HRMS migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between SignalHire and Recruit CRM & ATS. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Recruit CRM & ATS.
SignalHire
Source
Recruit CRM & ATS
Destination
Compatibility
8 of 10
objects map 1:1 between SignalHire and Recruit CRM & ATS.
Complexity
BStandard
Timeline
3-5 weeks
Overview
SignalHire and Recruit CRM serve fundamentally different functions. SignalHire is a B2B contact database that aggregates 850M+ professional profiles and sells credits for lookups; Recruit CRM is a full ATS and recruiting CRM that manages candidates, jobs, clients, and placements through a complete hiring workflow. Migrating from SignalHire to Recruit CRM is not a like-for-like replacement — it is a data-architecture change from a prospecting database into a recruiting operations platform. We extract People Profiles, Company Profiles, and all associated contact fields (emails with verification status, phone numbers with line-type indicators, and social profile URLs), reconstruct any named lead lists as Recruit CRM candidate lists, and flag the verification confidence scores as custom fields so recruiters can prioritize outreach in the new system. We do not migrate SignalHire credit balances, integration configurations, or browser-extension settings. Workflows, automations, and sequences are not applicable to SignalHire and do not carry forward to Recruit CRM.
Every standard and custom field arrives verified.
AI proposes the map; you confirm before any record moves.
Parent–child, lookups, and ownership stay linked.
Calls, emails, meetings — with original timestamps.
Documents, uploads, and inline notes move with the record.
Why teams make this switch
Leaving
What's pushing teams away
Choosing
What's pulling them in
Object mapping
Each row shows how a SignalHire object lands in Recruit CRM & ATS, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.
Typical mapping — final map is confirmed during the sample migration step.
SignalHire
People Profile
Recruit CRM & ATS
Candidate
1:1SignalHire People Profile maps to Recruit CRM Candidate. The SignalHire profile URL becomes a custom text field original_signalhire_url__c on the candidate record. The SignalHire-generated UID is preserved in signalhire_uid__c for deduplication. Name fields (first_name, last_name) map directly. The candidate is created before any dependent records to satisfy Recruit CRM's required fields on creation.
SignalHire
Company Profile
Recruit CRM & ATS
Organization
1:1SignalHire Company Profile maps to Recruit CRM Organization. Company name, domain, industry, size range, and location migrate. Headcount and LinkedIn company page URL are stored as custom fields since Recruit CRM Organization's standard fields do not cover all SignalHire company attributes. The organization is created before the candidate so that the candidate-organization relationship is resolved at insert time.
SignalHire
Email Address (with verification status)
Recruit CRM & ATS
Candidate email + custom verification fields
1:1Each email address from SignalHire migrates to the Candidate's email field, with the SignalHire verification status (Valid, Risky, Unknown) stored in a custom picklist field signalhire_email_status__c and the SignalHire confidence score stored in signalhire_email_score__c. Candidates with multiple email addresses retain the additional addresses as custom multi-line text fields so recruiters can see the full contact portfolio. Recruit CRM's native email verification runs independently on the imported addresses post-migration.
SignalHire
Phone Number (with line type and country code)
Recruit CRM & ATS
Candidate phone + custom fields
1:1SignalHire phone records migrate to the Candidate's primary phone field with country code and line type (mobile, landline) preserved in custom fields signalhire_phone_type__c and signalhire_phone_country__c. Each additional phone variant from SignalHire is stored as a secondary phone custom field. Verification confidence scores migrate to signalhire_phone_score__c. Phone data provenance is noted as SignalHire-sourced so the customer understands the confidence level during initial outreach.
SignalHire
Social Profile URLs
Recruit CRM & ATS
Candidate social links
1:1LinkedIn profile URL, Twitter/X handle, GitHub URL, and any other social links from SignalHire migrate to the Candidate record's social link fields. The LinkedIn URL is stored as a dedicated linkedin_url__c field for use in Recruit CRM's native LinkedIn browser extension integration. Each social platform is identified by type in a custom text array so the full portfolio of social presence is visible on the candidate profile.
SignalHire
Employment / Work History
Recruit CRM & ATS
Candidate work history section
1:1SignalHire work history entries (job title, company name, start date, end date, is_current) migrate to the Candidate's employment history sub-section in Recruit CRM. Company name is linked to the mapped Organization record where a match exists; otherwise it is stored as free text. Job title accuracy is flagged as an advisory because SignalHire company profiles are scraped derivatives and some work history may reflect outdated titles at time of scrape.
SignalHire
Location Data
Recruit CRM & ATS
Candidate address fields
1:1SignalHire city, state, country, and postal_code fields migrate to the Candidate's address section. SignalHire location is sourced from profile data and may not reflect current residence or intended work location; this is flagged as a data provenance note during migration. If SignalHire returns timezone data it is stored in a custom field for scheduling and outreach optimization in Recruit CRM.
SignalHire
Email and Phone Verification Status
Recruit CRM & ATS
Custom fields on Candidate
lossySignalHire's per-email deliverability status (Valid, Risky, Unknown) has no native equivalent in Recruit CRM's Candidate object. We create custom picklist and number fields on the Candidate record during schema configuration and preserve the full SignalHire verification confidence score for each contact method. This allows recruiters in Recruit CRM to filter candidates by outreach priority based on historical SignalHire verification data without re-running enrichment.
SignalHire
Lead List / Talent Pool membership
Recruit CRM & ATS
Candidate List
1:1SignalHire named lead lists and talent pools are reconstructed in Recruit CRM as candidate lists. List membership is a many-to-many relationship: we extract each SignalHire list ID and its constituent profile UIDs, then create corresponding lists in Recruit CRM and add each profile's mapped candidate ID as a member. If a candidate belongs to multiple SignalHire lists, the candidate is added to all corresponding Recruit CRM lists. Lists with fewer than 10 members are noted as small lists during migration scoping so the customer can decide whether to create them in Recruit CRM.
SignalHire
Profile Tags and Source Attribution
Recruit CRM & ATS
Custom fields on Candidate
lossySignalHire profile tags, source channel, and lookup attribution (how the candidate was originally found in SignalHire) are preserved as custom text fields on the Candidate record. This includes the original SignalHire lookup timestamp so the customer can understand the data age of each record. Any SignalHire notes attached to the profile migrate as Candidate notes in Recruit CRM.
| SignalHire | Recruit CRM & ATS | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| People Profile | Candidate1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Company Profile | Organization1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Email Address (with verification status) | Candidate email + custom verification fields1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Phone Number (with line type and country code) | Candidate phone + custom fields1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Social Profile URLs | Candidate social links1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Employment / Work History | Candidate work history section1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Location Data | Candidate address fields1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Email and Phone Verification Status | Custom fields on Candidatelossy | Fully supported | |
| Lead List / Talent Pool membership | Candidate List1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Profile Tags and Source Attribution | Custom fields on Candidatelossy | Fully supported |
Gotchas + challenges
Platform-specific issues from each side, plus the pair-specific challenges that don't show up on either platform's page on its own.
SignalHire gotchas
Unlimited plan credit cap is hidden in tooltip text
Credit consumed per lookup, not per successful result
API async mode requires a publicly accessible callback URL
Company profiles are scraped derivatives, not authoritative records
Recruit CRM & ATS gotchas
API rate limits are license-scaled and can throttle bulk migration
Custom field schemas vary per organization and require field-level mapping
Files and email attachments require separate extraction and re-upload
Email sequences and automation logic do not transfer between platforms
Pair-specific challenges
Migration approach
Discovery and credit-consumption audit
We audit the customer's SignalHire account for total People Profiles, Company Profiles, named lead lists, and the complete set of contact detail records (emails, phones, social links with verification status). We calculate migration volume by estimating actual lookup count from record timestamps and account activity rather than from successful-result counts, since SignalHire deducts credits per lookup. We produce a written migration scope including record counts per object type, list counts and membership sizes, and a Recruit CRM plan recommendation based on team size and anticipated candidate volume in the new system.
Schema configuration in Recruit CRM
We create the custom fields required to capture SignalHire provenance data that has no native Recruit CRM equivalent. This includes signalhire_uid__c for deduplication, original_signalhire_url__c for profile linkage, signalhire_email_status__c and signalhire_email_score__c for verification history, signalhire_phone_type__c and signalhire_phone_country__c for phone metadata, and linkedin_url__c for Recruit CRM's native LinkedIn extension compatibility. Schema is configured in a Recruit CRM sandbox or staging environment first for validation before production deployment.
Staging migration and reconciliation
We run a full extraction from SignalHire using the REST API in synchronous mode with retry logic, since SignalHire's async mode requires a publicly accessible callback URL that most customers do not have configured. Extracted data is loaded into a staging environment and reconciled against SignalHire record counts. The customer spot-checks 25-50 candidate records for name accuracy, email correctness, phone format, and employment history integrity. Any field mapping corrections are documented and applied before the production migration begins.
Organization and candidate import in dependency order
We import data in record-dependency order: Organizations first (from SignalHire Company Profiles), then Candidates with the Organization relationship resolved via domain-matching on the Account lookup. After both Organizations and Candidates are committed, we import candidate list membership (SignalHire lead lists mapped to Recruit CRM candidate lists), social profile URLs, and phone and email verification status to the custom fields. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report.
Validation and list membership verification
We run automated checks on the Recruit CRM staging environment: candidate email formats validated, employment history completeness confirmed, social link URLs verified as well-formed, and list membership counts reconciled against the SignalHire source. Candidates appearing in multiple SignalHire lists are confirmed as members of all corresponding Recruit CRM lists. Verification status fields are spot-checked against the original SignalHire record output to confirm signal preservation.
Cutover and migration handoff
We freeze SignalHire write access during the final cutover window, extract any records modified during the migration period, and perform a delta import into Recruit CRM. The system is switched to Recruit CRM as the system of record. We deliver a written migration summary documenting record counts by object type, any records that could not be matched or imported with a reason code, and a list of the custom fields that carry SignalHire provenance data. We do not provide post-migration admin support, training, or workflow rebuild as standard scope; these are separate engagements.
Platform deep dives
SignalHire
Source
Strengths
Weaknesses
Recruit CRM & ATS
Destination
Strengths
Weaknesses
Complexity grading
Standard HRMS migration. 1 of 7 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.
Overall complexity
Standard migration
Derived from compatibility, mapping clarity, API constraints, and data volume across SignalHire and Recruit CRM & ATS.
Object compatibility
1 of 7 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.
Field mapping clarity
Field mapping is derived from defaults — final spec confirmed during the sample migration.
Timeline complexity
7-object category — typical timelines run 2–7 days end-to-end.
API constraints
SignalHire: Not publicly documented; credits serve as the primary usage gate rather than explicit request-rate limits.
Data volume sensitivity
SignalHire exposes a bulk API — large-volume migrations stream efficiently.
Estimator
Rule-based pricing — no per-record fees, no manual quotes. Migrations over 2M records are scoped individually.
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