How to Search for Qualified Candidates on Indeed Smart Sourcing

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Posting your job on Indeed is a great way to have your open position appear in the search results of active job seekers. But you don’t have to wait for candidates to find you. With Indeed Smart Sourcing, you can search millions of resumes for the particular skills and experience you’re looking for and contact candidates whose qualifications appeal to you.

With Resume, you can use a simple “What and “Where” fields to search for candidates with certain certifications, language fluency, and titles. You can even search for people who have worked at particular companies.

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Instant search results and previews

Results begin to appear as you type, showing you so you immediately see if your search will return matching candidates. If you’re not sure where to start with your search, just start typing and check out our search suggestions, then hover your mouse over any resume for a quick preview without having to click or leave the search results page.

Filter your search to focus on qualified candidates

Select the criteria that matter to you; use the refinements on the left side of every search to filter resumes by education level, years of experience, job titles, companies, or locations. You can also adjust the radius of your search to include candidates closer or further away.

Share, save and download resumes

Click the “Share” button on the right of every resume to easily forward a resume to members of your hiring team and if you’re in a hurry, save interesting resumes for later. Resumes that you save are clearly labeled in search results and visible from your personal “Saved Resumes” page. IT only takes a single click to download a PDF version of any resume for your digital files or applicant tracking system.

Receive new, relevant resumes by email

Indeed can automatically email you when there are new and relevant resumes so you stay on top of the best talent while we do the work! Click the “get new resumes by email” link at the top or bottom of search results to receive new resumes that match your search. You can create an unlimited number of email alerts and, of course, cancel alerts anytime.

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