Cornerstone Integration
Cornerstone Integration With Skima AI
Skima AI provides AI candidate scores, reasons, and hiring manager feedback, all within Cornerstone HCM for faster, data-backed hiring decisions while leveraging your complete talent management ecosystem.
What You'll See in Cornerstone HCM with Skima AI
When you integrate Skima AI with Cornerstone HCM, your talent acquisition teams get AI-driven insights directly inside your comprehensive human capital management platform.
Match Score (0-100) displayed on each candidate application
Reasons bullets explaining why the candidate matches the job requisition
"Skima Screened" tag for quick filtering and reporting
Shortlist page for managers with Approve/Skip and optional notes
Activity notes that capture manager feedback for comprehensive audit trails
Outcome: A clear top 10 shortlist that updates automatically as new applications arrive. This ensures your team always works on the best candidates first.
Why Cornerstone HCM Teams Choose Skima AI
Cornerstone HCM users integrate Skima AI because it enhances their comprehensive talent management platform with intelligent scoring and matching.
Stay in Your Unified Platform
All scores, reasons, and feedback appear within Cornerstone's integrated recruiting module
Effortless HM Collaboration
Share shortlist links; Skima AI writes responses back to Cornerstone HCM with full audit trail integration
Updated Rankings
Every new applicant is scored instantly upon submission to requisitions
Rediscover Talent
Skima AI surfaces qualified current employees for internal career moves and succession planning
What Skima AI Writes Back to Cornerstone HCM
| Writes back to | Field name | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application | SKIMA Match Score | Number (0–100) | 86 |
| Application | SKIMA Reasons | Long text (3–5) | "3 yrs retail sales; POS; shift lead" |
| Application/Note | Shortlist Link | URL | https://…/shortlist/abc |
| Candidate | SKIMA Screened | Tag | SKIMA Screened |
| (Optional) Application | HM Feedback | Enum | 👍 / 👎 / Maybe |
| (Optional) Application | HM Comment | Short text | Ready for phone screen |
Events That Trigger Skima AI Actions: Application created/updated - Status changed - Attachment added - Internal application submitted (If webhooks are not available, Skima AI uses safe 10–15 min delta polling.)
How Does the Shortlist Loop Work?
Skima AI makes hiring collaboration inside Cornerstone HCM faster and easier by creating a seamless shortlist feedback loop.
Recruiter shares a link
The recruiter provides a link to a shortlist that doesn’t require a login.
Manager Gives Feedback
Manager clicks 👍/👎 and adds brief comments for their decisions
Skima AI Updates cornerstone
Skima AI writes decisions back into Cornerstone HCM.
Recruiter Acts On insights
the Top-10 list using explainable AI, insights from employee performance, and learning data.
The result is real-time collaboration, faster decisions, and a transparent audit trail that maintains compliance with your HCM governance requirements.
Field Map for Cornerstone HCM Integration
A clear data flow map helps Cornerstone’s recruiting teams and IT admins understand exactly what data Skima AI pulls in and pushes back, ensuring a smooth setup.
Skima AI securely retrieves the following data to power AI-driven candidate scoring and internal talent rediscovery:
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Application Data: ID, Job Requisition, Status, Source, Owner, updated timestamps
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Candidate Data: ID, Name, emails, phones, location, employment history
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Employee Data: Current employees, skills, competencies, performance ratings
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Attachments: Resume files, cover letters for parsing, and skills extraction
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Job Requisition: Title, description, requirements, departments, locations
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Organizational Data: Department structures, reporting relationships
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Learning Data: Completed training, certifications, skill assessments
After scoring and ranking, Skima AI writes structured results back into Cornerstone HCM fields.
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Match Score: Provides a numeric score ranging from 0–100 for each candidate.
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AI Match Reasons: Explains why the application aligns with the job description.
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Skima Screened Tag: Adds a filterable tag on candidate profiles for reporting and shortlist tracking.
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Activity Note: Logs feedback as “Skima Shortlist Feedback: <👍/👎> + comment.
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Shortlist Link: Points to Skima’s detailed candidate view for collaboration.
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Optional Status Move: Moves candidates to “Skima Screened” for pipeline tracking.
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Evidence Attachment: Optionally attaches a PDF file (SKIMA_Evidence.pdf) for audit documentation.
This bidirectional data sync ensures hiring managers always see real-time AI insights without leaving Cornerstone HCM.
Set up Your Cornerstone HCM Integration
Cornerstone HCM + Skima AI integration is fast, secure, and requires minimal IT effort while using your existing human capital management infrastructure.
Here are 5 easy steps to set up your Cornerstone HCM integration:
Create API credentials (OAuth 2.0) with read permissions on Candidates/Applications/Attachments/Jobs/Employees and write permissions on Notes/Custom fields/Tags
Configure custom fields for Skima scores and reasons, or allow Skima to create them via the Edge marketplace
Enable webhooks for Application/Status/Attachment events (Skima provides endpoint + secret)
Test on 2–3 pilot requisitions: Upload resume → confirm Score/Reasons → submit HM feedback → verify Activity note integration
Go live on 3 pilot roles; receive weekly ROI emails and day‑15/day‑30 checkpoints
Security &
Responsible AI
for Cornerstone
Integrations
Trust and compliance are ensured when connecting Skima AI with Cornerstone HCM. This secures candidate and employee data. It also keeps hiring transparent within your human capital management platform.
- Skima AI provides match scores & reasons using resume-based evidence, with no automated rejections.
- All hiring manager decisions and shortlist actions are tracked in Cornerstone HCM activity logs.
- Role-based visibility ensures appropriate access to candidate and employee data.
- Encryption in transit/at rest using industry-standard 256-bit TLS.
- GDPR compliance with a dedicated Data Protection Officer.
- ISO 27701 certification for privacy information management.
- SOC 2 Type II audit compliance.
Skima AI combines explainable AI with Cornerstone's enterprise-grade security practices to keep your comprehensive talent management integrations compliant, auditable, and fair.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Skima AI integrate with Cornerstone HCM? How does it work?
Yes, Skima AI integrates with Cornerstone HCM via REST APIs and optional webhooks, enabling candidate scoring, automated Match Score and Reason writebacks, and logging of hiring manager feedback within your HCM workflows.
What fields does Skima AI write back to Cornerstone HCM?
Skima AI writes Match Scores (0–100), detailed AI reasons/evidence, optional shortlist links, “SKIMA Screened” tags, and optional hiring manager feedback fields, all mapped to Cornerstone’s activity tracking and custom field structure.
Are webhooks required for Skima AI to work with Cornerstone?
Webhooks are recommended for real-time scoring and feedback updates, but if unavailable, Skima AI supports safe 10–15 minute polling to maintain near real-time candidate data synchronization.
Where will Match Scores and Reasons appear in Cornerstone HCM?
Scores and AI-generated reasoning appear on application records via custom fields, optional evidence links, and tags, fully integrated into Cornerstone HCM workflows for recruiter visibility and audit compliance.
Can hiring manager feedback stay inside Cornerstone HCM?
Yes, hiring manager decisions, comments, and notes are written back to Cornerstone HCM as Activity Notes or designated custom fields, ensuring a complete, auditable record of recruitment decisions.
What if our team can't create custom fields in Cornerstone?
Fallback options include writing summaries to Notes or Attachments, or leveraging Cornerstone Edge marketplace tools for simplified custom field creation, ensuring AI insights remain accessible for recruiters.
Does Skima AI support internal candidate discovery?
Yes, Skima AI evaluates current employees for internal mobility, analyzing skills, competencies, and performance data within Cornerstone HCM to recommend internal candidates for open roles.
Will Skima AI automatically move candidate statuses in Cornerstone?
Stage and status moves are optional; most teams prefer manual recruiter control, though automation to “Skima Screened” status can be enabled for faster internal and external candidate processing.
How often are match scores refreshed?
Match scores update immediately when applications change and refresh periodically while requisitions remain active, ensuring both external applicants and internal candidates reflect the latest AI-driven insights.