The following terms may be referred to in this documentation or in communications with PCRecruiter team members or other users. We have provided definitions here to make such interactions clearer.
- ADDR – short name for the ADD Resume utility, which appears when parsing contact information from an imported resume.
- Action Menu – the menu containing ‘action items’ found in the second and third horizontal dividers of the PCRecruiter interface, typically at the right side (if not configured to stick to the left). This menu contains icons that trigger an action.
- Add Wizard – accessed via the lightning bolt icon at the top right corner of the interface, this offers quick access to the utilities for adding names, companies, or jobs to the database.
- Company – in PCRecruiter, a ‘company’ is the record that jobs or names are grouped under. These can be actual companies, such as clients, vendors, or business development prospects, or figurative groupings such as a talent pool.
- Control Pack – another name for the PCR Launcher
- Custom Field – fields which are created for Name, Company, or Position records within an individual database, rather than fields which are standard across all PCRecruiter databases and customers. These are also sometimes referred to as “Detail Fields”, as they appear under the ‘Details’ navigation tab on the record.
- Default Company – a single Company record designated as the holder for un-placed candidates and other contacts for which no actual Company link is suitable. This is where all job board applicants and other imported names are found.
- IMAP Server – the incoming email server managed by an email hosting provider (Gmail, Microsoft, etc.) from which messages are received.
- Inhaler – a Windows desktop application that imports resumes from folders or Outlook and creates Name records in the database.
- Interview – any record linking a person with a position. Although the term ‘interview’ record is used, these can represent any step in the pipeline process, from an initial job board inquiry through to a placement or disqualification.
- Job Board – the portion of PCRecruiter which can be exposed to jobseekers, typically via your website, to display position data and collect candidate data into the system.
- Lucene – an open-source database search utility supported by the Apache Software Foundation. PCRecruiter databases use Lucene for searching databases.
- Mail Server – a service that stores and delivers email messages between two or more mail clients (Outlook, Apple Mail). Mail servers can be free (Gmail) or paid (Office365, Google Business, GoDaddy Business Email).
- Main Menu – the primary icon row across the top of the PCRecruiter interface
- Navigation Menu – the menu containing ‘navigation items’ found at the top left of any name, company, email, rollup, or other screens. This menu contains links to other screens.
- Portal – shorthand for the PCRecruiter for Microsoft Outlook product, sometimes known as the Outlook Portal.
- Presentation / Candidate Presentation – emailed Submittals that allow a hiring authority to review candidate information and submit feedback.
- Profile – a custom form that can be attached to a record
- Quick Find – the small search box found in the upper right corner of the main interface
- Record Card – a block showing a circle with the record’s initials or photo, along with a selection of fields and actions. These appear as a group of recently viewed records on the main Name/Company/Position screen, as well as in the Pipeline.
- Rollup – a list of names, companies, or jobs.
- SMTP Server – the outgoing email server managed by an email hosting provider (Gmail, Microsoft, etc.) from which messages are sent.
- SQL – Structured Query Language is a standard programming language used for communicating with and manipulating databases for searching, retrieving, and updating records. PCRecruiter databases use Microsoft SQL Server for handling data.