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LinkedIn Talent Hub

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What is LinkedIn Talent Hub?

LinkedIn Talent is a recruiting solution. It offers core ATS capabilities, as well as proactive recruitment outreach tailored to LinkedIn’s site. LinkedIn Talent also enables competitive insights and recruitment marketing.

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LinkedIn Talent is a versatile platform that caters to a wide range of recruiting needs. Users, including the recruiting department, …
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Great product

10 out of 10
April 21, 2021
Incentivized
It is a great product. These days almost all professionals have a LinkedIn account. It is very easy to access the talent here. You get …
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Just okay

6 out of 10
April 21, 2021
Incentivized
We used LinkedIn Talent Hub to look for candidates for new job postings. We like posting jobs to LinkedIn for our Support positions …
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  • Notifications and Alerts (70)
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What is LinkedIn Talent Hub?

LinkedIn Talent is a recruiting solution. It offers core ATS capabilities, as well as proactive recruitment outreach tailored to LinkedIn’s site. LinkedIn Talent also enables competitive insights and recruitment marketing.

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Product Details

What is LinkedIn Talent Hub?

LinkedIn Talent Hub is an ATS platform that combines LinkedIn Recruiter and Jobs. It includes ATS capabilities tailored to recruiting on the LinkedIn site. In addition to core recruiting features like candidate search and job posting, LinkedIn Talent offers collaboration support and integration with the rest of your HR management solutions. The product also enables proactive recruiting and recruitment insights, including visibility into the LinkedIn talent pool and reporting on recruiting ROI.

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Frequently Asked Questions

LinkedIn Talent is a recruiting solution. It offers core ATS capabilities, as well as proactive recruitment outreach tailored to LinkedIn’s site. LinkedIn Talent also enables competitive insights and recruitment marketing.

Reviewers rate Publish to Social Media and Candidate Search and Applicant Tracking highest, with a score of 8.

The most common users of LinkedIn Talent Hub are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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LinkedIn Talent is a versatile platform that caters to a wide range of recruiting needs. Users, including the recruiting department, business and technical teams, and individual hiring managers, utilize LinkedIn Talent to find top talent in specific areas of expertise. The platform allows them to post open positions, source candidates, and send messages through the LinkedIn Inmail feature. With job postings on LinkedIn, they are able to attract both active and passive candidates who may not come across job postings on other platforms. The platform's easy-to-use search filters enable users to find candidates based on criteria such as current company, education, job tenure, and openness to new opportunities.

LinkedIn Talent is particularly useful for finding candidates for direct-hire roles and short-term contracts lasting 12-18 months. It helps identify active and passive candidates on LinkedIn, expanding the pool beyond traditional job boards. The response rate from candidates sourced through LinkedIn Talent is around 20%. The tool streamlines the hiring process by integrating well into existing operations and allowing users to fill excess time with sourcing activities. Additionally, it offers features such as profile reviews without the need for a resume.

The software is widely used by HR departments, talent teams, and CXOs to fulfill their hiring needs across all levels of positions. It helps with fast-paced hiring, improves connectivity with professionals seeking new opportunities, and provides a global reach for recruiting needs. LinkedIn Talent Hub is also utilized by non-profit organizations to gain visibility without relying on expensive marketing agencies. Despite some limitations in terms of customization options and basic ATS features, users appreciate the ease of reviewing qualifications and communicating with applicants when posting jobs on LinkedIn. Overall, LinkedIn Talent Hub has become an essential tool in the current labor market for sourcing top talent and filling hard-to-find positions.

Effective Search Functionality: Many users have found the search functionality of LinkedIn Talent to be highly effective, allowing them to quickly find qualified candidates. Numerous reviewers have praised the platform for its ability to accurately filter and identify the best talent for specific positions.

24-Hour Support: Users appreciate the 24-hour support provided by LinkedIn Talent, considering it advantageous for a tool like this. It has been mentioned by several reviewers that having access to round-the-clock support is incredibly helpful in addressing any issues or concerns promptly.

Customized Templates: The customized templates provided by LinkedIn Talent have been widely appreciated by users. These templates help recruiters reach out to candidates quickly via LinkedIn InMail, saving time and effort. Several reviewers have specifically mentioned how these templates have improved their efficiency in sourcing and engaging with potential hires.

Pricing: Users have consistently found the pricing of LinkedIn Talent to be expensive, especially for small businesses. Many reviewers have expressed that it is cost-prohibitive and not justified by the results they obtain.

User Interface: Some users have mentioned that the user interface of LinkedIn Talent can be confusing and not well-explained, making it difficult to navigate and understand the features. This has led to frustration among users who struggle with finding their way around the platform.

Job Postings Layout: The layout of job postings on LinkedIn Talent has received criticism from users. Some important information may not appear immediately to users, leading to a less-than-optimal experience when reviewing job listings.

Users have made several recommendations for utilizing LinkedIn to its full potential. First, they suggest thoroughly filling out your profile and using LinkedIn to build your network. By taking the time to fill out detailed profiles, users have found great career opportunities and learning experiences. They also emphasize the importance of building a strong network on the platform, connecting with professionals from various industries.

Secondly, users recommend LinkedIn as a great option for finding a good source pool of talent. They appreciate the large number of updated professional profiles available on the platform, making it easier to search for potential candidates who fit their requirements.

Lastly, users suggest using LinkedIn not only for job search but also as a platform to learn about new job requirements and publish their own requirements. They find value in connecting with people in the same technology field both inside and outside their organization, allowing them to broaden their knowledge and stay connected with industry trends.

While users generally find LinkedIn beneficial, some have mentioned that it may not be the best option for those on a tight budget. However, they encourage others to utilize LinkedIn as much as possible, stating that they will not regret it. Additionally, users recommend checking out the recommended matches section on LinkedIn as they believe it contains good people.

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Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
LinkedIn Talent hub allows me to search for candidates with a specific skill set. By using the functions provided, I am able to search for keywords, and find candidates who may not be on other search engines, such as Indeed, or actively looking for another position. I am able to "cold call" people and at least put my companies' names in their mind.
  • Search Engine
  • Job Specific Details
  • Large Candidate Possibilities
  • More Entry Level Candidates
  • Further Reach
LinkedIn Talent Hub is well suited for my higher position that require a certain skillset. I am almost always guaranteed to find PGY-1 or PGY-2 Residents on LinkedIn, open to new opportunities.

On the other hand, I find it hard to find some of my other positions that don't require a 4-year degree. The people with those skillsets aren't always on LinkedIn, like they are Indeed or Glassdoor.
Raman Ahuja | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
LinkedIn Talent Hub is primarily used by the Talent Acquisition team in our organization. It has enabled our hiring process to be very streamlined and one can do every step of the hiring process without leaving LinkedIn Talent Hub. It saves a lot of time, effort and money as one doesn't need to juggle between multiple tools for job posting, searching relevant candidates, conducting interviews over video calls and finally even rolling out offer letters from within the tool. So it makes the life easy for the recruitment team and provides a lot of insights which helps to hire the right candidate.
  • It has access to data and insights from one of the world's largest talent pool with accurate information.
  • User Interface is really sharp and intuitive.
  • Interviews can be scheduled from the tool itself and it also connects with Outlook and Gmail for ease of communication.
  • Price should be rationalized as it's way too expensive right now.
  • Training and time is required for the people to get used to this. So there is a not so steep learning curve.
  • The entire system feels very rigid. It doesn't allow any customizations or flexibility as per the requirements of each organization or recruiter.
LinkedIn Talent Hub is primarily suited for larger organizations as it is expensive and pricing doesn't have any differentiation as of now. So larger organizations (primarily service based) where hiring is a critical and resource intensive function will benefit the most from it. Also, it can make sense for very small organizations who don't have proper recruitment team and hiring is also taken care by the line manager.
Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use LinkedIn Talent Hub to search for , find and interview candidates for new roles. It is used by several departments but not company wide. the tool is used in conjunction with other similar tools, since our departments are very large. the most important goal with this tool is finding appropriate candidates that fit our positions, teams and the culture, as well as satisfy our diversity strategies.
  • increase applicant finding efficiency
  • customize job descriptions
  • increase talent diversity
  • keywords are too particular
  • job descriptions for unusual positions do not work well with the tool
  • feedback system is not flexible for managers to easily customize keywords
the tool itself it fine, and easy to use when it comes to the usability and the interface, however the logic itself of scanning job descriptions sometimes fails especially for positions that not common.
For most common positions that have multiple descriptions available in the database it works well and does a great job finding candidates.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use this software to look for new candidates especially higher level positions and it has been very helpful during COVID times. It is currently being used across the whole organization. It is helpful in the sense of being accessible anywhere and at any time. It is also not tied to a specific geographical place and it's available worldwide.
  • Very easy to access
  • Easy search options and filters as needed
  • Accessible to millions of people
  • Finding qualified professionals
  • Pricing is a bit high
  • Minor bugs when trying to pull up profiles
  • Sometimes it's a bit slow to load
It is perfect for finding and access[ing] millions of profiles for people looking to be placed in a higher level position. It's less appropriate for finding local level positions.
April 21, 2021

Best ATS Tool

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is very helpful for every department in the organization for fast pace hiring the best candidates which [is] easy for everyone [using] Talent Hub. [It] can be also used for some other purposes like contracting , onboarding the candidates and some training as well which [is] an easier task for recruiters or other departments. In my experience, it helped me a lot in solving so many tough tasks and the requirements from the clients. Every department is using this tool to do tasks easily by the help of Talent Hub. Many tough requirements are solved by Talent Hub [and] I prefer to use this rather than other tools.
  • We can hire the candidates easily in this ATS.
  • Can manage the sourcing and other job postings as well.
  • Training and onboarding can also be done here which is a good thing.
  • The best ATS tool which suits all recruitment services.
  • I believe there is everything in the tool.
  • Getting some more creative specifications in the tool will help everyone.
LinkedIn Talent Hub is the best ATS tool [that] has global connections which is really a good thing so that hiring can be done all over globally. Searching [for] the best skilled professionals [with] this tool helps the recruiters to source the top skilled candidates. This is the one [that] can manage and make better decisions in this tough market, so this helps in all manners.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is being used by specific HR teams when trying to fill highly specific positions and also for college engagement. It addresses the issue that my company is trying to compete for the best talent on the market and we are not always seen as a tech company. Thus, we use LinkedIn Talent to try and market our brand out there where a lot of young IT talent lives.
  • It does a very good job connecting us with people who are interested and actively looking for positions.
  • Also helps us manage our queues very nicely so we can stay organized and efficient.
  • LinkedIn also does a very good job with success stories and providing us what we needed to keep using their service.
  • The price is a bit more than we would like to spend, but it is the tool where all the talent is at, so we have to.
  • There could also be better + more training videos for new users.
  • It would be nice to lower the amount of spam that is being put out by recruiting agencies as they clutter potential interests' mailboxes.
Linkedin Talent was very well suited in helping us fill specific roles that we had trouble filling. Roles such as data scientists and senior software developers. It helped our company put our brand out there with the other tech giants. It is not too appropriate for non-IT roles. We had no trouble filling those to begin with.
April 20, 2021

Great value for money

Aquinov Mathappan | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
[LinkedIn Talent Hub is] used by the HR department to find good talented candidates, it's easy to filter candidates for any position and any specific skillset we are looking for.
  • Easy to filter
  • Skillset tagging
  • Experience filtering.
  • Learning curve
  • Linkedin account required
  • Expensive
The Linkedin Microsoft ecosystem is constantly growing and definitely will see the product getting better soon
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
LinkedIn Talent Hub has been critical to our success in identifying and placing talent. As our firm continues to grow, our need for strategic hires and talent continues to grow, and as we continue to build a more diverse workforce, LinkedIn Talent Hub has helped us to create more diverse pools of talent.
  • Targets specific talent.
  • Helps create diverse pools of talent.
  • Helps us grow into new markets and geographies.
  • Cost.
  • Connectivity to HCMS.
  • Greater "stealth" ability.
I think LinkedIn Talent Hub is best suited for professional services firms such as mine where highly technical talent can be found. There are greater resources for other industries, such as construction, mining, or other similarly-situated industries.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Mostly from our recruiting department and hiring managers.
  • Identify talent.
  • Screen candidates.
  • A bit more user friendly.
  • More intuitive.
Talent Hub is great to collect viable candidates and help in screening in or out perspective candidates.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
LinkedIn Talent Hub is being used by HR dept to recruit and select the finest talents and track applications for making better talent decisions and filter candidates. Also it is useful for managing processes run through the HR dept.
  • Shortlisting talent across verticals.
  • Putting filters, writing notes, managing the hiring process.
  • 24 hour support.
  • Pricing can be expensive.
  • LinkedIn Talent does not allow to download so that we can use it in other programs.
  • Features can be explained in a more professional way.
LinkedIn Talent Hub has been THE awesome all situations. It truly is the place where ability is at. You get real data and encounters and the capacity to straightforwardly message that individual by means of InMail. They let you realize who is probably going to react so you utilize your InMail's carefully. It makes it so natural to match to the possibility to our requirements and ranges of abilities.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is used by the whole organization primarily through HR. It definitely helps in finding the right people which we sometimes struggle with.
  • Search function.
  • Connecting to other networks.
  • Helping in hiring.
  • Sometimes can be clunky.
  • Nothing else!
It's helpful to differentiate talent along with different levels.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
LinkedIn Talent is being used by several recruiters across our company. It is used among other recruiting platforms, as well as inboard platforms. The problem it addresses is being able to easily and quickly reach more candidates that are qualified for various positions without a lot of manual work.
  • Constantly up to date - It's up to the applicants to keep their resumes up to date, and since they're looking for jobs, they are almost always up to date.
  • Photos/User profile - As opposed to a plain resume, using LinkedIn Talen allows recruiters to see profiles of their applicants, giving them some insight into the kind of applicant.
  • Reference checks - If the applicant has any mutual connections with the recruiter or anyone else related, they're able to easily see it and use that as a reference.
  • Time-consuming - LinkedIn Talent is very easy to get started with, but using it as a professional and becoming proficient with it can take some time.
  • A large amount of applicants - LinkedIn Talent is basically the go-to name for recruiting. So much so that there are so many applicants that it can be overwhelming.
  • Cost - Unless you're a large corporation, LinkedIn Talent may be too expensive for you or your company.
LinkedIn Talent is perfectly suited if you're a large or successful business looking to get your job postings out there as quickly as possible. It may not be the best choice out there if you're only looking to fill a couple of positions or if your budget for recruiting is low.
February 11, 2019

Qualified Candidates!

Kristyn Cole | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Mainly recruiters use this platform to increase the options of candidates. We are typically using multiple platforms to source candidates from, and LinkedIn Talent is more used for the higher level positions we staff for and more direct placement positions. It is being used throughout the entire organization, but recruiters are the main users of it -- across all states. It allows us access to those higher level candidates with strong backgrounds and more education and experience.
  • High-level candidates matched to my criteria.
  • Shows a great profile of the candidate - on other sites you have a general resume. No picture, no other information about them that you can really tell about the candidate.
  • Using Inmail to get a hold of candidates.
  • I think the matching feature could use a little more work. I typically find candidates who aren't qualified, or who are overqualified.
  • Personally, when I see "Inmail," I don't always think its very personal. I think a feature where it feels more personal and not that you're getting spammed by companies looking for candidates would be nice.
  • Sometimes, there is a lot of clicking around to get appts, tasks made. I would like it more streamlined, one click, easier to track.
I liked Linkedin talent when I am looking for higher skilled candidates. My firm staffs a lot of entry-level positions, and LinkedIn Talent does not help at all with those as typically, my light industrial candidates and older candidates are not on LinkedIn. It helps with the Millennials more when I am looking for a qualified accountant, or students in college who are looking for work while they continue their education.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our whole TA organization uses LinkedIn Talent, or at least all that source/look for talent. It is a great source for not just reaching out to talent, but to gather data of competitors, locations of great talent, etc. I would highly recommend it for any organization looking for talent as nothing has been able to match it yet.
  • Virtually everyone is on LinkedIn, so you have an enormous database of people to search for and reach out to.
  • You can reach out directly to anyone on LinkedIn with LinkedIn Talent solutions.
  • There is training from LinkedIn to make you more successful with the LinkedIn Talent solutions.
  • I would like more locations. For example, you can't just search the state of Maine, you would have to put in many locations in Maine. Minor, but somewhat irritating.
  • It would be great to be able to quickly identify those needing sponsorship and if your company does not sponsor, to eliminate those people.
  • Would be great if you could search specifically for diverse candidates/groups.
It really is the best tool out there right now. Most other search tools pull from LinkedIn anyhow although it may be expensive. If you have multiple hires to make and are trying to create pipelines of candidates it is a great tool. Even in sales it can be effective. I think if you are a company where you have very few hires or maybe hires within manufacturing (hourly) you may have less success or it may be just too expensive for your needs.
December 20, 2018

Casual Networking

Alyssa Kapinus | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is being used by our Recruiting team to source Top Talent. It makes it easier to network with those in the Physical Therapy field.
  • Easy connection to those in the same field
  • Simple way to connect with potential candidates that is user friendly
  • In line with typical social media platforms used by candidates
  • Too much mass marketing and cookie cutter messaging
  • More personalized look and feel with job search and marketing
LinkedIn Talent makes the connection between Recruiter and Candidate more casual and less formal. It allows a conversation to be started to get a basic understanding of needs and wants on both ends before the formal interview process begins.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our organization has licenses for LinkedIn Talent accounts. Most recruiters are afforded the ability to use only the LinkedIn Recruiter function, or more to the point, the InMail feature, which allows us to source both active and passive candidates. Our organization does have some job postings, but they are very limited and most recruiters, myself included, do not have the luxury of taking advantage of them.
  • Absolutely the best in sourcing high-level candidates that are both actively and passively searching for new job opportunities. The advanced search feature, and the ridiculous number of filters, really helps you identify the best talent that is perfectly suited to the positions you need to hire for.
  • Metrics! I rely almost exclusively on InMail for my recruiting efforts for higher level positions, and LinkedIn provides a number of key metrics to ensure I am optimizing my InMail messages. Notably, you can track the positive response rate of different templates, which really helps you hone in on what type of message works best for beginning the conversation with potential candidates.
  • Project organization. Typically, I work on 3 roles at a time. Often times while sourcing for my active reqs, I come across candidates that I think are really great, but just not a great fit for anything I am working on. Being able to save them to various projects based on skill set helps me to quickly find qualified candidates as soon as a new job order opens up.
  • When running an advanced search, you can sort out individuals that have previously been contacted, tagged, or saved to a project. I wish they would add to this list the ability to sort out profiles that you have viewed within the last day, week, month, etc., to help me avoid accidentally looking at the same profile over and over again.
  • I wish job postings were more affordable. This is a feature that I would like to be able to take advantage of, but my understanding both from current and previous use is that job postings on LinkedIn cost an arm and a leg.
  • I would appreciate if I could either see if a profile has already been added to our resume database so I can check to see if another recruiter is actively working with them or if someone possibly has in the past. Although rare, I do sometimes run into candidates that are already working with another recruiter in a different position. It is unfortunately not feasible to check every profile against our database before sending an InMail if I hope to have an even mildly productive day.
There is no platform I would rather use for sourcing candidates. Instead of waiting for people to apply for your job and hoping they are qualified, you have the luxury of being able to go out and find qualified candidates yourself.

LinkedIn Talent is poorly suited as a bonafide applicant tracking system. It won't be ideal for helping you track people from start to finish in the hiring life cycle, but I do not believe that has ever been the goal for this platform.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use LI Talent in our Talent Acquisition Department only. It helps us to address our hiring needs as a whole.
  • Great way to look at past jobs and candidates and keeping that information organized. I like how it semi-ranks them based on the job description.
  • Enjoy the vast options for sourcing.
  • Good at identifying candidates who have prior communication with other members of team or company.
  • Analytics. They have been off ever since I can remember.
  • Searching. My colleagues and I put in same criteria but get different results. Some candidates not included. Frustrating.
  • No need for clutter. I never use clipboard because it is hard to select some here and there and then re-file them. Wish it had more filter options.
  • A calendar to set up reminders and interviews would be great.
LinkedIn Talent is great for sourcing passive candidates with specific skill sets. It is not a great resource for quick hires because unless they apply, you cannot reach them. With mass email, it could cause issues as well. I also think candidates should not show common people as when asking for a reference you may not know the extent of the relationship or dynamics and have seen that backfire sadly.
Bailey Thomas | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 4 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Linkedin Talent is being used in our organization primarily by our HR/Recruiting team in order to post job and try to identify candidates for our open positions. We often have open positions for highly specialized and skilled positions that require a more hands-on recruiting effort.
  • LinkedIn Talent is great in ease of use, as it is very simple to post jobs, contact individuals, and manage our account.
  • LinkedIn Talent provides a variety of reports that they give to you automatically to show how useful it has been; things like amount of applicants, views, demographics, etc.
  • LinkedIn Talent provides decent customer service and has a dedicated person you can speak to.
  • At my organization, we had very poor response through LinkedIn talent. Many of the applicants we received were not qualified for our jobs, so some pre-screening would be nice.
  • We found it to be cost prohibitive for the results that we got. It was very expensive just to have one recruiter "seat", and then we were limited to the number of job openings. There seemed to be a lot of up-selling involved.
  • There is a functionality to limit applicants to those who are local or at least in the same country, but the functionality seemed to keep changing and was hard to use, and you have to make sure to select it when first posting a job or there is no easy way to change it later.
LinkedIn Talent seems more well suited to positions such as accountants and other more common office type positions. It is not as well suited to more specialized positions, and especially in the sawmill industry I think many people in our industry just don't use LinkedIn. It is also not well suited for recruiting for positions that are time sensitive, as it tends to be a drawn on process.
Luke Ferrel | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use LinkedIn talent primarily to resource potential hires. It's been great because we can have folks who are usually doing non-value add activities fill their excess time with sourcing. It's very easy to use and even more simple to fit into your operation. Our response rate is generally about 20% and we're looking to hire many of our folks who we sourced through LinkedIn Talent.
  • Small funnel - you can get very targeted
  • Separates your professional network from your prospecting network
  • Ability to add many people to projects and automate messages
  • I would love to see the ability to differentiate whether you are looking for undergrad or graduate students
It's great for sourcing candidates. Especially when you have a specific focus on hard facts you want. (School, Time in career, location etc.)

It can improve by creating profiles about people and seeing who fits the profiles for jobs. It would be great to see a way to get suggestions for jobs you are trying to fill.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
LinkedIn Talent is used by our entire Talent Acquisition team for recruiting and sourcing purposes. As our company is growing, we are now able to reach out to more passive candidates to see if they would be interested in making a move. Instead of waiting around for candidates to apply to our website, we can reach out to them.
  • LinkedIn Talent gives more information on candidates when you view their page.
  • LinkedIn Talent gives recruiters the opportunity to see if others have already reached out to that candidate.
  • LinkedIn Talent gives recruiters more flexibility with contacting candidates.
  • LinkedIn Talent could improve their user interface.
  • LinkedIn Talent could do a better job with how messaging is formatted.
  • LinkedIn Talent could improve their InMail system.
LinkedIn Talent is a great tool for recruiters and sourcers who are looking to fill higher level roles where candidates become more passive in their job search. LinkedIn Talent might not be the best tool for positions that are considered hourly or contract because often times those candidates don't create LinkedIn profiles.
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