Recruiting with LinkedIn Blog

Lou Adler: Write an effective InMail and Target Who you Wish

Tejal Patel — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:48:49 +0000

How the top-half looks for a new opportunity is fundamentally different than the bottom-half. If you are only posting job descriptions, pushing it out through emails, and making people jump through hoops before they can chat with a hiring manager, you’re targeting the bottom-half. According to Lou Adler, you can use LinkedIn InMail to start a [...]

Three Common Mistakes Using Boolean Modifiers

Kevin DuBay — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:50:45 +0000

Boolean modifiers help you locate profiles of potential candidates who meet specific skills, qualifications and experience levels required to fill the position. But used incorrectly, they can also inadvertently restrict or misdirect your search so you’ll end up with limited results or even mismatched profiles. Here are three examples of common mistakes made when building boolean [...]

Contact up to 20 prospects in 4 easy steps

Kevin DuBay — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:55:50 +0000

In a post last month, I told you about how Recruiter Search Alerts keep you on top of the ever changing LinkedIn network. But expert users know, unless you incorporate them into your daily routine, you could miss out on the opportunity to strike while the iron is hot. Your new morning routine? In the time it [...]

Recruiter Projects facilitate team collaboration

Kevin DuBay — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:47:13 +0000

Is someone on your team a whiz at writing engaging job descriptions? Do you have Boolean searching down pat? Maybe your team’s Senior Recruiter can spot a qualified candidate’s profile at 10 paces? Teamwork! Teamwork! Rah! Rah! Rah! Not only are project folders great for staying organized, but sharing them with your fellow recruiters allows you to [...]

Learn why Logitech shifted from traditional job boards to LinkedIn Recruiter

Matt Warburton — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:38:51 +0000

Logitech’s Worldwide Staffing Director, John Zwieg, explains the shift from traditional job boards to LinkedIn Recruiter In the video below, Logitech’s Worldwide Staffing Director, John Zwieg, explains the shift from posting positions on traditional job boards to actively going after top talent on social networks. He shares how LinkedIn Recruiter has been very effective to help [...]

Are you sharing your LinkedIn Recruiter Projects?

Kevin DuBay — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:15:22 +0000

Sharing projects lets you leverage the skills and knowledge of your fellow recruiters so you can focus on what you do best. Maybe you’re a type A-personality recruiter who is so organized that you create and label a file folder before you even start writing the letter, job description or interview schedule that is going to [...]

Recruiter search alerts - your own private search genie

Kevin DuBay — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:26:43 +0000

LinkedIn Recruiter Search Alerts notify you when new profiles show up on the network that match your search parameters. A wise man once said “Seek and ye shall find.” But after awhile all that seeking can become a bit tedious. Wouldn’t it be great if you could get someone else to do the seeking for you? [...]

Cost per resume lower with LinkedIn job posts

Matt Warburton — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:55:39 +0000

ERE.net published an interesting article today on a cost per resume study conducted by Marty Brack. Marty ran a test comparing CareerBuilder.com to LinkedIn. His analysis took into account the cost to post the job listing and the number of qualified resumes. Here are the details of his study: The cost to run one ad on LinkedIn [...]

Discontented workers will provide opportunities for recruiters in 2010

Matt Warburton — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:09:53 +0000

Workforce Management recently reported on two new research studies that reveal recruiting opportunities for next year. These studies put hard numbers on the degree to which workers today are discontented in the wake of company decisions to cut staff, freeze salaries and take other steps during the recession of the past year. In a study conducted [...]

Learn how eBay used LinkedIn Recruiter to cut cost per hire by half

Matt Warburton — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:21:49 +0000

John Curran, Global Staffing Programs Manager at eBay, shares his experience with Recruiter, LinkedIn’s advanced recruitment solution. He explains eBay’s decision to equip all of their senior recruiters with a LinkedIn Recruiter seat: Finding passive applicants who never look for a job and never post their resume on traditional job boards Getting a 50% response rate on [...]