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See who fits. And why.
Gorilla Sourcing ranks candidates against the criteria you set and shows the evidence behind every match, so you can explain your shortlist to a hiring manager. This article walks through how a search turns into a ranked, explainable list.
Approx. read time: 4 minutes
In this article
- From your brief to a search
- You're always in control
- Seeing who fits, and why
- How the ranking actually works
- Common questions
From your brief to a search
Type a job title, paste a job description, or describe who you need in your own words. Gorilla Sourcing reads your brief and turns it into a set of criteria:
- Must haves: the non-negotiables, like job role or location. A candidate who doesn't meet one is left off the list entirely.
- Nice to haves: everything else, like a specific skill or years of experience. These affect where a candidate ranks, not whether they make the list.
You can switch any suggested criterion between the two. It also suggests related criteria you didn't type, like a specific skill tied to the role, so you're not stuck with only what you thought to spell out.
Setting up a talent search in Gorilla Sourcing with suggested criteria
You're always in control
Nothing is locked in until you say so. Before you see results, you can:
- Switch any suggested criterion between must have and nice to have.
- Add your own requirement in plain language, like "has worked in a marketplace."
- Remove anything that doesn't apply.
Change your mind later and the ranking updates.
Seeing who fits, and why
Every search considers 900M+ profiles, including our pool of 3M+ skills-tested candidates
- Candidate card: job role, experience, and a thumb for each of your nice to haves, all in one place
- Thumbs: each nice to have shows as a match, no match, or blank where the profile doesn't say enough to judge, with the reasoning behind it
- Talent summary: a short, forwardable paragraph on how the candidate fits your brief
- Table view: candidates as rows, your criteria as columns, for comparing several at a glance
- Skills tested tab: narrows the list to candidates who've already sat a TestGorilla assessment
Names, photos, and how polished a profile reads never affect the ranking.
How the ranking actually works
In plain terms: hard facts like location, seniority, degree, and employer are checked directly against what's on the profile, never guessed at. Everything else, like a skill or an implied requirement, is matched on meaning rather than an exact keyword, so a "frontend engineer" can still surface for a React-heavy role even without that exact word on their profile. A candidate is then read against every requirement you wrote, and the ranking is built from that evidence, not from a single hidden score.
Common questions
Why does a criterion show blank instead of a match or no match?
Blank means the candidate's profile doesn't say enough one way or the other. It's not a negative signal, just missing information.
I'm getting very few results. What can I do?
Try loosening or removing a must have. Since must haves exclude candidates outright, one that's too strict can shrink your list more than intended.
Can I change my criteria after I've already searched?
Yes. Switch, add, or remove a criterion at any point, and your results update.
🚀 Next steps
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