Who can do this: Everyone in your company · Product: Candidate Search AI · Where: All candidates → AI Search
Candidate Search AI searches your own candidate database in plain language and ranks every candidate by how well they fit the role you describe.
Candidate Search AI searches all the candidates in your Candidately account: synced from Bullhorn, uploaded as resumes or imported. You describe the role in plain language, or, if you use Bullhorn, start from a Bullhorn job and Candidately reads the job description. Candidate Search AI turns that into a search, runs it across your whole database and shows a ranked list. Every candidate gets a relevance score and an AI Summary.
AI Search results in Candidately
Each candidate gets a relevance score and an AI Summary, with the Filters sidebar on the left.
What can I do with Candidate Search AI?
Search in plain language. For example: "Senior Java backend engineer, 6+ years, Spring and microservices, Berlin or within 50 km." You don't need Boolean.
Match a Bullhorn job (with Bullhorn connected). Open the job in Bullhorn and open the Candidately tab. Candidate Search AI builds the search from the job description.
Refine step by step. Type follow-ups into the refine bar, like "add Kubernetes" or "remove the location". Each follow-up adjusts the same search instead of starting over.
Filter on hard facts. Work experience in years, required or excluded skills, and location with a radius. Job titles, employers and remote wishes go into the Ideal Candidate Brief. With Bullhorn connected, you can also filter on the Bullhorn fields your admin makes available.
Understand every result. Each candidate has a relevance score and an AI Summary that explains how the profile fits your search.
Act on results. Open the full profile, add candidates to a shortlist or list, or hide them, one at a time or in bulk. With Bullhorn connected, you can also open the record in Bullhorn, submit to a Bullhorn job or add to a tearsheet.
Where do I find Candidate Search AI in Candidately?
In the left menu, click All candidates. The Candidates page opens on AI Search.
At the top of the page, check that AI Search is selected in the AI Search / All candidates toggle.
Describe the role in the search box and run the search.
To find one person by name or email, switch the toggle to All candidates.
Where do I find Candidate Search AI in Bullhorn?
If you use Bullhorn, Candidate Search AI is available as the Candidately tab on a Bullhorn job record. Your admin sets it up and names it. See Start your search in Bullhorn.
Does Candidate Search AI work without Bullhorn?
Yes, Candidate Search AI works without Bullhorn. It then searches the candidates you upload or import into Candidately. Bullhorn is the ATS Candidate Search AI connects to. If you use another ATS, ask us in the chat. See Does Candidate Search AI work with my ATS?
If AI Search shows a lock icon, Candidate Search AI isn't on your plan yet. See Why is AI Search locked or not available?
What does Candidate Search AI search?
Candidate Search AI searches your own candidates only: resume content, skills, job titles, employers, location and experience. If Bullhorn is connected, Bullhorn fields can be used as filters too. New and updated Bullhorn candidates are picked up automatically. Uploaded and imported candidates are searchable once their profile is created and their resume is processed. See What does Candidate Search AI search? and Initial sync and Live Sync explained.
Pro tip: To come back to a search later, click Copy Search URL and keep the link. Opening it reopens that search.
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