Located on a Mercury Contact record (used for both Candidate contacts and Client Contacts), you will find the Timeline in the centre.
Go to Timeline > + button > Task
The Quick Create: Task side panel will open.
Complete the relevant information and click Save and Close.
NOTE: Owner and Subject are required fields before saving and closing the task.
Tasks can then be seen directly within the Timeline.
You have the options to Assign to another user, Complete, Add to queue, Open Record and Delete:
You can also find your Tasks in the Activities menu.
Use the filter to sort by Activity Type > Task.
You can then see the Task you created in the list.