Available for the following plans: Employment Lite, Employment Plus, Employment Unlimited
Available for the following HR plans: Standard, Premium, Platinum
Available for the following User Access level: Admin
Finding the right talent doesn't have to be time-consuming. The Talent Search feature, powered by SmartMatch, lets you quickly search for candidates in your talent pool, review their profiles, and invite them to your open positions, all without leaving the platform. SmartMatch helps you find the best candidates by intelligently matching job requirements with candidate skills and experience.
Tip
You can search for candidates either locally (within 100km of a specified location) or globally by leaving the location field empty. This gives you the flexibility to find talent anywhere.
Search for candidates
- Click the Recruitment menu from the left sidebar.
- Click the Talent Search submenu.
- You will see the Talent Search landing page with a search bar and suggested job titles.
In the search bar, enter the job title and any relevant details you are looking for. The more detail you provide, the better results you will get. For example:
- "Barista with latte art skills in Sydney"
- "Accountant with Xero experience in Brisbane"
- "Marketing Manager with social media expertise in Melbourne"
The natural language search will match job titles, skills, keywords, and other candidate attributes based on your input.
- Optional: Add a location to search locally. If you specify a location, results will show candidates within 100 kilometres of that area. If you leave the location blank, you will see candidates from anywhere (global search).
- Press Enter or click the search button to execute your search.
- The system will display matching candidates from your talent pool, showing:
- Candidate name and job title
- Distance from your specified location (for local searches)
- Years of experience
- Salary expectations
- Last activity date
- A brief bio or professional summary
View and invite candidates
- From your search results, click on a candidate's card to view their full profile.
- On the candidate's profile, you will see:
- Summary of their experience and key highlights
- Professional certifications (for example: HSC, RSA, Food Safety Certificate)
- Work history and employment timeline
- Full professional summary
- Click the Invite to job button to proceed.
- You will have two options:
- Invite to an existing job: If you have open positions already created, select the job you'd like to invite the candidate to
- Create a new job: If you do not have a matching job posting yet, you can create one directly from this flow
Note
If you don't have any jobs already in your system, you'll be taken to the job creation process without having to choose an existing job.
- If creating a new job: You will be taken to the job creation screen with:
- The candidate's name pre-filled at the top
- Job title field (pre-populated based on your search)
- Location field
- Workplace type and job type selections
- Job description field
- The system can generate a job description automatically using AI, or you can write your own. Fill in all relevant job details.
- Click Post and invite [Candidate Name] to job to complete the process.
- The job will be posted to your jobs board and career page, and the candidate will be invited to apply. You will be redirected to the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) for that job.
Tip
Using AI to generate job descriptions can save you time and ensure consistency. The AI generates descriptions based on the job title and details you provide.
No candidates in your open positions?
If you are viewing an open job in Recruitment and no candidates have applied yet, you will see an empty state prompt encouraging you to search for candidates.
- Navigate to a job in your Recruitment section that has no applicants.
- You will see a prompt to search for candidates in your talent pool.
- Click to initiate a talent search, which will conduct a local search based on the job's location.
- Review matching candidates and invite them directly to the job.