Job Opening Matches

Zoho Recruit, powered by Zia LLM, matches job openings by comprehending candidates' profiles. With Zia's assistance, you can streamline the job matching process, saving valuable time and effort. Instead of manually sifting through countless job openings, you'll be presented with a curated list of highly relevant opportunities.

This deep understanding enables Zia to identify "the perfect job" by meticulously matching candidates' skills and qualifications with the requirements of your job openings. Zia helps grade and rank the matches accordingly, each graded with a score ranging from 0 to 100, reflecting the degree of match with your candidate's profile. Zia provides options to quickly associate candidates with matching job openings individually or in bulk. Additionally, you can refine the job matching criteria by specifying keywords, desired skills, and job categories to streamline the search results. This way, Zia ensures that you can efficiently identify the most suitable job openings for your candidates, eliminating the time and efforts spent on manual screening.

Availability

Available for	Profile Permissions	Only users with the “Associate Candidate to Job Opening” permission can access this feature.
	Modules	Job Openings, Candidates
	Plans	Professional, Enterprise, People Plus, and Zoho One
	Editions	Staffing Agency and Corporate HR

Matching Job Openings

To match job openings with your candidates,

Go to the Candidates module.
Click on the candidate you want to match jobs with.
Click on the icon.

A list of jobs that match with the candidate (if any) will be displayed.

Note:

Only a maximum of 20 matching jobs will be displayed.
Jobs are displayed by the descending order of their Match Score.
A job’s match score is calculated by matching its requirements with the candidates’ Skills and Qualifications.
If one or more Primary skills are added to the job opening's Required Skills field, only candidates who all of those skills are displayed in the match results.

Quick Associate

Hover over the job’s card view and click on the Quick Associate icon.
Click on Associate.

Bulk Associate

In the list of matching jobs, click on the Associate All button to select all the jobs displayed in the list.
To Select/Unselect the jobs you wish to associate the candidate with, click on the checkboxes in their card view and click on Associate Now.
You can add comments and/or notes in this screen. Click on the Associate button to associate them with the candidate.

Quick View

To know more about the job opening, click on the Quick View icon.
From the Job Opening's Quick View, you can view the job opening details, job description, notes, timeline, and attachments.

Refine Job Opening Matches

Streamline your Job Openings search for a Candidate with the Refine Match feature:

From the list of matching job openings, click Refine Match.
Enter relevant keywords, desired skills, and job category to narrow down the matches.
Click Search to execute the refined Job Opening matching.
Associate the most suitable Job Openings with the Candidate from the refined matches.
You can clear or edit the Refine Match criteria at any time to align the matches with your requirements.

Edit Refined Match: Use this option to modify the existing refinement criteria like keywords, skills, or job category. Zia will then update the matches based on your revised preferences.
Clear Refined Match: This option reverts to the original set of matches provided by Zia's algorithm before any refinement criteria were applied.

Prerequisites:

Before matching job openings with candidates, make sure that:

Job opening records are available in your Zoho Recruit database.
The Job Description or Skill Set associated with the job opening contains relevant skills, keywords, and qualifications for Zia to identify matching candidates.
The job openings align with the candidate's skills, experience, and domain of interest. For example, if a candidate has skills related to Sales and Marketing, but all available job openings are for Software Developers, Zia may be unable to find relevant matches.
The candidate's resume or skill information is available for Zia to process and identify relevant skills and keywords for matching.

Match Score Calculation

The match score is calculated using the following dimensions:

Dimension	Weightage	What It Considers
Skills	75%	Evaluates how well the skills required for the job opening align with the candidate's skills. When both primary and secondary skills are specified, primary skills contribute 60% of the skills score, while secondary skills contribute the remaining 40%.
Industry	12.5%	Compares the industry specified in the job opening with the candidate's industry background.
Keywords	12.5%	Evaluates relevant keywords in the job opening against those found in the candidate's profile.

How Skills Are Evaluated

Skills play the most significant role in determining a match score.

When matching job openings with a candidate, Zia evaluates:

Primary Skills: Essential skills required for the job opening.
Secondary Skills: Additional skills that are preferred for the job opening but are not mandatory.

When both primary and secondary skills are specified, primary skills contribute 60% of the skills score, while secondary skills contribute 40%.

For example, job openings that require skills matching a candidate's profile, particularly the primary skills, are more likely to receive higher match scores.

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