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The Perfect Candidate

The Perfect Candidate description tells Ezra what you're really looking for in a hire — beyond what the job description says. Ezra uses this profile when evaluating candidates after their interviews.

Navigate to Train Ezra → Step 4: The Perfect Candidate.

Talk to Ezra​

The easiest way to define your ideal candidate is to have a voice conversation with Ezra.

  1. Click Connect to start a voice conversation
  2. Ezra will ask you questions to guide you through describing your ideal candidate — their background, skills, experience, and any other qualities that matter
  3. When the conversation ends, Ezra will summarize its understanding under Perfect Candidate for [your role]
  4. Review the summary and edit it as needed — add nuance, correct anything, or add criteria that weren't mentioned

Invite hiring managers​

Click + Invite to add hiring managers or other stakeholders to the conversation. They'll receive a link to talk to Ezra separately. Ezra will incorporate their input into the ideal candidate profile.

This is a great way to make sure Ezra reflects the hiring manager's perspective, not just the recruiter's.

Generate a question from the profile​

After the ideal candidate description is saved, click Generate question to get a suggested interview question that explicitly tests for criteria in the profile.

For example, if your ideal candidate profile emphasizes early-stage startup experience, Ezra might suggest: "Can you tell me about a time you had to build something from scratch with limited resources?"

You can add this question to your interview question set.

Updating the profile​

You can return to this step at any time to update the ideal candidate description. Remember: changes only affect future candidate evaluations.

Next step​

Continue to Additional Context to give Ezra the knowledge it needs to answer candidate questions.