Getting Started with Datapeople - New User Guide

Datapeople is a recruiting intelligence platform that is highly collaborative for hiring managers and recruiters to write standardized, compliant, and inclusive job posts. Datapeople also allows you to track your content and analyze your recruiting pipeline.

How to access Datapeople 🔑

Go to this sign up link: https://app.datapeople.io/signup
Use your company email address to create an account

Navigating Datapeople Anywhere (browser extension)

Datapeople Anywhere—our browser extension that helps you create, collaborate, and optimize job content from anywhere. Whether you're reusing high-performing content or writing a job post from scratch, Datapeople Anywhere makes it seamless. Let’s get you started!

🔧 Step 1: Set Up the Extension

Install the Datapeople Anywhere browser extension
Pin it for easy access:
- Click the puzzle piece icon (Extensions) in your browser toolbar.
- Find Datapeople Anywhere in the list.
- Click the 📌 pin icon to keep it visible on your toolbar.

Now, you're ready to launch the extension anytime with just one click!

🧭 Step 2: Explore the Side Panel

Click the Datapeople Anywhere icon to launch the extension. You’ll see a side panel—this is your control center

Here’s how to use it:

View recent jobs you’ve worked on
Search your job content library
Start from scratch and write a new job post

📚 Step 3: Use the Job Content Library

Your content library is a goldmine of reusable job posts—drafts, published jobs, and unpublished jobs.

Here's how to use it:

Access your library with the search tab on the side panel
Search by job title or requisition number
Use filters to narrow your results
Sort by score to find your highest-performing content

📝 Step 4: Reuse Job Content in Your ATS

Save time by pulling in job content you’ve already created.

Navigate to your open req in your ATS.
In Datapeople Anywhere, search for the content you need in the library.
- Search by title or req number
- Filter by published status, location, posting type or employment type
Sort by score to find top-performing versions.
Click import—Datapeople automatically populates the supported ATS job fields for you.

✨ Just like that, your content is in place!

✍️ Step 5: Edit or Customize Content

Want to tweak the job description? No problem.

Click Edit This Job from the side panel.
A new window opens with the Datapeople Smart Editor.
In the editor, you can:
- Apply templates to update boilerplate language
- Collaborate with teammates via comments
- Make any edits needed

Once you're done, hit Save and Close—your updates instantly appear in your ATS.

🆕 Step 6: Write a Job Post from Scratch

If you do not have any existing content, you can start fresh directly from your ATS.

Go to your job setup page in your ATS (name may vary).
In the side panel, click Write.
Enter your job details.
Choose an approved template
Click Write New Draft.

The Smart Editor opens in a new window. Once you're finished, click Save and Close—your content is automatically imported into your supported ATS fields.

📤 Step 7: Grab Job Content for Other Tools

Need to use job content outside of your ATS? Easy!

Open the Datapeople Anywhere extension.
Search your library and find the job draft.
Copy the fields you need and paste them wherever you want—Slack, Google Docs, Notion, etc.

Simple and fast. ✅

✅ You're All Set!

With Datapeople Anywhere, you have everything you need to:

Reuse high-scoring job content
Write and edit content
Collaborate with your team
Work directly within your existing workflow

Have questions or need support? Reach out to your Datapeople account manager—we’re here to help!

Navigating the Datapeople Web App 🛜

You can view your company’s job posts in the Library

Tip: draft posts = has not been published (not visible to candidates) , published posts = live on career site, unpublished posts = previously published

You can create a new job post under the +Write menu

When you write a new post, start with an approved template from the drop down menu

Tip: Check out this article for tips on getting started

Use comments to collaborate with team members while writing job content.

Tip: You can tag users by typing @ and then the user’s name. When you tag a user it will send them an email notification.

Datapeople Smart Editor ✏️

Score

Datapeople’s all-in-one Job Score predicts how your job will perform with qualified candidates based on its title, content, and language. Job Scores are dynamic and change as you write. A job score of 85+ in Datapeople means your job is optimized for the local marketplace. Aim for clarity and inclusivity, not perfection. Job scores are dynamic and will automatically update as you make changes to your job and address the guidance provided. You can improve your job score by first tackling the sidebar guidance, then the red highlights, followed by the remaining suggestions.

Job Title

So much rests on getting your job title just right. Datapeople will help you think like an SEO marketer. Candidates show up to a blank search bar when they’re looking for a new job. Whether on Indeed, LinkedIn, or even your careers page, they enter a string of words and see a list of relevant jobs. Optimizing the title you use will ensure your job shows up on that list.

Sometimes, it’s about adding a few more keywords. Other times, it will be about eliminating title words that don’t make sense for the candidate marketplace. Read more about why titles matter here.

Keep in mind: Changes you make to the title for external search don’t need to impact titles you use internally. You can use an SEO-ready title and add a line to the body of the description like “Internally, we call this role X.” In this way, you are still being very clear with candidates without missing them in search.

Our Guidance Colors

Quick guide to our colors

Red - CRITICAL ERRORS: Critical errors and soft skills that are known to impact the quality and diversity of candidate pools and have the highest score impact (delete, delete!)
Blue - IMPROVE CONTENT: Wordy/impersonal language and corporate-speak/jargon that you can easily update
Grey - LANGUAGE MECHANICS: Grammar and spelling mistakes
Yellow - INCLUSION: Biased language that is important to review critically (make sure you’re not inadvertently telling a group of candidates that they’re not welcome to apply)
Green - KUDOS: Something that does well with candidates (keep it up!)

Why does Datapeople say to ‘delete’ instead of offering alternative suggestions?

Sometimes there’s no better way to say something that is harmful. Especially for red highlights, it’s best to remove the sentiment completely from your post and welcome all candidates. If you’re looking for alternative suggestions, see here for ideas.

Inclusivity Meter

Datapeople provides lots of different types of guidance. The Inclusion Meter (found on the left side of the smart editor) will let you know how neutral and welcoming your job language and content is. You’ll also see quick guidance on content issues like overall job length, missing information, and more!

Similar Jobs

Unsure of what to say? Click on the “Similar Jobs” button and see some examples of similar jobs, some in your local marketplace. Click through to see how others write about similar roles. These aren’t necessarily Datapeople customers or optimized job descriptions, but it gives you a good idea of what is out there for candidates.

Apply a Template

Your team's admins have set up templates so you can get a head start with a standardized, optimized partial draft when writing a new job post. You can also apply these approved templates to existing job posts that already have content.

In the "Job" menu, click "Apply Template."
Select the template you wish to apply.
Click "Apply Template."

Track Your Performance with Datapeople Insights 🔍

Use Datapeople to easily monitor and improve the quality of your job posts.

🔧 Key Tools to Get Started

Content Snapshot: See a high-level view of your job content health.
Weekly Snapshot: Get a weekly update on job scores, time published, and content issues—so you know where to focus right now.
Easy Wins Report: Identify jobs with simple, high-impact fixes.
Compliance Report: Find jobs missing required content like salary or accommodation statements and stay on top of compliance.

✅ Why Use It

Spot trends and content gaps across all job posts
Prioritize fixes that will improve quality, diversity, and performance
Keep your team aligned and focused with filterable, shareable reports
See recruiter assignments (for ATS-connected teams)
Download reports and track progress over time

💡 Pro Tip: Use the Content Snapshot and Weekly Snapshot together to get both a broad and detailed view of your job post health.

📊 Track Your Candidate Pipeline (for integrated accounts)

Monitor application volume, drop-offs, and pass-through rates
View offer acceptance rates, time to hire, and gender representation
Use the Requisition Progress Report to track individual roles
- Learn more here