Jobs: Talent Pool Tab

The Talent Pool tab on every job page shows the job seekers in your database who match that job's category and specialty, sorted by their most recent activity. You can browse and filter to find the right candidates, then send selected ones directly to the job for AI evaluation and scoring - without waiting for them to apply.

Opening the tab

Navigate to Jobs, open any job, then click the Talent Pool tab in the job page header.

Reading the table

Each row is a job seeker whose category and specialty match the job. Columns shown:

Name - links to their ATS record when a candidate ID is present. Below the name, a status line shows Applied to this job if they already have an application on this job, or Invited via workflow if a Boostie workflow has sent them an email referencing this job.
Tags - Subscriber (green) if they receive job-alert emails from you; Applicant (blue) if they have any application on file in your account; Invited via Workflow if a workflow email has been sent to them specifically for this job
Status - the candidate's current status in your ATS. Shown on integrations that sync candidate status (Bullhorn, Tracker, Spott); not shown on Lever or Loxo.
Email and Phone
Last Activity - the more recent of two signals: the date they last visited a page through your Boostie board, or the date the ATS last recorded activity on their candidate record (date added or most recent note). Whichever is newer is shown.
Location - the city and state from the candidate's address record

IP location indicator

When Boostie has an IP-detected location for a candidate, a globe icon appears next to their address. Hover it to see the IP-derived city, state, and country. If Boostie detects that the IP country differs from the country on the candidate's address record, the globe icon turns red and the tooltip flags it as a country mismatch - useful for spotting candidates who may be browsing from a different country than their listed address.

Matching candidates to a job

Use the checkboxes on the left side of the table to select candidates, then click Actions → Match to Job. You can select up to 25 candidates per action.

When you match candidates, Boostie:

Fetches their resume from your ATS if they don't have one stored in Boostie yet
Parses the resume and fills any missing identity details it can find
Creates an applicant record and runs AI fit scoring, the same as a standard application

Processing runs in the background - you can keep working while it completes. While scoring is in progress, matched candidates show a Processing label on the Applicants tab; fit signal and AI insights fill in automatically once scoring finishes, without a page reload. If a candidate is already on this job, re-selecting them is skipped automatically and won't create a duplicate.

Slack, Teams, and email new-applicant notifications do not fire when a candidate is matched. They fire when the candidate applies through the board themselves - at which point Boostie treats it as a returning applicant and sends the alert then.

Best for: Proactively sourcing candidates from your existing database for an open role without waiting for inbound applications.

Attention queue

Occasionally a match stalls - for example, when a candidate's resume couldn't be found. While matches are still processing, a progress note shows how many are in flight. Once the run finishes, a Needs Attention indicator appears if any stalled.

Click Review to open the attention drawer. It steps you through each stalled candidate one at a time:

Upload a resume if one is missing
Fill in any missing name or email details Boostie couldn't pull from the resume
Click Match to Job to complete the match, or Remove to drop them from the queue

Pro Tip: Only name, email, and a resume are required to complete a match - the job's own required fields (phone, LinkedIn, custom questions, category) are not enforced for recruiter-sourced candidates.

You can page through candidates with the arrow buttons without closing the drawer, and any details you've typed are held while you move between rows.

Filters

Click the Filters button to open the filter drawer. Available filters:

Hide Applicants to this job - on by default; removes anyone who already has an application on this job so the list stays focused on candidates who haven't applied yet. Turn it off to see the full matching pool including current applicants.
Subscriber / Applicant - narrow by tag. When neither is checked, all candidates are shown regardless of tag.
Status - filter by ATS candidate status. Available on integrations that sync candidate status (Bullhorn, Tracker, Spott); not shown on Lever or Loxo.
Candidate ID - partial or exact match on ATS ID
Email - partial match on email address
Name - partial match on first and last name
Location - radius search matched against the candidate's address. Enter a distance in miles and search for a city or zip code. For non-remote jobs, Boostie pre-seeds this filter to the job's location at 50 miles - adjust the distance or place before applying, or clear both fields to remove the radius restriction. For remote jobs no location is pre-set.
Last Activity - filter by most recent tracked activity date. Choose a preset (Last 7 days, Last 30 days, Last 60 days) or select Custom range to enter specific from and to dates.

Category and specialty filters are not shown on this tab - the list is already scoped to the job's category and specialty automatically.

Why It Matters

When a role opens, your best candidates are likely already in your database. The Talent Pool tab surfaces them directly on the job, ranked by engagement, so you can act without waiting for inbound applications. The Match to Job action lets you evaluate any of them against the role in minutes - Boostie handles the resume fetch, the AI scoring, and the ATS push, so you focus on the candidates, not the process.