Sourcing Filters Overview
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In the Sourcing section, you’ll find a variety of filters designed to help you quickly identify and narrow down the right candidates. Below is a detailed breakdown of each filter available, along with guidance on how they work and how you can use them to optimize your search and sourcing strategy.
Filters
Keywords
Searches for any terms that appear in a candidate’s profile.
You can also build and paste a Boolean search string here to speed up your filtering and create more precise keyword combinations.

Industry
Filters candidates based on the industries and sub-industries where they are currently employed, using Crunchbase data.
Subcategories appear in the format Category / Subcategory.
Location
Allows you to filter candidates by geographic area, including distance from a selected city.
Current Title
Searches for your entered keywords specifically within a candidate’s current job title on LinkedIn.
Boolean search admitted.
Any Title
Searches for keywords across both current and past job titles.
Boolean search admitted.
Current Company
Filters candidates who are currently employed at the specified company.
Boolean search admitted.
Any Company
Searches for candidates associated with the specified company at any point (past or present).
Boolean search admitted.
Education Institution
Finds candidates who graduated from the specified school or university.
Boolean search admitted.
Degree Level
Filters based on the type or level of degree obtained.
Boolean search admitted.
Major
Searches within the candidate’s education details to identify their stated major or field of study.
Boolean search admitted.
Advanced Filters
Years of Total Experience
Includes all professional experience before, during, and after college.
Time at Current Company
Filters candidates based on tenure in their current role.
Time Spent in Last Job
Filters candidates based on the duration of their previous role.
Any Company Start Size
Filters by company size at the time the candidate joined (for past or present companies).
Data source: Crunchbase.
Any Company End Size
Filters by company size at the time the candidate left (for past or present companies).
Current Company Funding Stage
Shows candidates currently working at a company in the selected funding stage.
Data source: Crunchbase.
Any Company Funding Stage
Filters based on past or present companies at the specified funding stage.
X-Factor Filters
Diversity
Finds candidates from underrepresented groups, including URG, female, and military backgrounds.
Tags
Filters candidates based on ATS or CRM tags applied to their profiles.
Origin
Identifies candidates by sourcing origin (e.g., internal, Humanly-sourced, etc.).
Outreach Type
Filters previously contacted candidates based on the outreach strategy used (outbound, inbound, referral, LinkedIn InMail, etc.).
Your Team Filters
Helpful for re-engagement workflows and reviewing pipeline activity.
Date Sourced
The date the candidate was first added to the CRM.
Date Reached
The date outreach was sent to the candidate.
Date Responded
The date the candidate first replied.
Date of Last Activity
The most recent date of any recorded interaction.
Sourcer
Identifies which team member added the candidate to the CRM.
Rejection Reason
Shows why a candidate was disqualified from the process.
ATS Source
Filters candidates by the source category stored in your ATS.
Furthest ATS Stage
Filters based on the last stage the candidate reached in your ATS recruitment workflow.
Humanly Job
Targets candidates associated with specific Humanly job pipelines.
Candidate Status
Reflects the candidate’s current stage/status in the CRM pipeline.
Activity
Displays the candidate's sub-status within the pipeline.