Nova Documentation
Features

Talent Rediscovery & Smart Search

Unearth past applicants for new roles and use conversational queries to find hidden gems in your talent pool.

🎯 Hidden Talent Discovery

Automatic Rediscovery: Past candidates resurface for new roles
Smart Search: Conversational queries replace keyword gymnastics
Always-On: Works while you sleep to find qualified candidates

Nova doesn't stop working when the inbound queue is empty—it continuously mines your talent pool to surface relevant candidates for new roles.

Why Talent Rediscovery Matters

Time Savings: Under-sourced teams (sometimes just one person!) spend up to 30% of their week hunting talent that already exists in their database. Nova turns that "lost time" into fast, qualified shortlists.

How Rediscovery Works

Role Goes Live

Nova automatically detects when you enable Nova for a new job in your ATS.

Agent Activation

Nova's Rediscovery agent pulls your job description and configured criteria.

Talent Pool Analysis

The system resurfaces relevant candidates from your entire talent database and re-runs scoring against the new role.

Automatic Pipeline Addition

Anyone scoring above your threshold gets pushed into the Lead column (or equivalent) with fresh scores and "Nova Suggested" source.

Rediscovery Features

Continuous Discovery:

  • No buttons to press once enabled for your company
  • Works automatically when new roles go live
  • Runs in background without user intervention
  • Processes entire talent database systematically

Real-Time Updates:

  • New candidates discovered as criteria change
  • Fresh scoring applied to all past applicants
  • Automatic pipeline updates with qualified matches

Intelligent Matching:

  • Uses your exact job criteria for candidate evaluation
  • Re-evaluates automatically when criteria change
  • Considers role-specific requirements and preferences
  • Applies same scoring logic as new applicants

Dynamic Adjustment:

  • Tighten criteria → fewer but more qualified suggestions
  • Loosen criteria → broader candidate pool discovered
  • Criteria changes trigger automatic re-evaluation

ATS Integration:

  • Candidates appear in your normal pipeline flow
  • Clear "Nova Suggested" source attribution
  • Fresh scores and assessments for the new role
  • Seamless workflow with existing processes

Candidate Context:

  • Previous application history preserved
  • New role-specific scoring and insights
  • Interview questions generated for current role
  • Updated assessment based on latest criteria

Replace keyword-based search with natural language queries that understand context and intent.

From Keywords to Conversations

Traditional Keyword Search:

"full stack" AND "React" AND "Node.js" AND "3+ years"

Problems:

  • Misses relevant candidates with different terminology
  • Requires exact keyword matches
  • No understanding of context or equivalents
  • Boolean logic complexity

Neural Search Understanding:

Senior full-stack developers with modern JavaScript experience

Benefits:

  • Understands semantic meaning and context
  • Finds candidates with equivalent skills
  • Natural language queries
  • Considers role requirements holistically

Complex Search Examples:

Full-stack engineers in Canada who interviewed in the last 90 days and worked for a company with 100+ employees

Product managers with B2B SaaS experience who have launched 0-to-1 products

Marketing professionals with growth expertise in fintech or healthtech verticals

Search Capabilities

Getting Started

Enable Rediscovery

Contact Your Account Manager

Rediscovery is enabled at the company level—reach out to activate this feature.

Configure Preferences

Set scoring thresholds and pipeline preferences for suggested candidates.

Monitor Results

Check your pipeline for "Nova Suggested" candidates on new roles.

Optimize Criteria

Adjust job criteria to fine-tune rediscovery quality and volume.

Best Practices

Frequently Asked Questions

Pro Tip: Rediscovery works best when your criteria accurately reflect what you're looking for. Spend time crafting good criteria—it improves both new candidate scoring and rediscovery quality.


Need help? Contact your account manager to enable rediscovery or reach out to support for search optimization guidance.