The LinkedIn Talent Blog

Talent Brand Leaders: How Teradata Engaged 286K More Professionals Via Smart Branding

Matt — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:00:56 +0000

At Talent Connect last year we unveiled Talent Brand Index (“TBI”) – a tool that extracts and makes sense of the millions of talent brand signals that happen on LinkedIn every day. TBI is an indispensable (and free!) tool in tracking whether your employer brand is growing or shrinking in the eyes of 225+ million [...]

2 Ways You Should Update Your Job Descriptions Thanks to lululemon

Maria Ignatova — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:00:42 +0000

When was the last time you read a job description that got you so excited, you immediately shared it on every social network imaginable? Then on top of that you enthusiastically emailed it to your friends, coworkers and even your MANAGER. Well, I just did (and I have not been fired yet). The job description [...]

Top U.S. Talent Acquisition Trends for 2013

Sohan Murthy — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:25:43 +0000

If you want to be among the best in the talent acquisition business, you must stay on top of the latest trends and think a few steps ahead of your competitors. To help you with this, for the past three years we’ve taken a pulse of the global talent acquisition community for our Global Recruiting [...]

How a Small Company Built a Big Talent Brand: The Vista Projects Story

Jamie Drayton — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:11:22 +0000

How does a 400-person company in a competitive industry stand out from the crowd and hire top talent? It starts with listening, involves lots of collaboration, and requires coordinated execution if you’re going to nail it. Just ask Adam Singfield, Marketing & Communications Manager, and Leah Eggen, HR Manager, at Vista Projects Ltd, a Calgary, [...]

6 Small Business Recruiting Tips from ‘Hiring Hacks’

Davis Schneider — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:02:03 +0000

Attracting and retaining top talent is critical to a small company’s growth and success, yet recruiting is just one of many hats worn by small business leaders. So how do you find quality talent when it’s a part-time job? To help answer this question, we teamed up with RecruitLoop in San Francisco last week to [...]

3 ways to transform your recruiting through social selling principles

Bob Spoer — Wed, 29 May 2013 13:44:24 +0000

Imagine hiring a new national sales team with no cold calls or emails, just warm introductions from trusted colleagues. This actually happened on my team. I lead recruiting for a sales team that helps transform the way other companies sell, following the philosophy of social selling. Recruiting by social selling leverages relationships and insights to [...]

7 Challenges, 7 Solutions from Talent Connect Australia 2013

Carla Glavonjic — Thu, 23 May 2013 01:00:10 +0000

Earlier this month over 500 talent acquisition professionals attended Talent Connect Australia (scroll down to see the highlights from Twitter). The day was packed with speakers sharing their stories and tips for overcoming your most pressing recruiting challenges. In no particular order, here are seven challenges and their corresponding solutions: 1. Your hiring managers doubt [...]

How Intel Leverages Talent Communities in Asia [VIDEO]

Pooja Chhabria — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:07 +0000

Every marketer craves a strong brand and an army of raving customer advocates. Today’s top HR organizations are borrowing heavily from their marketing colleagues’ toolkits as they build strong employer brands and talent communities. The story is no different in India, where talent brand is the new wave of attracting and acquiring desired quality. 77 [...]

Top 10 Ways To Promote Your Employer Brand on LinkedIn

Mckenzie Lock — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:29:41 +0000

You’ve probably used or heard about many of LinkedIn’s tools for employer branding. Lots of options can be overwhelming though. Sometimes a handy list with everything in one place is just what you need. No matter where you are in your talent brand journey – starting out, making a modest investment, or going all out [...]

Your 2023 Predictions for Talent Acquisition

Mckenzie Lock — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:30:59 +0000

Anniversaries are funny things. They can make us nostalgic (“I can’t believe its been ten years since we got married. Man were we naive…”), panicked (“It’s been HOW many years since I graduated?”) or proud, (“Look at how much she’s grown!”). But the best thing about anniversaries is their ability to make us look ahead [...]