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How to source software developers from LinkedIn

Devskiller

Based on 2016-2017 Talent Shortage Survey , IT professionals constitute the second biggest talent shortage group globally and one of the hardest groups of professionals to recruit. LinkedIn is the go-to place for sourcing software developers for majority of recruiters , so it’s a very crowded and competitive space.

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7 Trends That Will Define Recruitment in 2017 (Infographic)

Social Talent

LinkedIn has released their annual Global Recruiting Trends 2017 report. The highlights of the report ( which is well worth reading in full ) are all contained in the infographic below including; the top roles you’ll be hiring for, the top sources of hire, as well as where most of your budget will go come next year.

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The Education Confusion on LinkedIn

Boolean Strings

LinkedIn people search would work better if everyone had: one degree with the dates. For that reason, you will not be able to find exactly people who got, say, a Master’s in Computer Science within 2017-2021. However, searching for a graduation date in the future in LinkedIn Recruiter reliably finds current students.

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How to Source Google Code Jam Events

WizardSourcer

Gone are the days where recruiters only needed LinkedIn and some savvy research skills to find and hire top candidates. Here’s how to source and recruit from these events: What Is A Google Code Jam? How to Source Using Google Code Jams. Source Previous Competitions: 2019 List. Other Resources for Sourcing.

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Hard to Hire: Third-Party Recruiting & the State of Talent Acquisition Report

The talent acquisition challenges of today are unparalleled: 90% of survey respondents feel that the current hiring market is more challenging now than in the past! Recruiting as we’ve known it is evolving - how are you keeping ahead of the competition?

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4 Trends That Hold The Key to Successful Recruitment in 2018 (LinkedIn Report)

Social Talent

We love a good LinkedIn report. This year, when LinkedIn interviewed industry experts about the state of hiring, four trends rose to the top: diversity, new interviewing tools, data, and artificial intelligence. LinkedIn Global Trends 2018: Diversity. Access 2017 Recruitment Trends and What Makes A Super Recruiter!

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Update on LinkedIn People Search

Boolean Strings

As of two days ago, search operators (that I have covered in previous posts) have stopped working on LinkedIn. This includes not only undocumented operators like headline: but also officially documented operators firstname:, lastname:, title:, company:, and school: (They were introduced in 2017). It’s quite unfortunate!