Linkedin Talent Blog

MARCH 28, 2016

As the head of the LinkedIn College Recruiting team, last year I realized – my team had to quit doing traditional college recruiting, immediately. But, you still need to hire interns and new graduates! I’m saying quit doing the same old institutionalized college recruiting process right now.

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JobAdder

JUNE 2, 2019

Despite the foundational truth behind the saying, the metaphor of suiting up for battle to make hires feels outdated, arduous and counter-productive. In my quest to put an end to the stories about the great candidate “who got away”, I’m offering my personal compilation of top recruitment strategies to prepare you for 2020.

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Yello

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

With employers facing the tightest labor market in decades, more and more companies are turning to college campuses to source talent for internships and entry-level positions. But for organizations that have never recruited on campus before, it can be challenging to know where to start. Source: Twitter Poll.

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Yello

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Campus recruiting is an important component of a successful long-term hiring strategy. Often a first step on the way to becoming a talent acquisition or human resources director or executive, campus recruiters wear many hats. So what can you expect to make as a college recruiter in 2019? Source: Glassdoor.

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Yello

DECEMBER 3, 2019

It’s no secret that government recruiters face an uphill battle when it comes to hiring talent quickly. Fortunately, advances in technology are making it easier for government recruiters to take control of hiring processes, combat time-consuming pre-requisites and decrease time-to-hire. The Solutions.

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Yello

DECEMBER 19, 2019

From recruiting a new generation to nailing down your candidate engagement strategy to managing a recruitment budget, there’s a lot to think about these days if you’re a campus recruiter. Here are 20 resources to guide your 2020 recruiting strategy and help you exceed your hiring goals.

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Yello

AUGUST 20, 2019

Campus recruiting is a great way to engage the youngest generation of talent and meet potential new hires. But hiring a team of campus recruiters, traveling around the country, and attending hundreds of on-campus events per year can come at quite a cost. Get A Clear Understanding Of Your Budget And Hiring Needs.

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MightyRecruiter

APRIL 5, 2017

Equally important is the fact that recruiting interns—and working towards developing an internship program—can add a lot of value to an overall recruiting strategy, even for small employers. Interns can help build goodwill with key business contacts, such as hiring the child of a key customer for a summer internship program.

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Yello

JANUARY 10, 2020

An engaging interview experience is essential to attract top talent and develop a strong employer brand. Candidates are interviewing you as much as you are interviewing them, and the interview is one of the last opportunities in the recruiting process to sell job seekers on open positions. On average, recruiters spend ?

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Recruiting Blogs

APRIL 25, 2022

At job fairs, employers can expect to encounter active job seekers who want to learn about job openings, the application process, and organizations. This type of event is also a viable opportunity to expand their network thanks to the presence of other hiring officials and employers from other organizations.

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CareerPlug

AUGUST 17, 2023

As the talent pool gets increasingly younger and more technologically advanced, employers are adapting their recruiting strategies to attract the right candidates. One of the most effective strategies for hiring young talent is to recruit directly from the source: college campuses.

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Recruiting Daily

APRIL 26, 2016

It gets harder as you get more experience, of course, because you realize exactly what you’re up against when you’re trying to fill a req, and have a much more realistic sense of the odds you’ve got to beat to make pretty much any experienced hire. No recruiter is ever perfect. ” Is There Anybody Out There?

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Recruiting Daily Advisor

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

There are a lot of different ways to go about recruiting talent for your business and even more tools to use in the process. Source: Who is Danny / Shutterstock. Strategies can be as variant as employer branding and college recruiting, and tools can range from candidate relationship management to employee referral software.

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Yello

JULY 23, 2018

Job openings hit a record high this spring, giving job seekers their pick of open roles, while many employers struggle to find and hire qualified employees. With a scarcity of talent, organizations are increasing their investment in campus recruitment to source top student talent. About Jason Weingarten.

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ApplicantStack

MAY 28, 2019

A job description is used by the employer internally. Its purpose is to describe the job role in detail, not only for the hiring team and Human Resources but for overall business strategy and operations. Money.com recognized the following 7 sites as the top job boards for employers: ZipRecruiter: Best for Large Scale Recruiting.

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Recruiting Blogs

APRIL 7, 2021

At job fairs, employers can expect to encounter active job seekers who want to learn about job openings, the application process, and organizations. This type of event is also a viable opportunity to expand their network thanks to the presence of other hiring officials and employers from other organizations.

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Linkedin Talent Blog

JULY 9, 2019

Francis’s position on so-called “manels” and “himposiums” is a reminder for companies that are looking to nurture diversity and inclusion: To be successful, diversity efforts need to infuse everything you do — recruiting, interviewing, hiring, employer branding, company culture, and beyond.

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Recruiting Daily

OCTOBER 27, 2015

See, recently, my role has focused more on sourcing than recruiting, which has been a recurring theme throughout my career, with the line between these two continuously shifting from req to req, client to client. “Job Description” Doesn’t Have To Be An Oxymoron.

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CareerBuilder

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

At this point, hearing someone say how competitive the hiring market is for tech may induce an eye roll, a groan and a “Tell us something we don’t know” from fellow recruiters and employers. It’s safe to say recruiting in the tech industry can be a somewhat of a nightmare. Source: EMSI Analyst. Something’s Missing.

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Hacker Earth

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

The conference will house 30+ internal talent acquisition, employer branding, recruitment marketing, talent analytics, and sourcing experts, sharing their tricks and tips on recruitment. CEO and Founder, Performance-based Hiring Learning Systems. Recruitment process and strategy. Will Bronaugh.

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1-Page

APRIL 18, 2016

By correlating these scientific assessment factors with quality of hire data, firms like HireVue have demonstrated that it is now possible to use AI to more accurately select finalists and to even determine that some hiring managers have as low as a 20% candidate selection accuracy rate.

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Recruiting Daily

JULY 11, 2016

Educational discrimination in hiring or workplace settings isn’t technically illegal as it does not involve a protected class defined in discrimination legislation. The fact you’re surprised is the problem. Educational Discrimination Is Not Illegal — Until It Is? I hate to use an old cliché, but I must.

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CareerBuilder

JANUARY 27, 2016

She is the global head of digital recruitment and employer brand for Oracle’s Global Talent Acquisition Organization. CareerBuilder is lining up the best talent acquisition leaders who will talk about sourcing, screening and hiring exceptional candidates in the new economy. I’m a big fan of Celinda Appleby.

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Recruiting Daily

JULY 20, 2016

That I’ve built a long track record of successful results, not to mention a ton of subject matter expertise and hands on experience, should be enough to at least ensure that I’m not summarily dismissed and disrespected just because I spent my career focused on the business of hiring.

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Social Talent

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

In the news this week: Hired Has A New CEO. There’s been a bit of a leadership shuffle at Hired : President Mehul Patel has been promoted to CEO, while the previous CEO, founder Matt Mickiewicz, has become chief productive officer. The company recently hired its first CMO too — Juney Ham, co-founder investment advisor startup Upside.

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Recruiting Daily

APRIL 28, 2015

No matter what your relationship might be, in recruiting and in love, success or failure really comes down to a deceptively simple concept: trust. The best recruiters out there know this, and always go the extra mile to ensure a great experience for everyone they touch in the hiring process, from clients to coworkers to candidates.

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Recruiting Daily

DECEMBER 16, 2014

They’re not only obnoxious, they also keep good recruiters from good jobs from getting through to good candidates because they’re pretty much preconditioned to immediately disregard any e-mail even alluding to job opportunities. Why Do I Have To Write About Recruiting Spam Again? Derek currently lives in the DC area.

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Recruiting Daily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

The misogyny I’ve witnessed in the recruiting world blows my mind. Despite the fact that women are the majority in our industry, men are flippant and, at times, disregard women in the hiring process. I don’t get why these Casanova’s think they should be finding dates trolling female recruiters on a networking site.

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Recruiting Daily

JANUARY 29, 2015

Those used to be the minimum qualifications for this line of work, but these days, it seems that anyone with a liberal arts degree can simply step out of the college classroom and into recruitment; hell, many people who just need a job, any job, somehow seems to find their way into this profession. Recruiters are none of these things.

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Recruiting Daily

MARCH 10, 2015

Sorry, I can’t tell you how to get your resume looked at by a recruiter I don’t know at a company I know nothing about – although I can tell you how to bat at least a little better than average, there’s no silver bullet for sourcing for candidates or searching for jobs. Recruiting Never Rests.

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Recruiting Daily

JANUARY 5, 2016

One thing was for sure: I did not miss recruiting. Not having to talk hiring, or talk shop, or talk about anything even remotely related to business gave me a chance to actually get to make a few friends with the locals. Hey, if you’re a recruiter, you’re family. But we’ve got the power to put a stop to it.

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Recruiting Daily

AUGUST 26, 2015

After all, I’m a recruiter, and it’s true what they say. Especially if those people also happen to be hiring managers. Because at this point, I’m pretty convinced that if recruiters keep at their evil ways, we’re doomed. How To Tell If You’re Not Really A Real Recruiter.

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Recruiting Daily

MARCH 24, 2015

That list, which is prominent in my mind because, well, it’s the only one I’ve made was titled 10 Recruiters Who Should Be On Your Radar #SundayShoutOu t, from the inimitable Bill Boorman. Considering the source, and the novelty, I’m not going to lie. 35 Recruiting Influencers Who Actually Influence Me.

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Recruiting Daily

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Jimmy, who was coming up on his two year mark at the company he joined straight out of his college computer science program, was at a critical point in his career. Within the technology sector, companies consistently see cadres of former college hires turnover approximately two years into their tenure , statistically speaking.

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Recruiting Daily

JUNE 2, 2015

Recruiters are sinking their own ship, and meaningful advances seem effectively blockaded by general animosity and disdain for those of us who find ourselves at work in the business of finding work. Derek Zeller draws from over 16 years in the recruiting industry.

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Recruiting Daily

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

This short term focus might pay off for just-in-time hiring, but is a p**s poor way to pipeline a profession. I looked at AIRS, but their programs are pretty general and more focused on sourcing than bigger picture professional competencies or even ethics. Currently, he is a Senior Sourcing Recruiter at Microsoft via Search Wizards.

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Recruiting Daily

JANUARY 20, 2016

This is back before sourcing was nothing but InMails and mass e-mail blasts – when it actually required some skill, and by skill, I mean actually logging onto job boards and running searches in the only candidate databases any of us had access to. I repeated it for emphasis – one hire, five hundred bucks. From Lilly.

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