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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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10 out of 10
April 21, 2021
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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
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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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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 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.
James Reich | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is being used mainly by the recruiting team here at HireVergence. We use it to identify active and passive candidates on LinkedIn that may not be on the job boards. It is solving the problem of finding candidates that may not traditionally post their resumes. It is a wonderful tool to find candidates for direct-hire roles that might be passively looking for work.
  • It is excellent at finding and interacting with passive candidates.
  • Excellent at finding talent locally or across the globe.
  • Great finding hard-to-find skills out in the marketplace.
  • Great at searching for folks on LinkedIn (versus the normal, unpaid search options).
  • The search tools are tricky. I cannot search by title (seniority), just years of experience which can be challenging.
  • You cannot search by a specific keyword unless it is already an accepted keyword in LinkedIn's repository.
  • Searching for people locally can be a challenge, as just picking the state doesn't necessarily give you the whole state. Example, when I search Massachusetts it seems to not include individuals living in Boston. I don't know why this issue is still present.
It is excellent for finding any candidates out there in the marketplace, anywhere on earth. Their database of individuals is astoundingly large, millions upon millions. When searching for sales contacts it is also valuable, although it is centered around candidates more. It is also good to investigate companies or who you share connections with.
Liz Duffié | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is used by the recruiting department to proactively source candidates.
  • Easy user experience
  • Widest variety of talent
  • Provides more detailed information outside of just a regular linkedin profile for candidates
  • A place to keep detailed notes
  • A place to create reminders for yourself on candidates
Very likely to recommend at any company that is hiring
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is used in Talent Acquisition primarily (nearly exclusively). Sometimes (rarely) hiring managers will use it. It is used to source/recruit talent. It is used for networking. It is used for employment branding. I/we view LinkedIn as the #1 source of sourcing/recruiting talent. I/we also view it as a strong employer branding resource as well.
  • Source of talent - LinkedIn has become the #1 place to engage talent.
  • Targeting / advertising / sponsoring employment ads are very effective. They are costly, but effective.
  • Connecting with talent via InMails and ability to send InMails to a pretty targeted audience with ease is great. This allows you to reach out/connect fast with people that "fit" what you are looking for. Other sites for recruiting, etc. are hit and miss. The quality of results is the strongest on LinkedIn and has been for many, many years.
  • The new "job sponsorship" takes a lot more effort. Results were fine with the old way of sponsoring jobs.
  • The fact that you cannot add a credit card to the job advertising (job sponsoring) is frustrating. Because of this I have moved my job sponsoring to Indeed. It is difficult for many TA depts to be able to pay $15K up front for job ad sponsoring in a lump sum. If I could do it on a pay as you go it would help dramatically and I would bring my spend back.
  • It seems to me "Account Rep" is always new... It did not used to be this way. In the past maybe 2 years huge amounts of turnover started and the service level has gone downhill, or I have to work with a rep who is not helpful and not knowledgeable.
  • The tools they have built to try and "make it" ATS like or candidate CRM like are not good...I use it as a source of prospecting and use my own tools to manage. The candidate assessments are not effective. I have selected people to answer questions and LinkedIn says it will provide me the answers, but I never get them.
In my opinion and based on my experience, if you are looking to hire professional "white collar" skill sets and establish yourself in that arena you must use LinkedIn. It is best to be very active and connect and reach out via InMails and emails to your skills sets and the groups they are in.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
LinkedIn Talent is being used mainly by the HR and CXOs. It is one of the main go to tools for all of our hiring needs across both senior, mid and junior roles. It allows us to put filters and find out quality talent across all possible verticals for our organization.
  • Shortlisting talent across verticals
  • Putting filters, writing notes, managing the hiring process
  • 24 hours support for a tool like this is an add on
  • Payment plans - they should have multiple tiers for large vs small organization
  • Limited integration possiblities with other tools
  • Rest all is great, no other cons
It is well suited for all types of mid to large organisations to manage their hiring. There is no better database of candidates than this, this it helps to manage the entire hiring process very well. Leveraging the entire LinkedIn ecosystem to research, connect, make notes and hire the right person. It might not be very well suited for a small company due to added costs.
Score 3 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We're using Talent Hub across the entire organization as our ATS tool. Let's not confuse LinkedIn Talent Hub with LinkedIn Recruiter. LinkedIn Recruiter is amazing and well worth the cost of the license seats. I think we all agree LinkedIn has their networking, talent branding, and job advertisements locked in, and I recommend LinkedIn Recruiter for anyone who needs to source candidates. The LinkedIn Talent Hub on the other hand is trying to be an ATS, and in my opinion, is failing miserably. It lacks basic ATS features like customization of application questions, accurate disposition status, several reporting features are not supported and I'm not able to gather some info I would want if I needed to look at a req history in detail. It lacks so many basic ATS features and we have so many workarounds, it's too exhaustive to list. They have very limited options around posting jobs, un-posting jobs, and open vs closed vs on hold vs canceled. In fact, if a job is "opened" by their standards, it must be posted for 30 days. If it expires on its own, you're OK, otherwise, if you wanted to pull a posting down prior to 30 days, you need to CLOSE the job and will not be able to reopen it. The systems don't differentiate between a pipeline project or an "evergreen" and an actual approved, requisition; everything is called a "Project" and the reporting starts when that "project" was created, and not when the actual "Job / Req" was approved/posted /opened, etc. The automatic approvals in the system are very minimal as well and don't work for our organization. I could go on and on—overall, they are not even close to being a successful ATS with proper features. When they get there, it will be a goldmine because of the excellent networking features in Recruiter, but I plan on finding another ATS to use with our Recruiter seats. Talent Hub is a big time and money waste in my experience.
  • Ability to network and search for passive candidates with an ability to save them to the job.
  • Easy to share, tag, and review potential candidates and applicants with other team members.
  • Reporting. Major lacking here. If a job is closed then reopened (which that feature was recently removed), all reporting is wiped clean and picked back up with the "reopen" date. So it doesn't give a full history of the job activity.
  • Lacks adequate approvals in the system.
  • If you're a company with a risk of audits, I would not recommend Talent Hub. They lack compliance: the system allows us to "hire" someone who never applied to the job. Req history could be incomplete with the way reporting functions are set up. The system puts passive "sourced" candidates and applicants in the same bucket for pipeline workflows. Disposition status is inadequate and greatly lacking, etc.
  • Dashboard is not customizable.
  • We do not have our own unique req IDs. The system generates project IDs but these numbers are shared with all their clients, they're not unique to Ora so they are somewhat random and not in order.
  • They do not differentiate between a networking project and an approved requisition.
  • There's more, too many to list.
I think Talent Hub could be well suited for companies that do not have any structure around their hiring and no internal recruiters to support them. The system will allow the manager to post their job and leave it alone but if you're a company with structure and internal teams to support recruiting efforts, there are better ATS platforms out there.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use LinkedIn Talent Hub for job posting and passive sourcing. Passive sourcing is the biggest area I use it for currently. It helps us find passive talent. Considering the labor market, it's very important to have a tool like LinkedIn Talent Hub and there are a lot of benefits to it.
  • Job posting.
  • Passive sourcing.
  • Boolean search strings.
LinkedIn Talent Hub is very helpful when it comes to passive sourcing. You are able to enter in qualifications easily (without having to do Boolean search on your own) and Talent Hub spits out candidates who match your criteria. This tool is super helpful especially when recruiting for hard to fill positions.
Jake Tully | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
As our company grew and more opportunities opened up, LinkedIn Talent Hub was a resource we turned to in order to find quality candidates for various positions across different divisions and departments. While we intially used LinkedIn Talent Hub to find sales and account management candidates, we also turned to the program for IT and web development-related positions that were open.
  • Singular platform that helps organize incoming leads.
  • Easy for multiple decision-makers to access applicant information.
  • Pricing can be slightly expensive.
When hiring for multiple positions across several different departments or divisions, LinkedIn Talent Hub can serve as a great resource for keeping track of candidates that are inherently different due to division or position type. Given this feature, when a company is finding success and seeing a large expansion, LinkedIn Talent Hub can be a key partner. With that in mind, when hiring for less conventional or part-time positions, Talent Hub may exclude some equally qualified candidates from a company's pool of applicants.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use LinkedIn Talent in one of the organizations that I volunteer for. It is used to find new candidates for open positions. It has an edge over other similar tools, as it's popular, and because most active candidates who are looking for jobs, will usually have LinkedIn profile and network.
  • Easy.
  • Popular.
  • Explain features in a better way.
  • Marketing.
LinkedIn Talent is well suited when you're in a time crunch, and you would like to consider and filter more candidates. Also there is a demo that we can see before using it. And we can use our LinkedIn profile to auto-fill the information. The LinkedIn affiliation or connection comes in handy for this talent search tool.
Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
LinkedIn is currently being used by our HR department at my organization. It has been a great benefit to use for advertising, posting jobs and managing the recruiter seat. It has gives us the opportunity to better connect with those who are looking for new opportunities and have an established career.
  • The recruiter seat is something I think they do well, it is nice to use it to connect with potential new employees.
  • Their job board seems to work well for them, although it is not the best it does increase interest.
  • The advertising for LinkedIn is not efficient for the prices they charge.
  • Their price module is not realistic for small businesses.
LinkedIn Talent Hub is something I would recommend for a larger company, but not a smaller one. The prices are high and don't provide the best value compared to Indeed or other sites. I would recommend this for a large company which has a bigger budget and more employees in their HR department. It is not worth paying to advertise on LinkedIn but it is nice to have the recruiter seat to interact with potential new employees.
October 30, 2019

Hire Better and Faster

Jenna Montgomery | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
My organization uses LinkedIn Talent to find and recruit potential candidates for job openings. It is mainly used by our HR department but has also been used by other team members involved in the hiring process. It helps us find strong candidates quickly and makes recruiting simpler for our HR department.
  • We really like how easy it is to filter through different categories to find the best candidate.
  • We also like to see how potential candidates are connected with current employees. Because LinkedIn is already such a big network, we have instant visibility to the connections that a candidate has with our organization.
  • We like the tools available to tag and create notes on potential candidates.
  • LinkedIn Talent does not offer direct integration to our CRM or other software programs that we use.
  • LinkedIn Talent does not allow us to download or export data so that we can use it in other programs.
  • We are a small organization so the price point can be challenging for us.
LinkedIn Talent has to be one of the best recruiting tools on the market. It has a very robust database of qualified and diverse candidates. The search and filter tools are very easy to use, allowing us to pinpoint candidates quickly and without a lot of hassle. Connecting with candidates is also done without any trouble; an assortment of messaging templates are available to help weed out candidates in a very timely manner.
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.
October 21, 2019

LinkedIn Talent Review

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
LinkedIn is the best professional network platform which allows us to reach the right talent and to connect with professionals across industries. The pool available for passive resources is great. This definitely helps to connect with industry talents and to fill positions that are hard to find in active job portals.
  • Building a professional network
  • Branding
  • Searching for the right candidates for the positions
  • Sometimes if the search is on we [can't] map them to a different project that was created
  • Work authorization should be included
Best platform to connect with professionals if you are in executive level hiring. You can search for excellent people/talents across the globe. Helps in networking, branding and understanding the current market trends. A must-have platform if you are in recruitment. This definitely helped us with closing many roles from our clients.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
LinkedIn Talent is used across the organization by both our recruiters and our account managers. We continued to run into candidates that were no longer looking, unqualified, resumes that were submitted years ago and not up to date, etc. LinkedIn allows our recruiters to find actively searching candidates who meet the necessary qualifications as well as passive candidates. Because so many people are using LinkedIn, the information is more up to date than other Job search websites such as Careerbuilder or Indeed. They're able to view contact information, along with resumes right up front as they view the high level overview provided in the person's LinkedIn profile. Our Account Managers use LinkedIn Talent to find the correct person to reach out to at an organization. Locate hiring managers, idenitfy who their key contact will be. They're also able to further research the candidates provided to them by recruiters quickly and easily.
  • Ability to build pipeline and organize candidates in folders
  • Find skill sets
  • Up to date information
  • Candidates who are most likely to respond feature
  • Easy, quick searches
  • Candidate rankings/statistics
  • Saves time screening
  • Allows you to advertise open roles
  • Get a lot of spam messages
  • The mobile version is AWFUL
  • InMails and the rules around those could be better.
  • It would be nice to have a customizable dashboard.
  • The cost can be too much for small companies. It's an investment, but a good one, in my opinion.
LinkedIn Talent has been THE best for all scenarios. It really is where talent is at. You get genuine information and experiences and the ability to directly message that person via InMail. They let you know who is likely to respond so that you use your inmails wisely. It makes it so easy to match to the candidate to our needs and skillsets.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized

LinkedIn is excellent to select the new personnel of the company in a faster and more efficient way, I like that it offers you detailed information about the future employee of the company, in which it facilitates your resume as previous work, thus obtaining detailed information in little time and in an easy way.

  • Quickly understand the background of applicants.
  • Easily and quickly find new, prospective employees.
  • Manage a new employee recruitment pipeline.
  • Integration w/ company CRM system.
  • Automated follow-ups and reminders.
  • Ability to schedule meetings with G-suite and Outlook calendars.
LinkedIn Talent is a great platform for HR professionals and recruiters. It leverages the best social network for employees and gives recruiters/HR professionals access to the largest network of professionals in the world. LinkedIn provides a premium extension where you have the right to view statistics about candidates, send messages directly to any person, find out who has seen your profile, highlight your application for vacancies and attend video courses developed by specialists.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
LinkedIn Talent is used across our entire company on a daily basis, as it is our main method of sourcing for talent. It is a great way to find both active and passive job seekers and really allows a recruiter to hone in on candidates by location, experience, education, etc. It is a fast way to navigate a large pool of candidates.
  • Quick results from both simple and complex Boolean searches.
  • Easy to see mutual connections and networks with potential leads.
  • Easy to set reminders and notes on candidate profiles.
  • Ability to send connection requests from Linkedin Talent while sourcing (no need to open public profiles).
LinkedIn Talent is a great tool for finding and reviewing a large batch of candidates at once with multiple filters!
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.
October 15, 2019

We love LinkedIn Talent

Matthew Bernstein | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
LinkedIn Talent is being used by my organization to source candidates to ultimately fill open roles. It is used by the human resources department, specifically the talent management division, as they are the ones on the front lines constantly communicating with prospective employees. It is tremendously helpful in terms of finding new candidates.
  • Finding strong candidates
  • Matching candidates to open roles
  • Ranking candidates in order of importance
  • The dashboard takes a while to get used to
  • Posting jobs to other sites is tough
  • Price can be prohibitive to small businesses
If your company has a high demand for talent, or conversely, if you have a need to source talent due to hard deadlines, I would recommend the use of Linkedin Talent. This is the premier recruitment tool there is in the market, and the resource keeps on growing every year. The service and support are outstanding.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
LinkedIn Talent has played an important role in my organisation's recruiting success. It's an excellent platform to post the requirements/ job descriptions. You manage to get attract even passive candidates, can visit unlimited profiles, get enough InMails options. And best part is you get genuine and honest candidates. You get applications with complete contact details which is also very useful thing since on other platforms, you can't get complete contact details.
  • Most importantly you get genuine talent pool via LinkedIn. Usually candidates don't put fake experiences over LinkedIn so you get only genuine candidates.
  • You can find candidates for all the skill sets over LinkedIn so wide variety, diversity you can get.
  • I really like the feature they have added "candidates who will most likely to respond". And yes those are active job seekers, they quickly respond to Inmails and it speeds up the hiring process.
  • Response time is slow. People don't check InMails so actively.
  • Lots of candidates are not active on social media so they don't have LinkedIn Account. That means you can't rely on LinkedIn completely.
  • It can be little expensive for small companies.
Best for technical, c- level requirement hiring. If you have any niche skill requirement then LinkedIn is the best job board without a doubt. You know the candidate's credibility as they can have professional recommendation over their profiles from managers, clients and co workers. LinkedIn InMails response time is very slow especially if you're hiring for engineering requirements.
Mark Goin | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is used across the organization. It is used to attract talent for those who are not focusing on the more traditional job boards.
  • It attracts talent from the specific industry that I am recruiting for.
  • It attracts quality talent and that saves me time screening through unqualified candidates.
  • It is intuitive and easy to use.
  • Some of the communication tools are not as strong as other recruiting tools.
  • There seems to be some lag in the reporting (some candidates reported this to me).
It is very good at attracting talent within the talent pool I am targeting.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
As an organization, we used LinkedIn Talent to search, find, and connect with potential employees for our clients. It helped us to quickly search for qualified candidates with certain criteria and experience. With their easy to use search filters, we could narrow down the best prospects to reach out to.
  • LinkedIn Talent provides customized templates that can be used to quickly reach out to candidates via LinkedIn InMail.
  • The pipeline feature allows recruiters and/or human resource directors to build, track, and manage candidates. It lets you organize candidates into folders and create lists with reminders.
  • You can share your activities, projects, searches, candidate profiles, and applicant notes with other people throughout the company.
  • A feature that automates emails via InMail to follow up with applicants or candidates who haven't responded would be a cool update. It's a way to continue nurturing qualified candidates and build relationships.
LinkedIn Talent is well suited for any company that is looking to hire new talent either currently or in the future. This tool is a great resource for finding qualified candidates that fit whatever criteria a position requires. You are able to search, connect with, and manage applicant profiles and maintain a talent pipeline. I've found that candidates on LinkedIn Talent are often more highly-qualified than those on other recruiting platforms such as Monster, Indeed, and CareerBuilder.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
LinkedIn Talent is used by my company to quickly list and review applications for potential job offers. It's nice because everyone has been conditioned to go to LinkedIn and applying using their profile information is incredibly easy so we get a lot of nice applicants because we've made it easy for users to apply for our positions.
  • Job listing.
  • Applicant communications.
  • Resume reviews.
  • More qualification questions to weed out people that aren't a match.
  • A better version for mobile.
  • The ability to save "maybe" applicants.
We are a small business that doesn't have a talent acquisition team. We want to be able to list a position quickly and run through resume submissions as fast as possible so we can get to the interview stage and hiring stage quickly. We desperately needed help with listing jobs and managing applicants. LinkedIn Talent does that.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Linkedin talent to look for candidates when we can't find one using our website or Glassdoor. This platform is exclusively being used by our recruiting and email team. Usually, we have enough applicants for each position. But when we don't, we use Linkedin Talent for our recruiting efforts.
  • LinkedIn Talent excels at being able to segment personas based on criteria you are looking for.
  • It makes it easy to advertise to specific groups.
  • Networking with potential candidates is very easy.
  • We get a lot of spam messages from fake accounts.
  • I wish you could customize the dashboard a little more.
  • A lot of people haven't updated their LinkedIn profiles which can muddy the data when you are segmenting.
LinkedIn works great when you are trying to do some outreach for a position. It's very easy to build personas and segments for your recruiting efforts. One of the best features is that you can use Inmail to reach out to the candidates. LinkedIn is not recommended if you are already receiving a lot of applications.
Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We are testing it as a viable and affordable means of recruiting -- without having to go through a headhunting service. Our old way of doing things is just placing ads -- which people don't really use anymore. Our senior managers are against poaching people from other firms, so this is just a research and tracking tool.
  • Access to profile details
  • Organization of people
  • Pretty easy to use
  • It comes across as spammy to higher-level personnel.
  • I wish LinkedIn could provide some further insight into these candidates...beyond what they self post.
The LinkedIn Talent tool is great for entry to intermediate level people, but it comes across as spammy and invasive for higher-level personnel. I know that when I chat with my industry colleagues for this, the price and effort are still not worth it for most of us small businesses.
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