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

# Viewing Candidate Progress

> How mentors can review candidate progress, interviews, and course completions.

As a mentor, you have read access to your assigned candidates' credentialing journey — their course progress, track status, files, and published interview results.

\[Screenshot: Candidate profile as seen by a mentor, showing track progress, course completions, and interview history]

## Find your candidates

<Steps>
  <Step title="Go to People">
    Click **People** in the main navigation.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Filter by your candidates">
    Your assigned candidates will be visible. You can search by name or filter by the Candidate role.

    \[Screenshot: People list filtered to show only candidates assigned to the mentor]
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open a candidate's profile">
    Click a candidate's name to view their full profile.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What you can see on a candidate's profile

| Section            | What's shown                                    |
| ------------------ | ----------------------------------------------- |
| **Basic info**     | Name, email, language, photo                    |
| **Track**          | Enrolled track and progress percentage          |
| **Courses**        | Which courses are completed and when            |
| **Extra criteria** | Workshop attendance, background checks, etc.    |
| **Files**          | Uploaded documents                              |
| **Interviews**     | Published interview records (no private fields) |
| **Tags**           | Tags assigned by the administrator              |

\[Screenshot: Candidate profile sections annotated with labels for each area]

## Review a published interview

When a board interview is published, you can read the results — including the committee's written feedback and recommendation.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the candidate's profile" />

  <Step title="Go to the Interviews tab">
    Click **Interviews** on the candidate's profile.

    \[Screenshot: Interviews tab on a candidate's profile showing a list of interviews]
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open an interview">
    Click any published interview to see the full form responses.

    \[Screenshot: Published interview showing recommendation, written feedback, and audio summary]
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  You can only see published interviews. Unpublished or in-progress interviews are not visible to mentors. Private fields (marked admin-only) are also hidden.
</Note>

## Track progress

Each candidate's profile shows a visual breakdown of their track progress:

* Courses completed vs. required
* Years served (if applicable)
* Extra criteria completed

\[Screenshot: Track progress section showing a progress bar and checklist of completed/incomplete items]

## Message a candidate

You can send direct messages to your candidates from within the app. See [Messages & Conversations](/help/messaging/conversations) for instructions.