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New in Sourcing | Smarter channel recommendations for at-risk openings
Channel recommendations for at-risk openings are now grounded in real performance data — first from your data, then from benchmarks across similar roles and locations.
The recommendation engine behind the Post to more channels suggestion in the At Risk Action Centre has been rebuilt to use data before surfacing any recommendation. The engine first checks whether there is a real hiring deficit and only then evaluates which channels to add. Channels already running on the goal are never re-recommended, and only channels that outperform the worst-performing active channel are surfaced.
What's new
Deficit-aware recommendations: a channel is only recommended when there is a meaningful gap between projected applicants from active campaigns and the remaining hiring goal.
First-party data takes priority: if a channel has already run on the opening's goal, that customer's own performance data is used. Benchmarks serve as a fallback.
Cross-customer benchmark data: when first-party data is limited, the engine uses historical performance matched by job category and location.
No duplicate channels: channels already active on the goal are excluded from recommendations.
No downgrades: a channel is recommended only if its expected performance exceeds the worst-performing channel already running.
Specific budget and duration per channel: each recommendation includes a suggested spend amount and campaign duration sized to help close the applicant gap within the hiring goal end date.
Why it matters
Previous recommendations surfaced channels not yet in use, regardless of whether they were likely to perform. The rebuilt engine only recommends channels when there is both a real deficit and a better option than what is already running, producing fewer but more trustworthy suggestions with defensible budget figures.
What to expect
This is a logic-only change with no new UI surface. Changes appear in the Post to more channels recommendation inside the At Risk Action Centre.
Customers with Indeed or Joveo integrations benefit from more accurate estimates via provider APIs.
Customers without API-integrated channels still benefit via historical benchmark data, subject to a minimum data threshold.
Availability
Available to all Source customers.