BrightMove Power Search helps you quickly find candidates, hiring managers, clients, and jobs. When performing a basic (non-Expert Mode) search, you have two ways to filter your results: basic search filters and Refine By.
Basic search filters are best when you know what you're looking for. Select a field from the "Search in" dropdown, enter your search term, and layer on additional filters to build a focused query - for example, searching by name, skill, company, or location.
Refine By works on results you already have. After running a search, the Refine By panel displays common attributes - like State, Client Name, or Post to Web - alongside record counts. Clicking any of those options narrows your current results without starting over, making it easy to drill down further (e.g., "all candidates in California" or "only jobs that are submittable").
In short: use basic search filters to define what you're looking for, then use Refine By to narrow down which records you see.
The sections below provide a full reference of every available search field and Refine By option, organized by entity (Candidate, Hiring Manager, Client, and Job) and category — so you can choose the right filters and get the most out of Power Search.
Candidate Power Search
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Everything — Full-text search across all indexed candidate fields (name, resume, notes, attachments, basic qualifications, etc.).
Resume — Search only the text of attached resumes.
Cover Letter — Search only the text of attached cover letters.
Candidate Name — Search combined first + last (and sometimes middle) name.
Current Title — Search job title from current/most recent position.
Current Company — Search employer name from current/most recent position.
First Name — Search candidate’s first name.
Last Name — Search candidate’s last name.
Middle Name — Search candidate’s middle name.
Nickname — Search nickname/aka.
Username — Search portal/login username.
Status Note — Search the free-text note on the candidate’s status.
Status — Filter by applicant status (e.g. Active, Inactive).
Location — Search across address-related fields (e.g. city, state, region).
Rank — Filter/sort by the candidate’s numeric rank.
Date of Birth — Search/filter by DOB.
Tag — Search/filter by tags applied to the candidate.
Note — Search text of notes on the candidate.
Employment Type — Filter by employment type (e.g. Full-time, Contract).
Activities — Search text of activities logged for the candidate.
Contact
Phone Number — Search phone numbers on the candidate.
SMS Opt In — Filter by whether candidate opted in to SMS.
SSN — Search/filter by Social Security Number (tax_id).
Email — Search email addresses.
Email Allowed — Filter by whether the candidate is allowed to be emailed.
Placement
Active Placement — Filter by whether the candidate has a current/active placement.
Placement Type — Filter by type of placement (e.g. Contract, Direct).
Placement Start Date — Filter by placement start date.
Placement End Date — Filter by placement end date.
Recruiter — Search/filter by the recruiter (owner) name.
Hire Date — Filter by hire date on a placement.
Available Date — Filter by when the candidate is available to start.
Audit
Update Date — Filter by last-modified date.
Update User — Filter by user who last modified the record.
Create User — Filter by user who created the record.
Create Date — Filter by creation date.
Referred By — Search/filter by referrer name.
Legacy ID — Search/filter by legacy/system identifier.
Candidate ID — Search/filter by internal candidate/applicant ID.
Employment
Current Pay — Filter by current salary/pay.
Current Pay Type — Filter by current pay type (e.g. Hourly, Salary).
Desired Pay — Filter by desired salary/pay.
Desired Pay Type — Filter by desired pay type.
Pay Comments — Search text of pay-related comments.
Do Not Hire — Filter by do-not-hire flag.
Primary Skills — Search the primary skills text.
Current Employee — Filter by whether they are a current employee.
Candidate Source — Filter by source (e.g. Job Board, Referral).
Preferred Location — Search/filter by preferred work location.
Visa Status — Filter by visa/work authorization status.
Within Job — Filter by job/requirement (this uses dropdown to search specific job. e.g. “submitted to this job” or “in this job”).
Within Job ID — Filter by specific requirement/job ID, (note: must use exact job ID to return a match).
Current Submittal Status ID — Filter by current submittal status ID. (this uses dropdown to search specific current submittal status)
Current Submittal Status — Filter by current submittal status name.
History Submittal Status ID — Filter by historical submittal status ID. (this uses dropdown to search specific historical submittal statuses).
History Submittal Status — Filter by historical submittal status name.
Branch — Filter by recruiter office/branch (recruiter’s office).
Job History Title — Search job titles from work history.
Job History Company — Search company names from work history.
Administrative
Attachment Name — Search attachment file names.
Attachment Text — Search the contents of candidate attachments, including PDFs generated when a candidate completes Basic Qualification (BQ) questions. This is the most targeted way to search BQ responses by keyword.
Note: BQ attachment text is searchable from the all-site search, but you must change the filter to Attachments to return the correct results.
Folder — Filter by folder(s) the candidate is in.
Vendor — Filter by associated vendor.
Location
Candidate Address — Search primary address line.
Candidate Address 2 — Search second address line.
City — Search/filter by city.
State — Search/filter by state/province name or abbreviation.
Country — Search/filter by country.
Postal Code — Search/filter by postal/zip code.
Education
Education Type — Filter by education type (e.g. Degree, Certification).
Institution — Search school/institution names.
Degree — Search/filter by degree(s).
Major — Search/filter by major(s).
Minor — Search/filter by minor(s).
Certification — Search/filter by certifications.
Education Notes — Search text of education notes.
User Defined Fields
User Defined Fields — Search/filter by company-specific custom (UDF) fields configured for applicants.
Refine By Filters:
Email Allowed — Whether the candidate has agreed to receive email from your company (e.g. Yes/No).
Candidate Source — Where the candidate came from (e.g. job board, referral, career site, agency).
SMS Opt In — Whether the candidate has agreed to receive SMS/text messages.
Desired Pay — The candidate’s desired salary or pay (used to filter by amount or range).
Current Employee — Whether the person is already an employee of your company.
Rank — A numeric score or rank assigned to the candidate (e.g. for fit or quality).
Client/Location Power Search
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Everything — Full-text search across all indexed client fields (name, profile, notes, attachments, etc.).
Client Name — Search the company/organization name.
Stock Symbol — Search the ticker symbol (for public companies).
Website — Search the client’s website URL.
Location — Search across billing address fields (city, state, country, etc.).
Client Profile — Search the company profile / “company info” text.
Tag — Search or filter by tags on the client.
Client Workgroup — Search or filter by the workgroup the client is in.
Note Subject — Search the subject lines of notes on the client.
Note — Search the body text of notes on the client.
Administrative
Branch Count — Filter by number of client offices/branches.
Folder — Filter by folder(s) the client is in.
Sales Person — Search or filter by primary sales person assigned to the client.
Additional Sales Person — Search or filter by other sales people on the client.
Client ID — Search or filter by the internal client record ID.
Legacy ID — Search or filter by legacy/system identifier.
Attachments — Search attachment names/descriptions and extracted attachment text.
Location
Address — Search the primary billing address line.
Address 2 — Search the second billing address line.
State/Prov — Search or filter by state/province (name or abbreviation).
City — Search or filter by billing city.
Zip Code — Search or filter by billing postal/zip code.
Country — Search or filter by billing country.
Audit
Create Date — Filter by when the client record was created.
Update Date — Filter by when the client record was last modified.
Update User — Filter by the user who last updated the client record.
Hiring Manager/Contact Power Search
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Everything — Full-text search across all indexed contact fields (name, title, notes, client info, etc.).
Name — Search full/display name (first + last, and related name fields).
Title — Search job title.
Last Name — Search last name.
First Name — Search first name.
Tag — Search or filter by tags on the contact.
Middle Name — Search middle name.
Nickname — Search nickname/aka.
Username — Search portal/login username.
Note Subject — Search subject lines of notes on the contact.
Note — Search body text of notes on the contact.
Hiring Manager
Client — Search or filter by the client (company) the contact belongs to.
Status — Filter by contact or client status.
Phone(s) — Search phone numbers on the contact.
Work Environment — Search or filter by work environment (e.g. remote, office).
Internal ID — Search or filter by the internal contact record ID (client_contact_gk).
Email — Search primary email.
Alternate Email — Search work/alternate email.
Email Allowed — Filter by whether the contact can be emailed (Yes/No).
Legacy ID — Search or filter by legacy/system identifier.
Territory — Search or filter by territory.
Sales User — Search or filter by the sales person assigned to the contact.
Sales Account Classification — Filter by sales account type/classification.
GDPR Legal Basis Set — Filter by whether a GDPR legal basis is set (e.g. consent/legitimate interest).
Workbench Access — Filter by whether the contact has workbench access (Yes/No).
Administrative
Folder — Filter by folder(s) the contact is in.
Attachments — Search attachment names/descriptions and extracted attachment text.
Client
Branch — Search or filter by client office/branch (contact’s client offices).
Client Stock Symbol — Search the contact’s client’s stock symbol.
Client Website — Search the contact’s client’s website.
Client Address — Search the contact’s client’s billing address.
Client Address 2 — Search the contact’s client’s second address line.
Client City — Search or filter by the client’s billing city.
Client State — Search or filter by the client’s billing state.
Client Zip — Search or filter by the client’s billing zip/postal code.
Client Location — Search across the client’s address/location fields.
Client ID — Search or filter by the contact’s client’s internal ID.
Client Sales Person — Search or filter by the client’s primary sales person.
Client Additional Sales — Search or filter by the client’s additional sales people.
Audit
Modify Date — Filter by when the contact was last updated.
Create User — Filter by the user who created the contact.
Create Date — Filter by when the contact was created.
Modify User — Filter by the user who last updated the contact.
Location
City — Search or filter by the contact’s city.
State — Search or filter by the contact’s state/province.
Country — Search or filter by the contact’s country.
Address — Search the contact’s primary address line.
Address 2 — Search the contact’s second address line.
Postal Code — Search or filter by the contact’s postal/zip code.
User Defined Fields
User Defined Fields — Search/filter by company-specific custom (UDF) fields configured for contacts.
Refine By Filters:
State — Narrows results by the contact’s state/province (from their address). You pick one or more states; only contacts in those states are shown.
Email Allowed — Narrows results by whether the contact is allowed to receive email (Yes/No). Lets you separate contacts who can be emailed from those who can’t.
Client Name — Narrows results by the client (company) the contact belongs to. You pick one or more clients; only contacts at those companies are shown.
Job Power Search
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Everything — Full-text search across all indexed job fields (title, description, skills, client, location, etc.).
Job Name — Search the job title.
Internal ID — Search or filter by the internal requirement/job ID (req_gk).
Client Job ID — Search or filter by the client-facing job number or ID (e.g. req_number).
Submittals — Filter or search by number of submittals or submittal-related data.
Tag — Search or filter by tags on the job.
Status — Filter by job/requirement status (e.g. Open, Filled, On Hold).
Job Group — Search or filter by job group.
Job Category — Search or filter by requirement category.
Folder — Filter by folder(s) the job is in.
Job Details
Hiring Manager — Search or filter by the client contact (hiring manager) on the job.
Client Office — Search or filter by the client office/branch for the job.
Client — Search or filter by the client (company) the job belongs to.
Recruiter — Search or filter by recruiter(s) assigned to the job.
Recruiter Workgroup — Search or filter by recruiter workgroup.
Sourcer — Search or filter by sourcer(s) on the job.
Post to Web — Filter by whether the job is posted to the web (Yes/No).
Work From Home — Filter by work-from-home flag (Yes/No).
Part Time — Filter by part-time flag (Yes/No).
Post to Internal — Filter by whether the job is posted internally (Yes/No).
Open Date — Filter by job open date.
Work Remote — Filter by remote-work flag (Yes/No).
Job Vendor — Search or filter by vendor(s) associated with the job.
Work Hybrid — Filter by hybrid-work flag (Yes/No).
Placement Type — Filter by placement type (e.g. Contract, Direct Hire).
Sales User — Search or filter by the sales person on the job.
Openings — Filter by number of openings.
Submittable — Filter by whether the job accepts submittals (Yes/No).
Duration — Search or filter by job duration.
Fee Amount — Filter by fee amount.
Fee Percentage — Filter by fee percentage.
Chance to Close — Filter by percentage chance to close.
Status Comment — Search the status comment text.
Required Skills — Search required skills text.
Optional Skills — Search optional skills text.
Description — Search public and/or private job description.
Min Bill Rate — Filter by minimum bill rate.
Max Bill Rate — Filter by maximum bill rate.
Location
Location — Search combined location text (city, state, zip, other).
City — Search or filter by job location city.
State — Search or filter by job location state/province.
Zip — Search or filter by job location zip/postal code.
Audit
Modify Date — Filter by when the job was last updated.
Modified By — Filter by the user who last modified the job.
Created By — Filter by the user who created the job.
Create Date — Filter by when the job was created.
Legacy ID — Search or filter by legacy/system identifier.
User Defined Fields
User Defined Fields — Search or filter by company-specific custom (UDF) fields configured for requirements/jobs (exact fields depend on your tenant setup).
Refine By Filters:
Placement Type — Narrows results by type of placement (e.g. Contract, Direct Hire, Contract-to-Hire). You pick one or more types; only jobs with those placement types are shown.
State — Narrows results by the job’s location state/province. You pick one or more states; only jobs in those states are shown.
Hiring Manager Name — Narrows results by the client contact (hiring manager) on the job. You pick one or more contacts; only jobs assigned to those hiring managers are shown.
Post to Web — Narrows results by whether the job is posted to the web (Yes/No).
Submittable — Narrows results by whether the job accepts submittals (Yes/No). Lets you separate jobs that are open for submittals from those that aren’t.
Client Name — Narrows results by the client (company) the job belongs to. You pick one or more clients; only jobs for those clients are shown.
Post to Internal — Narrows results by whether the job is posted internally (Yes/No).