> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.yena.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Similar candidates

> Every candidate record can answer: who else in my database looks like this?

The **Similar** tab on a [candidate record](/en/pipeline/candidate-records) surfaces profiles from your own database that resemble the one you're looking at — comparable roles, backgrounds, and markets.

## Where it earns its keep

* **The dropout moment.** Your lead candidate withdraws at Interview. Similar, opened on their record, is the fastest honest answer to "who's next?" — drawn from people you already own.
* **Building a longlist around one anchor.** A client says "someone like her." Open her record, harvest Similar, stage the results on the pipeline.
* **Duplicate suspicion.** Two imports that might be the same person show up next to each other; compare before you work them separately.

## Similar vs Smart Match

They answer different questions. **Similar** starts from a person ("more like this profile"); [Smart Match](/en/pipeline/smart-match) starts from a mandate ("who fits these criteria?"). In a live search you'll often use both: Smart Match for the sweep, Similar to deepen around the profiles the client approves in the [portal](/en/portal/sharing-a-shortlist).