file is deleted permanently.`)) {
-                                    removing.mutate(r.recordId)
-                                  }
+                                  if (!picked || runDisabled) return
+                                  runAts.mutate({
+                                    row: r,
+                                    jobId: picked.id,
+                                    jobTitle: picked.title,
+                                  })
                                 }}
                               >
-                                <Icon name="trash" />
+                                {scoringThis ? 'Scoring…' : 'Run ATS'}
                               </button>
-                            </>)}
-                          </div>
-                        </td>
-                      </tr>
-                    ))
+                            </div>
+                          </td>
+                          <td>
+                            <span className="text-sm">{r.added ? r.added.toLocaleDateString() : '—'}</span>
+                          </td>
+                          <td>
+                            <div className="flex items-center gap-8" style={{ flexShrink: 0 }}>
+                              {r.isStoredCv && <OpenResumeButton filePath={r.filePath} className="btn btn-secondary btn-sm" />}
+                              <button className="act-btn" data-tip="View" aria-label="View CV" onClick={() => view(r)}>
+                                <Icon name="eye" />
+                              </button>
+                              {r.isStoredCv && (<>
+                                <button className="act-btn" data-tip="Download" aria-label="Download CV" onClick={() => download(r)}>
+                                  <Icon name="download" />
+                                </button>
+                                {!r.assignedJobPostId && (
+                                  <button
+                                    className="act-btn"
+                                    data-tip="Remove"
+                                    aria-label="Remove CV from bank"
+                                    disabled={removing.isPending}
+                                    onClick={() => {
+                                      if (window.confirm(`Remove “${r.fileName || r.name}” from the CV Bank? The file is deleted permanently.`)) {
+                                        removing.mutate(r.recordId)
+                                      }
+                                    }}
+                                  >
+                                    <Icon name="trash" />
+                                  </button>
+                                )}
+                              </>)}
+                            </div>
+                          </td>
+                        </tr>
+                      )
+                    })
                   )}
                 </tbody>
               </table>
@@ -533,36 +533,23 @@ export default function CvBank() {
       </div>
 
       <p className="text-muted text-sm mt-18">
-        <Icon name="info" /> <strong>Match</strong> is free keyword overlap against the selected
-        job — it orders this list, it does not assess anyone. <strong>ATS</strong> is a real
-        scored result and only appears once someone runs one.
+        <Icon name="info" /> Pick a job on a row, then <strong>Run ATS</strong> for a
+        real scored result. Speculative CVs are linked to that job; silver medalists
+        stay on their existing application.
       </p>
 
-      {scoreFor && (
-        <JobPickerModal
-          title="Score against a job"
-          subtitle={`Run the real ATS score for ${scoreFor.name}`}
-          note="This calls the scoring model and costs money. The result lands in Candidates like any other scored CV."
-          confirmLabel="Score CV"
-          jobs={jobs}
-          defaultJobId={jobPostId}
-          pending={scoring.isPending}
-          onClose={() => setScoreFor(null)}
-          onConfirm={(jobId) => scoring.mutate({ jobId, ids: [scoreFor.recordId] })}
-        />
-      )}
-
-      {assignFor && (
-        <JobPickerModal
-          title="Assign to a job"
-          subtitle={`Move ${assignFor.name} onto a job post`}
-          note="The CV leaves the bank and enters the pipeline as an application. It is not scored by this action."
-          confirmLabel="Assign"
-          jobs={jobs}
-          defaultJobId={jobPostId}
-          pending={assigning.isPending}
-          onClose={() => setAssignFor(null)}
-          onConfirm={(jobId) => assigning.mutate({ id: assignFor.recordId, jobId })}
+      {pickingRow && (
+        <PickRoleModal
+          title="Pick a job"
+          subtitle="Search open job posts to score this CV against"
+          onClose={() => setPickingRow(null)}
+          onPick={(post) => {
+            if (!post?.id) return
+            setPickedById((m) => ({
+              ...m,
+              [pickingRow.id]: { id: String(post.id), title: post.title || 'Selected job' },
+            }))
+          }}
         />
       )}
 
@@ -598,42 +585,3 @@ function Facet({ label, value, onChange, any, options, labels }) {
     </div>
   )
 }
-
-/** Shared by the score and assign actions — both need exactly one job post. */
-function JobPickerModal({ title, subtitle, note, confirmLabel, jobs, defaultJobId, pending, onClose, onConfirm }) {
-  const [jobId, setJobId] = useState(defaultJobId || (jobs[0]?.id ?? ''))
-
-  return (
-    <Modal
-      title={title}
-      subtitle={subtitle}
-      onClose={onClose}
-      footer={<>
-        <button className="btn btn-secondary" onClick={onClose} disabled={pending}>Cancel</button>
-        <button
-          className="btn btn-primary"
-          disabled={pending || !jobId}
-          onClick={() => onConfirm(jobId)}
-        >
-          <Icon name="check" /> {pending ? 'Working…' : confirmLabel}
-        </button>
-      </>}
-    >
-      {jobs.length === 0 ? (
-        <EmptyState icon="briefcase" title="No job posts yet">
-          Create a job post first — there is nothing to match against.
-        </EmptyState>
-      ) : (
-        <>
-          <div className="form-field">
-            <label>Job post</label>
-            <select value={jobId} onChange={(e) => setJobId(e.target.value)}>
-              {jobs.map((j) => <option key={j.id} value={j.id}>{j.title}</option>)}
-            </select>
-          </div>
-          <p className="text-muted text-sm">{note}</p>
-        </>
-      )}
-    </Modal>
-  )
-}
diff --git a/frontend/src/screens/Inbox.jsx b/frontend/src/screens/Inbox.jsx
index 13d7dcd..c563edd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/screens/Inbox.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/screens/Inbox.jsx
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import { Avatar, Badge, EmptyState, Icon, ScoreChip, SkeletonRows } from '../ui/
 import { JobCard, PickRoleModal } from '../ui/SuggestedRoles'
 import { useToast } from '../ui/Toast'
 import { useAuth } from '../auth/AuthContext'
-import { seedQuery, useSeedMutation } from '../data/seedQueries'
 import { qk } from '../lib/queryKeys'
 import { exportStyledXlsx } from '../lib/exportXlsx'
 import { formatRole, fmtDate, fmtDateTime, fmtTime, toDate, toInstant } from '../lib/format'
@@ -32,14 +31,15 @@ import { friendlyAuthError } from '../lib/errors'
 import * as inboxApi from '../api/inbox'
 import * as sheetApi from '../api/sheet'
 import * as s3Api from '../api/s3'
+import * as tasksApi from '../api/tasks'
 import {
   atsRecommendationClass, avatarColor, initials as initialsOf,
   inboxSources, sourceMeta,
 } from '../data/seed'
 
-const TABS = ['All Applications', 'Unread', 'Processed', 'On-Hold', 'Rejected', 'Duplicates']
+const TABS = ['All Applications', 'Suggested Match', 'Unread', 'Processed', 'On-Hold', 'Rejected', 'Duplicates']
 /** Sheet Forms have no mailbox read state — no Unread tab on that channel. */
-const FORM_TABS = ['All Applications', 'Processed', 'On-Hold', 'Rejected', 'Duplicates']
+const FORM_TABS = ['All Applications', 'Suggested Match', 'Processed', 'On-Hold', 'Rejected', 'Duplicates']
 /** Inbox GET `top` / sheet GET `limit` both cap at 500. */
 const PAGE_SIZE_MAX = 500
 
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ const SHEET_SOURCE_META = { icon: 'layers', color: 'var(--c4)', channel: 'Sheet'
  * processing_state / no_suggestions columns on form_data.
  */
 const TAB_FILTERS = {
+  'Suggested Match': { hasSuggestions: true },
   Unread: { isread: false },
   Processed: { processingState: 'processed' },
   'On-Hold': { noSuggestions: true },
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ const TAB_FILTERS = {
 }
 
 const FORM_TAB_FILTERS = {
+  'Suggested Match': { has_suggestions: true },
   Processed: { processing_state: 'processed' },
   'On-Hold': { no_suggestions: true },
   Rejected: { processing_state: 'rejected' },
@@ -436,6 +438,7 @@ function mapFormRow(row) {
     noticePeriod: row.notice_period || '',
     currentSalary: row.current_salary || '',
     expectedSalary: row.expected_salary || '',
+    experience: (row.experience || row.experience_details || '').trim(),
     profileLink: row.profile_link || '',
     resumeLink: row.resume_link || '',
     sheet: row.sheet || '',
@@ -512,6 +515,22 @@ function htmlToText(value) {
   return (doc.body?.textContent || '').replace(/[ \t]+\n/g, '\n').replace(/\n{3,}/g, '\n\n').trim()
 }
 
+const AGENT_SENTINELS = new Set([
+  'no company was mentioned',
+  'no education mentioned',
+  'no education mentioned.',
+  'no job position mentioned',
+  'no city mentioned',
+  'no name mentioned',
+])
+
+function extractedText(value) {
+  if (value == null) return ''
+  const text = String(value).trim()
+  if (!text) return ''
+  return AGENT_SENTINELS.has(text.toLowerCase()) ? '' : text
+}
+
 /** match_status -> the resume badge, mirroring _RESUME_STATUS in inbox/serializers.py. */
 const RESUME_STATUS = {
   processing: 'Parsing', matched: 'Parsed', no_text: 'Failed',
@@ -566,6 +585,15 @@ async function fetchMessageDetail(recordId) {
     initials: initialsOf(name),
     color: avatarColor(name),
     email: row.fromEmail || '',
+    phone: row.phone || '',
+    experience: row.experience || '',
+    currentTitle: extractedText(row.current_title),
+    currentCompany: extractedText(row.current_employment),
+    city: row.city || '',
+    residingCity: row.city || '',
+    education: extractedText(row.education),
+    recruiter: row.recruiter || '',
+    recruiterId: row.recruiter_id || null,
     position: row.subject || '(no subject)',
     ...sourceFrom(row.message_to),
     received: parseGraphDate(row.when) ?? parseGraphDate(row.message_sent_time),
@@ -580,7 +608,6 @@ async function fetchMessageDetail(recordId) {
     bodyHtml: row.body || '',
     cc: row.message_cc || '',
     bcc: row.message_bcc || '',
-    sentAt: parseGraphDate(row.message_sent_time),
     files: Array.isArray(row.files) ? row.files : [],
     filePath: row.file_path || '',
     linkedinSlug: row.linkedin_slug || '',
@@ -646,7 +673,11 @@ async function fetchApplications(params) {
         atsScore: emailAtsScore(row),
         phone: row.phone,
         experience: row.experience,
+        currentTitle: extractedText(row.current_title),
+        currentCompany: extractedText(row.current_employment),
+        education: extractedText(row.education),
         recruiter: row.recruiter,
+        recruiterId: row.recruiter_id || null,
         city: row.city || '',
         residingCity: row.city || '',
         duplicate: Boolean(row.duplicate),
@@ -1186,8 +1217,6 @@ export default function Inbox() {
   const qc = useQueryClient()
   const { can } = useAuth()
   const canEdit = can('inbox.edit')
-  const { data: recruiters = [] } = useQuery(seedQuery('recruiters'))
-  const updateInbox = useSeedMutation('inbox')
 
   const [channel, setChannel] = useState('all')
   const [formSheet, setFormSheet] = useState(DEFAULT_FORM_SHEET)
@@ -1446,6 +1475,7 @@ export default function Inbox() {
         : n((isForms ? f : e)[key]))
       return {
         'All Applications': pick('all'),
+        'Suggested Match': pick('suggested'),
         Unread: pick('unread'),
         Processed: pick('processed'),
         'On-Hold': pick('on_hold'),
@@ -1524,6 +1554,10 @@ export default function Inbox() {
       ...(detailQuery.data ?? {}),
       received: selectedRow?.received ?? detailQuery.data?.received ?? null,
       atsScore: asAtsScore(detailQuery.data?.atsScore) ?? asAtsScore(selectedRow?.atsScore) ?? null,
+      phone: detailQuery.data?.phone || selectedRow?.phone || '',
+      experience: detailQuery.data?.experience || selectedRow?.experience || '',
+      recruiter: detailQuery.data?.recruiter || selectedRow?.recruiter || '',
+      recruiterId: detailQuery.data?.recruiterId || selectedRow?.recruiterId || null,
     }
     : null
 
@@ -2099,6 +2133,9 @@ export default function Inbox() {
                           {(i.city || i.residingCity) && (
                             <span className="cell-sub">{i.city || i.residingCity}</span>
                           )}
+                          {orDash(i.phone) !== '—' && (
+                            <span className="cell-sub">{i.phone}</span>
+                          )}
                         </div>
                       </div>
                     </div>
@@ -2182,6 +2219,7 @@ export default function Inbox() {
                       onNote={() => setNoting(selected)}
                       onReject={() => reject(selected)}
                       onToggleDuplicate={() => toggleDuplicate(selected)}
+                      onAssignRecruiter={setAssigning}
                     />
                   )}
                 </div>
@@ -2193,13 +2231,8 @@ export default function Inbox() {
       {assigning && (
         <AssignRecruiter
           item={assigning}
-          recruiters={recruiters}
+          toast={toast}
           onClose={() => setAssigning(null)}
-          onSave={(name) => {
-            updateInbox((items) => items.map((i) => (i.id === assigning.id ? { ...i, recruiter: name } : i)))
-            setAssigning(null)
-            toast(`Recruiter assigned to ${assigning.name}`, 'success')
-          }}
         />
       )}
 
@@ -2228,8 +2261,14 @@ export default function Inbox() {
 }
 
 /** Fields inbox_messages has no column for come back null; show a dash, not "null". */
+const PHONE_PLACEHOLDER = /^xxx-xxx-xxxx$/i
+
 function orDash(value, suffix = '') {
-  return value == null || value === '' ? '—' : `${value}${suffix}`
+  if (value == null || value === '') return '—'
+  const text = String(value).trim()
+  if (!text || PHONE_PLACEHOLDER.test(text)) return '—'
+  if (suffix && text.toLowerCase().includes(suffix.trim().toLowerCase())) return text
+  return `${text}${suffix}`
 }
 
 function externalHref(url) {
@@ -2465,6 +2504,7 @@ function FormApplicantDetail({
               <div className="info-grid">
                 <div className="info-item"><div className="il">Email</div><div className="iv">{orDash(i.email)}</div></div>
                 <div className="info-item"><div className="il">Phone</div><div className="iv">{orDash(i.phone)}</div></div>
+                <div className="info-item"><div className="il">Experience</div><div className="iv">{orDash(i.experience, ' years')}</div></div>
                 <div className="info-item"><div className="il">Applied</div><div className="iv">{i.received ? fmtDateTime(i.received) : '—'}</div></div>
                 <div className="info-item"><div className="il">Source</div><div className="iv">{orDash(i.source)}</div></div>
                 <div className="info-item"><div className="il">Screened by</div><div className="iv">{orDash(i.screenedBy)}</div></div>
@@ -2624,7 +2664,7 @@ function FormApplicantDetail({
 }
 
 function ApplicationDetail({
-  item: i, loading, busy, canEdit, toast, onImport, onMove, onNote, onReject, onToggleDuplicate,
+  item: i, loading, busy, canEdit, toast, onImport, onMove, onNote, onReject, onToggleDuplicate, onAssignRecruiter,
 }) {
   const qc = useQueryClient()
   const recLabel = i.atsScore >= 82 ? 'Strong Match' : i.atsScore >= 65 ? 'Potential Match' : 'Weak Match'
@@ -2735,7 +2775,10 @@ function ApplicationDetail({
             {i.name}
             <ReappliedBadge row={i} />
           </div>
-          <div className="ph-role">{i.position}</div>
+          <div className="ph-role">
+            {[extractedText(i.currentTitle), extractedText(i.currentCompany)].filter(Boolean).join(' at ')
+              || i.position}
+          </div>
           <div className="ph-tags" style={{ marginTop: 8 }}>
             <SourceChip item={i} /> <Badge>{i.processing}</Badge>{' '}
             {i.duplicate && <><Badge className="b-red">Duplicate</Badge>{' '}</>}
@@ -2763,37 +2806,41 @@ function ApplicationDetail({
 
       <PreviousApplications row={i} />
 
-      {(resumeKey || i.hasAttachment || profileHref) && (
-        <div className="flex gap-8" style={{ flexWrap: 'wrap', marginBottom: 18 }}>
-          {(resumeKey || i.hasAttachment) && (
-            <button
-              className="btn btn-primary btn-sm"
-              disabled={openResume.isPending || !canOpenResume}
-              onClick={() => openResume.mutate(window.open('about:blank', '_blank'))}
-            >
-              <Icon name="paperclip" /> Open resume
-            </button>
-          )}
-          {profileHref && (
-            <a className="btn btn-secondary btn-sm" href={profileHref} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
-              <Icon name="linkedin" /> LinkedIn
-            </a>
-          )}
-        </div>
-      )}
+      <div className="flex gap-8" style={{ flexWrap: 'wrap', marginBottom: 18 }}>
+        {(resumeKey || i.hasAttachment) && (
+          <button
+            className="btn btn-primary btn-sm"
+            disabled={openResume.isPending || !canOpenResume}
+            onClick={() => openResume.mutate(window.open('about:blank', '_blank'))}
+          >
+            <Icon name="paperclip" /> Open resume
+          </button>
+        )}
+        {profileHref && (
+          <a className="btn btn-secondary btn-sm" href={profileHref} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
+            <Icon name="linkedin" /> LinkedIn
+          </a>
+        )}
+        {canEdit && (
+          <button className="btn btn-secondary btn-sm" onClick={() => onAssignRecruiter?.(i)}>
+            <Icon name="user" /> {i.recruiter ? 'Change recruiter' : 'Assign recruiter'}
+          </button>
+        )}
+      </div>
 
       <div className="info-grid" style={{ marginBottom: 20 }}>
         <div className="info-item"><div className="il">Email</div><div className="iv">{orDash(i.email)}</div></div>
         <div className="info-item"><div className="il">Phone</div><div className="iv">{orDash(i.phone)}</div></div>
         <div className="info-item"><div className="il">Experience</div><div className="iv">{orDash(i.experience, ' years')}</div></div>
+        <div className="info-item"><div className="il">Current title</div><div className="iv">{orDash(extractedText(i.currentTitle))}</div></div>
+        <div className="info-item"><div className="il">Current company</div><div className="iv">{orDash(extractedText(i.currentCompany))}</div></div>
+        <div className="info-item"><div className="il">Location</div><div className="iv">{orDash(i.city || i.residingCity)}</div></div>
+        <div className="info-item"><div className="il">Education</div><div className="iv">{orDash(extractedText(i.education))}</div></div>
         <div className="info-item"><div className="il">Assigned Recruiter</div><div className="iv">{orDash(i.recruiter)}</div></div>
         <div className="info-item">
           <div className="il">Received</div>
           <div className="iv">{i.received ? fmtDateTime(i.received) : '—'}</div>
         </div>
-        {i.sentAt && (
-          <div className="info-item"><div className="il">Sent</div><div className="iv">{fmtDateTime(i.sentAt)}</div></div>
-        )}
         {i.cc && <div className="info-item"><div className="il">CC</div><div className="iv">{i.cc}</div></div>}
         {i.bcc && <div className="info-item"><div className="il">BCC</div><div className="iv">{i.bcc}</div></div>}
         {i.atsScore != null && (
@@ -2853,11 +2900,13 @@ function ApplicationDetail({
           gap: 18,
           alignItems: 'start',
           marginBottom: 20,
+          minWidth: 0,
+          maxWidth: '100%',
         }}
       >
-        <div style={{ flex: '1 1 320px', minWidth: 0 }}>
+        <div style={{ flex: '1 1 0', minWidth: 0, maxWidth: '100%' }}>
           {!loading && (
-            <div style={{ marginBottom: 16 }}>
+            <div className="email-pane" style={{ marginBottom: 16 }}>
               <div className="email-head">Subject: {i.position || '(no subject)'}</div>
               {looksLikeHtml(i.bodyHtml) ? (
                 <EmailBody html={i.bodyHtml} />
@@ -3019,9 +3068,30 @@ function ApplicationDetail({
   )
 }
 
-function AssignRecruiter({ item, recruiters, onClose, onSave }) {
-  const [name, setName] = useState(item.recruiter)
-  const current = recruiters.find((r) => r.name === item.recruiter)
+function AssignRecruiter({ item, toast, onClose }) {
+  const qc = useQueryClient()
+  const recruitersQuery = useQuery({
+    queryKey: qk.tasks.assignees(),
+    queryFn: async () => {
+      const res = await tasksApi.listAssignees()
+      return Array.isArray(res?.data) ? res.data : []
+    },
+    retry: false,
+  })
+  const recruiters = recruitersQuery.data ?? []
+  const [recruiterId, setRecruiterId] = useState(item.recruiterId || '')
+  const save = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: () => inboxApi.assignRecruiter(item.id, recruiterId || null),
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      toast(recruiterId ? `Recruiter assigned to ${item.name}` : `${item.name} unassigned from recruiter`, 'success')
+      onClose()
+    },
+    onError: (err) => toast(friendlyAuthError(err, 'Could not assign recruiter'), 'error'),
+    onSettled: () => {
+      qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: qk.mailbox.all() })
+      qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: qk.mailbox.message(item.id) })
+    },
+  })
   return (
     <Modal
       title="Assign Recruiter"
@@ -3030,19 +3100,25 @@ function AssignRecruiter({ item, recruiters, onClose, onSave }) {
       footer={
         <>
           <button className="btn btn-secondary" onClick={onClose}>Cancel</button>
-          <button className="btn btn-primary" onClick={() => onSave(name)}>Assign</button>
+          <button className="btn btn-primary" disabled={save.isPending} onClick={() => save.mutate()}>
+            Assign
+          </button>
         </>
       }
     >
       <div className="form-field">
-        <label>Recruiter</label>
-        <select value={name} onChange={(e) => setName(e.target.value)}>
-          {recruiters.map((r) => <option key={r.id}>{r.name}</option>)}
+        <label htmlFor="inbox-assign-recruiter">Recruiter</label>
+        <select
+          id="inbox-assign-recruiter"
+          value={recruiterId}
+          onChange={(e) => setRecruiterId(e.target.value)}
+        >
+          <option value="">Unassigned</option>
+          {recruiters.map((r) => (
+            <option key={r.id} value={r.id}>{r.name}</option>
+          ))}
         </select>
       </div>
-      <p className="text-muted text-sm" style={{ marginTop: 10 }}>
-        Current workload is factored automatically. This recruiter has {current?.openReqs ?? 5} open reqs.
-      </p>
     </Modal>
   )
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/screens/Jobs.jsx b/frontend/src/screens/Jobs.jsx
index 27f5ea2..94dfd18 100644
--- a/frontend/src/screens/Jobs.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/screens/Jobs.jsx
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ export default function Jobs() {
     { key: 'vacancies', label: 'Vacancies', sortable: true, align: 'center', render: (j) => <b>{j.vacancies ?? '—'}</b> },
     { key: 'status', label: 'Status', sortable: true, render: (j) => <Badge>{j.status}</Badge> },
     { key: 'hiringManager', label: 'Hiring Manager', sortable: true, render: (j) => j.hiringManager || '—' },
-    { key: 'recruiter', label: 'Recruiter', sortable: true, render: (j) => j.recruiter || '—' },
+    { key: 'recruiter', label: 'Recruiters', sortable: true, render: (j) => j.recruiter || '—' },
     {
       key: 'created', label: 'Created', sortable: true,
       sortValue: (j) => (j.created ? j.created.getTime() : 0),
@@ -527,6 +527,113 @@ function SearchSelect({
   )
 }
 
+function sameIdList(a, b) {
+  const x = [...(a || [])].map(String)
+  const y = [...(b || [])].map(String)
+  return x.length === y.length && x.every((id, i) => id === y[i])
+}
+
+/**
+ * Chip + search picker for more than one recruiter. Value is always an id list.
+ */
+function RecruiterMultiSelect({
+  options = [],
+  value = [],
+  onChange,
+  placeholder = 'Search recruiters…',
+  disabled = false,
+  loading = false,
+}) {
+  const [q, setQ] = useState('')
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false)
+  const root = useRef(null)
+  const selectedIds = (value || []).map(String)
+  const selected = selectedIds.map((id) => (
+    options.find((o) => String(o.id) === id) || { id, name: 'Selected recruiter' }
+  ))
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    function onDoc(e) {
+      if (root.current && !root.current.contains(e.target)) setOpen(false)
+    }
+    document.addEventListener('mousedown', onDoc)
+    return () => document.removeEventListener('mousedown', onDoc)
+  }, [])
+
+  const term = q.trim().toLowerCase()
+  const filtered = options.filter((o) => {
+    if (selectedIds.includes(String(o.id))) return false
+    if (!term) return true
+    const hay = [o.name, o.email, o.role_name].filter(Boolean).join(' ').toLowerCase()
+    return hay.includes(term)
+  })
+
+  function add(id) {
+    const next = String(id)
+    if (!next || selectedIds.includes(next)) return
+    onChange([...selectedIds, next])
+    setQ('')
+    setOpen(false)
+  }
+
+  function remove(id) {
+    onChange(selectedIds.filter((x) => x !== String(id)))
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="job-recruiter-multi" ref={root}>
+      {selected.length > 0 && (
+        <div className="job-recruiter-chips">
+          {selected.map((o) => (
+            <span className="job-recruiter-chip" key={o.id}>
+              {o.name}
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                className="job-recruiter-chip-x"
+                aria-label={`Remove ${o.name}`}
+                disabled={disabled}
+                onClick={() => remove(o.id)}
+              >
+                ×
+              </button>
+            </span>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      )}
+      <div className={`dropdown${open ? ' open' : ''}`} style={{ width: '100%' }}>
+        <input
+          value={open ? q : ''}
+          disabled={disabled || loading}
+          placeholder={loading ? 'Loading…' : (selected.length ? 'Add another recruiter…' : placeholder)}
+          autoComplete="off"
+          onFocus={() => { setOpen(true); setQ('') }}
+          onChange={(e) => { setQ(e.target.value); setOpen(true) }}
+        />
+        {open && !disabled && !loading && (
+          <div className="dropdown-menu" style={{ left: 0, right: 'auto', width: '100%', minWidth: 0, maxHeight: 240, overflowY: 'auto' }}>
+            {filtered.length === 0 && (
+              <div className="dropdown-link" style={{ color: 'var(--text-3)' }}>
+                {selected.length && !term ? 'All recruiters selected' : 'No matches'}
+              </div>
+            )}
+            {filtered.map((o) => (
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                key={o.id}
+                className="dropdown-link"
+                onClick={() => add(o.id)}
+              >
+                {o.name}
+                {o.email ? <span className="cell-sub" style={{ marginLeft: 8 }}>{o.email}</span> : null}
+              </button>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
 function useManagerDirectory() {
   return useQuery({
     queryKey: qk.managers.directory(),
@@ -593,7 +700,7 @@ function JobForm({ departmentOptions, busy, onClose, onSubmit }) {
 
   const form = useFormState({
     hiring_manager_id: '',
-    current_recruiter_id: '',
+    current_recruiter_ids: [],
     requisition_id: '',
     title: '',
     department: '',
@@ -681,7 +788,7 @@ function JobForm({ departmentOptions, busy, onClose, onSubmit }) {
       optional_skills: splitLines(v.optional_skills),
       description: v.description.trim() || null,
       hiring_manager_id: v.hiring_manager_id || undefined,
-      current_recruiter_id: v.current_recruiter_id || undefined,
+      current_recruiter_ids: (v.current_recruiter_ids || []).filter(Boolean),
       requisition_id: v.requisition_id || undefined,
     }, imageFile)
   }
@@ -790,16 +897,14 @@ function JobForm({ departmentOptions, busy, onClose, onSubmit }) {
             )}
           </div>
           <div className="form-field">
-            <label>Recruiter</label>
-            <SearchSelect
+            <label>Recruiters</label>
+            <RecruiterMultiSelect
               options={recruitersQuery.data ?? []}
-              value={form.values.current_recruiter_id}
-              onChange={(id) => form.setField('current_recruiter_id', id)}
+              value={form.values.current_recruiter_ids}
+              onChange={(ids) => form.setField('current_recruiter_ids', ids)}
               placeholder="Search recruiters…"
               disabled={busy}
               loading={recruitersQuery.isPending}
-              allowEmpty
-              emptyLabel="Unassigned"
             />
             {recruitersQuery.isError && (
               <p className="text-muted text-sm">Recruiter list needs tasks.view — you can assign later.</p>
@@ -979,7 +1084,7 @@ function EditJobForm({ job: j, departmentOptions, busy, onClose, onSubmit }) {
     experience_max: j.experienceMax != null ? String(j.experienceMax) : '',
     description: j.description || '',
     hiring_manager_id: j.hiringManagerId || '',
-    current_recruiter_id: j.recruiterId || '',
+    current_recruiter_ids: j.recruiterIds || (j.recruiterId ? [j.recruiterId] : []),
   })
 
   const assistContext = () => ({
@@ -1021,7 +1126,7 @@ function EditJobForm({ job: j, departmentOptions, busy, onClose, onSubmit }) {
       experience_max: form.values.experience_max === '' ? null : Number(form.values.experience_max),
       description: form.values.description.trim() || null,
       hiring_manager_id: form.values.hiring_manager_id || null,
-      current_recruiter_id: form.values.current_recruiter_id || null,
+      current_recruiter_ids: (form.values.current_recruiter_ids || []).filter(Boolean),
       requisition_id: form.values.requisition_id || null,
     })
   }
@@ -1094,16 +1199,14 @@ function EditJobForm({ job: j, departmentOptions, busy, onClose, onSubmit }) {
             />
           </div>
           <div className="form-field">
-            <label>Recruiter</label>
-            <SearchSelect
+            <label>Recruiters</label>
+            <RecruiterMultiSelect
               options={recruitersQuery.data ?? []}
-              value={form.values.current_recruiter_id}
-              onChange={(id) => form.setField('current_recruiter_id', id)}
+              value={form.values.current_recruiter_ids}
+              onChange={(ids) => form.setField('current_recruiter_ids', ids)}
               placeholder="Search recruiters…"
               disabled={busy}
               loading={recruitersQuery.isPending}
-              allowEmpty
-              emptyLabel="Unassigned"
             />
           </div>
           <div className="form-field">
@@ -1202,21 +1305,20 @@ function JobOwnership({ job, canEdit }) {
             )}
           </div>
           <div className="form-field">
-            <label>Recruiter</label>
+            <label>Recruiters</label>
             {canEdit ? (
-              <SearchSelect
+              <RecruiterMultiSelect
                 options={recruitersQuery.data ?? []}
-                value={job.recruiterId || ''}
-                onChange={(id) => {
-                  const next = id || null
-                  if (String(next || '') === String(job.recruiterId || '')) return
-                  patch.mutate({ current_recruiter_id: next })
+                value={job.recruiterIds || (job.recruiterId ? [job.recruiterId] : [])}
+                onChange={(ids) => {
+                  const next = (ids || []).filter(Boolean).map(String)
+                  const current = job.recruiterIds || (job.recruiterId ? [String(job.recruiterId)] : [])
+                  if (sameIdList(next, current)) return
+                  patch.mutate({ current_recruiter_ids: next })
                 }}
                 placeholder="Search recruiters…"
                 disabled={patch.isPending}
                 loading={recruitersQuery.isPending}
-                allowEmpty
-                emptyLabel="Unassigned"
               />
             ) : (
               <p className="text-muted text-sm">{job.recruiter || 'No recruiter assigned yet.'}</p>
@@ -1479,7 +1581,7 @@ function JobDetail({
             <div className="info-item"><div className="il">Created by</div><div className="iv">{j.createdByName || '—'}</div></div>
             <div className="info-item"><div className="il">Requisition</div><div className="iv">{j.requisitionLabel || '—'}</div></div>
             <div className="info-item"><div className="il">Hiring Manager</div><div className="iv">{j.hiringManager || '—'}</div></div>
-            <div className="info-item"><div className="il">Assigned Recruiter</div><div className="iv">{j.recruiter || '—'}</div></div>
+            <div className="info-item"><div className="il">Assigned Recruiters</div><div className="iv">{j.recruiter || '—'}</div></div>
             <div className="info-item"><div className="il">Closed at</div><div className="iv">{j.closedAt ? fmtShort(j.closedAt) : '—'}</div></div>
           </div>
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/screens/Pipeline.jsx b/frontend/src/screens/Pipeline.jsx
index 9e257d7..04176cc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/screens/Pipeline.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/screens/Pipeline.jsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
    with no source is dropped rather than rendered as blanks.
    ============================================================ */
 
-import { useMemo, useState } from 'react'
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom'
 import { keepPreviousData, useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import { ReappliedBadge } from '../components/ReapplicantHistory'
 
 /* Stage colours reference CSS tokens so the board re-tints with the theme. */
 export const KANBAN_STAGES = [
+  { name: 'CLOSED', color: 'var(--stage-9)' },
   { name: 'Shortlist', color: 'var(--stage-1)' },
   { name: 'Screening', color: 'var(--stage-2)' },
   { name: 'Assessment', color: 'var(--stage-3)' },
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ export const KANBAN_STAGES = [
 
 const BOARD_LIMIT = 200
 const JOB_LIMIT = 100
+const SEARCH_DEBOUNCE_MS = 300
 
 /**
  * Highest AI score first, unscored candidates last, newest first within a tie.
@@ -73,8 +75,12 @@ function mapCards(rows, mapper) {
   return cards
 }
 
-async function fetchBoard(jobId) {
-  const res = await pipelineApi.listApplications({ jobId, limit: BOARD_LIMIT })
+async function fetchBoard(jobId, search) {
+  const res = await pipelineApi.listApplications({
+    jobId,
+    limit: BOARD_LIMIT,
+    search: search || undefined,
+  })
   const inbox = Array.isArray(res?.data?.inbox) ? res.data.inbox : []
   const manuals = Array.isArray(res?.data?.manual_upload) ? res.data.manual_upload : []
   return {
@@ -113,17 +119,24 @@ export default function Pipeline() {
   const qc = useQueryClient()
 
   const [jobId, setJobId] = useState('')
+  const [q, setQ] = useState('')
+  const [search, setSearch] = useState('')
   const [draggingId, setDraggingId] = useState(null)
   const [overStage, setOverStage] = useState(null)
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const t = setTimeout(() => setSearch(q.trim()), SEARCH_DEBOUNCE_MS)
+    return () => clearTimeout(t)
+  }, [q])
+
   const boardKey = useMemo(
-    () => qk.pipeline.board({ limit: BOARD_LIMIT, jobId: jobId || null }),
-    [jobId],
+    () => qk.pipeline.board({ limit: BOARD_LIMIT, jobId: jobId || null, search: search || null }),
+    [jobId, search],
   )
 
   const board = useQuery({
     queryKey: boardKey,
-    queryFn: () => fetchBoard(jobId),
+    queryFn: () => fetchBoard(jobId, search),
     placeholderData: keepPreviousData,
   })
   const jobsQuery = useQuery({
@@ -221,6 +234,15 @@ export default function Pipeline() {
           {total > candidates.length && ` · showing ${candidates.length} of ${total} applications`}
         </>}
         actions={<>
+          <div className="toolbar-search" style={{ minWidth: 220 }}>
+            <Icon name="search" />
+            <input
+              value={q}
+              onChange={(e) => setQ(e.target.value)}
+              placeholder="Search candidate name or email…"
+              aria-label="Search candidates"
+            />
+          </div>
           <select className="select" value={jobId} onChange={(e) => setJobId(e.target.value)}>
             <option value="">All Jobs</option>
             {jobs.map((j) => (
diff --git a/frontend/src/screens/Progress.jsx b/frontend/src/screens/Progress.jsx
index 360501e..7832579 100644
--- a/frontend/src/screens/Progress.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/screens/Progress.jsx
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ export default function Progress() {
   const [selectedId, setSelectedId] = useState(deepLinkJobId)
   const [query, setQuery] = useState('')
   const [status, setStatus] = useState('all')
+  const [sortBy, setSortBy] = useState('applicants')
   const [page, setPage] = useState(1)
   const [pageSize, setPageSize] = useState(DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE)
 
@@ -239,9 +240,11 @@ export default function Progress() {
 
   const filtered = useMemo(() => {
     const term = query.trim().toLowerCase()
+    const sortFilter = sortBy === 'completed' ? 'completed' : status
     return jobs
       .filter((job) => {
-        if (status !== 'all' && String(job.requisitionStatus || '').toLowerCase() !== status) {
+        const req = String(job.requisitionStatus || '').toLowerCase()
+        if (sortFilter !== 'all' && req !== sortFilter) {
           return false
         }
         if (!term) return true
@@ -253,7 +256,7 @@ export default function Progress() {
         )
       })
       .sort((a, b) => (b.total - a.total) || a.title.localeCompare(b.title))
-  }, [jobs, query, status])
+  }, [jobs, query, status, sortBy])
 
   const pages = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(filtered.length / pageSize))
   const currentPage = Math.min(page, pages)
@@ -264,7 +267,7 @@ export default function Progress() {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setPage(1)
-  }, [query, status])
+  }, [query, status, sortBy])
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setPage((p) => pageAfterSizeChange(p, filtered.length, pageSize))
@@ -372,8 +375,17 @@ export default function Progress() {
                   <option value="open">Open</option>
                   <option value="on_hold">On hold</option>
                   <option value="closed">Closed</option>
+                  <option value="completed">Completed</option>
+                </select>
+                <select
+                  className="select"
+                  value={sortBy}
+                  onChange={(e) => setSortBy(e.target.value)}
+                  aria-label="Sort applicants"
+                >
+                  <option value="applicants">Sort: applicants</option>
+                  <option value="completed">Completed</option>
                 </select>
-                <span className="progress-sort-chip">Sort: applicants</span>
               </div>
             </div>
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/screens/Reports.jsx b/frontend/src/screens/Reports.jsx
index 0f51bf5..1a93d63 100644
--- a/frontend/src/screens/Reports.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/screens/Reports.jsx
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ const RANGES = [
 ]
 
 /* Order matters: "reached" is a running sum from the end of this list back to
-   the start. REJECTED, CLOSED (shown as Rejected on the board) and ONHOLD are
+   the start. REJECTED, CLOSED (shown as CLOSED) and ONHOLD are
    absent — parking and outcomes are not a step in the happy-path suffix sum. */
 const FUNNEL_ORDER = [
   { key: 'PENDING', label: 'Shortlist' },
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles/styles.css b/frontend/src/styles/styles.css
index 07ab26c..ff48d4a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles/styles.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles/styles.css
@@ -835,6 +835,30 @@ canvas { width: 100%; max-width: 100%; display: block; }
 .k-tags { display: flex; gap: 5px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-top: 8px; }
 .tag { font-size: var(--fs-xs); font-weight: 600; padding: 2px 8px; border-radius: var(--radius-sm); background: var(--bg-sunken); color: var(--text-2); }
 
+.job-recruiter-multi { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; }
+.job-recruiter-chips { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 6px; }
+.job-recruiter-chip {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 6px;
+  padding: 2px 8px;
+  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
+  background: var(--bg-sunken);
+  color: var(--text-2);
+  font-size: var(--fs-xs);
+  font-weight: 600;
+}
+.job-recruiter-chip-x {
+  border: 0;
+  background: transparent;
+  color: var(--text-3);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  line-height: 1;
+  padding: 0;
+}
+.job-recruiter-chip-x:disabled { cursor: default; opacity: 0.5; }
+
 /* ================= MISC ================= */
 .list-tight > * + * { border-top: 1px solid var(--border); }
 .list-row { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; padding: 13px 0; }
@@ -999,7 +1023,7 @@ canvas { width: 100%; max-width: 100%; display: block; }
 /* Split inbox layout */
 .split { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 380px 1fr; gap: 0; min-height: 560px; }
 .split-list { border-right: 1px solid var(--border); overflow-y: auto; overscroll-behavior: contain; max-height: calc(100vh - 260px); max-height: calc(100dvh - 260px); }
-.split-detail { overflow-y: auto; overscroll-behavior: contain; max-height: calc(100vh - 260px); max-height: calc(100dvh - 260px); container-type: inline-size; }
+.split-detail { overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: auto; overscroll-behavior: contain; max-height: calc(100vh - 260px); max-height: calc(100dvh - 260px); container-type: inline-size; }
 /* The detail pane can be narrow while the viewport is wide (split layout),
    so viewport media queries cannot see it: the pane is a size container and
    its two-column field grid collapses on the pane's own width. */
@@ -1300,10 +1324,57 @@ canvas { width: 100%; max-width: 100%; display: block; }
 
 /* Email viewer: a header strip joined to the body below it, Outlook-style. The
    body is either an iframe (HTML mail, see ui/EmailBody.jsx) or a <pre> for
-   plain text — both square off their top corners to meet the header. */
-.email-head { border: 1px solid var(--border); border-bottom: none; border-radius: 10px 10px 0 0; background: var(--bg-elev); padding: 10px 14px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--text); font-size: 13px; overflow-wrap: break-word; }
-.email-frame { display: block; width: 100%; border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 0 0 10px 10px; background: var(--bg-sunken); }
-.email-plain { border-radius: 0 0 10px 10px; }
+   plain text — both square off their top corners to meet the header. Height
+   follows the text; EmailBody measures the frame so HTML mail is not a 420px
+   empty well. */
+.email-pane {
+  min-width: 0;
+  max-width: 100%;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+.email-head {
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-bottom: none;
+  border-radius: 10px 10px 0 0;
+  background: var(--bg-elev);
+  padding: 10px 16px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--text);
+  font-size: 15px;
+  line-height: 1.45;
+  white-space: normal;
+  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+  word-break: break-word;
+}
+.email-frame {
+  display: block;
+  width: 100%;
+  max-width: 100%;
+  min-width: 0;
+  height: auto;
+  min-height: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: 0 0 10px 10px;
+  background: var(--bg-sunken);
+}
+.email-plain {
+  display: block;
+  width: 100%;
+  max-width: 100%;
+  min-width: 0;
+  height: auto;
+  min-height: 0;
+  margin: 0;
+  border-radius: 0 0 10px 10px;
+  padding: 12px 16px;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  line-height: 1.65;
+  overflow-x: hidden;
+  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+  word-break: break-word;
+  white-space: pre-wrap;
+}
 
 /* Upload dropzone */
 /* Job detail cover image — banner above the info grid. */
diff --git a/frontend/src/ui/EmailBody.jsx b/frontend/src/ui/EmailBody.jsx
index 443f400..49d7e1c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ui/EmailBody.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/ui/EmailBody.jsx
@@ -68,6 +68,22 @@ function sanitize(html) {
     a.setAttribute('rel', 'noopener noreferrer')
   })
 
+  // Outlook templates pin pixel widths (width="720", min-width:600px). Those
+  // stretch the iframe past the detail pane. Drop the pins; CSS max-width
+  // keeps the mail inside the box.
+  doc.querySelectorAll('table, td, th, img, col').forEach((el) => {
+    el.removeAttribute('width')
+    if (el.tagName === 'IMG') el.removeAttribute('height')
+  })
+  doc.querySelectorAll('[style]').forEach((el) => {
+    const style = el.getAttribute('style')
+    if (!style) return
+    el.setAttribute(
+      'style',
+      style.replace(/(?:min-|max-)?width\s*:\s*\d+(?:\.\d+)?px\s*;?/gi, ''),
+    )
+  })
+
   return doc.body?.innerHTML || ''
 }
 
@@ -85,18 +101,39 @@ function frameStyles() {
   const dark = document.documentElement.getAttribute('data-theme') === 'dark'
   return `
     :root { color-scheme: ${dark ? 'dark' : 'light'}; }
+    *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
+    html, body {
+      height: auto;
+      max-width: 100%;
+      overflow-x: hidden;
+    }
     body {
       margin: 0;
+      padding: 12px 16px;
       background: ${pick('--bg-sunken', '#f7f7f8')};
       color: ${pick('--text', '#111')};
       font-family: ${pick('--sans', 'system-ui, sans-serif')};
       font-size: 13px;
       line-height: 1.7;
-      overflow-wrap: break-word;
+      overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+      word-break: break-word;
     }
-    img, table { max-width: 100%; }
-    img { height: auto; }
-    table { border-collapse: collapse; }
+    img, svg, video, canvas {
+      max-width: 100% !important;
+      height: auto !important;
+    }
+    table {
+      max-width: 100% !important;
+      width: 100% !important;
+      border-collapse: collapse;
+      table-layout: fixed;
+    }
+    td, th, p, div, span, li, a, pre, code, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
+      max-width: 100%;
+      overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+      word-break: break-word;
+    }
+    pre, code { white-space: pre-wrap !important; }
     a { color: ${pick('--primary', '#2563eb')}; }
     blockquote {
       margin: 8px 0; padding-left: 12px;
@@ -123,10 +160,12 @@ export function looksLikeHtml(value) {
   return /<[a-z!/][\s\S]*>/i.test(String(value || ''))
 }
 
+const MIN_FRAME_HEIGHT = 48
+
 export default function EmailBody({ html, maxHeight }) {
   const ref = useRef(null)
   const [allowRemoteImages, setAllowRemoteImages] = useState(false)
-  const [height, setHeight] = useState(320)
+  const [height, setHeight] = useState(MIN_FRAME_HEIGHT)
   const [blockedImages, setBlockedImages] = useState(0)
   const themeVersion = useThemeVersion()
 
@@ -147,9 +186,17 @@ export default function EmailBody({ html, maxHeight }) {
   const measure = useCallback(() => {
     const frame = ref.current
     // contentDocument is readable only because the sandbox keeps allow-same-origin.
-    const body = frame?.contentDocument?.body
+    const doc = frame?.contentDocument
+    const body = doc?.body
     if (!body) return
-    setHeight(body.scrollHeight + 8)
+    const htmlEl = doc.documentElement
+    htmlEl.style.height = 'auto'
+    body.style.height = 'auto'
+    const next = Math.ceil(Math.max(body.scrollHeight, htmlEl.scrollHeight || 0))
+    setHeight((prev) => {
+      const value = Math.max(MIN_FRAME_HEIGHT, next)
+      return prev === value ? prev : value
+    })
   }, [])
 
   const onLoad = useCallback(() => {
@@ -164,13 +211,27 @@ export default function EmailBody({ html, maxHeight }) {
     doc.querySelectorAll('img').forEach((i) => i.addEventListener('load', measure))
   }, [measure, allowRemoteImages])
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setHeight(MIN_FRAME_HEIGHT)
+  }, [html])
+
   useEffect(() => {
     window.addEventListener('resize', measure)
     return () => window.removeEventListener('resize', measure)
   }, [measure])
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const doc = ref.current?.contentDocument
+    const body = doc?.body
+    if (!body || typeof ResizeObserver === 'undefined') return undefined
+    const ro = new ResizeObserver(measure)
+    ro.observe(body)
+    if (doc.documentElement) ro.observe(doc.documentElement)
+    return () => ro.disconnect()
+  }, [srcDoc, measure])
+
   return (
-    <div>
+    <div style={{ minWidth: 0, maxWidth: '100%', overflow: 'hidden' }}>
       {blockedImages > 0 && (
         <div
           className="flex items-center gap-8"
@@ -200,7 +261,13 @@ export default function EmailBody({ html, maxHeight }) {
         // No allow-scripts. Ever. See the header comment.
         sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"
         srcDoc={srcDoc}
-        style={{ height: maxHeight ? Math.min(height, maxHeight) : height }}
+        scrolling="no"
+        style={{
+          width: '100%',
+          maxWidth: '100%',
+          height: maxHeight ? Math.min(height, maxHeight) : height,
+          overflow: 'hidden',
+        }}
       />
     </div>
   )
diff --git a/frontend/src/ui/SuggestedRoles.jsx b/frontend/src/ui/SuggestedRoles.jsx
index 99fc213..dd0ce76 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ui/SuggestedRoles.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/ui/SuggestedRoles.jsx
@@ -147,7 +147,12 @@ export function JobCard({ post, rank, selected, onSelect, resumeText, manual, ba
   )
 }
 
-export function PickRoleModal({ onClose, onPick }) {
+export function PickRoleModal({
+  onClose,
+  onPick,
+  title = 'Choose a different role',
+  subtitle = 'Search open job posts',
+}) {
   const [q, setQ] = useState('')
   const { data = [], isPending, isError, error } = useQuery({
     queryKey: qk.jobPosts.list({ search: q || undefined, top: 30 }),
@@ -159,8 +164,8 @@ export function PickRoleModal({ onClose, onPick }) {
 
   return (
     <Modal
-      title="Choose a different role"
-      subtitle="Search open job posts"
+      title={title}
+      subtitle={subtitle}
       size="modal-lg"
       onClose={onClose}
       footer={<button className="btn btn-secondary" onClick={onClose}>Cancel</button>}