Yes. Bullhorn has more than one, depending on what you need candidates to do. For finding and applying to jobs there's the free Open Source Career Portal (OSCP). For registration, onboarding, timesheets, and keeping their details current, Bullhorn offers self-service candidate portals through its Talent Platform and Bullhorn One suite. Both write to the same Bullhorn ATS and CRM, so a staffing firm's candidate data stays current without recruiters re-keying it. An AI Talent CRM builds engagement on that same foundation.
The Open Source Career Portal (job search and apply)
The OSCP publishes open jobs from Bullhorn to your website so candidates can search and apply. It's open source under the MIT licence, built with lightweight JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. You choose which job fields display, use custom fields in keyword search, and track candidate behaviour with Google Analytics. It also generates structured data and an XML feed for search engines and job aggregators. A WordPress plugin offers an easier way to run it.
When someone applies:
- New candidates are created in Bullhorn with the status New Lead.
- Existing candidates either have their record updated from the new resume, or the resume is attached without overwriting existing data.
The OSCP can't register candidates who aren't applying to a vacancy. Bullhorn's suggested workaround is a dedicated email address that forwards resumes to its automatic resume parser. Bullhorn One customers can also use a paid Online Employment Application add-on.
Self-service portals (onboarding, time, and profile)
For placed and active candidates, Bullhorn's candidate experience tools go further. Its Talent Platform covers candidate engagement, talent pools, portals, and self-service tools. Bullhorn pitches text, email, and a mobile-accessible self-service portal as the way to reach talent. Bullhorn Connect, launched in 2021, combined registration and onboarding, time and expense, job and interview status, payment information, and credentialing in one mobile-first experience. Placements can log in to a candidate portal to see onboarding documents and timesheets.
Which one do you need?
For attracting applicants, use the OSCP or a career site from a Bullhorn Marketplace partner. For contractors on assignment, use the self-service portal, so timesheets, documents, and availability don't run through a recruiter's inbox. To re-engage your database, use automation and messaging that prompt past candidates to update their profiles and availability. A portal only helps if people are nudged to use it. Teams weighing a switch can compare the alternatives to Bullhorn that recruiting and staffing firms consider.