{"id":4415,"date":"2026-05-29T21:46:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T21:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=4415"},"modified":"2026-07-18T10:57:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T10:57:05","slug":"contact-zoho-recruit","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/glossary\/contact-zoho-recruit\/","title":{"rendered":"Contact (Recruit)"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n.gt-body{font-family:'Poppins',sans-serif;color:#111;line-height:1.75}\n.gt-def{border-left:4px solid #E8650A;padding:16px 20px;background:#fff8f4;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;margin:0 0 32px;font-size:1.05rem}\n.gt-section{margin:0 0 36px}.gt-section h2{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;color:#0A1628;font-size:1.5rem;margin:0 0 12px}\n.gt-example-box{background:#f0f4ff;border-radius:10px;padding:20px 24px;margin:0 0 32px}.gt-example-box strong{color:#2563EB}\n.gt-related-pills{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;margin:0 0 32px}\n.gt-related-pill{background:#f7f4ef;border:1px solid #ddd8cf;border-radius:20px;padding:6px 16px;font-size:.875rem;color:#0A1628;text-decoration:none}\n.gt-faq-item{border:1px solid #ddd8cf;border-radius:10px;padding:16px 20px;margin:0 0 12px}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"gt-body\">\n<div class=\"gt-def\">A Contact in Zoho Recruit refers to a person at a client organisation, typically used in staffing agency workflows. Contacts are hiring managers, HR heads, or decision-makers who interact with the staffing agency and raise job requirements.<\/div>\n<div class=\"gt-section\">\n<h2>Role of Contacts in Staffing Workflows<\/h2>\n<p>In staffing agency use cases, Zoho Recruit maintains separate records for Contacts and Candidates. A Contact belongs to a Client account and may raise multiple Job Openings over time. All correspondence, submissions, and placements involving that contact are tracked on their record. This allows account managers to see the full relationship history.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gt-section\">\n<h2>Contact vs Candidate<\/h2>\n<p>Contacts are never put through a hiring pipeline. They represent the demand side of recruitment. When a Contact raises a requirement, a Job Opening is created and linked to that Contact and Client. Candidates are then sourced and submitted to the Contact for review. Once a candidate is placed, they may also be added as a Contact for future staffing work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gt-example-box\"><strong>Example:<\/strong> A staffing agency based in Pune works with an IT client. The client&#8217;s HR Manager is saved as a Contact in Zoho Recruit under the client account. When she raises a requirement for a network engineer, the recruiter creates a Job Opening linked to her Contact record.<\/div>\n<div class=\"gt-related-pills\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/glossary\/client-staffing-zoho-recruit\/\" class=\"gt-related-pill sp-content-link\">Client (Staffing)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/glossary\/candidate-zoho-recruit\/\" class=\"gt-related-pill sp-content-link\">Candidate<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/glossary\/job-opening-zoho-recruit\/\" class=\"gt-related-pill sp-content-link\">Job Opening<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/glossary\/hiring-manager-zoho-recruit\/\" class=\"gt-related-pill sp-content-link\">Hiring Manager<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gt-section\">\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<div class=\"gt-faq-item\"><strong>What is a Contact in Zoho Recruit?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A Contact in Zoho Recruit is a person at a client organisation, used primarily in staffing agency setups. Contacts represent hiring managers and decision-makers who raise job requirements and interact with the agency throughout the recruitment process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gt-faq-item\"><strong>Can a Candidate become a Contact in Zoho Recruit?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes. Once a candidate is placed at a client organisation or builds a relationship with the staffing agency as a hiring decision-maker, they can be converted to or added as a Contact in Zoho Recruit.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Contact in Zoho Recruit is a client-side person record used in staffing agency workflows to track hiring managers and decision-makers linked to client accounts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"seo_title":"Contact (Recruit) | Zoho Recruit Glossary","seo_description":"A Contact in Zoho Recruit is a client-side person record used in staffing agency workflows to track hiring managers and decision-makers linked to client ac","seo_keyword":"contact (recruit) zoho recruit","seo_faqs":"[{\"q\": \"What is a Contact in Zoho Recruit?\", \"a\": \"A Contact in Zoho Recruit is a person at a client organisation, used primarily in staffing agency setups. 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