The advantages of using LinkedIn Talent
April 16, 2018

The advantages of using LinkedIn Talent

Claire Isherwood | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with LinkedIn Talent

I use LinkedIn Talent as part of my role to Recruit for the organization. LinkedIn Talent is a great tool to use for talent acquisition as it has project management tools, the ability to look at profiles undetected, InMails to approach candidates who may normally not accept them, job slots to advertise roles and the ability to sponsor employee profiles and jobs. LinkedIn is a well known networking platform which means this tool gives companies access to active up to date talent that could be passive or actively looking for new roles.
  • Networking is essential for a talent acquisition pipeline which this tool is fantastic for.
  • The project management tools allow you to manage a recruitment pipeline.
  • The InMails allow you to approach people (this is usually a cost for regular users).
  • It's quite expensive as a product to use and it increases almost annually.
  • The reports are not always accurate.
  • We measured the cost of using LinkedIn Talent vs. using recruitment agencies. We recovered the costs and had ROI. We reduced the cost per role compared to previous years too.
  • LinkedIn Talent has a career page function that improves company branding for future talent too. We have engaged with even more potential candidates for future roles.
LinkedIn Talent has better talent management products and encompasses social media with this too. This means you can actively contact and receive contact back with a tracking system.

The other sites used are just CV based, which means you cannot see further than a CV. They do not contain project management tools on the scale that LinkedIn Talent does.
LinkedIn Talent is well suited to companies recruiting for candidates in sales, business development, technical, IT, purchasing and senior roles. It's not suited to recruit for warehousing, administration and entry level office roles.

It's well suited to for companies looking to build a talent pipeline, engaging candidates with your company branding and attracting passive candidates.

LinkedIn Talent Hub Feature Ratings

Publish to Social Media
7
Resume Management
8
Candidate Search
10
Notifications and Alerts
8
Reporting
5