Fountain Source allows you to post jobs to multiple channels, manage campaign budgets, and monitor performance—all from one platform. This article explains how to post jobs, view campaign performance, edit budgets, and pause or resume campaigns.

Source streamlines job posting by allowing you to post to multiple job boards and sourcing channels simultaneously. This saves time and ensures clean attribution for tracking performance.

Source integrates with several sourcing channels:

Select which channels you want to post to. You'll see cards for each available channel:

Check the box next to each channel you want to use, then click Next.

Review and edit the job information that will appear on job boards. If you selected multiple openings, you'll see a list of those openings. Click on an opening to edit its job details.

For each opening, review and edit the job information that will appear on job boards:

Click Next when finished editing job details.

Allocate your budget for each selected channel. The fields you'll see depend on which channels you selected in Step 1.

Per-Channel Spend:

Once you've configured spend for all channels, click Next to proceed to payment.

Review your order and click Pay to confirm. Payment is processed via invoice through your Fountain contract.

The campaigns will begin running on the selected channels, and Source will start tracking their performance.

Reach is a specialized channel managed directly by the Fountain Assist team. It sources candidates through major advertising platforms like Google, Meta, and Bing. Because this is a fully managed service, you cannot post to it directly through Source.

Pool allows you to re-engage past candidates who have previously applied, referred, or worked for you. When you post to Pool, Source sends targeted messages to eligible candidates from your talent pool, encouraging them to apply to your new opening.

After posting jobs, you can monitor how each channel is performing.

Summary Metrics (top of page):

General Recommendations:

Source analyzes your campaign performance and provides actionable recommendations. For example, if current campaign performance may fall short of your hiring goal, you'll see suggestions like:

Ongoing Campaigns:

This section shows all active campaigns with detailed metrics:

Other Channels:

This section displays available channels you haven't posted to yet. Click Post Job to add a new campaign on any of these channels.

Look for the timestamp displayed next to the Spend header on each campaign card. This shows when the data was last updated. Data refresh frequency varies by channel:

For integrated channels, you can adjust campaign budgets directly in Source without visiting each job board separately.

Source sends the updated budget to the integrated channel immediately.

If you don't see an edit icon next to a campaign, it means Source cannot modify that campaign. This may happen when:

For these campaigns, log into the job board directly to make changes, or contact the Fountain Assist team for managed channels like Reach.

You can pause campaigns to stop spending temporarily, then resume them when needed. This is useful when:

To help Source provide accurate recommendations and performance assessments, you can set target benchmarks for your campaigns. There are two ways to do this:

Source will compare actual performance against your targets and highlight campaigns that are performing above or below expectations. This helps you identify which campaigns need attention or budget adjustments.

At the top of the Channels tab, you may see a section called Sourcing Openings. This shows other openings that have contributed applicants to the current opening. For example, if candidates applied to "Cook" but were transitioned to "Dishwasher," the Cook opening will appear as a sourcing opening for Dishwasher.

This helps you understand the true cost of acquisition when applicants come from multiple sources. For more details, see the article Understanding Source Metrics and Attribution.