Find & Retain Talent

Talent Search & Pool

Two ways to find great candidates.

Talent Search lets you browse active jobseekers on the platform. The Talent Pool connects you with candidates who completed an interview through CME and chose to remain discoverable after the job closes. Every hire keeps the local workforce moving — and that activity builds your district's hiring record.

Two Systems

Talent Search

Browse all active jobseekers on CME. Filter by skills, industry, location, and experience. View profiles, CME Clips, and SmartMatch scores, then invite candidates to apply for your jobs.

Browse active jobseekers across the platform

Filter by skills, industry, location, experience

First name plus last initial shown — face, voice, work history, and CME Echoes are visible

SmartMatch alignment scores require selecting an open role to generate

Invite to apply — no direct messaging until the candidate applies

Pro/Prime subscribers appear higher in search results — separate from trust or SmartMatch score

Talent Pool

Interview completion is confirmed when the source employer marks the interview as conducted in their pipeline. Candidates then receive a consent invitation — opting in is their choice, not automatic.

Candidates who completed a CME interview and opted in

Dual opt-in: Talent Pool + optional Retainer

30-day visibility window

SmartMatch scores shown for your jobs

Source employer's trust score visible — reflects their platform behavior, not an endorsement of the candidate

Invite-only, no direct contact until they apply

How the Talent Pool Works

The Talent Pool is triggered automatically when a job closes. Candidates who were interviewed receive an invitation to opt in.

Job closes

When an employer fills a position or closes a job, the KindHire system processes all remaining candidates.

Interviewed candidates get invited

Anyone who completed an interview receives an email with a consent link to join the Talent Pool.

Dual opt-in

Candidates choose: join the Talent Pool (visible to all registered CME employers) and/or the Retainer (source employer only). The 30-day window begins from the date consent is given. Talent Pool and Retainer expiry dates are independent if consented at different times.

30-day visibility

Opted-in candidates are visible in the Talent Pool for 30 days from consent. After expiry they are removed automatically. Withdrawing from either system stops invitations from that system — consent to the other remains unchanged.

Employers invite to apply

Browsing employers see SmartMatch scores and can send an Invite to Apply for their open jobs. Hiring activity informs district reporting. Employer subscriptions fund community programs.

Retainer System

The Retainer involves no payment or exclusivity — it is simply a re-invite list for the original employer.

An opt-in system for the source employer — the company that originally interviewed the candidate. If the position reopens, they can re-invite retained candidates directly.

This is separate from the Talent Pool. A candidate can opt into both, just one, or neither. Retainer consent is independent and can be withdrawn at any time.

Retainer Rules

Who can use itOnly the original employer

TriggerPosition reopens after selected candidate leaves or does not start

Candidate consentExplicit opt-in required

Re-invite methodEmail + in-app notification

Window30 days from Retainer consent, independent of Talent Pool consent

ComplianceInvitations and responses logged to support recordkeeping

Privacy First

Both Talent Search and Talent Pool are designed with candidate privacy at the center.

Full name withheld — first name and last initial only. Face, voice, work history, and CME Echoes remain visible.

No direct contact until the candidate applies. Withdrawing from the Talent Pool stops Pool invitations only. Talent Search visibility is controlled separately under profile settings — jobseekers can disable Search discovery at any time.

Talent Pool and Retainer consent are independent. Withdrawing from either stops invitations from that system only. Consent to the other remains unchanged.

Invitations and responses are logged to support recordkeeping.

Find your next great hire

Browse active jobseekers or connect with candidates who completed a CME interview and opted in.

Hiring activity informs district reporting. Employer subscriptions fund community programs.