Bullhorn Matching Engine

This article covers Bullhorn Matching Engine, the AI-driven model behind Amplify’s candidate matching capabilities. When used with the Match Candidates Automation step, Bullhorn Matching Engine helps you identify the most relevant candidates quickly and efficiently. The same powerful technology also supports Bullhorn’s Search & Match features, bringing advanced matching directly into your automated workflows.

 

  • Bullhorn Matching Engine in Automation is available to those who have Bullhorn Automation Amplify Edition.

  • You don’t need to purchase the Bullhorn Search & Match add-on to use the Bullhorn Matching Engine in Automation. However, we recommend using both to take full advantage of premium matching, whether it's part of an automated workflow or a recruiter-driven search in the ATS.

How Bullhorn Matching Engine Works

Bullhorn Matching Engine is a matching model that uses advanced AI to figure out how likely a candidate is to be a great fit for a specific job. Instead of just comparing keywords, it learns from real hiring patterns to suggest candidates who are most likely to succeed in a role.

What Makes It Smart?

Bullhorn Matching Engine is trained on our S.E.A. of data: Specific, Enormous, and Actionable. This includes anonymized information from thousands of customers, including:

  • Job titles and descriptions

  • Resume content

  • Placement outcomes

  • Submission results

By analyzing these patterns, the model learns what successful matches look like in real-life hiring.

Behind the Scenes

  • Bullhorn Matching Engine is trained on over 1 million real placements, so it knows what tends to work.

  • It compares the job title and description with the candidate’s title and resume.

  • The system places both candidates and jobs in a sort of "virtual space" and looks at how close they are. Closer means a better match.

  • The model learns from both good and bad matches (like comparing a great-fit Java Developer with a not-so-great fit Tax Attorney).

Why It Matters

This approach helps recruiters spend less time sorting through mismatched candidates and more time connecting with the right ones. By using smart data and real-world outcomes, Match helps you find candidates who aren’t just close, but right.

Using Bullhorn Matching Engine in Automation

You can use the Bullhorn Matching Engine to power the Match Candidates step in Bullhorn Automation. When included in a job-based automation, this step uses the Bullhorn Matching Engine to find and return candidates who are a strong fit for the job.

For a complete guide to using the Match Candidates Step, see our article here: Match Candidates Step.