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Quickly find qualified candidates with AI-driven recruitment search and match

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Find top candidates fast

Generate a ranked list of the best-fit candidates most likely to get hired, across all your recruitment sources.

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Master advanced searches

Find the right candidates with AI – No Boolean expertise required!

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Never miss an opportunity

24/7 candidate sourcing, so you start your day with the best matches.

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Smarter candidate search. Better matches. Faster placements.

Find top talent faster with Bullhorn’s AI-powered candidate search and matching software. Spend less time sifting through resumes and more time building relationships with the best-fit candidates. Our intelligent matching algorithms ensure faster placements and improved recruiter productivity.

 

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Keyword expansion for more accurate searches

Conduct precise, error-free searches with a built-in keyword library that suggests the best-fit terms for every job description.

Auto-build searches with AI

Say goodbye to complex Boolean searches. As soon as a job is added, Bullhorn’s AI query builder will create an automatic search based on the job description.

Instant candidate matching with relevancy scores

Get recommended candidates instantly! View the top 10 matches in real-time, complete with relevancy scores showing how likely each candidate is to be placed.

External sources integration for broader reach

Bring all your candidate sources into Bullhorn with just one search. Quickly create a list of matching candidates from integrated job boards and external sources.

Continuous candidate sourcing with AI automation

Automate sourcing with Bullhorn’s AI-driven recruitment software. Find and rank top candidates continuously, even when you’re not actively searching.

Find candidates using everyday language

Find the right candidates and jobs faster using natural language. Input conversational keywords or phrases in everyday language, without needing search expertise.

Don’t just match skills—predict success with AI recruiting

Bullhorn’s AI-powered Search & Match goes beyond matching skills and work history—it predicts which candidates are most likely to be hired. By analyzing historical placement data, our AI identifies key success indicators that humans can’t easily spot, helping you find top-fit candidates faster, reduce time-to-hire, and improve placement success.

Our AI engine is built on a specific, enormous, and actionable dataset:

Specific

Bullhorn’s AI models benefit from recruitment-specific data, such as candidate job history and redeployment data, giving you the best results for recruiting.

Enormous

With over 22 billion data points—including 800 million candidates and 121 million job postings—Bullhorn’s AI has the depth and scale needed to make smarter recruitment decisions.

Actionable

Bullhorn’s AI matching engine learns from 453 million submissions and 60 million placements, helping you pinpoint candidates who are most likely to be placed.

Every recruiter at TSR warmed up quickly because the external search combines with the Search and Match tools so efficiently. It gives us one single view into candidates and operations. That saves a lot of time.
Marc Linden Managing Director, TSR Consulting

Frequently asked questions

Bullhorn AI Search & Match is the most comprehensive AI-powered candidate search & match solution on the market, designed to help recruiters find the best candidates across internal and external sources directly from Bullhorn’s search. It uses advanced AI to understand intent, expand keywords intelligently, and rank candidates based on real hiring outcomes—saving time and improving match quality.

Match goes beyond simple title matching — it’s trained on real hiring outcomes to prioritize candidates who are most likely to succeed. Using outcomes-based AI, the Match model assesses the likelihood of a candidate being successfully placed in a specific role. It draws on Bullhorn’s massive S.E.A. (Specific, Enormous, Actionable) of data set to identify patterns in historical placements and intelligently compare job and candidate profiles.

Bullhorn’s candidate search & match capabilities capabilities include features such as automatic search building, intelligent keyword expansion, a ranked list of recommended candidates, and the ability to save and automate searches. These tools are designed to streamline and accelerate the recruitment process.

Bullhorn improves recruiter productivity by automating time-consuming tasks, such as manual resume screening, and providing tools to quickly identify and prioritize the most suitable candidates. This allows recruiters to focus on building relationships and closing placements.

Candidate search & match software helps staffing agencies to fill positions faster, improve placement quality, and increase recruiter productivity. Bullhorn offers these benefits through its comprehensive suite of search and match tools.

Candidate matching reduces time to hire by quickly identifying qualified candidates, eliminating the need to manually sift through numerous resumes. Bullhorn’s matching algorithms are designed to accelerate this process.

Best practices include using a combination of keyword and skills-based searching, leveraging AI, and continuously refining search strategies. Bullhorn supports these practices with its advanced search functionality and AI-powered matching.

AI plays a significant role in candidate sourcing by automating candidate identification, improving matching accuracy, and uncovering passive candidates. Bullhorn uses AI to power its search and match capabilities, providing recruiters with more intelligent tools.

Candidate search and match software can help reduce bias and promote diversity by focusing on skills and qualifications. Bullhorn provides features that allow recruiters to focus on candidate skills and experience.

Candidate search and match software can help reduce bias and promote diversity by focusing on skills and qualifications. Bullhorn provides features that allow recruiters to focus on candidate skills and experience.

Bullhorn understands the importance of data privacy and compliance. Its candidate search and match software is designed with features that help recruiters adhere to regulations like GDPR, including data anonymization, access controls, and audit trails.