This article is a high-level overview of the powerful and vast Loxo Source database and outlines some fundamental proven practices when using Loxo Source.
Overview of Loxo's AI Tool Within Source
Loxo provides a professional discovery platform that utilizes automated computational processes, including machine learning and statistical modeling (collectively, "the AI Tool"), to assist recruiters and hiring managers in identifying potential candidates from publicly available professional data.
Loxo Source searches include data from your internal database by default, stacking your current candidate list amongst those within Loxo's own and allows for Natural Language Search (NLS), Boolean and keyword searches as well as numerous filters.
Purpose and Intended Use
The AI Tool is intended solely to facilitate top-of-funnel sourcing and recruitment. It analyzes professional profiles to help users find individuals whose publicly listed skills and experience appear relevant to a specific job description.
Discovery, Not Decision: The AI Tool does not make hiring, firing, or promotion decisions. It does not "reject" or "disqualify" candidates.
Human Oversight: All final decisions to initiate contact, interview, or offer employment are made exclusively by the human users of the platform.
Loxo Source Proven Practices
Successfully sourcing the best candidates in a database of millions often requires some patient experimentation and a fair amount of detective work, espeically in the form of trying different combinations of filters (applying a set of criteria such as the job title, the industry they are in, their location, etc.), in conjunction with Boolean search elements, such as a must-have skillset and other keywords, you can arrive at a pool of candidates that you want in your Shortlist. However, Loxo also offers Natural Language Search (NLS) functionality where recruiters can simply enter what they are looking for in plain language.
If your Boolean skills are limited to a few ANDS and ORS, use our Natural Language Search (NLS) to provide as much or as little information as you'd prefer, in plain language, and let Loxo's NLS take it from there to return you top of the line candidates with the click of a button. We recommend allow our AI to craft your prompt first, but you have full control of the prompt.
If you are a Boolean expert, we do still recommend using Boolean strings to help hone in on the right candidates. Loxo Source is designed around Boolean power. To learn more to turbo-charge your Boolean capabilities, check out these helpful guides:
Try job title variations when you're searching, as most roles can have several alternate job titles that are used across different companies or regions, but the overall experience will be the same. For example, if you are looking for an account manager, try including Account Executive, Senior Account Manager, Customer Success Manager, and other variations of the role that you're hiring for.
Widen the location radius of the search to see if there are additional candidates that were not shown in the first round of results.
Try searching via NLS and then stacking up filters or Boolean and then compare/combine results.
Use Loxo Source's Context feature to gain quick insight as to why this candidate is ranked where they are on your list:
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