When having a look at your candidate's application, you'll notice the following section that details the source of your applicant.
If you're curious about what the Channel means, here's a list of the Channel Sources and a short description of what they mean:
Name | Description |
Chrome Extension | Added via the Chrome extension |
Direct | The application was made without a HTTP 'referrer'. This might mean they opened the page in an incognito tab, have their browser configured to not track them, or typed / copy-pasted a URL directly into their browser |
Candidate clicked an email sent by Pinpoint | |
Employee Referral | Candidate was given a referral link by a Pinpoint referral user and applied |
Event | Special type for event-based applications |
Internal | Candidate was sourced from within the organisation |
In Store | Special type for in-store applications |
Invited (talent pipeline only) | Candidate was invited to join the talent pipeline |
Job Board | The candidate clicked a link on a job board |
Manual | Application was added manually |
Organic Search | The candidate searched a search engine and clicked a search result |
Other | This is the default value assigned if no other channel can be inferred |
Paid Job Board | The candidate clicked a link on a job board, and there was a parameter on the URL that says it was a paid link |
Paid Search | The candidate used a search engine and clicked a link, and there was a parameter on the URL that says it was a paid link |
Paid Social | The candidate clicked a link on a social platform, and there was a parameter on the URL that says it was a paid click |
Recruiter | Application was added by a external recruiter with a Pinpoint account |
Social | The candidate clicked a link on a social platform |
Undetermined | A fallback value only used in exceptional circumstances when no more information is known |
Web Traffic Referral | The candidate clicked a link on another website, and that website did not match the Social, Search, or Job Board site matching lists |