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How the Update Candidate Fields Agent Suggests and Updates Fields

Using the Update Candidate Fields Agent

Amogh Balikai avatar
Written by Amogh Balikai
Updated this week

The Update Candidate Fields Agent scans files, notes, emails, calls, and other inputs to suggest updates to candidate fields.

And you get to decide whether to accept or decline each suggestion before the profile is updated.

Accepted Fields

The agent can suggest updates for both system and custom fields. Commonly updated fields include:

  • Current Title (candidate’s present job title)

  • Current Company (candidate’s present employer)

  • LinkedIn Profile

  • Location

  • Email

  • Phone

  • Skills (only if explicitly mentioned in the input)

  • Custom Fields (as defined in your settings)

⚠️ Job Candidate Custom Fields that require a job description are not updated by this agent.

Actions You Can Take

When the agent suggests a new value, you’ll see the current value, the suggested value, and the available actions. Options vary depending on the field type:

  • Replace – Overwrite the existing value with the suggested value

  • Add – Keep the existing value and add the new suggestion

  • Do Nothing – Ignore the suggestion and keep the profile as-is

The default action is highlighted, but you can change it before updating.

Reviewing and Approving Changes

  1. Trigger the agent from a file, note, email, call, or the Chrome Extension.

  2. View suggestions – You’ll see a table showing:

    • Field name

    • Current value (if any)

    • Suggested value(s)

    • Action (defaulted, but editable)

  3. Drill down if needed – For each suggestion, you can expand to see why it was suggested (usually 1–2 lines of reasoning).

  4. Choose actions for each field (Replace, Add, or Do Nothing).

  5. Click Update – Recruiterflow will apply the changes to the candidate profile.

Logged Activity

Every time you update a candidate with this agent, Recruiterflow creates:

  • An activity on the candidate profile showing fields updated from the input source


  • A log on the Agent page listing present values, suggested values, and chosen actions

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