The Candidate sources report shows how many candidates were added from each source, such as job boards, LinkedIn, referrals or your career site. Use it to compare recruitment channels, see which ones bring in the most candidates, and decide where to focus your hiring budget.
Before you begin
Check your access. Administrators can open every report. Other users need the Candidate sources report on their role (see Give access to the report below).
Make sure candidates have a source. The report groups candidates by the Source field on their profile, for example LinkedIn, Job boards, Referrals or Career site. How the source gets filled in depends on how the candidate was added:
Candidates who apply through your career site or a connected job board usually get their source automatically.
Candidates you add manually (by uploading a CV or filling in the form) only have a source if the person adding them selects one.
Imported candidates get the source from the Source column in your file. If a source in the file doesn't exist yet, a new one is created.
Open the report
Go to Reports → Recruit → Candidate sources.
What the report shows
At the top, three tiles give you a quick summary for the selected period:
Candidates: how many candidates were added in total.
Sources with candidates: how many different sources brought in at least one candidate.
Top source: the source that brought in the most candidates, with the number of candidates.
Below them are two charts:
Candidates over time: a line chart showing how many candidates each source brought in day by day. Each source has its own colour, so you can spot trends, for example a spike after posting a vacancy on a new job board.
Candidates by source: a pie chart showing each source's share of all candidates.
At the bottom, a table lists every Source with its number of Candidates. Click a column heading to sort the table, for example to rank sources from most to fewest candidates.
Filter the report
Choose a date range, or pick one of the quick ranges.
Click Add filter to narrow the report, for example by Vacancy, Source, Department, Division, Recruiter or the person who added the candidate.
Export the report
Click Export to.
In Format, choose Excel or CSV.
The file includes the data for your current filters and date range.
Give access to the report
Go to Settings → Roles and permissions.
Open the role you want to change.
In Company reports, select Candidate sources in the Recruit group.
Click Save.
Everyone with this role can now open the report in Reports → Recruit → Candidate sources.