Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide for identifying candidates for an open position. More specifically, embodiments provide for matching, comparing and sorting candidates based on skill set, job title, education, and/or other attributes described in a candidate profile with a requisition in a recruiting application. Embodiments of the present invention can build candidate pools for current or future openings without manual intervention. Embodiments can segment candidate profiles, e.g., which can be built from collected resumes, based on skill set, education, job title match, and/or other criteria. Matches can be found between these profiles and a set of requirements for a position based on one or more searches including but not limited to a keyword search, a synonym replacement search, a distance matching search, etc. Results of these searches can be weighted and combined into an ordered candidate list or pipeline presented to the recruiter or other user for review.