Review Your Shortlist
How to read and work with the candidate Shortlist that Mira delivers.
After Mira completes a search, it delivers a candidate list: a curated list of candidates who match your requirements. Here's how to read and use it.
Shortlist layout
The Shortlist appears in two places:
- In the conversation: The Agent announces the results with a summary and a downloadable data file button.
- In the right panel: Individual candidate cards you can scroll through.
Candidate cards
Each candidate card contains:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Candidate's full name |
| Current title | Most recent job title |
| Company | Current or most recent employer |
| Location | City and country |
| Years of experience | Calculated from career history |
| AI Summary | A concise assessment of the candidate's qualifications and fit for your requirements |
| Work history | Current and previous roles with dates (expandable) |
| Education | Degrees and institutions |
| Professional email address (when available) | |
| Phone | Phone number (click "Get Phone" to retrieve) |
| Direct link to their LinkedIn profile |
Select multiple candidates
Hover a candidate card to reveal a checkbox. After you check one, a selection bar appears with the count and offers batch actions on what you've picked, including downloading just those candidates as a file. Close the bar to exit selection.
AI Summary
The AI Summary is generated specifically for your search. It highlights why this candidate is relevant to your requirements, not just a generic bio. Pay attention to:
- Specific skills and experience mentioned.
- Company backgrounds (startup, enterprise, specific industry).
- Career trajectory and progression.
Data file
Click the Download File button on the data file card to get the entire Shortlist as an Excel file. It includes every field from the candidate cards, name, title, company, location, experience, AI summary, work history, education, email, phone, LinkedIn URL, and profile freshness date.
If you only need a subset, select the cards you want first (see Select multiple candidates) and use the download action in the selection bar to export just those candidates with the same fields.
Common ways teams use the file:
| Use case | How |
|---|---|
| Import to ATS | Many ATS platforms accept Excel or CSV imports, check your ATS documentation and use Mira to generate the matching file format |
| Share with hiring manager | Download the file directly or share the Task link for offline review |
| Track in a sheet | Import into your spreadsheet |
| Talent pipeline analytics | Aggregate data across multiple searches |
What to do next
After reviewing the Shortlist, you have several options in the same conversation:
| Action | How |
|---|---|
| Get more candidates | "Find me 10 more" or "Continue searching" |
| Refine criteria | "Focus on candidates with more startup experience" |
| Narrow geography | "Only show candidates in Berlin, not remote" |
| Broaden search | "Also include mid-level candidates" |
| Contact a candidate | Use the email or phone on their card |
| View on LinkedIn | Click the LinkedIn icon to see their full profile |
| Work on a subset | Select multiple candidates and use the selection bar to batch-download or run actions across only those |
Shortlist size
The Agent returns 20 candidates by default. To customize, specify a different number when describing the role (e.g., "find me 50 ML engineers"). You can also ask for more candidates in the same conversation at any time.