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Maximizing Textkernel's Power with CandidateIQ

CIQ Data Success Team
February 7, 2025

Recruiting technology has evolved rapidly, and Textkernel has emerged as a leading solution for AI-powered parsing, matching, and searching within staffing databases. Its advanced machine learning models help recruiters extract and categorize candidate information, making it easier to connect talent with the right opportunities. However, even the most sophisticated AI models are only as good as the data they rely on.

That’s where CandidateIQ comes in. By pairing Textkernel with CandidateIQ, staffing firms unlock a game-changing combination that ensures data quality and AI-powered search work seamlessly together within Bullhorn.

How Textkernel and CandidateIQ Work Together
1. Find Qualified Candidates Faster in Bullhorn

Textkernel’s powerful search and AI job matching ranks the best candidates for open positions automatically. If there aren’t strong matches in Bullhorn, Textkernel extends the search to external job boards, creating new candidate records based on the qualifications recruiters need. But for recruiters to find the best candidates within their own database, those candidate profiles must be accurate, updated, and complete—that’s where CandidateIQ provides critical support.

2. Data Experts Who Know Textkernel

CandidateIQ’s data success consultants have years of experience working with Textkernel (now owned by Bullhorn) and understand how to optimize data for maximum AI matching accuracy. They help ensure your database is structured in a way that allows Textkernel to work at its full potential.

3. CandidateIQ Creates What Textkernel Needs

CandidateIQ ensures every candidate profile in Bullhorn is comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date with:

  • The most current jobs and skills
  • Clean and verified contact information
  • Normalized skills that align with your internal schema
  • Updated resumes, job titles, and company information

This foundation allows recruiters to immediately find and engage relevant candidates using Textkernel’s AI-powered search.

4. Ongoing Data Quality Management for Bullhorn

CandidateIQ’s monthly data quality management service eliminates bad data, fills in missing information, and ensures recruiters have the most reliable, enriched candidate profiles in Bullhorn. By keeping contact details and work experience up to date, CandidateIQ removes the guesswork and ensures that every search in Textkernel yields real, actionable results.

The Competitive Advantage: Speed and Accuracy

With Textkernel’s AI-driven matching and CandidateIQ’s data integrity services, recruiters achieve:

Faster candidate discovery with AI-enhanced search and job matching
Higher response rates with verified, up-to-date contact details
Reduced recruiter workload by eliminating manual profile clean-up
More placements thanks to better candidate matches in Bullhorn

Implement Textkernel + CandidateIQ in 30 Days

The best part? You can implement Textkernel and CandidateIQ together in one month or less. This means your team can start benefiting from AI-powered search and cleaner, enriched data immediately—without a long implementation cycle.

Recap

Textkernel is a powerful AI tool, but bad data remains a fundamental reality in recruitment technology. High-quality candidate data fuels the efficiency of AI-driven matching, helping staffing firms place candidates faster and with greater accuracy.

By adopting in ongoing data quality management, firms ensure that Textkernel delivers its full potential, leading to better hiring outcomes, stronger recruiter performance, and a competitive advantage in staffing.