Understanding Spott's Matching Tool

Last updated: January 5, 2026

Learn how Spott’s Matching Tool helps you instantly identify the best candidates for any role.

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Matching in Spott uses AI to compare job requirements with candidate profiles, surfacing the most relevant matches in seconds. It highlights key skills, experience, and fit so you can focus on the strongest candidates first. Matches are fully integrated with your pipeline, making it easy to take action directly from the results.

Access a job’s Matching page

Jobs Pn

In Spott, go to Jobs.

  • Find the job you’re looking for. Make sure it’s under the right company or client.

  • Click on the job title.

  • Click on the Matching tab on the top ribbon.

Matching overview

AI Matching – First time setup

When you open the Matching tab for the first time, you’ll see the AI introduction screen.

Matchingstart Pn

How it works

Spott’s AI automatically proposes the best candidates from your ATS for this role.

To get the most accurate ranking:

  • Upload intake call notes

  • Or add a detailed job description in the Details tab

Start ranking

Click Start Ranking with AI to begin.

The system will:

  • Analyze your job context in the Details and Job Portal tabs

  • Rank all available candidates

  • Display the strongest matches in a sortable list

After the initial ranking, you can update or refine results anytime by editing ranking criteria.

AI Matching – Overview page

Matching Pn

The Matching tab helps you automatically evaluate and rank candidates for a specific role.

Candidate list

Each row includes, among others:

  • Name

  • Match score (Strong Match, Moderate Match, etc.)

  • Email and phone, click to contact directly

  • Work experience, most recent roles with expandable details

  • Location

Ranking

  • Update Ranking, recalculate scores based on the latest data

  • Edit Ranking Criteria, customize weighting factors such as experience, skills, or location

Candidate status

Filter candidates by:

  • For Review

  • Accepted

  • Rejected

Workflow

  • Review candidates with the highest match scores

  • Accept strong fits into your Pipeline

  • Reject candidates who don’t align with requirements