LinkedIn Interview
Linkedin recruiter you can...
access entire linkedin network
Can't find the ideal candidate?
source the right candidate- LinkedIn Recruiter * powerful filters
Who do they use to find employees?
use some of the major job boards and use staffing agencies occasionally to make hires
Contact any candidate
Contact candidates through InMail ® - LinkedIn's trusted messaging environment. Work more efficiently with InMail message templates and one to many InMails. Get higher response rates than cold calling and email.
Recruiter/HR Generalist: what to ask
Could you provide an overview of your recruiting process today including what vendors/services you use and who is involved in the process? What are the most common AND difficult positions for which you recruit?
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Drive great candidates to your high priority roles with a Sponsored Jobs placement - the new and smarter way to post your jobs. Bid for premium placement of your roles in our personalized job recommendations.
Do prospects know your employer brand?
Showcase your company's culture.- Career Page
Job boards attracting the wrong crowd?
Target just the right person.- Jobs Network
Feature brand employees
....as brand ambassadors & make it easy to connect with them
3 things talent solutions does
1. Find the best passive talent 2. Promote jobs 3. build your employer brand
How many openings?
10 (5 sales/ 5 software engineers)
Company employees
300 employees
Post jobs differently
60% of professionals are open to job opportunities but not actively looking. Use Job Slots to share personalized job postings with members when they visit their home page, an employee profile, or your Career Page. Automatically target the most relevant candidates using LinkedIn's matching algorithms and profile data. Posting jobs on LinkedIn leverages the power of our data combined with the social reach of our professional network.
Percent of passive candidates on linkedin
80%
Why should you focus on employer branding?
As the world's largest professional network, LinkedIn is the ultimate place to focus your employer branding efforts. Career Pages help companies of all sizes build a strong employment brand at scale to more easily attract top talent. Unlike static company websites, LinkedIn Career pages are viewer-aware and change dynamically based on the background of the viewer. This ensures the viewer gets a personalized and relevant experience.
Why post jobs on LinkedIn?
As the world's largest professional network, LinkedIn provides the ultimate talent pool to source the best candidates for your hiring needs. With LinkedIn, job posts are more relevant, personalized and targeted. Posting jobs on LinkedIn means reaching both active and passive candidates that are open to opportunities. Powered by our social network, LinkedIn's job posts delivers the right candidates for your business. Job postings can also have premium placements via sponsored jobs for your high priority opportunities. Discover why thousands of companies use LinkedIn to post jobs.
Manage your pipeline of talent
Build, track and manage talent you want to hire now or in the future with folders, reminders and smart to do lists. Synchronize team activities with shared projects, searches, profiles, and applicant notes. Our recruiting tools provide a seamless workflow to manage your talent and be more successful in your candidate search.
Increase employee engagement with your job posts
Internal Job Recommendations surface your jobs to the right internal candidates, building awareness of internal opportunities and supporting your internal mobility efforts.
How to brand on linked in?
LinkedIN career page
customers include
Walmart, Sony, L'Oreal
VP of HR / Executive: what to ask
What are XYZ's strategic priorities in 2012? How would you describe the relationship between the hiring managers and the HR/Recruiting organization? How strong is your employee brand? What are your talent retention goals?
Director of Talent/Recruiting Manager/HR Manager: what to ask
What are your recruiting goalsfor the year (note to rep: do they tie back to company initiatives?)? Please explain the culture of your recruiting organization (e.g. are they hunters/sales people or do they post jobs and/or outsource to staffing agencies?) From a recruiting perspective, what is working well and what would you like to improve?
3 main discovery questions
What specifically are you responsible for at XYZ Company? What is your interaction with LinkedIn today? Are you familiar with LinkedIn?
Recruiting tools to expand your candidate search
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