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# possible-rehire

> The candidate's personal email matches a current employee.

**Status 409.** The candidate's personal email matches a current employee.

The response is `application/problem+json`, and its `type` is
`https://docs.andteam.com/api/problems/possible-rehire`:

```json theme={null}
{
  "type": "https://docs.andteam.com/api/problems/possible-rehire",
  "title": "The candidate's personal email matches a current employee",
  "status": 409,
  "existingId": "emp_3kTq…"
}
```

## What it means

The candidate's personal email matches a current employee. `existingId` is the employee's id. Nothing was created.

## What to do

HR decides whether this is a rehire. Ask them to start it in andteam. See [New hires from an ATS](https://docs.andteam.com/guides/new-hires-from-an-ats.md).

See [Errors](https://docs.andteam.com/errors.md) for every type.


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