Contact Sources

The Contact Sources tab in TalentHunting enables users to manage, configure, and analyze the origins of contacts within the recruitment process. A contact source represents how a candidate or client was referred, discovered the organization, or entered the recruitment pipeline.

By categorizing and tracking contact sources, recruiters can gain insights into the most effective channels for talent acquisition and optimize their sourcing strategies.

Key Features in the Contact Sources Tab

Manage Sources

• Predefined Options: TalentHunting provides common default contact sources, such as Job Boards, Social Media, Referral, Website Application.

• Custom Source Creation: Create additional sources tailored to your organization’s recruitment channels (e.g., University Partnership, Recruitment Event, Headhunter).

• Editing & Deletion: Update or remove outdated sources to ensure your list remains accurate and relevant.

Use in Contact Forms

• Categorization: Contact sources are integrated into forms to categorize how candidates discovered the opportunity.

• Consistency: Ensure all contacts are tagged with a source for standardized data collection.

• Automation Integration: Contact sources can be used as triggers or filters in automation workflows (e.g., send a tailored welcome email to candidates who applied via a career fair).

Analytics & Tracking

• Pipeline Insights: Identify which channels bring the highest-quality candidates.

• Performance Monitoring: Compare the efficiency of different sourcing methods (e.g., referrals vs. job boards).

• Recruitment Strategy Optimization: Use data-driven insights to allocate resources to the most successful channels.

Benefits of Contact Sources

• Visibility: Understand exactly where candidates and clients are coming from.

• Data Accuracy: Maintain clean, structured information on recruitment channels.

• Efficiency: Easily filter and segment candidates by source to prioritize outreach and engagement.

• Optimization: Continuously refine sourcing strategies by analyzing the effectiveness of different channels.