New Candidate List: Quick Search

This article covers the Quick Search feature in the New Candidate List.

Quick Search is designed to simplify accessing the records in your database. Previously, searching on the Candidate List defaulted to the Advanced Search window. Clicking into the Quick Search bar allows you to view Saved Searches and any Recent Searches performed.

The new Candidate List will be enabled for all customers by the end of 2025.

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Accessing Quick Search

To access Quick Search, click the Quick Search bar at the top of the Candidate List.

Typing into the Quick Search bar will allow you to quickly search for Saved Searches with your inputted keyword in the title.

Recent Searches

Recent searches display a detailed breakdown of the criteria used and how long ago the search was run, so you can quickly return to a previous search and find the results you’re looking for.

Recent Searches in Legacy Candidate List

Recent Searches in New Candidate List:

Saved Searches

Existing Bullhorn customers migrating to the new Candidate List will not be able to access saved searches created on the legacy Candidate List. We are working on adding this functionality into a future release.

With the new Candidate List, Favorite Searches have been renamed to “Saved” on the List View and “Saved Searches” within the Quick Search view. Saved searches now display much more information, so you can easily see who owns the search and what criteria they used, without needing to open the search to investigate.

Saved searches are displayed in the order they were added, so you’ll see the most recently saved searches at the top of the list.

Favorite Searches in Legacy Candidate List:

Saved Searches in New Candidate List (Quick Search view):

Saved Searches in New Candidate List (List view):

Editing Saved Searches

While in a saved search, you can refine the criteria and filters to find the desired results.

You can update the current saved search with your changes or create a new saved search by clicking the SAVE SEARCH button in the bottom left corner of the Advanced Search window.

When navigating away from the search or taking an action that will undo changes you’ve made to a saved search, you’ll be prompted to update the saved search, create a new saved search, or continue without saving.

You’ll see this prompt when taking any of the following actions:

  • Clicking CLEAR ALL inside the Advanced Search screen.
  • Clicking CLEAR search or filter, or CLEAR search or filter from the list.
  • Clicking the Back to Quick Search button from the Advanced Search screen
  • Clicking X on the Advanced Search screen.

Public and Private Saved Searches

New icons help you distinguish between public () and private () saved searches.

When selecting Update Saved Search on a saved search that you own, you can switch the visibility between Private (only you can view the search) and Public (all users in your corp can view the search).