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SmartRecruiters organizes its source library in a three-level hierarchy.

Source Structure

Each source is organized first by type, then by sub-type, and finally source name.

  • Types generically classify groups of sources by the way they add candidates to SmartRecruiters, e.g., Paid sources. All sources have a Type.
  • Sub-types more specifically classify groups of source, e.g., Job Board, when necessary. Not all Types have sub-types.
  • Source names uniquely identify specific sources, e.g., LinkedIn. This name is displayed on the candidate's application. All sources have a name.

For example, the full definition of the LinkedIn source, which is a job board that charges for each job posting, is:

  • Type: Paid
  • Sub-type: Job Board
  • Name: LinkedIn

Default sources

The default library, which is available on all Editions, includes the following Standard sources.

Organic

Organic sources are unpaid job postings, and include the following sub-types:

  • Free Job Aggregators. Each job aggregator can be tracked as a separate source by name.

    List of Free Aggregators

    Here's a full list of the free job aggregators that SmartRecruiters will post your job ads to.

     

     

    Please note, Facebook has deprecated support for job distribution to Facebook Jobs through third-parties, which includes ATS partners. From February 17th, 2022, you are no longer  able to distribute your jobs to Facebook as an aggregator. To learn more, you can review the official Facebook update here. 

  • Career Page. If you have multiple career pages, they're identified by name, and you can track each as a separate source.
  • the SmartRecruiters Job Widget. As with Career Pages, if you have multiple Job Widgets, you can track and name them separately.
  • The SmartRecruiters Facebook Career App.
  • Social shares from Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Each network share has a separate source name:
    • LinkedIn Share
    • Facebook Share
    • Twitter Share
  • Candidates with an Internal sub-type applied via an Internal job ad, and have one of the following sources:
    • Contract to Permanent
    • Direct Link
    • Employee Portal
    • Intern to Permanent
    • Internal Career Page
    • Internal Transfer
  • Candidates who were manually added have a source of Manual Upload.
  • Candidates who found a job through Google Jobs Search will have a source of Google Search.

Paid

Paid sources come in three sub-types:

  • Job Boards like LinkedIn and Glassdoor that charge for each posting.
  • Pay per Performance boards (such as Indeed) that charge by the click, view, or other events.
  • SmartJobs is for candidates generated through our internal candidate database.

Each board is a separate source and can be identified by its name.

Referrals

Referrals sources come from current employees and managers in SmartRecruiters.

Referrals sub-types include:

  • A candidate added through the My Referrals portal has a source of Employee Referrals. Each existing user in SmartRecruiters can be selected by name as a Referrals source in order to track their personal referrals.  
  • A candidate who applied after referring them using the "Refer a friend" button in the job ad has a source of Referral Portal.

Agency

Agency sources include recruiters and other contracted sourcing agencies, particularly those whose services can be purchased through the Marketplace. Agencies can be tracked separately by name.

CRM

All CRM (candidate resource management) have one of the following sub-types: Sourcing Tools, Job Alert, Talent Pool

API

Candidates added directly to SmartRecruiters using the Apply API have an API type, sub-type, and source.

Other

Other sources have the Other sub-type and a source name. The source name is configured when adding the Other source in the Source Libary.
There are three default source sub-types:

  • Event
  • Campaign
  • University