diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/__openerp__.py b/addons/hr_recruitment/__openerp__.py
index 0de2eb5c94e..f9ae722c438 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/__openerp__.py
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/__openerp__.py
@@ -57,13 +57,14 @@ system to store and search in your CV base.
         'board_hr_recruitment_statistical_view.xml',
         'hr_recruitment_installer_view.xml',
         'res_config_view.xml',
-     ],
+    ],
     'init_xml': [
         'hr_recruitment_data.xml'
     ],
     'demo_xml': [
         'hr_recruitment_demo.yml',
     ],
+    'js': ['static/src/js/hr_recruitment.js'],
     'test':[
             'test/recruitment_process.yml',
             ],
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
index a74707e9ca0..d896d522d97 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@
                 <field name="job_id"/>
                 <field name="title_action"/>
                 <field name="department_id"/>
+                <field name="categ_ids"/>
                 <templates>
                     <t t-name="kanban-tooltip">
                         <ul class="oe_kanban_tooltip">
@@ -311,6 +312,13 @@
                                     <img t-att-src="kanban_image('res.users', 'image_small', record.user_id.raw_value)" t-att-title="record.user_id.value" width="24" height="24" class="oe_kanban_avatar"/>
 
                                 </div>
+                                <div class="oe_kanban_footer_left" style="margin-top:5px;">
+                                    <div class="oe_left oe_tags">
+                                        <t t-foreach="record.categ_ids.raw_value" t-as="categ_id">
+                                            <span class="oe_tag" t-att-data-categ_id="categ_id"></span>
+                                        </t>
+                                    </div>
+                                </div>
                             </div>
                             <div class="oe_clear"></div>
                         </div>
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/static/src/js/hr_recruitment.js b/addons/hr_recruitment/static/src/js/hr_recruitment.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5a2d6bd92b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/static/src/js/hr_recruitment.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+openerp.hr_recruitment = function(openerp) {
+    openerp.web_kanban.KanbanView.include({
+        applicant_display_categ_names: function() {
+            /*
+             * Set proper names to applicant categories.
+             * In kanban views, many2many fields only return a list of ids.
+             * Therefore, we have to fetch the matching data by ourselves.
+             */
+            var self = this;
+            var categ_ids = [];
+
+            // Collect categories ids
+            self.$element.find('span[data-categ_id]').each(function() {
+                categ_ids.push($(this).data('categ_id'));
+            });
+
+            // Find their matching names
+            var dataset = new openerp.web.DataSetSearch(self, 'hr.applicant_category', self.session.context, [['id', 'in', _.uniq(categ_ids)]]);
+            dataset.read_slice(['id', 'name']).then(function(result) {
+                _.each(result, function(v, k) {
+                    // Set the proper value in the DOM and display the element
+                    self.$element.find('span[data-categ_id=' + v.id + ']').text(v.name);
+                });
+            });
+        },
+        on_groups_started: function() {
+            var self = this;
+            self._super.apply(self, arguments);
+
+            if (self.dataset.model === 'hr.applicant') {
+                self.applicant_display_categ_names();
+            }
+        }
+    });
+};