Talent Pool Search

Surface past applicants who match your new roles using the same AI scoring Nova applies to incoming candidates.

Nova indexes your past applicants and scores them against your current job criteria. When you open a new role, you can instantly surface qualified candidates already in your system.

Contact your account manager at [e-mail] to enable Talent Pool Search.

How It Works

1. Nova indexes your candidates

   Nova continuously indexes candidates from your ATS into a searchable database.

2. You search against a job's criteria

   From the Jobs page, click Talent Pool Search on any job with criteria. Nova scores indexed candidates using natural language queries or criteria-only matching.

3. Review ranked results

   Results ranked by fit, with AI recommendations and per-criterion pass/partial/fail breakdowns.

Candidates already in the job’s pipeline are excluded from results.

Results

Column	Description
Fit	Best Fit, Strong Fit, Consider, Unlikely, or Not a Fit
Nova Recommendation	Why the candidate matches or doesn’t
Criteria	Per-criterion Pass, Partial, or Fail
Most Recent Title	Last known job title
Most Recent Company	Last known employer
Location	Candidate location

Filter by fit level or search by name, location, or company.

Natural Language Queries

Nova understands context and intent without boolean operators.

Role-Based

Senior full-stack developers with modern JavaScript experience

Product managers who have launched 0-to-1 products

Location & Time

Full-stack engineers in Canada who interviewed in the last 90 days

Marketing professionals in EST timezone with B2B SaaS experience

Complex

Full-stack engineers who worked for a company with 100+ employees

Growth marketers with fintech or healthtech vertical experience

AI Talent Search

A separate feature that finds candidates outside your database by searching external sources like LinkedIn and GitHub.

Available as an add-on. Contact [e-mail] to enable.

	Talent Pool Search	AI Talent Search
Source	Your existing ATS candidates	External profiles across the web
Results	Full table with per-criterion breakdown	Streaming shortlist with AI reasoning
Usage	Unlimited	Limited per 30-day rolling window

How It Works

Click AI Talent Search on any job with criteria. The search opens a live view:

• Activity feed: The AI agent’s reasoning as it searches and evaluates in real time.
• Shortlist: Candidates appear as found, ranked with fit badge, location, and selection rationale.

Usage Limits

Limited per company on a 30-day rolling window (default: 5 searches). The button shows current usage (e.g. “3/5”) and disables at the limit. Failed searches don’t count.

What candidates are included in the talent pool?

Nova indexes candidates from your ATS based on configurable eligibility rules. Your account manager can adjust lookback windows and filters.

Are candidates already in the job's pipeline included?

No. Only candidates you haven’t considered for this specific role.

What if a candidate was previously rejected?

Nova surfaces them if they match your new role’s criteria. Review previous feedback to make an informed decision.

Do I need criteria configured?

Yes. Both search types require criteria. The buttons are disabled without them.