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In people analytics, source of hire is a recruitment metric identifying the specific channel, platform, or method through which a company recruited a employee. These include in-person recruitment fairs, online job boards, social media, and employee referrals.[1][2]
 | It has been suggested that this article be merged into Recruiting metrics. (Discuss) Proposed since November 2025. |
The metric enables entities to optimize their hiring strategies.
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There are a number of mediums through which candidates may be recruited:[3]
- Advertisements
- Job fair
- Job boards including online and in-person
- Recruiter
- Referral
- Walk-in
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