HRMS migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Talent finder and Recruit CRM & ATS. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Recruit CRM & ATS.
Talent finder
Source
Recruit CRM & ATS
Destination
Compatibility
8 of 10
objects map 1:1 between Talent finder and Recruit CRM & ATS.
Complexity
BStandard
Timeline
3-5 weeks
Overview
Moving from Talent finder to Recruit CRM addresses two core limitations of the source platform: the absence of a documented API and opaque, contact-required pricing. Recruit CRM provides a published REST API, a Chrome sourcing extension, GDPR compliance with AES-256 encryption, and three pricing tiers from $100 to $165 per user per month with unlimited free trial access for evaluation. We migrate Candidates, Jobs, Applications, Pipeline Stages, Interview Scorecards, Attachments, and Activity Logs by extracting a structured CSV from Talent finder, transforming field names and values to match Recruit CRM's import schema, and loading via the Recruit CRM REST API with batch chunking. We do not migrate automations, workflows, or job board integrations as these are configuration artifacts that require manual rebuild in the Recruit CRM Settings. Custom fields added by the customer in Talent finder are individually mapped during discovery and carried as matching custom properties in Recruit CRM. GDPR-sensitive fields are flagged during scoping and stripped or hashed on request before any data loads.
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 Talent finder 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.
Talent finder
Candidates
Recruit CRM & ATS
Candidates
1:1Talent finder Candidate records map directly to Recruit CRM Candidate profiles. We extract contact fields (name, email, phone, location), work history, skills, source attribution, and any custom properties. Email address serves as the dedupe key. We flag records with missing or malformed email before loading and hold them in a reconciliation queue. GDPR-sensitive fields (full name, email, phone) are stripped or hashed on request before the CSV is processed into the Recruit CRM import format.
Talent finder
Jobs (Requisitions)
Recruit CRM & ATS
Jobs
1:1Talent finder Job postings carry title, department, location, description, and status. We map these to Recruit CRM Job records, preserving the original job status (open, closed, on hold). Recruit CRM supports unlimited open jobs on all paid tiers, so no reconfiguration of job limits is required. We flag any job with a status value that has no direct Recruit CRM equivalent for manual review before import.
Talent finder
Applications
Recruit CRM & ATS
Applications
1:1Applications link a Candidate to a Job in both systems. We preserve the full application stage history including timestamps so the Recruit CRM hiring pipeline reflects the original candidate journey. Stage ordering migrates from Talent finder's configurable pipeline to Recruit CRM's Kanban pipeline view, with stage names mapped one-to-one where possible and reconciled against the destination stage schema.
Talent finder
Pipeline Stages
Recruit CRM & ATS
Hiring Pipeline Stages
lossyTalent finder uses configurable stages per job or across the org. We map each stage by name and ordering to Recruit CRM's pipeline stages, creating a custom pipeline in Recruit CRM if the destination already has an existing pipeline. Stage probability and stage color metadata from Talent finder carry over as custom fields in Recruit CRM if they are present in the export. Any stage without a direct equivalent is flagged in the scoping report for the customer to assign before migration.
Talent finder
Users (Hiring Team Members)
Recruit CRM & ATS
Users
1:1Talent finder user accounts with recruiter, hiring manager, or admin roles are migrated with role flags preserved. We map role names to the closest Recruit CRM user role (Admin, Recruiter, Hiring Manager). User provisioning in Recruit CRM is validated by email match; any Talent finder owner without a matching Recruit CRM user account is held in a reconciliation queue until the customer admin provisions the account.
Talent finder
Interview Scorecards
Recruit CRM & ATS
Candidate Evaluations
1:1Talent finder stores structured evaluations tied to a candidate and an interviewer. Scorecard field values extract from the CSV export and map to Recruit CRM candidate summary and evaluation fields. We preserve the rating values, interviewer name, and evaluation timestamp. Where the source scorecard uses a rating scale not supported by Recruit CRM's default fields, we create a matching custom evaluation field during schema setup.
Talent finder
Attachments and Documents
Recruit CRM & ATS
Resume / Documents
1:1Resume files and uploaded documents are extracted from Talent finder's export, renamed to follow candidate-referenced conventions (candidate name and job reference in the filename), and loaded to Recruit CRM with the same attachment relationship preserved against the candidate record. File size limits are checked against Recruit CRM's attachment constraints. Any file exceeding the limit is flagged for the customer to decide whether to upload manually post-migration or exclude from the migration scope.
Talent finder
Activity and Communication Logs
Recruit CRM & ATS
Activities / Notes
1:1Talent finder outreach emails, notes, and event timestamps migrate as activity records against the candidate or application. We strip HTML from email bodies to ensure clean display in Recruit CRM's activity timeline. Call and meeting activities preserve their original timestamps and are linked to the candidate record. We handle both standalone notes and timestamped communication events, routing each to the appropriate Recruit CRM activity type.
Talent finder
Custom Fields
Recruit CRM & ATS
Custom Fields
lossyAny custom properties added to Candidates, Jobs, or Applications in Talent finder require explicit field mapping during discovery. We extract the Talent finder custom field schema from the export, present it for review, and create matching custom fields in Recruit CRM before any data import. Custom field types (text, number, date, picklist, multi-select) are mapped to their Recruit CRM equivalents. Multi-select fields require special handling if the source stores values as delimited strings.
Talent finder
Candidate Availability Flags
Recruit CRM & ATS
Candidate Unavailable Setting
1:1Talent finder tracks candidate availability status as a field on the candidate record. We map this directly to Recruit CRM's Candidate Unavailable toggle, preserving the original status and the date of the last status update. If the source uses a custom availability scale (available, open to offers, not looking), we create a matching custom picklist field in Recruit CRM rather than forcing a boolean fit.
| Talent finder | Recruit CRM & ATS | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Candidates1:1 | Mapping required | |
| Jobs (Requisitions) | Jobs1:1 | Mapping required | |
| Applications | Applications1:1 | Mapping required | |
| Pipeline Stages | Hiring Pipeline Stageslossy | Mapping required | |
| Users (Hiring Team Members) | Users1:1 | Mapping required | |
| Interview Scorecards | Candidate Evaluations1:1 | Mapping required | |
| Attachments and Documents | Resume / Documents1:1 | Mapping required | |
| Activity and Communication Logs | Activities / Notes1:1 | Mapping required | |
| Custom Fields | Custom Fieldslossy | Mapping required | |
| Candidate Availability Flags | Candidate Unavailable Setting1:1 | 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.
Talent finder gotchas
No documented public API
GDPR and candidate PII handling requires explicit consent
Limited online documentation creates migration ambiguity
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 export schema reverse-engineering
We request a live CSV export from Talent finder covering all active Candidates, Jobs, Applications, Users, Pipeline Stages, Interview Scorecards, and any custom fields in use. Because Talent finder has no documented API and minimal public schema reference, we run a schema reverse-engineering pass on the sample export to identify field names, data types, multi-select delimiters, and any nested structures flattened in the export. We pair this with a Recruit CRM tenant review to confirm the destination workspace is provisioned and accessible. The discovery output is a written migration scope, a field map for each object, and a list of any schema ambiguities requiring customer clarification.
Schema setup in Recruit CRM
We configure the Recruit CRM destination workspace before any data loads. This includes creating custom fields on Candidates, Jobs, and Applications that match the Talent finder custom field schema (with type-mapped Recruit CRM field types), configuring the hiring pipeline with stages mapped to the Talent finder pipeline order, and provisioning user accounts for each Talent finder owner with roles matched from the source. If the customer requires GDPR field hashing, we apply the hashing configuration to the relevant fields at this stage. Recruit CRM's REST API (docs.recruitcrm.io) is used for all schema setup calls.
CSV transformation and staging validation
We transform the Talent finder CSV export into Recruit CRM import format. Field names are renamed per the agreed field map, multi-select values are delimited consistently, HTML is stripped from email bodies, and GDPR-sensitive fields are hashed or excluded per the customer's scoping decision. The transformed dataset is staged in a review environment where we run row-count reconciliation against the source export and spot-check 25-50 records for accuracy before any records load into Recruit CRM. Corrections to the transformation logic are applied before the staging environment is promoted to production load.
Candidate and Job import
We load Candidates and Jobs first because Applications depend on both. Candidate records are inserted via the Recruit CRM API using email as the dedupe key, with any duplicates flagged for the customer to review before being skipped or merged. Job records are inserted with their status, department, and location fields mapped. Each phase emits a reconciliation report showing source count, loaded count, skipped count, and error count before the next phase begins.
Application, activity, and scorecard import
Applications are loaded with Candidate and Job references resolved at migration time. Interview scorecards are inserted as evaluation records against the candidate. Activity logs (emails, calls, meetings, notes) are loaded as activity records against the candidate record, preserving the original timestamp and stripping HTML content. Attachments are routed to the correct candidate record using the file naming convention established during discovery. Each object class is imported separately and reconciled before the next begins.
Cutover, final delta, and automation handoff
We freeze new writes in Talent finder during the cutover window, run a final delta migration of any records modified during the migration period, then mark the migration complete. We deliver a written automation inventory covering every active Talent finder automation with its trigger, conditions, and actions, and a separate integration handoff document listing job board and email sync configurations that require manual re-setup in Recruit CRM. We support a three-day post-migration review window where we resolve any record-count discrepancies raised by the customer's team. We do not rebuild automations in Recruit CRM as part of the migration scope.
Platform deep dives
Talent finder
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 Talent finder 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
Talent finder: Not publicly documented.
Data volume sensitivity
Talent finder doesn't expose a bulk API — REST + parallelization used for high-volume runs.
Estimator
Rule-based pricing — no per-record fees, no manual quotes. Migrations over 2M records are scoped individually.
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