diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 057c872..bfcb1b2 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
-        "php": ">=5.5.0",
+        "php": ">=7.0",
         "ext-curl": "*",
         "ext-json": "*"
     },
diff --git a/src/Structures/CandidateItem.php b/src/Structures/CandidateItem.php
index 94948ec..118585f 100644
--- a/src/Structures/CandidateItem.php
+++ b/src/Structures/CandidateItem.php
@@ -156,32 +156,32 @@ public static function fromArray(array $rawCandidate)
         $candidate->rawData = $rawCandidate;
 
         $candidate->id = $rawCandidate['_id'];
-        $candidate->address = $rawCandidate['address'];
-        $candidate->assigned_to = $rawCandidate['assigned_to'];
-        $candidate->cover_letter = $rawCandidate['cover_letter'];
-        $candidate->creation_date = $rawCandidate['creation_date'];
-        $candidate->education = $rawCandidate['education'];
-        $candidate->email_address = $rawCandidate['email_address'];
-        $candidate->followed_by = $rawCandidate['followed_by'];
-        $candidate->headline = $rawCandidate['headline'];
-        $candidate->initial = $rawCandidate['initial'];
-        $candidate->name = $rawCandidate['name'];
-        $candidate->origin = $rawCandidate['origin'];
-        $candidate->overall_score = $rawCandidate['overall_score'];
-        $candidate->phone_number = $rawCandidate['phone_number'];
-        $candidate->profile_photo_url = $rawCandidate['profile_photo_url'];
-        $candidate->questionnaire = $rawCandidate['questionnaire'];
-        $candidate->recruited_by = $rawCandidate['recruited_by'];
-        $candidate->referred_by = $rawCandidate['referred_by'];
-        $candidate->sourced_by = $rawCandidate['sourced_by'];
-        $candidate->resume = $rawCandidate['resume'];
-        $candidate->social_profiles = $rawCandidate['social_profiles'];
-        $candidate->source = $rawCandidate['source'];
-        $candidate->stage = $rawCandidate['stage'];
-        $candidate->summary = $rawCandidate['summary'];
-        $candidate->tags = $rawCandidate['tags'];
-        $candidate->updated_date = $rawCandidate['updated_date'];
-        $candidate->work_history = $rawCandidate['work_history'];
+        $candidate->address = $rawCandidate['address'] ?? '';
+        $candidate->assigned_to = $rawCandidate['assigned_to'] ?? [];
+        $candidate->cover_letter = $rawCandidate['cover_letter'] ?? '';
+        $candidate->creation_date = $rawCandidate['creation_date'] ?? '';
+        $candidate->education = $rawCandidate['education'] ?? [];
+        $candidate->email_address = $rawCandidate['email_address'] ?? '';
+        $candidate->followed_by = $rawCandidate['followed_by'] ?? '';
+        $candidate->headline = $rawCandidate['headline'] ?? '';
+        $candidate->initial = $rawCandidate['initial'] ?? '';
+        $candidate->name = $rawCandidate['name'] ?? '';
+        $candidate->origin = $rawCandidate['origin'] ?? '';
+        $candidate->overall_score = $rawCandidate['overall_score'] ?? [];
+        $candidate->phone_number = $rawCandidate['phone_number'] ?? '';
+        $candidate->profile_photo_url = $rawCandidate['profile_photo_url'] ?? '';
+        $candidate->questionnaire = $rawCandidate['questionnaire'] ?? [];
+        $candidate->recruited_by = $rawCandidate['recruited_by'] ?? [];
+        $candidate->referred_by = $rawCandidate['referred_by'] ?? [];
+        $candidate->sourced_by = $rawCandidate['sourced_by'] ?? [];
+        $candidate->resume = $rawCandidate['resume'] ?? [];
+        $candidate->social_profiles = $rawCandidate['social_profiles'] ?? [];
+        $candidate->source = $rawCandidate['source'] ?? [];
+        $candidate->stage = $rawCandidate['stage'] ?? [];
+        $candidate->summary = $rawCandidate['summary'] ?? '';
+        $candidate->tags = $rawCandidate['tags'] ?? [];
+        $candidate->updated_date = $rawCandidate['updated_date'] ?? '';
+        $candidate->work_history = $rawCandidate['work_history'] ?? [];
 
         return $candidate;
     }