Get a shortlist of best-fit candidates across your CRM and the open market. Simply describe the talent you need in plain language, and Phenom X+ Source will surface them in one search with the reason attached to every match.
Searching for candidates beyond a CRM usually means using a separate tool, different login, and spreadsheet to track who's already been contacted. Notes from that search rarely make it back into the system that matters. Recruiters spend the day translating a role into keywords, then translating results back into a workflow that was never built to receive them.
X+ Source lets a recruiter describe a role the way they'd say it out loud, then searches the Talent CRM and external market together, matches candidates against the description, and explains why each one qualifies. Results end up in the same CRM workflow already in use, with shortlisting and outreach ready to start from there.
Try itTraditional sourcing tools return a list and leave the reasoning to the recruiter. X+ Source attaches a plain-language reason to every match, so a recruiter can trust they’re reaching out to ideal candidates.
Traditional keyword search matches exact terms. X+ Source matches what the role requires.
Other tools sit outside the CRM. Instead, keep results and outreach in one place.
Ranked lists usually come with no explanation. Now get the reason behind every match.
Built for recruiters who search every day across every role they own.
Recruiters normally choose between searching the CRM or open market, then combine the results by hand. X+ Source runs both searches from a single natural-language prompt, surfaces internal and external candidates together, and shows why each one made the list.
Describe the role once. Search internal and external pools at the same time.
Internal candidates surface alongside external ones, not in a separate list.
Every result carries a reason it matched.
Building a precise Boolean query takes practice most recruiters don't have time for. X+ Source takes a description of the role and expands it into the right search automatically, so the query itself is never the bottleneck.
No Boolean required. Describe the role the way you'd say it.
The search expands automatically to catch adjacent titles and skills.
Refine results in the same conversational format, not a new query.
A strong shortlist still stalls if getting candidates into outreach means exporting, re-importing, or re-entering data. X+ Source keeps every result inside the CRM workflow already in use, so shortlisting and outreach start from the same screen the search ended on.
One-click import from the open market into the CRM.
Profiles summarized automatically.
Outreach starts from the same view as the search results.
X+ Source doesn't run its own separate matching logic. It draws on the same ontology and data layer that powers sourcing, screening, and matching across the platform.
Intake Agent captures the hiring manager's requirements before the search starts. Voice Screening Agent screens the candidates X+ Source surfaces next.
X+ Source parses a role description into structured criteria, then matches it against the Talent CRM and curated external profiles using X+ Ontology. Every match returns with the factors behind it.
Search results and candidate data stay inside the CRM's existing access controls. Nothing X+ Source surfaces leaves the system of record.
50%
Reduction in specialized candidate sourcing time
4
Additional hires per recruiter
7days
Faster time to fill, per specialized role
What we found is that X+ Source required very little training to get someone up and running.
Phenom X+ Source is candidate sourcing AI that lets recruiters search their own CRM and the open market in one plain-language search, without leaving their workflow. Recruiters describe the person they need, and X+ Source surfaces internal and candidates together, and explains why each one matches. It runs inside Phenom Talent CRM, so sourcing and outreach happen in the same place.
Run one search across both instead of switching tools. Sourcing beyond your own CRM usually means leaving the workflow entirely and juggling a separate tool. Phenom X+ Source searches Phenom Talent CRM and the external market at once, so internal and external candidates appear side by side, each with the reasons they match attached. Recruiters get one shortlist instead of two.
Describe the role in plain language and let the search do the rest. Phenom X+ Source turns a natural-language description into a search, expands the query automatically, and lets recruiters refine results conversationally instead of rewriting operators. Recruiters can shortlist for any role they own without becoming Boolean experts, and new users need very little training to get started.
It shows its reasoning instead of hiding the logic in a query. Every match in Phenom X+ Source comes with the reasons a candidate fits, based on role requirements rather than keyword overlap. The search runs on the same AI that understands how skills, titles and roles relate across the Phenom platform, which is what makes AI candidate sourcing transparent enough for recruiters to trust.
Keep the next step in the same view as the search results. Phenom X+ Source imports candidates in one click, summarizes each profile automatically and lets recruiters start outreach directly from the results, all without leaving the CRM. Phenom Sourcing Agent can be added to not only deepen searches, but draft personalized outreach automatically. From there, Phenom Voice Screening Agent can screen interested candidates, so a shortlist turns into real conversations quickly.
The Aspen Group cut specialized candidate sourcing time by 50%, added 4 hires per recruiter and filled specialized roles 7 days faster with Phenom X+ Source. Reece White, Senior Recruitment Marketing Manager, says, "What we found is that X+ Source required very little training to get someone up and running."
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