HRMS migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between TalentRecruit and Bullhorn ATS & CRM. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Bullhorn ATS & CRM.
TalentRecruit
Source
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
Destination
Compatibility
11 of 12
objects map 1:1 between TalentRecruit and Bullhorn ATS & CRM.
Complexity
BStandard
Timeline
4-8 weeks
Overview
Moving from TalentRecruit to Bullhorn requires solving an export-coordination problem before any data moves, because TalentRecruit does not publish a public API. We work with TalentRecruit's implementation or support team to obtain bulk exports via their internal tooling, then ingest the resulting CSV or structured files into a staging environment for schema mapping. Bullhorn's REST API receives the migrated data with candidate profiles mapped to the Candidate entity, job orders mapped to JobOrder, applications mapped to JobSubmission, and tags preserved as custom label fields or native Bullhorn tags. Pipeline stages vary per TalentRecruit tenant, so we capture the customer's full stage sequence during discovery and configure Bullhorn Record Types and Sales Processes to match before migration. Custom fields from TalentRecruit require pre-creation in Bullhorn (either as standard custom fields or Custom Objects depending on the field count and edition tier) and are deployed into a Sandbox first for validation. Workflows, automations, and ERIKA AI configuration do not migrate; we deliver a written inventory of active rules for the customer's admin to rebuild in Bullhorn's automation tools.
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 TalentRecruit object lands in Bullhorn ATS & CRM, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.
Typical mapping — final map is confirmed during the sample migration step.
TalentRecruit
Jobs / Requisitions
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
JobOrder
1:1TalentRecruit job records map to Bullhorn JobOrder. The source job title, description, department, location, hiring manager assignment, and opening count migrate directly. TalentRecruit's configurable stage sequence for each job type maps to Bullhorn Record Types and Sales Processes that we configure before migration, preserving the customer's stage-count and approval-chain structure. JobOrder status (Open, Closed, On Hold) migrates directly.
TalentRecruit
Candidates
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
Candidate
1:1TalentRecruit candidate profiles (contact information, work history, education, skills, resume files, and tags) map to Bullhorn Candidate records. Resume file attachments migrate as ContentDocument records linked via ContentDocumentLink to the Candidate. Candidate tags from TalentRecruit's flat label arrays migrate to Bullhorn's native tag system or to a custom multi-select picklist field depending on the tag cardinality.
TalentRecruit
Applications
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
JobSubmission
1:1TalentRecruit application records linking a candidate to a job map to Bullhorn JobSubmission. Current stage, stage-transition timestamps, and source channel migrate. The stage name maps to the corresponding Bullhorn JobSubmission status within the configured Sales Process. If TalentRecruit tracks a custom rejection reason or disposition, we map it to a custom field on JobSubmission.
TalentRecruit
Interviews / Evaluations
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
Placement or Note + Task
1:1Interview records from TalentRecruit include scheduled datetime, interviewer panel, calendar-integration references, and scorecards with free-text feedback. Scorecard templates vary per tenant and do not map to a native Bullhorn entity, so we flatten them into Note records attached to the JobSubmission with structured key-value pairs in the Note body, plus a Task record representing the interview activity on the Candidate timeline. The customer chooses between Note-flattening and a Bullhorn Custom Object for scorecards during scoping.
TalentRecruit
Job Postings
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
JobOrder + JobPosting (custom object)
lossyTalentRecruit posting records track which job boards and career pages a requisition was published to, with posting date and status per channel. We export the posting manifest as a structured list. Bullhorn does not have a native JobPosting entity for multi-channel status tracking, so we create a lightweight Bullhorn Custom Object or map the posting manifest to Note records on the JobOrder, with one Note per channel for visibility.
TalentRecruit
Assessment Results
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
Custom Object or Note
1:1Assessment scores and test results stored as linked records against a TalentRecruit application migrate to a Bullhorn Custom Object (if the customer is on Front Office Growth or Enterprise) or to a structured Note attached to the JobSubmission. Assessment type, score value, completion timestamp, and vendor name transfer. Proprietary third-party assessment vendor formats are not transformed; the raw score and metadata are preserved for the customer's admin to re-enter in the vendor portal if needed.
TalentRecruit
Offer Letters
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
Offer or Placement
1:1TalentRecruit offer records include salary, benefits summary, start date, and approval status. Bullhorn does not have a native Offer entity separate from Placement, so we map offer fields to Bullhorn Placement (billing rate, pay rate, start date, end date, and status) plus a Note carrying the full offer terms for audit trail. Signed offer letter PDFs migrate as ContentDocument attached to the Placement.
TalentRecruit
Onboarding Records
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
Placement or Custom Object
1:1TalentRecruit onboarding documents, task checklists, and task-completion status linked to the hired application migrate to Bullhorn. The checklist structure and completion state transfer to a Bullhorn Custom Object or to Note records on the Placement. Onboarding completion state resets at the destination; the original completion timestamps and checklist status are preserved in the migrated data for the customer's admin to re-enter in Bullhorn's onboarding module or a third-party onboarding tool.
TalentRecruit
Users / Roles
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
User
1:1TalentRecruit user accounts, role assignments, and team membership are exported and mapped to Bullhorn User records. Roles from TalentRecruit map to Bullhorn permission groups and team structures. Users must be re-provisioned in Bullhorn by the customer's admin; we export the permission taxonomy as a reference spreadsheet. The Bullhorn migration user must have Modify All Data and API permissions; we coordinate this with the customer's Bullhorn admin before production migration begins.
TalentRecruit
Tags / Labels
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
Tag or Multi-Select Picklist
1:1TalentRecruit candidate and application tags stored as flat label arrays migrate to Bullhorn native tags or to a custom multi-select picklist field on Candidate, depending on the tag volume and whether the customer wants tag-based filtering in Bullhorn's standard search. The full tag vocabulary is preserved. Bullhorn's tag system is entity-level; if tags need to be scoped per entity (Candidate versus JobSubmission), we recommend a custom multi-select picklist approach.
TalentRecruit
Companies / Clients
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
ClientCorporation
1:1TalentRecruit client records map to Bullhorn ClientCorporation. Company name, address, industry, website, and primary contact information migrate directly. ClientCorporation is the top-level organizational entity in Bullhorn; it must be created before any Candidate or JobSubmission that references it.
TalentRecruit
Notes
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
Note
1:1Free-text notes attached to TalentRecruit candidates, jobs, or applications migrate to Bullhorn Note records linked via ContentDocumentLink to the parent record. Note creation timestamps, author information, and rich-text body (including embedded images as separate ContentDocument records) are preserved. Bullhorn Note is the standard entity for unstructured commentary on any Bullhorn entity.
| TalentRecruit | Bullhorn ATS & CRM | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobs / Requisitions | JobOrder1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Candidates | Candidate1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Applications | JobSubmission1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Interviews / Evaluations | Placement or Note + Task1:1 | Mapping required | |
| Job Postings | JobOrder + JobPosting (custom object)lossy | Mapping required | |
| Assessment Results | Custom Object or Note1:1 | Mapping required | |
| Offer Letters | Offer or Placement1:1 | Mapping required | |
| Onboarding Records | Placement or Custom Object1:1 | Mapping required | |
| Users / Roles | User1:1 | Mapping required | |
| Tags / Labels | Tag or Multi-Select Picklist1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Companies / Clients | ClientCorporation1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Notes | Note1:1 | 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.
TalentRecruit gotchas
No public API documentation means data export requires vendor involvement
Performance slowdowns during bulk operations and reporting
CV parsing delays can leave resume data incomplete at export time
Custom stage and workflow configurations vary per tenant
Bullhorn ATS & CRM gotchas
ATS Growth edition has no API access
Attachments excluded from CSV bulk exports
Custom Object limits vary sharply by edition
Opportunity pipeline stages are recruitment-specific
Resume parse quality varies by document format
Pair-specific challenges
Migration approach
Export coordination and discovery
We initiate contact with TalentRecruit's implementation or support team to request a bulk data export covering all record types in scope. We simultaneously audit the customer's TalentRecruit tenant for record counts by type (candidates, jobs, applications, interviews, offers, onboarding tasks, users, tags), the full pipeline stage sequence, custom field definitions, active workflow count, and ERIKA AI configuration. We document the Bullhorn edition (Bullhorn ATS, Front Office Growth, or Enterprise) required for the migration scope and confirm whether Bullhorn Custom Objects are needed for assessment results, onboarding checklists, or scorecards.
Schema design and Custom Object provisioning
We design the Bullhorn destination schema in a Salesforce Sandbox using the Bullhorn REST API metadata calls. This includes creating standard custom fields on Candidate, JobOrder, JobSubmission, and Placement; provisioning Bullhorn Custom Objects (via Bullhorn Support ticket with the completed Custom Object Setup Spreadsheet) for any assessment, onboarding, or scorecard data requiring structured storage; configuring Record Types and Sales Processes to match the TalentRecruit stage sequence; and mapping TalentRecruit roles to Bullhorn permission groups. Schema is validated in Sandbox before any production data moves.
Staging ingestion and field mapping
We load the TalentRecruit export into a staging environment and reconcile record counts against the discovery audit. We run the field mapping transform: mapping every TalentRecruit field to its Bullhorn equivalent (with type conversion for dates, picklists, and boolean flags), flattening scorecards to Note records or populating Custom Object fields, mapping offer letter metadata to Placement, and resolving tag arrays to Bullhorn native tags or custom multi-select picklists. We flag any TalentRecruit custom fields that have no Bullhorn equivalent for the customer to review and approve as re-entry items or drop.
Sandbox migration and reconciliation
We run a full migration into the Bullhorn Sandbox using production-like data volume. The customer's recruiting operations lead reconciles record counts (Candidates in, JobOrders in, JobSubmissions in, Placements in), spot-checks 25-50 random records against the TalentRecruit source, and validates that stage sequencing, tag assignments, and resume file attachments appear correctly in Bullhorn. Any mapping corrections are documented and the transform is re-run. The customer signs off the Sandbox results before production migration begins.
Owner reconciliation and User provisioning
We extract every distinct TalentRecruit user referenced on candidate, job, application, and engagement records and match by email against the Bullhorn destination's User table. Users without a matching Bullhorn User go to a reconciliation queue. The customer's Bullhorn admin provisions any missing Users (active or inactive depending on whether the original TalentRecruit user is still active) and assigns them to the correct Bullhorn permission groups. OwnerId references on records cannot be satisfied until all Users are provisioned.
Production migration in dependency order
We run production migration in record-dependency order: ClientCorporation (from TalentRecruit company/client records), Users (validated from step 5), JobOrder (job requisitions), Candidate (with resume files as ContentDocument), JobSubmission (applications linked to Candidate and JobOrder), Placement (with offer and onboarding data), Notes (scorecards, job posting manifests, and unstructured commentary), Tags, and Custom Objects (assessment results and onboarding checklists last because they often have lookups to Candidate or Placement). Bullhorn REST API handles all writes with rate-limit handling, exponential backoff, and batch chunking for records over 10,000.
Cutover, validation, and workflow handoff
We freeze TalentRecruit writes during cutover, run a final delta migration of any records modified during the migration window, then enable Bullhorn as the system of record. We deliver the TalentRecruit Workflow and ERIKA AI inventory document to the customer's admin team with Bullhorn Automation Tools or Amplify AI equivalents noted for each rule. We support a one-week hypercare window where we resolve any reconciliation issues raised by the recruiting team. We do not rebuild TalentRecruit Workflows or ERIKA configuration as Bullhorn automations inside the migration scope; that is a separate engagement or an internal admin task.
Platform deep dives
TalentRecruit
Source
Strengths
Weaknesses
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
Destination
Strengths
Weaknesses
Complexity grading
Standard HRMS migration. All 7 core objects map 1:1 between TalentRecruit and Bullhorn ATS & CRM.
Overall complexity
Standard migration
Derived from compatibility, mapping clarity, API constraints, and data volume across TalentRecruit and Bullhorn ATS & CRM.
Object compatibility
All 7 core objects map 1:1 between TalentRecruit and Bullhorn ATS & CRM.
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
TalentRecruit: Not publicly documented.
Data volume sensitivity
TalentRecruit 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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