Search candidates in Zoho Recruit.

Filter by free-text keyword, comma-separated skills, location, minimum years of experience, candidate status, or an associated job id. Example: "Find Python developers with 5+ years experience".

Get a candidate's full profile: contact info, experience, skills, current company, status, and interview history.

Create a new candidate profile in Zoho Recruit.

Move a candidate to a new stage (e.g. Applied, Screening, Assessment, Interview, Offer, Joined, Rejected).

Update many candidates at once. Each item must include an 'id' plus the fields to change, e.g. [{"id":"123","Candidate_Status":"Rejected"}]. Useful for "reject all candidates who failed assessment".

Create a new job opening in Zoho Recruit.

Search job openings. Returns open positions, status, and the assigned recruiter. Use get_job_pipeline for the candidate pipeline of a job.

List the candidates currently associated with a job opening.

Update a job opening's status (e.g. Open, Hold, Closed).

Move a candidate to a new stage within a specific job's pipeline, e.g. "Move candidate to Technical Interview stage".

Schedule an interview. date is YYYY-MM-DD and time is HH:MM (24h, with optional timezone offset, e.g. 14:30:00+05:30).

List upcoming interviews and pending evaluations. Set pending_feedback_only=true to show interviews awaiting feedback.

Submit interview feedback. recommendation is typically one of Hire / No Hire / Hold. Pass interview_id to update an existing interview record instead of creating one.

Generate a hiring funnel: applicants, screening, interview, offers, joiners, rejections, and conversion percentages. Dates are YYYY-MM-DD.

Per-recruiter metrics: candidates sourced, interviews, offers, closures.

Analyse candidate sources (LinkedIn, Naukri, Referral, Careers page) with per-source counts and join rates.

Send an email to a candidate. template is one of rejection, interview_invitation, follow_up, offer (used to derive a subject), or pass a Zoho template_id for a branded template. Provide message for an ad-hoc body.

Parse a resume into structured JSON (skills, experience, companies, education, projects). Provide a base64-encoded PDF or raw text.

Score a candidate against a job description. Returns match_percentage, strengths, gaps, and a recommendation.

Turn an interview transcript into structured feedback: summary, strengths, concerns, and questions asked.