candidate pool
Prospective employee group
A candidate pool is the group of people being considered for a position, award, or selection.
Hiring managers draw from their candidate pool to fill vacancies.
The term implies a collection ready to be evaluated: We need to expand the candidate pool before making a decision.
A strong or weak pool reflects the quality of available choices.
- applicantsThose seeking acceptance
- hiringGiving someone work
- hiring managerSelects job candidates
- job openingAvailable employment position
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
fill the position · talent · talent acquisition · resume · interview · screening · background check · qualified · pipeline · selection · headhunting · finalists · prospects · vetted · competitive · narrowing · HR · human resources
- Application Processresume, cover letter, interview, reference, background check
- recruitingrecruiter, recruiting, recruit, recruiters, headhunter
- government hiringcivil servant, state employee, public employee, government job, federal jobs
- staffingstaffing, turnover rates, hiring, staffing firm, staffing agency
- faculty hiringhiring committee, search committee, job posting, job ad, campus visit
- succession planningsuccessor, heir apparent, succession plan, bench strength, talent pipeline
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