Filtering potential candidates based on their coursework allows you to create targeted, personalised recruitment campaigns.
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- During onboarding, candidates enter their coursework details, which are considered trustworthy as Career Services reviews each profile.
- Our proprietary Coursework Taxonomy, developed by our data science team and validated by external sources, maps individual courses to Subject Areas, allowing you to choose one Subject Area and view all candidates who have taken relevant courses without entering every possible keyword.
Using the coursework filter
1. Select whether you want to search by Subject Area or by Specific Course.
2. If Subject Area is selected, choose a Subject Area from the dropdown, or type to search.
Note: to view all Subject Areas, download and refer to the excel file attached below.
3. Optionally, restrict your subject area to only candidates with "beyond introductory level" skills.
This means that candidates have taken a few courses in that area or have courses with specific keywords, such as "Advanced."
If you have multiple subject areas selected, we'll select candidates who have beyond introductory level skills in either subject area.
4. If you choose to search by a Specific Course, enter your keyword normally.
We'll search all candidates with a course containing that keyword.