The “Open to Work” setting helps highlight candidates who are actively job searching. This status can be:

• Automatically applied for candidates from selected sources.

• Manually set by users.

• Visually marked using a green dot on candidate profiles.

The status will automatically expire after 45 days, but this duration can be customized on request.

Follow this step-by-step guide to understand and use all the new capabilities.

Step-by-Step: 

Step 1: Supported Platforms for Automation

When resumes are received from the following sources, the “Open to Work” status is automatically:

Examples include:

• Job Boards

• Social Media

• Company Website & Promote Links

• Chatbots

• Mailbox Auto Import

• Referrals

• Sponsored Campaigns
  
  

Step 2: Manually Manage “Open to Work”

To manually update a candidate’s “Open to Work” status, use the 3-dot menu options available in the Candidate List/Grid view or Candidate Dialog.

• From the Candidate Screen (List or Grid View):

  1. Click the three-dot menu, select “Enable Open to Work” or “Disable Open to Work”, depending on the current status.
     
     
     

• From the Candidate Dialog View:

  1. Click the three-dot menu, select “Enable Open to Work” or “Disable Open to Work”, depending on the current status.
     
     
     

Step 3: LinkedIn Plugin Smart Detection

When using the LinkedIn Plugin:

• If the profile image contains the “Open to Work” banner, the checkbox will auto-select.
  

• If the title includes any of these hashtags, the candidate is marked automatically:

  Examples:
  #OpenToWork, #ActivelyLooking, #ReadyToWork, #HireMe, #JobSeeker, etc.
  

• Manual option available:
  A checkbox titled “Mark this candidate as 'Open to Work’” is located below the Skills section in the plugin form.
  

Step 4: Visual Indicator (Green Dot)

Easily identify active candidates with a green dot next to their profile photo.

• Tooltip:
  “Open to Work since[date]”

• Where it appears:

  • Candidate List & Grid View

  • Pipeline Screen

  • Job Dialog >> Candidates & Matching Candidates tab 

  • Similar Candidates section

  • Candidate Dialog

New Enhancement: Update Resume & Open to Work Status from LinkedIn

We’ve introduced a smart LinkedIn integration in iSmartRecruit!

Now, when using the LinkedIn Plugin, you can automatically update a candidate’s Open to Work status and replace their resume with the latest version from LinkedIn, all within a few clicks.

Check out the full guide for this feature: Update Resume & Open to Work Status from LinkedIn