Who can do this: Anyone with Candidate Search AI · Product: Candidate Search AI · Where: All candidates → AI Search → Filters sidebar → AI Search Context → Ideal Candidate Brief
The Ideal Candidate Brief tells Candidate Search AI what a great candidate looks like, in plain words. Filters narrow the list; the brief is used to rank.
The tooltip on the field says: "Describe your ideal candidate to give the AI additional context beyond your filters. The more relevant detail you provide, the better the match."
Write the brief the way you'd brief a colleague. Candidate Search AI reads the meaning, not exact keywords.
The Ideal Candidate Brief
The brief sits under AI Search Context in the Filters sidebar.
How do I edit the Ideal Candidate Brief?
Run a search. Candidate Search AI writes a first version of the brief from your search text.
In the Filters sidebar, go to AI Search Context.
Edit the text in Ideal Candidate Brief.
Click Apply Changes at the bottom of the sidebar.
The results re-rank with the new brief.
Where do job titles, employers and remote wishes go?
Candidate Search AI puts job titles, seniority, industry, employers and remote wishes into the Ideal Candidate Brief. There's no separate filter for these. If you write "senior product manager who worked at a bank, remote", the brief carries the title, the employer and the remote wish.
Check the brief after every search and add anything Candidate Search AI missed.
What should I put in the Ideal Candidate Brief?
Titles and their variations: "Senior Backend Engineer, Backend Developer, Software Engineer (backend)"
Industry or client context: "worked in the financial sector, served banking clients"
Employers: "has worked with Bank of America in the last 10 years"
Remote or hybrid wishes: "open to fully remote work"
Soft requirements: "used to regulated environments", "comfortable leading a small team", "hands-on, not only management"
Language and seniority in words: "German-speaking, senior individual contributor"
Rule of thumb: if there's no filter for it, it goes in the brief.
What shouldn't I put in the Ideal Candidate Brief?
Hard must-haves that should be required skills. Add "Java" under Skills and make it required.
Locations. Use the Location filter.
Bullhorn facts like status or owner. Use Bullhorn filters.
Does refining my search update the brief?
No, refining with the refine bar doesn't rewrite the Ideal Candidate Brief. After a refinement, read the brief and edit it yourself. For example, if you removed a location with the refine bar, delete the location from the brief too. Otherwise the evaluations keep flagging it.
Example
Search text: "Head of Finance, PE-backed company, London, 10+ years"
Brief Candidate Search AI wrote: "Head of Finance, Finance Director, VP of Finance. Private equity–backed company context. Senior-level leadership role. London based."
You could add: "Has been through at least one exit or refinancing. Comfortable presenting to a board. Not looking for a pure controller."
Pro tip: Put titles and their variations first in the brief. If there's no filter for something, it goes in the brief.
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