Recruiting & Staffing Glossary

Clear, practical definitions of the terms that shape modern recruiting. Whether you are building a hiring strategy or evaluating vendors, start here.

Staffing Agency
A company that matches employers with workers for temporary, contract, or permanent positions.
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Recruitment Process Outsourcing
When a company transfers all or part of its recruitment processes to an external provider.
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Staff Augmentation
A staffing strategy where external workers are hired to supplement an existing team on a temporary basis.
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AI Recruiting
Using artificial intelligence to automate and enhance the hiring process, from sourcing to scoring.
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Candidate Sourcing
The proactive process of finding potential candidates for current or future open positions.
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Boolean Search
A search method that uses operators like AND, OR, and NOT to combine or exclude keywords when searching for candidates.
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