Overview

The Hot Match feature is an automated way to find relevant candidates for a specific job position within iCIMS Applicant Tracking (ATS). This feature allows recruiters to quickly associate relevant candidates to positions and focus more time on interviewing candidates.

Note:

• This feature requires that skills be set up for a Job profile; these skills are parsed out of candidates' resumes to determine those who fit best. For more information on adding skills, please refer to the Creating a New Job or Requisition Knowledge Base article.
• The Skills Library list in the system should be updated to reflect any relevant skills you would like parsed out of candidates' resumes. To learn how to update this list, see the Job Detail Tab – Skills section of the Introduction to the Job Profile: Job Detail Tab and Job Creation Process Knowledge Base article.
• Hot matching is off by default. Submit a case to iCIMS Technical Support to enable this feature.

 

Hot Matching Job Candidates

1. Navigate to the job to which you would like to match candidates using quick search or Search > Job. Enter the title for the job and then select the correct job.
2. Navigate to the People tab and click the More Actions button, located on the bottom right of the tab.
3. Click Hot Match from the list. A list of candidates ranked in order of their relevance to the position will display.
4. Review the search results and take action on candidates as necessary, including submitting any relevant candidates to a workflow.

Tips: 

• If no results are found, Skill Extraction may be disabled. Your organization's user admin may enable Skill Extraction by following the steps below:
  • Navigate to Admin > System Configuration > System > Lists. 
  • Locate the Skill Extraction section of the page. To enable Skill Extraction, select the checkbox beside Enable Skill Extraction.
  • Select the desired Word Matching Length, if desired.
  • Click Save to save all changes.
  • For more information on working in System Configuration, please see the User Admin Curriculum Knowledge Base article.
• In order to use hot matching successfully, iCIMS recommends that clients complete Job profiles in full detail, including associating skills with them. For more information on creating jobs, please see the Creating a New Job or Requisition Knowledge Base article.
• The more skills in a candidate's profile that match the job's skills and other details, the higher that profile is placed in the search results. The best result is always listed as 100%. Other results are given a percent value based on how they compare to the top result.