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title: "Rescreening"
description: "Re-evaluate candidates against updated matching criteria — instantly"
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last_updated: 2026-11-01
site: "Senseloaf"
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# Rescreening

When you update a job's matching strategy — adding, removing, or reweighting criteria — candidates already in the pipeline were scored against the old version. Rescreening re-runs the AI Matching evaluation for all candidates against the updated criteria, so their grades always reflect your current requirements.

Rescreening only re-runs resume matching. Prescreening results and AI Interview scores are never affected.

### When to rescreen

Rescreening is needed any time you change the matching strategy for a job. Common situations include:

* **A criterion was added** — existing candidates were never evaluated against it, so their scores are incomplete
* **A criterion was removed** — existing candidates carry scores for a criterion that no longer contributes, which can make grades misleading
* **A max score was changed** — the proportion this criterion contributes to the overall score has shifted, making candidate rankings inaccurate
* **Scoring logic or measurement was changed** — the same resume data will now produce a different score, making existing grades stale

> **Note**
>
> Renaming a criterion is a cosmetic change only — it does not affect scores and does not require a rescreen.

### How to trigger a rescreen

There are two ways to start a rescreen — both open the same confirmation step before anything runs.

**The Rescreen button**

![Rescreen button](https://senseloaf.guides.markdrop.in/docs-assets/import/hiring-pipeline/rescreening/rescreen-button@1x.png "Rescreen button")

A **Rescreen** button is visible in the toolbar of the Candidate Listing page, to the left of the **Screen Candidates** button. It is greyed out and disabled when no criteria changes have been made. It becomes active only when there are changes to rescreen against.

**The criteria-change banner**

![Criteria change banner](https://senseloaf.guides.markdrop.in/docs-assets/import/hiring-pipeline/rescreening/criteria-change-banner@1x.png "Criteria change banner")

When you modify the matching criteria for a job, a banner automatically appears at the top of the Candidate Listing page. It shows when the criteria were last updated and how many criteria changed.

Click **Review changes** in the banner to open the confirmation step. The banner stays visible until you either dismiss it or complete a rescreen.

### Reviewing what changed

Before any rescreen begins, a confirmation modal shows you exactly what has changed in the matching criteria and how many candidates will be rematched.

[Video: Reviewing what changed](https://senseloaf.guides.markdrop.in/docs-assets/import/hiring-pipeline/rescreening/reviewing-what-changed.mp4)

The modal shows:

* The number of candidates that will be rematched
* A criteria table listing only the criteria that have been modified, added, or removed — with their current max score and a tag indicating what changed

**Change tags you may see:**

* **Added** — this criterion is new and didn't exist in the previous strategy
* **Removed** — this criterion has been deleted from the strategy
* **Name** — the criterion was renamed; scores are unaffected
* **Scoring logic** — the evaluation logic for this criterion was updated
* **Max score** — the maximum score this criterion can contribute was changed
* **Measurement** — how this criterion is measured was changed

Click **Rescreen** to proceed or **Cancel** to close without making any changes.

### Rescreen progress

Once you confirm, the rescreen runs in the background. A progress panel tracks the status — showing the job name, a progress bar, time remaining, and the total number of candidates being rematched.

![Screenshot from “Rescreening” (4)](https://senseloaf.guides.markdrop.in/docs-assets/import/hiring-pipeline/rescreening/screenshot-2026-07-29-at-163320@1x.png)

You can navigate away and continue working while the rescreen runs. When complete, the progress panel updates to show **Rescreen complete** and the candidate table refreshes automatically.

### Grade changes after rescreening

Once rescreening is complete, the candidate table updates to reflect the new match grades. Candidates whose grade changed show a visual indicator next to their Match Grade:

![Grade Changes after Rescreening](https://senseloaf.guides.markdrop.in/docs-assets/import/hiring-pipeline/rescreening/grade-changes-after-rescreening@1x.png "Grade Changes after Rescreening")

* **Green ▲** — the candidate's Match Grade improved after rescreening
* **Red ▼** — the candidate's Match Grade dropped after rescreening
* **No caret** — the candidate's grade did not change

Candidates in Prescreening, AI Interview, Shortlisted, or Disqualified are not affected by rescreening and will not show any indicators.

### Per-candidate rescreen report

Click any grade change caret to open a detailed before-and-after comparison for that candidate.

![Per- candidate rescreen report](https://senseloaf.guides.markdrop.in/docs-assets/import/hiring-pipeline/rescreening/per-candidate-rescreen-report@1x.png "Per- candidate rescreen report")

The report shows:

* **Before and After grade cards** — the candidate's Overall Grade before and after rescreening, with a directional indicator
* **Per-criterion breakdown** — every criterion listed with its old grade, new grade, and what changed. Removed criteria show their last grade alongside a dash in the new grade column, explaining why an overall grade may have shifted even if remaining criteria scored higher

### ATS sync

Once rescreening is complete, updated Match Grades, Overall Grades, and rescreen summary reports are automatically pushed to your connected ATS, no manual export needed.