Template Tag Guide
This article explains the template tags used by Allsorter to populate information into your company templates, for both full reformat and preserve original templates.
The Allsorter Customer Success team replicates your branded template in our reformatting software by using these tags. If you have a self-managed account with "Template Access", you can use these tags to create and update your own templates.
Allsorter works off templates built in Microsoft Word by linking tags in the templates to fields in the system's front end. The font type, size, colour and spacing of text in the output is determined by the styling applied to these tags in Word. You will find more information on how the templating system works here: Template Fundamentals.
This article serves as a reference guide for all available tags used in template creation.
Tag Categories
There are three main tag categories that determine the editing capabilities within Allsorter.
- 🔺Plain Text Tag: You can only edit the text related to these tags in the front end. Bold, italic or underlined formatting is determined by the styling of the tag in Word and cannot be modified in the Allsorter edit panel.
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◾ Rich Text Tag: These tags display as a rich text editor in the Allsorter editing panel, allowing you to apply basic formatting such as bold, italics, underline, or bullet points. You can also apply text transformation AI prompts to these fields.
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🔹Dynamic Tag: Dynamic tags allow you flexibility to define section titles like the coversheet fields, extra sections, static sections, and field-level items like education and experience, directly within templates — with no pre-configuration needed in the Organisation Dashboard. These tags override defaults and set the section name as defined in the tag. You simply replace the text inside the square brackets [] with the output you desire.
In the next section, you will find a list of the available tags and their respective categories.
Make sure to copy only the tag, with no empty spaces on either side, and do not copy the category symbol with it.
Candidate Tags
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Candidate Information |
Template Tag |
|---|---|
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Full Name |
_candidate_name🔺 |
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First Name |
_candidate_firstname🔺 |
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Surname |
_candidate_surname🔺 |
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Phone Number |
_candidate_phone🔺 |
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_candidate_email🔺 |
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LinkedIn Link |
_candidate_linkedin🔺 |
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Full Address, including country |
_candidate_address🔺 |
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Street |
_candidate_street🔺 |
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City |
_candidate_city🔺 |
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Region |
_candidate_region🔺 |
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Country |
_candidate_country🔺 |
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Postcode |
_candidate_postcode🔺 |
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Candidate Details Header |
_candidate_section_header[Title goes here]🔹 |
Recruiter Tags
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Recruiter Information |
Templates Tags |
|---|---|
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Recruiter Name |
_recruiter_name 🔺 (This pulls the first name and last name together) |
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Recruiter First Name |
_recruiter_firstname🔺 |
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Recruiter Surname |
_recruiter_surname🔺 |
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Recruiter Email |
_recruiter_email🔺 |
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Recruiter Address |
_recruiter_address 🔺 |
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Recruiter Position |
_recruiter_position🔺 |
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Recruiter Linkedin |
_recruiter_linkedin🔺 |
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Recruiter Blurb |
_recruiter_blurb 🔺 |
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Recruiter Information |
_recruiter_information 🔺 |
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Recruiter Phone |
_recruiter_phone🔺 |
Summary Tags
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Summary Tags |
Template Tags |
|---|---|
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Summary Header |
_summary_section_header[Title Goes Here]🔹 |
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Candidate Summary |
_summary ◾ (This pulls the profile summary from the original resume or the latest experience description, if the former is missing.) |
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AI Professional Summary Header |
_ai_professional_summary_header[Title Goes Here]🔹 |
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AI Professional Summary |
_ai_synopsis ◾ (This generates a holistic summary based on the candidate's resume. If you have the tailored "Job Description" featured turned on, you can customise the summary to the relevant job description.) |
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AI Intro Email Header |
_ai_intro_email_header[Title Goes Here]🔹 |
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AI Email |
_ai_intro_email◾ |
Skills Tags
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Skills Tags |
Template Tags |
|---|---|
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Skills Section Header |
_skill_section_header[Title Goes Here]🔹 |
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Soft Skills Header |
_soft_skill_header[Title Goes Here]🔹 |
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Soft Skills |
_soft_skill ◾ |
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Language Skills Header |
_language_skill_header[Title Goes Here]🔹 |
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Languages |
_language_skill ◾ |
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Computer Skills Header |
_computer_skill_header[Title Goes Here]🔹 |
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Computer Skills |
_computer_skill ◾ |
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AI Skills Header |
_ai_skill_header[Title Goes Here]🔹 |
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AI Skills |
_ai_skill ◾ |
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Professional Skills Header |
_professional_skill_header[Title Goes Here]🔹 |
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Professional Skills |
_professional_skill◾ |
Education Tags
Use these tags to extract information related to formal education undertaken by the candidate.
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Education Tags |
Template Tags |
|---|---|
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Education Header |
_edu_section_header[Title Goes Here]🔹 |
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School |
_edu_school🔺 |
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Education Location |
_edu_location🔺 |
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Course Title |
_edu_title🔺 |
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Description |
_edu_description🔺 |
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Details |
_edu_details◾ |
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Type of Degree |
_edu_degreetype🔺 |
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Full Date (Start - End) |
_edu_date[ ]🔺 (The text inside the square brackets defines the separator of the dates, e.g., "to", "-", "–". Using these tags without the brackets will default the separator to “-” .) |
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Start Date |
_edu_start_date🔺 |
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End Date |
_edu_end_date🔺 |
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Additional Field Name 1-9 |
_edu_field_n#[Title Goes Here]🔹 (Replace the # with the field number) |
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Additional Field Description 1-9 |
_edu_field_d#🔺 (Replace the # with the field number) |
Certification Tags
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Certification Tags |
Tags |
|---|---|
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Certification Header |
_cert_section_header[Title Goes Here]🔹 |
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Certification Date |
_cert_date[ ]🔺 (The text inside the square brackets defines the separator of the dates, e.g., "to", "-", "–". Using these tags without the brackets will default the separator to “-” .) |
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Certification Start Date |
_cert_start_date🔺 |
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Certification End Date |
_cert_end_date🔺 |
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Certification Title |
_cert_title🔺 |
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Certification School |
_cert_school🔺 |
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Certification Location |
_cert_location🔺 |
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Certification Details |
_cert_details◾ |
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Certification Description |
_cert_description🔺 |
Experience Tags
These tags will extract and populate information related to the candidate's work experience/history and enable you to edit, rearrange and enhance it within Allsorter.
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Experience Tags |
Template Tags |
|---|---|
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Experience Header |
_exp_section_header[Title Goes Here]🔹 |
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Employer |
_exp_employer🔺 |
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Job Title |
_exp_title🔺 |
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Description |
_exp_description◾ |
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Full Location |
_exp_location🔺 |
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City |
_exp_city🔺 |
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Region |
_exp_region🔺 |
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Country |
_exp_country🔺 |
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Full Date (Start – End) |
_exp_date[ ]🔺 (The text inside the square brackets defines the separator of the dates, e.g., "to", "-", "–". Using these tags without the brackets will default the separator to “-” .) |
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Experience (calculate time period) |
_exp_period🔺 |
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Start Date |
_exp_start_date🔺 |
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End Date |
_exp_end_date🔺 |
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Additional Field Name |
_exp_field_n#[Title Goes Here]🔹 (Replace # with numbers 1 – 9) |
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Additional Field Description |
_exp_field_d# 🔺 (Replace # with numbers 1 – 9) |
Sub Role Tags
If the candidate has held different positions within the same company, you can use the sub role tags to format them differently from the single role entries.
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Sub Role Tags |
Template Tags |
|---|---|
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Sub Role Title |
_subexp_title🔺 |
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Sub Role Employer |
_subexp_employer🔺 |
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Sub Role Description |
_subexp_description◾ |
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Sub Role Location |
_subexp_location🔺 |
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Sub Role Region |
_subexp_region🔺 |
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Sub Role City |
_subexp_city🔺 |
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Sub Role Country |
_subexp_country🔺 |
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Sub Role Date |
_subexp_date[ ]🔺 (The text inside the square brackets defines the separator of the dates, e.g., "to", "-", "–". Using these tags without the brackets will default the separator to “-” .) |
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Sub Role Period |
_subexp_period🔺 |
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Sub Role Start Date |
_subexp_end_date🔺 |
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Sub Role End Date |
_subexp_start_date🔺 |
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Additional Sub Role Field Name |
_subexp_n#[Title Goes Here]🔹 (Replace # with numbers 1 – 9) |
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Additional Sub Role Field Description |
_subexp_d# (replace # with numbers 1 – 9)🔺 |
Current Experience Tags
Pull information related to the latest position held by the candidate by using these tags.
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Name |
Template Tag |
|---|---|
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Current Job Title |
currentjobtitle🔺 |
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Current Company |
currentcompany🔺 |
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Current Date |
currentdate🔺 |
Extra Section Tags
You can add any non-standard sections like "Hobbies and Interests", "Projects" or "Publications" using these tags.
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Extra Section Tag |
Tags |
|---|---|
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Extra Section Name (1-9) |
_es_n#[Title Goes Here]🔹 |
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Extra Section Description (1- 9) |
_es_d# (replace # with numbers 1 – 9)◾ |
Cover Sheet Section Tags
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Cover Sheet Section Tags |
Template Tags |
|---|---|
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Cover Sheet Section Name (1-9) |
_css_n#[Title Goes Here] (replace # with numbers 1 – 9)🔹 |
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Cover Sheet Section Description (1- 9) |
_css_d# (replace # with numbers 1 – 9)◾ |
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Cover Sheet Section Name (10+) |
_css_n#n[Title Goes Here] (replace # with numbers 10+)🔹 |
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Cover Sheet Section Description (10+) |
_css_d#d (replace # with numbers 10+)◾ |
Dynamic Tags
Dynamic tags allow you to define sections—such as coversheet, extra sections, static sections—as well as individual fields like experience and education, directly within your Word Full Reformat or Preserve Original template. No setup is required in the Organisation Dashboard beforehand. Find examples of how you can set up dynamic template tags here.
Date Tags
You can decide the format in which dates are displayed in your Full Reformat or Preserve Original template by using simple, customizable date tags for each of the following sections.
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Experience Dates
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Education Dates
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Certification Dates
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General Dates
You will find the date format tag library, guidance on how to customize the current job role, and options for choosing the separator between two dates in your template in the Date Format Tags article.