LinkedIn... a great tool for your toolbox
April 25, 2018

LinkedIn... a great tool for your toolbox

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

Overall Satisfaction with LinkedIn Talent

I use this product to evaluate the skill set and background of professionals that I source. I am able to verify educational background, licensing, types of projects and to some extent - willingness to consider other opportunities, before even picking up the phone. I am able to determine current and past employment to ensure that I am not calling on client employees.

This is being used by me ... the sole sourcer and addresses our need to qualify relevant candidates.
  • Career history and certifications.
  • Able to build lists and call numerous people from the same company or same industry
  • Ability to filter by people located in or willing to relocate to a particular location
  • Filtering experience in the number of years at a company or in the industry
  • Willingness to have a conversation/open to a call from a recruiter
  • Ability to save relevant candidates to a project
  • Searching - sometimes I get irrelevant people in a search
  • Would like the 'like candidate' feature to be more accurate
  • Sometimes includes incorrect geographical matches
  • I have increased placements
  • Reduced time to fill positions
  • Provided relevant candidates
LinkedIn is more expensive - and the other tools point to LinkedIn. Not sure how they all can work together. At this time, LI is the social media standard.
It's appropriate for looking at candidates for filling specific positions. Keywords narrow down ONLY if a candidate has used them in their profile. You have to read and fine-tune Boolean searches to provide good results. The Boolean searches and advanced criteria are good - and when you get a good search - you can save it!

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