The search box allows you to quickly find an employee profile, a candidate (Advantage, Core, and Pro packages), job opening (Advantage, Core, and Pro packages), report, or company file. To utilize this feature, click on the box or type S, and begin typing to see the results based on your criteria. The search box is only available to users with access to the employee list view, excluding employee access level users.  Available search criteria options include the following:

1. Employees: To search for an employee in BambooHR, you can use different ways to find them.
   • Employee name: Type in a portion of an employee's first name, last name, or preferred name to receive a list of matching employees.
   • Email address: You can use a home or work email address to search for an employee. Start typing the address, and once you type the @, matching search results will appear.
   • Numerical employee #: You can search for an employee by their employee # by typing in a portion of the number and selecting from the matching results.
   • Alphanumeric employee #: Use the pound symbol (#) followed by a portion of the employee # to search for employees that have a combination of numbers and letters as their employee #.
2. Job Candidates: If you have access to the our applicant tracking system, start typing a candidate's name to go directly to their candidate profile. Additionally, the search box allows you to search for candidates by email and phone number (Advantage, Core, and Pro packages).
3. Job Openings: Start typing the name of a job opening to find the job opening details (Advantage, Core, and Pro packages).
4. Reports: Start typing the name of a report, and the results that match the criteria will appear in the dropdown menu. If you click on the report, it will automatically run for you.
5. Files: Start typing the name of a company file, and the matching results will appear in the dropdown menu. If you click on the file name, it will take you to a preview of the file.