LinkedIn is a solid must have product in an a la cart fashion..pick what suits you best
April 06, 2021
LinkedIn is a solid must have product in an a la cart fashion..pick what suits you best
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with LinkedIn Talent Hub
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.
- LinkedIn Recruiter extremely positive impact.
- Paid Company branding impact. This is to be determined. I removed it we will see. Obviously click and visit did decrease....But is that really effecting the quality of hire, is it really needed to attract talent? Or is it more effective to do large InMail campaigns to your targeted audience?
- Job sponsoring and re-target tactics, etc. definitely will get you many more applicants, but it is not cheap. I wish you could do 6 month contracts or a pay as you go by credit care...small company, startup friendly billing would be appreciated.
- If you are on a limited budget, I would say just get and learn LinkedIn Recruiter.
Indeed will get you more applicants. LinkedIn typically gets higher quality. Easier to find and engage quality people.
Do you think LinkedIn Talent Hub delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with LinkedIn Talent Hub's feature set?
No
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