What a requirement is
Requirements are the specific things a candidate needs (or would ideally have) to be a fit for the role. Tenzo’s AI extracts an initial set from the job description, and admins or recruiters can edit, add, or remove them at any time from the Resume Requirements step of the job editor sidebar. Each requirement has an importance level that controls how much it counts. The requirements described on this page are the ones resume review scores against. A job keeps a separate set of requirements for sourcing, with its own importance values — see Sourcing vs Resume Requirements.Importance levels
Match statuses
Each requirement is evaluated against the candidate’s resume and lands in one of three states, shown as a colored pill on the candidate row:Evidence on hover
Hover any requirement pill to see the supporting evidence: a 1–2 sentence excerpt the AI pulled from the resume that backs the match status, plus links to any prior recorded calls that contributed evidence.The “meets all required” rule
A candidate meets all required only if no Required-importance requirement is in No match. Partial matches on Required still pass — they’re treated as a likely match, not a failure. This rule is one of two things that drive the red “Missing Requirement” badge in the resume rating cell (shown instead of stars) when resume review is displayed. The other is a 0-star AI rating, which means the AI found a disqualifying mismatch even when no single Required item is in No match — see Star Rating.Relationship to the star rating
The star rating and “meets all required” are independent signals. Either one — or both — can prevent a candidate from being contacted when the job has resume screening turned on:- A candidate can have a high star rating but still fail “meets all required” because they’re missing one Required item.
- A candidate can meet all required and still fall below the minimum star rating because their overall fit is weak.
In the Sourcing list
In the Sourcing tab, the candidate list is split by the “meets all required” rule. Candidates who meet all required appear above the divider; those with partial or failing matches appear below.Editing requirements
Resume review requirements are editable from the job editor. Sourcing requirements are adjusted on the Sourcing tab, including via the AI chat — for example, “add SQL as a required skill” or “drop the Excel requirement.” Edits on one side never change the other. On a hybrid template you can also direct how a job’s sourcing requirements are written from its job description. After applying sourcing changes, candidates will not be evaluated against the updated requirements until the next search — or you can re-evaluate existing candidates immediately with Rescore Candidate Resumes in the job’s More menu.Related
- Star Rating — the 1–5 star overall summary that sits alongside requirement matches
- Configuration — the failure modes that combine “meets all required” and the star rating
- Sourcing Overview — how requirements are extracted and edited