Data is increasingly becoming more and more important in recruiting. It is also a way for recruiters to “swim upstream” and become more strategic partners with their hiring managers, by providing them strong talent pool data on where to recruit and what to expect.

A great candidate should have no trouble listing off the last two times they used data to recruit, perhaps using talent pool or industry reports. Conversely, candidates who have a tough time citing examples of how they use data to recruit are ones who are not using all the tools necessary to be successful.