New Candidate List: Advanced Search
This article covers the Advanced Search features in the new Candidate List.
Advanced Search allows you to accurately and confidently search using more detailed criteria.
The new Candidate List will be enabled for all customers by the end of 2025.
Want to learn more? Check out our Bullhorn Launch course: Introducing the New Candidate List
Accessing Advanced Search
To access Advanced Search, click the 
icon in the Quick Search bar.
You can also access Advanced Search by selecting the START ADVANCED SEARCH option in the bottom right corner of the Quick Search window.
Keyword Search
Keyword search allows you to search for candidate records using a single keyword or a group of keywords. To add a keyword, simply type into the KEYWORDS field and press Enter when you have the keyword(s) you wish to include in your search.
Keywords added to this field will search for words within the following data points on the Candidate record:
- Candidate Name
- Occupation
- Current Company
- Resume
- Work History
- File Attachments
When previewing candidate resumes in the search results, any keywords you searched will be highlighted.
And, Or, and Exclude
Each new keyword you add will enter the search string as an “AND” (meaning the search will look for records containing all of those keywords).
You can drag and drop multiple keywords together to make an "OR" group, which will search for records containing any of the grouped keywords.
To exclude a keyword, click on the keyword and set the switch to Exclude. This will prevent any records containing that keyword from appearing in the search results. Excluded keywords will be indicated with a red icon (
).
Prefer to enter the Boolean search manually? Just toggle on Use Boolean.
Adding Filters
Add a filter to your search to see the list of Candidate or Note fields you can include in your search criteria. You can include multiple candidate fields and add an array of additional criteria/data points to search your candidate pool.
Adding Note Filters
You can also add note filters to your search and perform a search for candidates with (or without) notes that have a specific note Action, note Author, or Date Added.
Add a filter to your search and click the NOTE tab to see the list of note fields you can search on. The default option is the AND operator, which allows you to search for any note with the selected criteria.
Once the note filter is added, clicking the AND dropdown to the left of the filter will allow you to change the operator to a NOT, which will exclude any notes with the selected criteria.
The ability to search Note Comments will be coming in a future release.
Searching with Operators
After you add a candidate field filter, you can select a search operator to determine how the search should be performed with that particular field. The operator values will differ depending on the edit type of the field. See below for the various choices:
| Field Types | Supported Operators | Supported Values | Example Fields |
|---|---|---|---|
|
ID |
|
Positive integer |
ID |
|
Text |
|
Text input converted to chips (type and press Enter to add a chip) |
Name, Resume |
|
Number |
|
Number |
CustomInt, Desired Pay Rate |
|
Date, DateTime |
|
Date, DateTime, Date Range |
|
|
Picker |
|
Options List |
Status, Categories |
|
Boolean |
|
True, False |
Willing to Relocate, Work Authorized, Custom Fields with a "Radio" edit type |
|
Address |
|
Address 1, Address 2, City, State, Country, or Zip Code |
Full Address |
We’ve also added a new operator, “Is Empty?”. You can use the Is Empty? criteria on any field to quickly find, or filter out, records with empty fields.
To see all the candidates without email addresses in your database, simply run a search using the below criteria:
You can then set the Status of all returned records to “Archive” to prevent candidates without email addresses from appearing in future searches.
Dynamically Preview Search Results
As you add keywords and filters to your search criteria, the SHOW CANDIDATES button will dynamically display the number of matching results, so you can see how effective the criteria will be before you even run the search. Each time you add or change your criteria, the number of results will change based on the count of matching candidate records.
