Migrate from Alongside to Zoho Recruit

Alongside Candidate records map to Zoho Recruit Candidate. We resolve Zoho Recruit's mandatory Last Name requirement during pre-migration data assessment: any Alongside candidate record missing a last name value receives a placeholder of 'not provided' per Zoho Recruit's documented import requirement. Email address, phone, skills, experience, and education fields map to Zoho Recruit standard Candidate fields. Resume files attach as resume uploads or ContentDocument records linked to the Candidate.

Alongside Job Opening records map to Zoho Recruit Job Opening. Required fields in Zoho Recruit include Job Title and Job Opening Status. We map Alongside job status values to Zoho Recruit's Open, On Hold, Closed, and Cancelled status values. Job Description, Requirements, and Benefits fields migrate as rich text to the Job Opening Description field. Department and Location map to Zoho Recruit's standard Department and Location picklist fields.

Alongside Client records map to Zoho Recruit Client. Company name maps directly. Address, website, industry, and contact information map to Zoho Recruit Client standard fields. If Alongside maintains a separate Contact object linked to Client, those contacts map to Zoho Recruit Contacts under the Client account with the Client lookup resolved before Contact import.

Alongside application or submission records link a Candidate to a Job Opening and represent the hiring pipeline entry. Zoho Recruit handles this relationship via the Candidate record's association to Job Openings through the Candidate subform on Job Opening. We migrate the application status (Applied, Screening, Interview, Offer, Hired, Rejected) to the relevant Zoho Recruit Candidate stage field.

Alongside interview records with date, interviewer, feedback, and outcome map to Zoho Recruit Interview records if the destination Zoho Recruit account has the Interview module enabled. If Interview is not available, we attach interview history as Notes linked to the relevant Candidate and Job Opening records, preserving the interviewer name, interview date, duration, and any rating or feedback fields as note body text or custom note fields.

Alongside User records map to Zoho Recruit Users. We resolve by email match against the destination Zoho Recruit User table. Per Zoho Recruit's documented migration constraint, any Alongside user who already has a separate Zoho Recruit account must close that account before import into the company's Recruit account. Users without a match go to a reconciliation queue for admin provisioning.

Alongside resume and attachment files associated with Candidate records migrate as Zoho Recruit resume uploads on the Candidate record. Files not directly supported by Zoho Recruit's resume parser (such as portfolio documents, cover letters, or certifications) migrate as ContentDocument records linked via ContentDocumentLink to the parent Candidate. We use Zoho Recruit's bulk file handling or API-based upload for batches exceeding the import wizard's capacity.

If Alongside contains custom record types beyond standard Candidate, Job, Client, and User objects, we create corresponding Zoho Recruit Custom Modules via the Create New Module option in the data migration tool. Custom module fields require pre-creation in Zoho Recruit before data import; we deploy custom field schema first, then migrate the records with all required fields in place.

Alongside skills, tags, or keyword fields stored as multi-value properties migrate to Zoho Recruit Candidate Skills as multi-select picklist values. If Alongside uses a tag taxonomy for candidate classification, we map to Zoho Recruit Tags with TagAssignment records. The customer selects the tag strategy during scoping based on their use of Zoho Recruit's tagging versus picklist model.

Alongside engagement logs (calls, emails, notes, status changes) migrate to Zoho Recruit as Notes attached to the relevant Candidate or Job Opening record. Activity timestamps preserve ordering in the timeline. If Alongside tracks specific task assignments (interview prep, candidate follow-up), those migrate as Zoho Recruit Tasks linked to the Candidate with OwnerId resolved via the User mapping.

Alongside candidate pipeline stages (Applied, Screening, Interview, Offer, Hired, Rejected) map to Zoho Recruit Candidate stage values. We configure the Zoho Recruit Candidate stage picklist before migration to include all Alongside stage names. Stage transition timestamps migrate to custom fields if the customer requires historical stage change tracking.

Alongside candidate source fields (Referral, Job Board, Website, Agency) map to Zoho Recruit Candidate Source picklist. If Alongside tracks individual referral contacts, we create associated Client or Contact records in Zoho Recruit and link them to the Candidate via the Source field.