Item: LinkedIn Talent Hub
Rating: 8
Author: Jake Tully

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

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.

Pros and Cons

Singular platform that helps organize incoming leads.
Easy for multiple decision-makers to access applicant information.

Pricing can be slightly expensive.

Return on Investment

Resulted in excellent hires for some part-time/temporary positions.
Helped those conducting recruiting understand industry benchmarks in terms of average salary and other offerings.

Alternatives Considered

Glassdoor.com

Glassdoor, for a period of time, appeared to be an industry giant that was potentially going to be a large disruptor for companies looking for applicants, but ultimately the quality of the leads and overall poor interface did not make it worthwhile for our company. LinkedIn Talent Hub was also much easier for multiple users to interact with than Glassdoor.

Support Rating

Although our interaction with LinkedIn's customer support was very limited, any interactions with the LinkedIn team were positive and very helpful. Ultimately, most of the interaction with support was from emails generated from LinkedIn regarding helpful ways in which to best use the system, and our team appreciated the thoughtfulness behind those.

Key Insights

Do you think LinkedIn Talent Hub delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with LinkedIn Talent Hub's feature set?

Yes

Did LinkedIn Talent Hub live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of LinkedIn Talent Hub go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy LinkedIn Talent Hub again?

Yes

Other Software Used

ZipRecruiter, Glassdoor.com, Hootsuite

Likelihood to Recommend

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.

Putting Quality First At LinkedIn

Overall Satisfaction with LinkedIn Talent Hub