More teams can use AI matching
Making the workflow available across plans helps smaller teams and new users benefit from AI-assisted shortlist creation.
May 2025 AI matching
AI Matching for All Plans
ATZ CRM expanded AI matching to all plans and added faster access to job-to-candidate and candidate-to-candidate matching from job and candidate profiles.
AI matching made available across all plans
Find matching candidates from a job profile
Discover similar candidates from an existing candidate profile
Use one-click matching instead of starting every search manually
Quick answer
What changed for recruiters?
AI Matching for All Plans gives every ATZ CRM plan access to AI-powered Job to Candidate Matching and Candidate to Candidate Matching. Recruiters can open a job or candidate profile, use Matching Candidates, and review stronger-fit candidates or similar profiles without relying only on manual filters.
What changed
What this update changes
ATZ CRM expanded AI matching so teams on all plans can use the matching workflow. This May update is less about introducing matching for the first time and more about making it easier for more recruiters to use during daily work.
Recruiters can run job-to-candidate matching when they need a shortlist for an open role. They can also use candidate-to-candidate matching when one strong profile becomes the model for finding similar people in the database.
This helps teams move from “search terms first” to “profile context first.” The recruiter still reviews every recommendation, but AI gives them a faster starting point when the database is too large to inspect manually.
Why it matters
Why it matters to recruiters
Recruiters are often measured on speed, quality, and follow-through. This update is designed to reduce manual work, protect useful context, and help teams keep hiring activity moving with fewer handoffs.
Faster similar-profile discovery
Candidate-to-candidate matching gives recruiters a way to find profiles that resemble a known strong candidate.
Better database reuse
Existing candidates become easier to rediscover when a new job or reference candidate creates fresh search context.
Less dependence on exact filters
Recruiters can start with job or candidate meaning, then apply judgment instead of guessing every search term upfront.
Before and after
How the workflow changes
Before
Some teams had limited access to AI matching depending on plan availability.
After
AI-powered matching became available across all ATZ CRM plans.
Before
Recruiters often searched manually when they wanted candidates similar to a strong existing profile.
After
Candidate-to-candidate matching can surface similar profiles from the database in one workflow.
Before
Job shortlisting could start with broad filters and a long list of profiles to inspect.
After
Job-to-candidate matching gives recruiters a ranked starting list to review faster.
How recruiters use it
How the workflow works
The exact setup depends on your workspace and permissions, but the core workflow is built to keep recruiters closer to the record, the next action, and the right team context.
1
Open a job or candidate profile
Start from the role you need to fill or from a candidate whose profile is a useful reference point.
2
Choose Matching Candidates
Run the matching action from the profile so ATZ CRM can compare available candidate and job context.
3
Review the suggested profiles
Check the recommended candidates, compare resumes or profile details, and decide who deserves follow-up.
4
Move selected candidates forward
Assign, shortlist, contact, or keep candidates warm based on the recruiter’s final review.
Feature-specific details
Extra context for this update
Some releases affect more than one recruiting workflow. These notes explain the practical details recruiters, admins, or managers may want to review before rolling the update out to the team.
Access expansion
What wider AI matching access changes for teams
Making AI matching available across plans helps more recruiters use candidate rediscovery and role-fit suggestions during everyday shortlisting.
- Use Job to Candidate Matching when starting from an open role.
- Use Candidate to Candidate Matching when looking for profiles similar to a known strong candidate.
- Review results before outreach so human judgment stays in the workflow.
Best fit
Teams that benefit most
Recruiters filling active jobs from an existing database
Teams trying to find candidates similar to a known strong profile
Agencies that want AI matching available for every plan tier
Recruiters who need a faster first pass before manual screening
Helpful next steps
Related ATZ CRM pages
AI Candidate Matching feature Explore the broader AI matching capability across candidate and job workflows. Candidate Matching help article See how job matching, similar candidate discovery, and existing-pipeline matching work. Matches module Review candidate-job assignments, stages, ownership, and AI score context. Job to Candidate Matching launch Read the January 2025 launch note for the original job-to-candidate matching workflow. Candidate Rediscovery See how existing database search and AI matching support candidate rediscovery.
Quick answers
Common questions
What changed in May 2025 for AI matching?
ATZ CRM made AI-powered job-to-candidate and candidate-to-candidate matching available across all plans.
How is candidate-to-candidate matching useful?
It helps recruiters use one strong candidate profile as a reference to discover similar candidates already stored in ATZ CRM.
Does AI matching automatically decide who to hire?
The recruiter remains in control. Matching provides recommendations, and the recruiter reviews fit before outreach, assignment, or submission.
What is Candidate to Candidate Matching useful for?
It helps recruiters find profiles similar to an existing candidate, which is useful when a client likes a particular background or skill mix.
Does wider plan access change how recruiters should use matching?
The workflow stays the same: use matching to create a stronger starting list, then review and qualify candidates before action.
See it in context
Review this update inside your recruiting workflow
Book a walkthrough with the ATZ CRM team to see how this update supports your jobs, candidates, and shortlist process.