Written by @erincarlson.
Have you ever stopped to think about how much LinkedIn caused a tipping point in both agency and corporate recruiting? What use to be the private commodity of agency recruiters, their database of people now resides freely accessible by corporate recruiters via the web. There is no control over the candidate and what they may post, offering corporate recruiters the same or even greater access to potential candidates as agencies.
Just a few tweaks to their processes and corporate recruiters can offer a robust pipeline and higher levels of service than ever before. With access to 70 Million Profiles, Recruiters have no excuse for not networking with or engaging talent.
As a previous agency recruiter I used LinkedIn consistently to grow my network for warm leads. When it came to finding the needle in the haystack IT hire, LinkedIn was the first source. Highly complex searches that involved finding a subject matter expert, no problem let me tap into my network. In using the advanced search capability recruiters are able to locate more than just candidates, they can use the function for determining market data and competitor lists.
LinkedIn gave Recruiters a platform for locating people, real people they know something about.
There are 70 Million Needles in the Haystack, there’s no excuse to not get motivated and get networking!
Thanks for this post, Erin. At Commongood Careers, a search firm for the nopnrofit sector, LinkedIn is an invaluable tool. Especially for hard-to-fill positions, LinkedIn is a direct way to research target candidates and reach out to passive jobseekers. In the nonprofit sector, where most positions are filled through personal networks, we’ve found that LinkedIn helps us leverage our clients’ networks to not only get to potential candidates, but also potential referrers.