Which aspect of Talent Acquisition involves identifying and locating high potential recruits?

• A. Recruiting
• B. Sourcing
• C. Onboarding
• D. Training

Answer: (B)

Locating and identifying high-potential recruits is about proactively building the pool of candidates before you reach out to them. This is the activity of sourcing. It involves finding people who fit critical roles, including passive candidates who aren’t actively looking for a job, and identifying potential fits through research, networks, and talent marketplaces. By using search techniques, databases, social platforms, referrals, and market mapping, you gather the names and profiles of strong prospects so you can engage them later.

Recruiting, by contrast, is the broader process that follows: attracting those candidates, screening and interviewing them, and moving the right person toward hire. Onboarding and training deal with bringing a new hire into the organization and developing them after they’re hired. So, the task of identifying and locating high-potential recruits specifically belongs to sourcing.