Clear definitions of the words recruiters and hiring managers use every day, from applicant tracking systems to quality of hire.
Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
Software that manages job applications through every stage of hiring, from applied to hired.
Boolean search
Using operators like AND, OR and NOT to build precise candidate search queries.
Candidate deduplication
Merging multiple records of the same person into one, even across separate applications.
Candidate experience
How applicants perceive your hiring process, from first application to final decision.
Candidate sourcing
Proactively finding and reaching out to potential candidates rather than waiting for them to apply.
Cost per hire
The total cost of filling roles divided by the number of hires made.
Employer brand
How a company is seen as a place to work by candidates and employees.
Interview scorecard
A defined set of criteria that interviewers rate each candidate against, independently.
Job requisition
The formal, usually approved request to open and fill a specific role.
Offer acceptance rate
The share of the job offers you extend that candidates actually accept.
Passive candidate
Someone who is not actively job-hunting but would move for the right opportunity.
Quality of hire
A measure of how well new hires perform and stay, linking hiring decisions to real outcomes.
Recruitment funnel
The stages candidates move through from applicant to hire, narrowing at each step.
Resume parsing
Automatically pulling structured fields, such as skills, experience and education, out of a resume document.
Resume screening
Reviewing applications against the requirements of a role to decide who advances to interviews.
Structured interview
An interview that asks every candidate the same job-relevant questions and scores them the same way.
Talent CRM
A system for keeping context on candidates and re-engaging them across roles over time.
Talent pool
A searchable database of candidates you have gathered over time for current and future roles.
Time to fill
The number of days between opening a role and a candidate accepting the offer.
Time to hire
The number of days between a candidate entering your process and accepting an offer.
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