Overview

The Common Reports article identifies the most commonly requested searches and include this report type. To learn how to run searches and reports in the iCIMS system, see Creating a Person Search. To learn how to save a report for future use, see Saving Search & Output Templates. 

Candidate Search by Location

Helpful Hint: When creating a search, it is helpful to first come up with a clear idea for your report. Think about which candidates you want to report on (the "Who"), what details you want to know about them (the "What"), and how you want to organize the information (the "How"). The more specific you are with your idea, the easier it will be to break it down into these sections, which will help you choose the right Keywords and Filters (for "Who"), Columns (for "What") and/or Group-Bys and Sort-Bys (for "How") for your report. This three section concept is used below to search for candidates by their location.

Scenario: Your company is opening new offices in Belgium and Luxembourg. You want to identify candidates in these countries so that you can communicate with them about the new offices.

1. Break your report idea down into the three sections to help determine the best way to create your search:

1. Who are you reporting about: Using filters, you can narrow down your results to active candidates who are located in the countries where you are opening offices. 
2. What do you want to know about them: Using columns, you can view their resume right from the results, as well as see if they have submitted any job applications. 
3. How would you like this information organized: Using groups, you can create groups of recent candidates for each country.

2. To create your search inside the iCIMS system, from the top menu bar, select Search > Person > Candidate. The "Who," "What," and "How" directly correlate with the three sections (A, B, and C, respectively) outlined in the below image.
 

A. Keywords and Filters: Who are you reporting about?

To search for active candidates, add a filter for Person Folder. To find candidates within a certain radius of your new office, add a filter for Country.  

• Keywords: N/A
• Filters:

B. Columns: What do you want to know about these candidates?

To view a candidate's resume without leaving the search results, add a column for Candidate Resume. To see if a candidate has applied to any jobs, add the Associated Jobs icon. 

• Columns:

• Tip: You can add more than one column at a time by selecting multiple options from the column picker popup and clicking Add Selected. Columns will be added to your output in the order they were selected on the popup. 

C. Group Results By and Sort Results By: How would you like this information organized?

To divide your results into smaller groups of recent candidates for each country, add a grouping by Updated Date and Country. This will make it easier to select groups of candidates to email at once. (Tip: Up to 5,000 candidates can be emailed at once.)

• Groups:
  1. Select Add Group-by and add Updated Date. The selection path is General > Updated Date. 
  2. Select Add Group-by and add Default: Addresses: Country. The selection path is Contact Tab > Default: Addresses > General > Country. 

Additional Resources

Want a faster way to find candidates by location? Try a Simplified Candidate Search, iCIMS' smarter search option, accessible by clicking Find Qualified Candidates from the Search menu.

In the search bar that opens, input a job title, keyword, or skill in the field on the left and a city/state or postal code in the field on the right.

You'll see all candidates in your system who match both criteria. By default, candidates within 50 miles of the entered location will display, but you can increase or decrease that distance using the Radius facet on the left.

For more information on Simplified Candidate Search, see Using Simplified Candidate Search.