ClearInsights: Talent Acquisition Data & Attributes

In this article,  we explore essential Talent Acquisition data points that are available with ClearInsights.

In this article:
Data Key
Available Attributes - Talent Acquisition
Terms/Glossary
Source & Source Category
Additional Resources

Data Key

1. A measure is a numerical value. Measures are the calculations, the sum of the data.
2. An attribute is a text or date value.
3. Date fields represent time-based values, such as specific dates or date ranges. These fields can be used to filter, group, or analyze data over time.
4. Auto-generated formulas created by the AI Answer Builder will appear in this section.

Please note:

Parameters currently display in the user interface; however, no functionality is associated with them at this time and will be removed.

Available Attributes - Talent Acquisition

Terms/Glossary

Note

Deleted candidates don't impact reporting.

Candidate

A candidate is an individual who has applied to a given requisition, regardless of how many other requisitions they have applied to within the same organization.

• A unique candidate ID is created each time a requisition is applied, which means that candidates always have a one-to-one relationship with requisitions. For example, if a person applies to three requisitions with the same organization, that person will have three unique candidate IDs.

Certain data, for example, workflow stages (both historical and current), grades, and responses to application questions, are tracked on the candidate level.

Workflow Stages

Workflow stages are a useful way to manage how far candidates have progressed in the hiring process for a given requisition. 

Important Note:

• Workflow stages have a notion of hierarchy in that some workflow stages are considered “farther along” than others.
• Each workflow stage has a unique identifying ID that is used to run reports.
• An order ID corresponds to a workflow's stage number displayed on the candidate workflow setup page.
• Workflow stages should be added in order from least to farthest along.

Type	Description
Current Workflow Stage	A candidate’s current workflow stage is the workflow stage that the candidate is in at the time when a report was accessed.
Historical Workflow Stages	A candidate’s historical workflow stages are all of the workflow stages they have ever been in, including the one they are in currently. In addition to the name of the workflow stage, it is also possible to report on the date on which a candidate was placed into a given workflow stage. Important note: Even if a candidate is accidentally placed into a workflow stage for a moment, that workflow stage will still be part of their log of historical workflow stages and will impact reporting. If a candidate is put in the same workflow stage multiple times, that candidate will have a date stamp for each time they were put in the workflow stage. For example, if a report is pulling in the names of candidates who were placed into a workflow stage called “Hired” within a specified time frame and a candidate was placed into the “Hired” workflow stage twice within the stipulated time frame, that candidate’s name will appear twice in the report. If a report is counting the number of candidates who were placed into a workflow stage called “Hired” within that same time frame, that candidate would be counted twice because they were placed into that workflow stage twice.

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Source & Source Category

Reports can identify a candidate's source in different ways depending on the report. For example, the EEO report and Funnel Analysis list the filter as Candidate Source or just Source, while the Source Quality Report has both Source Category and Source Detail as options. Below are the distinctions between them as well as the types available.

• Source: An applicant or candidate’s source tells us how that particular individual applied for a job with your organization.
• Source Category: Refers to generalized types of sources that people may use to apply for jobs, such as “Company Job Board,” “Custom Source,” “Direct Upload,” “Internal Career Site,” “Job Board,” and “Vendor.”
• Source Detail: Refers to the specific source of an application, such as “Indeed”, “Company Job Board”, “University Career Fair” (this is an example of a custom source), “Instant/Bulk Upload”, etc.

Type	Definition
Job Board	Any candidate that applies using the automatic feed from ClearCompany: Indeed Apply, Glassdoor Apply, Monster Apply, Zip Recruiter Apply.
Internal Company Career Site	Any candidate who applied through the internal Company Career Site.
Public Career Site	Any candidate who applies from the company's careers page.
Sponsored Job Board	Any candidate who applies on a sponsored job posting. Defined by JobTarget.
Referral	Any candidate who applies and is referred by an employee.
Vendor	Any candidate that was created by a vendor user.
Onboarding	Any candidate who was created during the onboarding process.
Email Apply	Any candidate who applies by sending their resume.
Modern Apply	Any candidate who applies by using a standard application.
Legacy Mobile Apply	Any candidate who applies through a mobile.
LinkedIn Recruiter	Any candidate who applies through LinkedIn Recruiter.
LinkedIn Apply Connect	Any candidate who applies through LinkedIn Apply Connect.
Forwarded	Any candidate who was forwarded over from another requisition.
User	User is a fallback status if no other type is found.
Basic Form	A candidate that was added by a user using the "via Manual Entry" method.
Resume Upload	A candidate that was added by a user using the "by Uploading Resume" method.
Custom Source	Any candidate who applies using the link from the custom sources that are set up for requisitions.
Text-to Apply	Any candidate who applies to a requisition through Text-to-Apply.
Imported	Any candidate who has been uploaded using the "Bulk Upload Using CSV File".
External Sourcing	A candidate that was sourced from the AI-Assisted Candidate Sourcing and AI-Assisted Talent Match.
Public LinkedIn Share	Any candidate who applied using the shared LinkedIn link from the career site.

Additional Resources

To learn more about ClearInsights, refer to the articles below:

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