Use this feature to run a search that looks for candidates whose resumes are similar to the current candidate’s resume. The More Like This function finds those candidates who are “most like” a selected candidate, based on the contents of the selected candidate's resume. Use this function to narrow candidate search results based on the resume of a well-qualified candidate.
The More Like This function does not search for anonymized candidates, candidates with only virtual profiles, and candidates whose profiles are not indexed.
Use one of the following methods to access the More Like This function. Clicking the More Like This icon initiates a search query to obtain the key concepts from the candidate’s profile.
To use the More Like This search with Candidate Quick Find
Go to Primary Navigation Bar > Candidates > Candidate Quick Find.
Enter the known search criteria to locate the candidate.
Click Search.
Candidates matching the entered search criteria are displayed on the Candidate List pane.
Click on the candidate profile. The candidate profile information is displayed in the Details pane.
Click More Like This.
If the profile cannot be found in the search index or the profile does not include key concepts, the More Like This option is not displayed.
Using the key concepts, RMS initiates a search for all candidates who have content similar to the selected candidate via a full text search against resume, note and attachment data.
Search results are displayed on the Candidate List pane.
More Like This searches cannot be preserved as a saved search.
To use the More Like This search with the Legacy Candidate Search
Go to Primary Navigation Bar > Candidate Search > Legacy Candidate Search.
Enter the known search criteria in the Basic or Advanced Search windows.
Click Search.
Candidates matching the entered search criteria are displayed on the Candidate List pane.
Click on the candidate profile. The candidate profile information is displayed in the Details pane.
Click More Like This.
If the profile cannot be found in the search index or the profile does not include key concepts, the More Like This option is not displayed.
Using the key concepts, RMS initiates a search for all candidates who have content similar to the selected candidate via a full text search against resume, note and attachment data.
Search results are displayed on the Candidate List pane.
More Like This searches cannot be preserved as a saved search.
Further refine search results by clicking the More Like This link again to append more key concepts to the search based on the currently selected candidate’s key concepts.
The ranking scores of More Like This search results are based on the standard rules applied by the search engine when performing a full text or resume skills search.
Candidate profiles that most closely resemble the selected profile have the highest rank scores and are sorted at the top of the search results list.
Clear the key concepts by returning to the Basic Search or Advanced Search windows and clicking Search.
Additional Information
About the Legacy Candidate Search
Candidate Advanced Search Options