Send the Big Five (OCEAN) from SmartRecruiters in 10 minutes
Inside SmartRecruiters' Hiring Success ecosystem, Big Five becomes a foundational building block within the platform's partner-app marketplace. SmartRecruiters customers use conscientiousness scores to feed programmatic-hiring rules — auto-advance high-conscientiousness candidates in reliability-critical roles (finance, compliance, manufacturing), flag low-conscientiousness for manual review in sales roles where adaptability and change-management matter more. SmartRecruiters' scorecard-mapping UI lets customers weight Big Five dimensions directly in the hiring workflow without custom integration glue. The clean REST API + webhook model means deployment is straightforward for mid-market teams.
Validity
Big Five conscientiousness predicts job performance at ρ ≈ .31 across 117 studies (Barrick & Mount 1991).
Send the Big Five (OCEAN) from SmartRecruiters
From SmartRecruiters admin to first scored candidate.
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Add the JobCannon SmartRecruiters integration
From SmartRecruiters admin settings, add JobCannon as an Assessment Partner. Paste your Basic Auth credentials (sandbox first, production after the first test cycle). One-time setup, takes 3 minutes.
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Create a SmartRecruiters scorecard mapped to Big Five (OCEAN) dimensions
In your job template, create a scorecard section per Big Five (OCEAN) dimension. Each dimension maps 1:1 to a numeric attribute on the SmartRecruiters scorecard — no provider-specific glue needed.
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Trigger the Big Five (OCEAN) on the candidate's stage transition
Add "Send Big Five (OCEAN)" as an automatic action when candidates enter the assessment stage. The candidate receives a co-branded SmartRecruiters email and completes the 10-minute form on mobile or desktop.
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View the score envelope in the candidate profile
The full Big Five (OCEAN) score envelope (dimensions, bands, narrative summary) lands in the SmartRecruiters candidate profile within 30 seconds of submission. Recruiters review without leaving SmartRecruiters.
Sample score envelope
The exact JSON shape your SmartRecruiters scorecard receives back. Every JobCannon assessment uses the same dimensions[].score envelope so ranking logic stays consistent across tests.
{
"test": "big-five",
"version": "v3.2",
"candidate_id": "sr_hire_8901",
"completed_at": "2026-05-16T10:34:21Z",
"duration_seconds": 612,
"dimensions": [
{
"code": "openness",
"label": "Openness to experience",
"score": 72,
"band": "high"
},
{
"code": "conscientiousness",
"label": "Conscientiousness",
"score": 81,
"band": "very-high"
},
{
"code": "extraversion",
"label": "Extraversion",
"score": 54,
"band": "mid"
},
{
"code": "agreeableness",
"label": "Agreeableness",
"score": 68,
"band": "high"
},
{
"code": "neuroticism",
"label": "Neuroticism (reversed)",
"score": 28,
"band": "low"
}
]
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Cognitive Ability (IQ)
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Frequently asked
When does SmartRecruiters integration go live?+
Phase 1 roadmap target H2 2026. SmartRecruiters partner application submitted; partner review timeline 6-8 weeks.
How does Big Five integrate with Hiring Success?+
Big Five results feed SmartRecruiters' programmatic-hiring rules. Customers map conscientiousness thresholds to auto-advance or manual-review actions in their pipeline.
Is Big Five EEOC-defensible?+
Yes. Big Five does not produce protected-class disparate impact and has strongest predictive-validity track record of any personality framework.
How long does Big Five take?+
Median 10 minutes on JobCannon's 50-item form.
Can I use Big Five at multiple pipeline stages?+
Yes. SmartRecruiters supports multiple trigger points; Big Five can fire at screen, phone, or team-meet stages.
Pricing for SmartRecruiters?+
Free sandbox + 5 invitations/mo; Business tier $99/mo flat. Partnership engagements scope higher rate limits.
Be first on the SmartRecruiters integration with the Big Five (OCEAN)
Email partners@jobcannon.io with your SmartRecruiters tenant ID. We'll notify you when the SmartRecruiters adapter ships and beta credentials are available.
Prefer to try the Big Five (OCEAN) first? Take it on JobCannon to see exactly what your candidates will see — or read the assessment API docs for the full envelope spec (Big Five).