Recruiting yield analysis tracks which of the following?

• A. Monitors candidate satisfaction
• B. Tracks salary offers
• C. Records onboarding status
• D. Tracks the recruiting source(s) that produced each applicant and evaluates each on the number and proportion of qualified applicants generated

Answer: (D)

Yield analysis in recruiting focuses on where applicants come from and how effectively each source turns into qualified candidates. By recording the sourcing channel for every applicant and counting how many meet the job requirements, you can calculate the yield for each source—the number and share of qualified applicants generated from that source. This makes it possible to compare channels like referrals, job boards, campus recruiting, and recruiters, so you can optimize where you invest time and money. Other metrics such as candidate satisfaction, salary offers, or onboarding status relate to different parts of the process and aren’t what yield analysis targets.