🤝 CATS | Export

SeekOut integrates with CATS, allowing you to export candidate data from SeekOut and turn it into CATS candidate profiles complete with contact information and work/education history. Candidate data can be sent to CATS as prospects, or they can be attached to an existing job.

This article covers how to set up your integration, as well as how to export candidate info from SeekOut to CATS.

Before You Begin

You or your CATS administrator will need to create an API key for SeekOut.

1. Login to CATS.

2. In the Settings options, click Administration.

3. Under Site Management, select API Keys.

4. Click Add API Key. Enter 'seekout' as your Key Name and click Generate.

Save your API key to a safe place; you'll be entering it into SeekOut.

Setting up the CATS Integration

Accessing Integrations

Click your name at the bottom left of the SeekOut dashboard, then select Integrations.

Note: Don't see the Integrations option in your menu? Contact your Customer Success Manager or support@seekout.com and ask to enable ATS integrations for your org.

On the Integrations page, click + Add a Connection to open the list of applicant tracking systems. If you've set up an integration with SeekOut before, your current integrations will be listed on this page. Click the plus sign + at the top of the page to open the ATS list.

Connecting to CATS

On the Integrations page, locate CATS from the list and click the Connect button.

On the Capabilities tab, check the box next to Export. Click Confirm Choices to continue to the next step.

On the Credentials tab, enter your API key.

Click Submit to save your credentials, then click Next. SeekOut will automatically attempt to verify your connection when you first set it up by exporting a test candidate as a prospect or to a job in the populated jobs list. Choose either Export as Prospect or select a job from the jobs list and click Verify.

When the ‘All Good’ message appears, click Finish and login to your ATS to ensure the test candidate has been successfully added. When successful, CATS will appear at the top of your Integrations page with a green check mark.

Removing the Integration

On the Integrations page, click the arrow next to a connected integration to Edit or Remove the integration from your SeekOut account.

Exporting from SeekOut to CATS

Note: It's strongly recommended to retrieve a candidate's email address before exporting. Your ATS will be unable to match duplicate candidates unless they have an email address associated with their profile.

Use the Get Email button on a profile to obtain their contact info, or check the box Generate dummy email addresses for candidates in the confirmation pop-up before exporting.

Recommended: Export from a project

To export all candidates in a project to CATS, go to your SeekOut project, click the Export icon and choose Export All to CATS. Contact information such as email addresses and phone numbers will only appear in your export if you click Get Email for All and Get Phone for All before exporting.

Alternatively, you can export select candidates from SeekOut by clicking the box next to their profile, clicking Export and then selecting Export X to CATS. With both methods, clicking Export to CATS will cause a pop-up window will appear.

You can select a job from the dropdown menu or export the candidates as prospects. If you don't have email addresses for all candidates, check the box Generate dummy email addresses for candidates.  Click the Export button to export candidates to CATS. When successful, you will see a confirmation pop-up message that says "Export Complete."

Additional Notes

Duplicate Profiles

By default, SeekOut will not transmit profiles that have already been successfully exported. Candidates that have been exported will display a confirmation icon and the name of your ATS in their SeekOut profile.

Check the box Include previously exported candidate(s) if you're exporting the same candidates to your ATS again.

Note: CATS does check for duplicate records. If you successfully export the same prospect twice, CATS will attempt to match the profile using the candidate email address and update your records with the newly exported information.

What fields are sent from SeekOut to CATS?

• Candidate

  • Name

  • Email(s)

  • Phone Number(s)

  • Source

  • Location

  • Social Media URL(s)

  • Current Employer

• Experience

  • Title

  • Company

  • Start/End Date

• Key Skills

• SeekOut Profile as PDF attachment

What do dummy emails look like?

When you check the box "Generate dummy email addresses" before exporting to your ATS, then SeekOut will create email addresses and send them along with each candidate who doesn't already have an email associated with their SeekOut profile.

The email addresses generated by SeekOut will look similar to these examples:

• no-email--352233856@seekout.example.com

• no-email--828794187@seekout.example.com

• no-email-1047659244@seekout.example.com

Other Information

SeekOut integrates with many other HR systems. If you need help setting up an integration or need assistance troubleshooting, please contact support@seekout.com.