Pros & Cons of LinkedIn Talent | TrustRadius

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

LinkedIn Recruiter is used by the entire recruiting department.

Pros and Cons

Provides a platform for people to network from anywhere in the world.
The ability to keep in touch with people you’ve either done business with or have met via the platform.
When having the LinkedIn Recruiter package, it allows for better co-collaboration, organization and branding.

Restricts people from connecting with other professionals — LinkedIn Jail.
[Would like to be provided] a lot more options that are free.
Shuts down third-party software extensions.

Return on Investment

In my specific experience having a team of recruiters in 3 different states, it helped tremendously with co-collaboration and organization.
It provided a streamlined and efficient tool for pipelining future candidates.
It’s way too expensive. Having a free account limits your searches within your own network.

Alternatives Considered

AngelList. TheLadders. Glassdoor.

Likelihood to Recommend

Having LinkedIn Recruiter is absolutely essential. However if you’re a smaller company I’d go with the cheapest paid version.