Merge Candidates FAQ
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Merge Candidates FAQ
When a merge event happens, how is data treated?
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Job applications and community applications from both master and non-master profile will be accessible from within the master profile. This includes Emails, Reviews, Interviews, Notes, Activity, Offers, Screenings, Hiring / Confirm Hiring, Req info, Sources, Attachments, Assessments
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Profile data - blanks in the master profile will be populated by data from the non-master - i.e. if the master profile does not have a phone number, then the phone number from the non-master will be copied over.
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Merging profiles with the same application - a user will sometimes merge 2 profiles which have applied to the same job. SmartRecruiters only allows a single job application per profile - which is the master profile. The user should select the master profile accordingly. The user will receive the below warning message.
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Source of profile - Source of profile may change after merge. Profile source is taken from the oldest application, so if oldest application from non-master profile was created before any application on the master profile, then master profile source will be updated.
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Employee flag - if one of the profiles (to be merged) has an EMPLOYEE flag, this to be retained regardless of whether that flag sits on the master or non-master profile. This doesn't apply when both profiles have applications to the same job. The EMPLOYEE flag will only be retained if it's on the master profile.
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Analytics - Application counts to jobs are automatically corrected (i.e. reduced) when profiles are merged.
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Candidate consent - consent on the master profile will be retained in all cases.
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Links (within email) from the non-master profile are not going to work - e.g. links to profiles will throw an error message. If links within emails are important, users should select that profile as the master.
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Defer candidate - defer information from the non-master profile will be ignored - e.g. if non-master is deferred and master profile is not, the merged profile will not be deferred).
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Tags - tags on the non-master profile will be moved to the master profile, up to a limit of 100 total tags. This is the current limit. The master profile will retain all existing tags.
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Avatars - the avatar images of profiles will not transfer during a merge. This has been added to the backlog and will be delivered as a Q1 delight.
When will SmartRecruiters identify duplicates submitted by agencies?
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This has been released as part of our Q1 release where the Recruiter will be informed (via email) when an agency submits a candidate which might be a duplicate. The user can then validate, take offline action with the agency and merge (if required).
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Please find more details in in the following pages (April 2020 release notes and Agency Mangement Enhancements FAQ).