Followed Searches

The Followed Searches feature takes your search game to the next level by enabling automated monitoring. When you follow a saved search, Bullhorn automatically monitors internal and external sources for new records that match your criteria. This helps you stay ahead of the competition and ensures you never miss a top candidate.

Followed Searches is a feature of Bullhorn Search & Match and is currently in beta. If you are interested in enabling this feature, please reach out to your Account Manager.

Example Use Cases

  • Proactive Candidate Sourcing: Stay ahead of hiring needs by following searches aligned with key roles or skill sets. You’ll see new candidates as soon as they become available, so you can engage quickly with potential fits.

  • Talent Pool Monitoring: Use Followed Searches to keep an ongoing watch over specific segments of your database, such as candidates with recently updated profiles or those entering the system from specific sources.

  • Pipeline Building: Focus on long-term talent strategy by following searches that align with future hiring goals, building a strong pipeline over time with minimal manual effort.

Following a Search

To follow a saved search, follow these steps:

  1. From the candidate list, click the SAVED button to open the Saved Searches slideout.

  2. Click the gear icon against the search you would like to follow.

  3. Toggle the Follow Search? switch to the ON position.

  4. Click the Sources dropdown and select all of the sources you would like to include in the search. Options include Bullhorn and any of your integrated job boards.

  5. Click Save.

Right now, you can only follow your own saved searches.

If you want to follow a saved search belonging to someone else, you can make your own copy by taking the following steps:

  1. Click LAUNCH SEARCH against the search you want to copy.

  2. Click EDIT SEARCH in the Quick Search bar. The Advanced Search window will open.


  3. Click SAVE SEARCH in the bottom left of the Advanced Search window.

  4. Enter a name for your saved search, then click SAVE.

  5. You can now follow this search by taking the steps above.

Viewing Followed Search Results

Followed Searches run automatically every few hours. You can find results from your followed searches in the Saved Search slideout. If a new match is found, you'll see a View New Results button next to the followed search. Clicking this button will open a results list, as shown below:

If no new matches are found, you can still run the search manually from the slideout via the Launch Search button.

Unfollowing a Search

To stop following a search:

  1. From the candidate list, click the SAVED button to open the Saved Searches slideout.

  2. Your Followed Searches are displayed in a section at the top of the slideout.

  3. Click the gear icon against the search you would like to stop following.

  4. Toggle the Follow Search? switch to the OFF position.

  5. Click Save.

FAQ

Here are some frequently asked questions about Followed Searches:

How many searches can I follow?

You can follow up to 15 saved searches at a time.

Can I edit a followed search query?

You cannot make changes to a search query while you are following the search. If you want to make changes to a followed search query, you'll need to unfollow the search first, then follow it again once you have made your changes.