diff --git a/docs/swagger.yaml b/docs/swagger.yaml
index 8156b661..7dd9c492 100644
--- a/docs/swagger.yaml
+++ b/docs/swagger.yaml
@@ -624,6 +624,11 @@ paths:
           schema:
             type: string
           description: The external id.
+      requestBody:
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: "#/components/schemas/JobCandidateSearchBody"
       responses:
         "200":
           description: OK
@@ -3996,6 +4001,14 @@ components:
           type: string
           example: "topcoder user"
           description: "The user who updated the job last time.(Will get the user info from the token)"
+    JobCandidateSearchBody:
+      properties:
+        statuses:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            type: string
+            enum: ["open", "placed", "selected", "client rejected - screening", "client rejected - interview", "rejected - other", "cancelled", "interview", "topcoder-rejected", "applied", "rejected-pre-screen", "skills-test", "phone-screen", "job-closed", "offered"]
+            description: "The array of job Candidates status"
     JobCandidateRequestBody:
       required:
         - jobId
diff --git a/src/controllers/JobCandidateController.js b/src/controllers/JobCandidateController.js
index 4f81c7ec..a6a31fbd 100644
--- a/src/controllers/JobCandidateController.js
+++ b/src/controllers/JobCandidateController.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Controller for JobCandidate endpoints
  */
 const HttpStatus = require('http-status-codes')
+const _ = require('lodash')
 const service = require('../services/JobCandidateService')
 const helper = require('../common/helper')
 
@@ -57,7 +58,8 @@ async function deleteJobCandidate (req, res) {
  * @param res the response
  */
 async function searchJobCandidates (req, res) {
-  const result = await service.searchJobCandidates(req.authUser, req.query)
+  const query = { ...req.query, statuses: _.get(req, 'body.statuses', []) }
+  const result = await service.searchJobCandidates(req.authUser, query)
   helper.setResHeaders(req, res, result)
   res.send(result.result)
 }
diff --git a/src/services/JobCandidateService.js b/src/services/JobCandidateService.js
index a46917aa..b08922e4 100644
--- a/src/services/JobCandidateService.js
+++ b/src/services/JobCandidateService.js
@@ -283,6 +283,15 @@ async function searchJobCandidates (currentUser, criteria) {
         }
       })
     })
+
+    // if criteria contains statuses, filter statuses with this value
+    if (criteria.statuses && criteria.statuses.length > 0) {
+      esQuery.body.query.bool.filter.push({
+        terms: {
+          status: criteria.statuses
+        }
+      })
+    }
     logger.debug({ component: 'JobCandidateService', context: 'searchJobCandidates', message: `Query: ${JSON.stringify(esQuery)}` })
 
     const { body } = await esClient.search(esQuery)
@@ -301,10 +310,13 @@ async function searchJobCandidates (currentUser, criteria) {
     logger.logFullError(err, { component: 'JobCandidateService', context: 'searchJobCandidates' })
   }
   logger.info({ component: 'JobCandidateService', context: 'searchJobCandidates', message: 'fallback to DB query' })
-  const filter = {}
+  const filter = { [Op.and]: [] }
   _.each(_.pick(criteria, ['jobId', 'userId', 'status', 'externalId']), (value, key) => {
     filter[Op.and].push({ [key]: value })
   })
+  if (criteria.statuses && criteria.statuses.length > 0) {
+    filter[Op.and].push({ status: criteria.statuses })
+  }
 
   // include interviews if user has permission
   const include = []
@@ -340,6 +352,7 @@ searchJobCandidates.schema = Joi.object().keys({
     jobId: Joi.string().uuid(),
     userId: Joi.string().uuid(),
     status: Joi.jobCandidateStatus(),
+    statuses: Joi.array().items(Joi.jobCandidateStatus()),
     externalId: Joi.string()
   }).required()
 }).required()