All the answers to your most burning questions about the recruitment industry, terminology and concepts.
Yes, an example is RecruitGPT©, a GPT powered recruitment solution that uses the intelligence of GPT4 to help recruiters find the best candidates and reach out to them on autopilot.
A recruitment agency is a company that helps businesses find and hire the right candidates for open positions.
The main difference between technical recruiting and general talent recruiting is the level of expertise that is required to understand technical roles.
An executive recruiter is a professional who helps companies find and hire senior-level executives like CEO, CFO and (vice) presidents.
Recruitment is typically a shorter-term process focused on filling specific job openings, while talent acquisition is a longer-term process focused on building a talent pool for future hiring needs.
Direct sourcing is the process of recruiting candidates for a role without going through a third-party recruiter.
A contract recruiter is a professional who specializes in recruiting candidates for contract positions.
Informal recruitment is recruiting potential new hires through informal means like personal relationships and social interactions.
Full-desk recruiting is a proposition of staffing firm to provide its clients with a one-stop solution for all of their hiring needs.
A sales recruiter is a professional who recruits sales people.
360 recruitment refers to a recruitment strategy that takes into account all aspects of the candidate experience, from initial contact to post-hire follow-up.
Average time to hire is calculated by taking the total number of days from every requisition from when it's opened to when an offer is accepted and dividing the total number of days by the amount of positions.
Internet-based recruiting is the process of using the Internet to find your next hires.
Data can help identify potential candidates, assess skills and qualifications, and determine compensation among other things.
Shortlisting is selecting a group of candidates from the pool of applicants who will move on to the next stage of the process, which is usually an interview.
Inbound sourcers are responsible for attracting candidates through social media, job boards and other channels.
Outbound recruitment is the process of actively reaching out to potential candidates.
The talent pool concept is helps identify the potential of succeeding talent in next roles for the organization.
Talent pool management is the process of identifying, attracting, and retaining individuals with the potential to become your next employee.
Most corporate recruiters are salaried employees and do not get commission on hires.
In the offer letter you outline the terms of employment, including the salary, benefits, start date, and other important information.
Contingency recruitment is a type of recruitment where the recruitment agency is paid only when they are successful in finding a candidate that is hired by the organization where retained recruitment there is a retainer fee paid in order to secure the agency's services.
Contingent workers are employees who are not directly employed by the organization for which they work, but instead are employed by an agency or another organization.
A tech talent acquisition specialist is responsible for sourcing and recruiting technical talent for an organization.
There's not one 'good' offer acceptance rate. For a benchmark you should look at specific data for your industry, company size and the positions you're trying to fill.
The purpose of a non-compete agreement is to protect the employer's business interests by preventing the employee from competing with the employer or starting a competing business.
The main stages of hiring are job posting, resume screening, interviews, testing, reference checks, offer.
Active candidates are those who have taken the initiative to apply to a position, passive candidates, on the other hand, have not actively applied for a position, but may still be a good fit for the role.
Sourcing is the process of proactively identifying and attracting candidates for a role.
The role of a technical sourcing recruiter is to proactively seek out and identify potential candidates for open positions.
There are several compliancy checks you can do like a check on Fair Trading, data privacy and prevention of discrimination.
GDPR is relevant for recruitment because the recruitment process always involves the collection and processing of personal data, such as name, address and email address.
It depends entirely on the company and the position being filled.
An example of a reference check question is "can you give a description of the candidate's role on the project you worked on?".
Screening is the process of researching and selecting individuals with the desired qualifications to fill a particular role.
The five most common external recruitment methods are advertising, employee referrals, job fairs, search firms, and social media.
There are three types of recruitment: internal, external, and a combination of the two.
There are many other external sources of recruitment, including but not limited to job fairs, career fairs, agencies and referrals from friends, family, and acquaintances.
Internal promotions and internal referrals are examples of internal recruitment sources.
An example of a strong diversity hiring metric would be if a company were to set a goal of hiring a certain percentage of employees from underrepresented groups.
Quality of hire, time to hire and cost per hire.
Because it's a rapidly growing industry, good earnings and the excitement of the job.
Salaries can range from $40,000 to $100,000.
Internal recruitment resources can be less expensive, internal recruiters have more familiarity with the company and a better understanding of internal systems and processes.
RPO stands for recruitment process outsourcing and is a type of process outsourcing where a company outsources its recruitment to an external provider.
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