Finding the perfect candidate in such a competitive job market can be a challenge. Instead of looking at only one candidate at a time, there is a smarter and more efficient way to do it!
The candidate comparison feature helps you compare candidates side by side for a better view of their qualifications, experience, and skills. In addition to saving time, this feature is designed to enable smarter decision-making.
Compare candidates
Start by opening a job process where you would like to compare candidates.
To compare candidates within a specific stage, simply hover over the stage, access the stage action menu, and click Compare candidates. This will include all candidates currently in that stage.
To choose specific candidates across different stages you can activate Bulk select (1) and select the candidates you would like to compare (2). After that, go ahead and click on the Compare button located in the action bar (3).
You can compare up to 50 candidates at once
Available data
In the candidate comparison view, selected candidates and their data are displayed in columns within various togglable sections.
Candidate information
Column | Description | Visuals |
Overall candidate rating | The candidate's overall rating. |
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Stage | The stage they are in the job process |
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Application date | When the candidate applied or was manually added to the job |
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Resume summary * | A resume summary generated by Co-pilot |
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Screening criteria * | Most qualified candidates identified by Co-pilot based on your screening criteria |
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Tags | Any candidate tags added to their profile |
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Status | Their candidate statuses | 
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Comments | Comments added to their candidate profile or job application. |
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* These sections will only be shown if those Co-pilot features are activated
Custom fields
Candidate custom fields will be displayed in their own section. Only custom fields with values filled out on at least one of the selected candidates will be shown as a column.
Interview kits
Filled-out Interview kits will be displayed as separate togglable sections with the added feedback from each user. If the questions are connected to a skill or trait, this will also be shown.
Skills and traits
This section will display any scored skills or traits evaluated through an Interview kit.
If skills or traits selected in the Evaluation step of the job have been evaluated the Job match score will also be shown.
Scorecard
If you are working with Scorecards instead of Interview Kits you will see the scorecard match followed by the evaluated skills and traits.
Partner results
If your company uses an Assessment partner integration through Teamtailor these results will be available in this section.
Here is an example of how these test results are visualized
Questions
All questions* answered in the job application for this job will be available under the Questions section.
* File and Video question types are not supported in the comparison mode
Additional options
Besides the data listed, there are multiple options added to help sort and compare the candidates:
Sort fields
Some fields can be sorted from high to low and vice versa. Simply hover on the field in the left navigation menu and click on the arrows to change your preferred sorting. The available fields for this option are:
Name (A ↔ Z)
Overall candidate rating (high ↔ low)
Stage (A ↔ Z)
Application date (ascending ↔ descending)
Resume summary (A ↔ Z)
Screening criteria (best ↔ least match)
Custom fields (A ↔ Z)
Interview kit answers (A ↔ Z)
Job match score (high ↔ low)
Skills (high ↔ low)
Traits (high ↔ low)
Partner results (high ↔ low)
Job application answers (A ↔ Z)
Pin candidates
To keep one or more candidates fixed while navigating the comparison table, use the pin option. Simply hover over a candidate’s name and click the pin symbol to lock them in place.
Hide candidates from the comparison view
If you no longer want a candidate included in the comparison, you can hide them. Simply click the eye symbol, and they will be excluded from the list.
Hidden candidates can be displayed again by clicking the eye icon at the top of the page:
Bulk select candidates
Activate bulk selection to perform actions for multiple candidates at once in the comparison mode or the job process:
Reveal candidates from anonymous mode
If anonymous mode is activated in your job process, you can choose to reveal the candidate's information through the bulk action bar. Mark the candidates you wish to reveal and then toggle on Reveal anonymous under ⠇More.
Wide columns
To create more space for each candidate's data, activate wide columns from the top right-hand corner.
Actions
Hovering over a candidate's column will reveal options to move them to the next stage or reject their job application.
