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Finding passive candidates

Not every great hire is actively applying. Find Candidates helps you surface passive candidates — people already in your database (or connected sources) who match an open role but haven't applied.

Open it from Source → Find Candidates.

🖼️ Screenshot: The Find Candidates screen showing a role selector at the top and a ranked list of matching passive candidates with match scores.

How it works

  1. Select the vacancy (or enter the criteria) you want to source for.
  2. X0PA AI matches candidates against the role and returns a ranked list by fit.
  3. Review each suggested candidate's profile and match breakdown.
  4. Add promising candidates to the vacancy, or contact them directly to gauge interest.

Prospects

Where enabled, X0PA AI also supports Find Prospects — sourcing potential candidates beyond your existing Talent Pool. Prospects you engage can be converted into full candidate records.

Tips for better matches

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The quality of passive-candidate matches depends on how well your vacancy describes the role. A detailed description with clear must-have skills and experience level produces sharper results. Keep candidate profiles enriched (complete resumes, skills, tags) so more of your database is matchable.