> ## 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.

# Smart Match: your database against a new mandate

> Match candidates you already have against a job's criteria, with a ready-to-share rationale.

Before you source externally, check the talent you already own. The **Matching** tab on every job runs your existing candidate pool against the mandate.

<Frame caption="Smart Match reviews the job's criteria before matching">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/yena/_yA7y7-DV4HpWgMr/images/screenshots/smart-match.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=_yA7y7-DV4HpWgMr&q=85&s=4a41c8e9807133b8f16d8f3daaa9698e" alt="Smart Match review screen with location and salary criteria" width="1770" height="823" data-path="images/screenshots/smart-match.png" />
</Frame>

<Steps>
  <Step title="Review the criteria">
    Smart Match reads the job's location, salary range, and description. Every field is editable before you run it, the same review-then-run pattern as the Sourcer.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Find best matches">
    The match checks industry fit and flags overqualified profiles instead of surprising you with them, and produces a rationale you can share.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  This is why importing good candidates pays off even when they lose a race: the silver medalists from one mandate are the first matches on the next one. See [Candidate records](/en/pipeline/candidate-records) for the Similar tab, which works the other way around.
</Tip>