ProductCandidate search & matching

Find your next hire. Start the conversation.

Find new candidates, rediscover people you already know and turn relevant matches into personalised outreach. Keep search, follow-up and candidate history together in Vitae.

01The query/ semantic

Type the brief. Get the shortlist.

Describe the role you need to fill. Source people with Find People, or search your existing database and talent pools. Review the person behind each result.

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02What you get/ four building blocks

Built around how recruiters think.

Find people, understand the match and decide who to contact. Your next hiring conversation starts with the right context.

Semantic

Search the way you brief

Type the role the way you would explain it to a recruiter. Vitae understands seniority, stack, domain, and intent. Not just keywords.

Rubric

Ranked against your bar

Every shortlist is scored against the role rubric you defined: must-haves, nice-to-haves, deal-breakers. Reasoning shown per candidate.

Your database

Start with the people you know

Review candidates, imported records and talent pools in one recruitment workspace. Keep your team working from the same history.

Find People

Go beyond the candidates who apply

Use Find People, Vitae's sourcing module, to discover people by role, skills, company and location. Preview matches and cost before revealing contact details with credits.

03The result/ candidate context

Review the person behind the match.

Review candidate records and move hiring forward in the recruitment workspace. Animated product illustration using demonstration data. Use the controls to pause or choose a scene.
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04Sourcing and outreach/ from match to conversation

Finding someone is the first step.

Reach out with a message that connects their experience to your role. Build a sequence with timed follow-ups, send from connected accounts and track replies. Search and outreach work together, so your team can keep the conversation moving.

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  1. 01

    Find

    Source people with Find People and search the candidates already in your database.

  2. 02

    Review

    Check experience and role fit, then choose who to add to your ATS.

  3. 03

    Reach out

    Prepare a personalised message around the candidate and your role.

  4. 04

    Follow up

    Schedule the next steps, track replies and review sequence results.

  5. 05

    Progress

    Bring suitable candidates into a hiring process or a talent pool.

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05Talent relationships/ beyond one role

Right person. Not quite the right time?

Keep promising candidates in talent pools, alongside past applicants and previous finalists. Plan relevant contact over time, then revisit the relationship when a suitable role opens. Every search can help build your next hiring pipeline.

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06Search FAQ/ six questions

Questions about Search & Match.

Most-asked questions from teams trying it for the first time.

Your candidate database contains the records you add or import into Vitae. Find People is Vitae's sourcing module for discovering new people and enriching contact details. Preview matches and the cost before revealing data with credits. You can also import a search from your connected LinkedIn account.
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