Candidate Blueprints

This article provides an overview of the available blueprints for candidate-based automations. Blueprints are prebuilt automation templates that help you get up and running quickly without needing to start from scratch. Each blueprint can be customized to suit your specific workflows and business needs. For details on blueprints for other entities, visit the Blueprints Landing Page.

Attract

Blueprints in the "Attract" category are ideal for attracting new talent and managing early interactions. By implementing these blueprints, you can automate crucial early-stage interactions with candidates and set the foundation for stronger relationships and greater success.

Archive Stale Candidates with Missing Data

Automatically archive candidate records that are incomplete and have had no recent activity.

How it Works: Candidates without key contact information and recent engagement are flagged and archived.

Why It Matters: Keeps your database clean and ensures your team focuses on active, high-quality candidates, improving operational efficiency.

Bounced Email Notification - Candidate

This blueprint sends an immediate or daily internal notification when a candidate’s email address results in a hard bounce.

How it Works: When an email sent to a candidate hard bounces (indicating that the email address is invalid or no longer in use), this automation triggers an internal notification. You can configure it to send either an immediate alert or a daily summary to your team, allowing them to take corrective action on the candidate's profile.

Why it Matters: Maintaining accurate and up-to-date contact information is essential for effective communication with candidates. By immediately alerting the team to hard bounces, this automation helps ensure you can quickly update the candidate’s contact details, minimizing disruptions in communication and preventing missed opportunities.

Follow Up on Candidate Cold Call

Prompt recruiters to follow up with candidates after logging a cold call.

How it Works: After a recruiter adds a note about a cold call with a candidate, the system schedules a follow-up reminder.

Why it Matters: Ensures candidates feel valued and engaged throughout the hiring process, increasing the chance of placement success.

Engage

Blueprints in the "Engage" category are designed to build meaningful, ongoing communication with candidates throughout the recruitment lifecycle. Whether it’s providing status updates, confirming interviews, or nurturing new and existing relationships, these blueprints ensure no one slips through the cracks.

Connect with High BHA Score Candidates

Reach out to highly engaged candidates interacting with your system.

How it Works: Send automated messages to candidates who are actively engaging with your emails, job board, or website.

Why It Matters: Builds on existing momentum and encourages even deeper engagement.

Connect with New Candidates

Welcome candidates as soon as they enter your system.

How it Works: Send an automated welcome message and invite them to engage with current job opportunities.

Why It Matters: Makes a great first impression and encourages early interaction.

Connect with Engaged Candidates

Engage candidates who are active but not applying for roles.

How it Works: Automate messages to re-engage candidates who are browsing but haven’t submitted applications.

Why It Matters: Keeps candidates connected and encourages them to take action on job opportunities.

Nurture

Blueprints in the "Nurture" category are designed to help recruiters maintain ongoing engagement with candidates by automating key touchpoints and ensuring strong relationships throughout the recruiting lifecycle.

Happy Birthday!

This blueprint automatically sends a birthday greeting to candidates, wishing them a happy birthday on their special day.

How it Works: The system identifies candidates with upcoming birthdays and triggers a personalized message to be sent on their birthday. You can customize the message to suit your brand’s tone, ensuring it feels warm and genuine.

Why it Matters: Wishing candidates a happy birthday fosters a personal connection, showing that your organization values them beyond just professional interactions. It’s a simple but effective way to build goodwill and strengthen relationships, increasing the chances of future engagements or referrals.

Re-engage Passive Candidates

Reconnect with candidates who have not been contacted recently.

How it Works: Automatically follows up with candidates who haven’t been contacted recently to maintain engagement and reignite interest.

Why it Matters: Helps recruiters reestablish connections with passive candidates and ensures they remain in the talent pipeline for future roles.

Request Candidate Consent - GDPR

Automate requests for updated privacy consent to maintain GDPR compliance.

How it Works: Automates requests for updated privacy consent from candidates, ensuring compliance with GDPR regulations.

Why it Matters: Keeps your processes legally compliant and ensures candidates’ privacy preferences are respected.

Capture Missing Candidate Data

Request updated information from candidates with incomplete profiles.

How it Works: Identifies candidates with incomplete profiles and sends automated surveys to collect missing contact information, skills, or other critical data.

Why it Matters: Ensures your database is complete and up to date, making it easier to match candidates to relevant jobs and improve operational efficiency.

Onboard

Blueprints in the "Onboard" category are designed to help streamline the onboarding process, ensuring new hires feel supported and engaged from the moment they’re placed through their first few months on the job.

Updated Contact Details Notification

Automatically notify internal teams when a placed candidate’s contact details change.

How it Works: When a placed candidate’s contact information is updated, the system detects the change and sends a real-time or daily notification to the candidate owner.

Why it Matters: Keeps your team informed of the latest candidate contact details, ensuring smooth communication and up-to-date records for ongoing placements.

Pre-Hire

Blueprints in the "Pre-Hire" category help drive candidate engagement and maintain data accuracy before placement. These automations ensure you're working with up-to-date information while keeping your pipeline warm and active.

Update Candidate Resume

Use surveys to collect updated candidate resumes and missing profile information.

How it Works: Identifies candidates with missing or outdated data, then sends a survey asking them to update their information and upload a current resume. Updated details are automatically added to the candidate’s record.

Why it Matters: Maintains a clean and complete database, making it easier to find qualified candidates, fill jobs faster, and improve overall data quality.

COVID19 Staffing Needs

Quickly reach out to candidates in response to urgent staffing requirements.

How it Works: Sends targeted messages to active and passive candidates, highlighting urgent job openings and encouraging them to apply.

Why it Matters: Helps fill critical roles fast during high-demand periods by activating a wide pool of potential talent.

Amplify

Blueprints in the "Amplify" category are built to help Amplify customers hit the ground running and get the most out of Bullhorn’s AI-powered features, like the AI Assistant and Amplify Screener. These automations make it easier to apply AI-driven insights throughout your workflow.

Amplify blueprints are only available with Bullhorn Automation Amplify Edition.

BH Enrichment Agent - Candidate

Use AI to enhance candidate records with high-quality, tailored content (Requires AI Assistant).

How it Works: Triggers the Enrich step to apply your chosen AI Assistant prompt to a specified candidate field. Once complete, the record owner receives a notification.

Why it Matters: Uses the power of AI to generate high-quality, consistent content. Perfect for automating candidate summaries and improving record accuracy at scale.