Projects
Reviewing candidates
Step through people one by one and decide with a key press.
When Haley or a search gives you fifty people, the quickest way through them is one at a time: open the first profile, decide, and move on. Ladel’s profile window is built for this. Press A for someone who looks good and R for someone who isn’t a fit, and the next person opens on its own.
Start reviewing#
Open the first person
Click a name in any people table: a Haley chat, People search or a shortlist. The profile opens in a window titled Profile, or Review profiles when you’re stepping through a list.
Read the profile
The left side shows their career. The right side checks them against your search: see What to look at below.
Decide
Press Looks good or A to shortlist them. Press Not a fit or R to leave them out. Either way, the next person opens.
Or just move on
Use Previous and Next at the top to move without deciding. The counter beside them shows where you are, for example 7 of 50.
You need a project
The Looks good and Not a fit buttons show when the profile is opened inside a project, or when Ladel can ask you which project to use. Decisions are saved for that project only: someone can be a fit for your “Sales manager, Jaipur” role and not for your “Regional head, Rajasthan” role.
What to look at#
Career on the left
- Experience: every job on record, newest first, with dates, city and the company’s stage. The header gives years on record and average time per job. Tiles show Avg tenure, Current tenure and On record.
- Education: schools on record. Most people in the data don’t have one, so an empty tab isn’t a bad sign.
- More: their headline and summary, when there is one.
Checks on the right
- Haley’s fit: if Haley ranked this person against your brief or JD, you’ll see Haley’s fit 8/10, a short reason, and each must-have marked Has it or Not shown. See Searching from a job description.
- Search filters: each filter you used, marked Good match or No match for this person. It makes it quick to spot why someone near the edge got in.
- On record: with no filters, you’ll see plain facts about them instead.
See Person profiles for every part of the profile.
What each decision does#
| Decision | Key | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Looks good | A | Adds them to the project’s shortlist, then opens the next person. |
| Not a fit | R | Marks them not a fit for this project, removes them from its shortlist if they were on it, then opens the next person. |
A person you passed on shows Marked not a fit for this project when you open them again. Changed your mind? Press Looks good: shortlisting them clears the mark. The project’s overview counts how many you’ve marked as Not a fit.
A good review routine#
Narrow first
Ask Haley to tighten the search, or add a filter, until the list is one you’d actually read.
Sort by fit
If Haley ranked the results, switch to Best fits so the strongest people come first.
Decide in one pass
Open the first person and use A and R all the way down. Don’t look up contacts yet.
Then work the shortlist
Open the shortlist, filter it if you need to, and reach out to everyone on it in one go.
Different levels, different signals
For a nurse, technician or supervisor, look at the employer and the city first: a ward nurse at a large hospital chain in the same city is usually a better lead than a perfect title in another state. For a manager, look at time in role and the size of companies they’ve worked at. For a head or CXO, look at the stage of companies they’ve been through and how long they stayed.
Questions#
Can I undo Not a fit?
Yes. Open the person and press Looks good. That clears the mark and puts them back on the shortlist.
Does reviewing use any contact lookups?
No. Opening profiles is free. Asking for an email, a phone, or both uses your own credits, unless this workspace already has that part. See Finding contact details.
Can I review on my phone?
Yes, the profile window works on a phone. The keys are for a keyboard; on a phone, tap the buttons.