Continuously in the background. You see when it last checked and how many new matches there are since. Open the portal when you have unread matches — they are not spammed to your email, but shown as a count on the agent.
Candidate agent
Candidate agent: AI finds candidates for you
Set up a candidate agent on Arbejd.com: occupation, distance and experience. The agent runs in the background and alerts you when new candidates match — so you do not have to search every day.
Step-by-step guide
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An agent that searches while you do something else
Manual candidate search is good when you have time today. A candidate agent is the same search, set to run again: you define occupation, location, distance, experience and how recently the candidate must have been active. The agent checks continuously and collects new matches you have not seen. That is the closest you get to “the platform finds the candidates” without giving up the decision.
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Set the criteria once — sharp enough to act on
Give the agent a name you will recognise (“care assistant Aalborg”, “developer remote”). Pick a location so distance makes sense. Pick occupations — and turn on “similar occupations” if you want neighbouring trades. Set minimum experience and activity (for example active within 30 days). An agent with three vague occupations and nationwide coverage creates noise. An agent with one occupation, 50 km and 2+ years of experience gives a list you can write to.
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New matches land in a queue you can clear
When the agent finds someone you have not seen, it counts as unread. You open the agent, see alias, distance, experience and which occupations matched, and mark as seen. This is not an application — the candidate does not know you are looking until you contact them. Treat the queue like an inbox: empty it every day or two, or you lose people who go inactive.
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Contact, save as favourite — or leave them
From a match you can open the profile (when you want to spend credits), start a conversation or save as a favourite for later. The agent finds; you decide. Write a specific message with the job attached, as with manual search. An agent you never act on is just a notification you will turn off.
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Use the agent on top of search — not instead of the job ad
Still publish the job so people who are looking can find you. Use manual search for the first round. Set the agent to catch people who log in next week. You can have several agents — one per role or location — and turn them off when the role is filled, so you are not paying attention to stale matches.
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You pay for contact, not for the agent looking
Creating and running the agent is part of the portal. Credits are used when you want to see the full profile or send the first message — the same model as manual search. The price is shown before you confirm. The agent saves time finding people; it does not use your balance until you act.
Ready to get started?
Create your company on Arbejd.com and start using Candidate agent straight away.
Frequently asked questions
Yes if you want career switchers and neighbouring trades (for example IT supporter close to IT consultant). No if the role is narrow and you only want that exact title. Start narrow; widen if the queue is empty.
Yes. Turn it off when you are not hiring, or delete it when the role is filled. An inactive agent does not collect new matches. You can create a new one when the next role comes.
Search is a snapshot: you search now and get a list. The agent is the same type of filter, running again and alerting you to new profiles. Use search to act today and the agent so you do not miss people who arrive tomorrow.
No. Running the agent and seeing the match list does not cost contact credits. You pay when you open a profile or send the first message — as with ordinary candidate search.