The recruiting process or " recruiting life-cycle " consists of everything that needs to be done in order to find and hire an individual into an organization.
Recruitment Advertising: Posting jobs, marketing about employer requirements or other
"push" methods of generating candidate interest.
Sourcing or Recruiting: The process of finding qualified candidates through any variety of
means, including company databases and applicant tracking systems, online job boards,
Internet searches, job fairs, etc.
Selection and screening: The process of interviewing, assessing, testing, and screening
individuals.
Negotiation and Job Offers: The process of offering a candidate the job, describing the
available benefits.
On boarding: The process of bringing new hires into the company. The recruiting and Human
Resources team may or may not be involved with this aspect of the process. On boarding
involves set-up, setting expectations, introductions, and follow-up.