Adding prospects to a community
Purpose
This article describes how to add prospects to an Eightfold talent community (TC).
Overview
A talent pool is only as valuable as the prospects inside it. Eightfold gives recruiters multiple ways to add them, including the AI-matched tab, resume imports, LinkedIn CRM Connect, and workflow automations, all converging into the same community so engagement and reporting stay consistent.
Required Permissions
| Permission | What it allows |
| Manage My Community | Add prospects to communities you are a team member of. |
| Manage All Community | Add prospects to any community in the organization. |
| Import Resumes | Add prospects via the Resume Import or Manual Entry flow. |
Before you begin
- Confirm the community has been created and calibrated so AI matches are reliable.
- (Optional) Confirm any integrations you plan to use, such as LinkedIn CRM Connect, are enabled for your organization.
Add prospects from the Matched tab
- Open the community and go to the Matched tab.
- (Optional) Apply filters to narrow the list to your desired qualifications. See Understanding Talent Community Filter Functionality.
- Select the prospects you'd like to add.
- Click the Advance Stage dropdown and select Added.
- In the Confirm ATS action window, click Confirm.
The selected prospects now appear in the Added tab and become part of the active community ready for engagement.
Add prospects from outside the Matched tab
You can also bring prospects in from sources outside Eightfold's AI matches.
Resume import/Manual Entry
Use Import Resume/Manual Entry to add prospects whose resume you have but who aren't yet in Eightfold (career fairs, campus events, referrals, agency submissions).
During import, select the target community so prospects land directly in its Added tab.
To know more, read Import resumes.
LinkedIn CRM Connect
Use the LinkedIn CRM Connect to export prospects from LinkedIn into a community without leaving LinkedIn.
The prospect lands in the community's Added tab and is immediately available for nurture and engagement.
To know more, read Implement LinkedIn CRM Connect for Eightfold.
Other entry points
- Workflow automations can add prospects to a community based on triggers like contact engagement or stage rules.
- Recruiters can manually move prospects from another community or position.
- Prospects can also enter from events tied to your sourcing programs.
Verify prospects were added
- Open the Added tab in the community to confirm the prospects appear there.
- Check the Added column on the Talent Communities home page for the updated count at a glance.
- (Optional) Open a prospect to confirm the source and ownership are recorded correctly.