> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.mokaru.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Contacts

> Manage recruiters, hiring managers, and professional contacts with email tracking, application linking, and activity timelines

## Overview

The Contacts feature in Mokaru helps you manage your professional network during your job search. Keep track of every recruiter, hiring manager, and connection you interact with - all linked to your job applications.

## Key Features

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Recruiter Contacts" icon="user-tie">
    Store contact details for every recruiter and hiring manager you interact with.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Application Linking" icon="link">
    Connect contacts to one or more job applications so you always know who to follow up with.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Email History" icon="envelope">
    See your full email conversation history with each contact in one place.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Activity Timeline" icon="clock-rotate-left">
    View a chronological timeline of emails, interviews, and application updates per contact.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Managing Contacts

### Adding a New Contact

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the Contacts tab">
    Navigate to the **Job Tracker** and select the **Contacts** tab.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click Add Contact">
    Click the **Add Contact** button to open the contact form.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Fill in the details">
    Enter the contact's name, job title, company, email, phone number, and LinkedIn profile. Only the name is required - you can fill in the rest later.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set the relationship type">
    Choose the relationship type that best describes this contact (see below).
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  The Mokaru browser extension can automatically detect contacts from job postings and save them to your networking tracker with a single click.
</Tip>

### Relationship Types

Categorize your contacts to keep your networking tracker organized:

| Type               | When to use                                            |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Recruiter**      | External or agency recruiters reaching out about roles |
| **Hiring Manager** | The person who would be your direct manager            |
| **HR**             | Internal HR representatives handling the process       |
| **Interviewer**    | Anyone you've interviewed with                         |
| **Colleague**      | Current or former colleagues                           |
| **Mentor**         | Professional mentors or advisors                       |
| **Networking**     | People you've met at events or through outreach        |
| **Referral**       | Someone who referred you or whom you were referred to  |
| **Other**          | Any contact that does not fit the categories above     |

### Editing a Contact

Click on any contact to open their detail page. All fields can be edited inline - just click on the value you want to change.

## Linking Contacts to Applications

One of the most powerful features of the networking tracker is linking contacts to your job applications. A single recruiter contact can be linked to multiple applications, giving you a clear picture of who is involved in each opportunity.

### How to Link

You can create links in two ways:

* **From an application**: Open a job application and add a contact in the contacts section. You can pick an existing contact or create a new one.
* **From a contact**: The Jobs section on a contact's detail page shows all linked applications.

<Note>
  Linking contacts to applications helps you track which recruiter or hiring manager is responsible for each role. This is especially useful when working with multiple agencies or interviewing at large companies.
</Note>

## Contact Detail Page

Click on any contact to see their full detail page with all related information.

### Details Sidebar

The left sidebar shows the contact's information at a glance:

* Name, job title, and company
* Email, phone, and LinkedIn
* Relationship type
* Metadata such as when the contact was added, and counts for linked jobs, emails, and interviews

### Emails Section

If you have connected your mailbox, Mokaru automatically matches incoming emails to your contacts. The Emails section shows:

* Email subject and sender
* Date received
* A preview of the email body (expandable to read the full message)
* Badges showing which application each email is linked to

### Jobs Section

A list of all job applications linked to this contact. Each entry shows the company, job title, application status, and the date you applied. Click any job to jump directly to that application.

### Timeline

The timeline in the left sidebar combines all activity related to a contact in chronological order:

* Emails received
* Upcoming and past interviews
* Application status changes

This gives you a complete history of your interactions, making it easy to prepare for follow-ups and interviews.

## Tags and Filtering

Contacts share the same tagging system as your job applications. You can:

* Assign tags to contacts for custom organization (e.g., "Tech companies", "Priority")
* Filter both jobs and contacts by the same tag simultaneously
* Use the search bar to quickly find contacts by name, company, or job title

<Tip>
  Use tags to group hiring manager contacts and recruiter contacts by industry or job search campaign. Filtering by tag shows matching jobs and contacts together, so you can see the full picture at once.
</Tip>

## Related Features

Contacts integrate with the [Job Tracker](/features/job-tracker) for linking people to applications, [Tags](/features/tags) for cross-entity organization, and [Email Integration](/features/email-integration) for automatic email matching.