Working with a global team across time zones, languages and cultures is challenging in any industry or function. Our top customers make it look easy.
At LinkedIn we’re fortunate to work with some of the world’s
most innovative recruiting organizations, including Pfizer Inc. and Red Hat. Both companies were the subjects of a recent research bulletin by independent analyst firm Bersin & Associates, on best practices for rolling out LinkedIn Recruiting Solutions globally.
The results seen by each company are impressive. By using 
LinkedIn Recruiter, Job Slots and a LinkedIn Career Page in combination, Red Hat reduced agency fees by 80%, hired 20% more people and still reduced overall recruiting costs by 20%, all while dramatically lowering time to present and time to fill. Meanwhile, Pfizer’s results have been so positive that they recently elected to launch their new global employment brand using LinkedIn as the primary vehicle. And both companies shared that the quality of candidate they are able to bring in has increased since they invested in LinkedIn Recruiting Solutions.
But to me, some of the most interesting ‘meat’ in the bulletin is around how these organizations have effectively rolled out LinkedIn Recruiter, Job Slots and other solutions to their global teams to maximum effect. Here are just a few of the more tangible tips that emerge from this research:
1) Create the conditions for candidates to say ‘Yes’. Every member of your recruiting team should have a compelling, authentic profile. Those with robust personal profiles typically have the highest response rates from passive candidates. Use a targeted Career Page to further create a relevant experience for candidates as they assess your company.
2) Set up your users for success. Pfizer nominated super-users in each region where Recruiter was being rolled out, and leaned on them to drive adoption. To this day they continue to reinforce the right behaviors through ongoing training, as well as by providing the mechanisms for sharing best practices across the team.
3) Stay on it. Measure progress, pinpoint issues and adapt accordingly. Take advantage of LinkedIn usage reports to monitor your team’s utilization and success. Where things aren’t working as well, tweak programs based on successes in other regions. Consider monthly drop-in webinars to drive long-term success.
4) Give incomplete profiles a chance. Red Hat recruiters found that top candidates often had ‘skeleton’ profiles, potentially because they were so busy at work, they hadn’t had time to update them – making them exactly the type of candidates Red Hat wanted to engage.
5) Involve your broader team in driving recruitment. Educate your hiring managers on your successes. To gain true leverage, engage your entire employee base in building authentic profiles that promote your company as an outstanding place to work.
For many more tips on effectively rolling out LinkedIn Recruiting Solutions across your team, download the Bersin research bulletin today or contact your LinkedIn account manager.
In our search for my new assistant, we quickly realized that conventional methods and job descriptions weren’t attracting the right types of candidates. We could attract people who had the qualifications, but it was difficult to gauge whether or not their values and principles align with ours. Finding candidates with the right mind-set – who are happy, healthy and create their own reality – is extremely important to us.
In early June 2010, I logged in to LinkedIn to confirm some connection invites and I was greeted by a new site feature called “Jobs You May Be Interested In”.
With the release of a major upgrade this week, LinkedIn Jobs are now easier than ever to measure, share, and manage. For the first time, recruiters can now see exactly which types of professionals are interacting with their jobs online. With the release of “Who’s Viewed This Job” to our corporate Job Slot customers, we’re providing insights into online job postings that are only possible with the LinkedIn Jobs Network. We’re also making it easier to post, share and manage your jobs.
LinkedIn is rolling out a number of new and informative webcasts featuring cutting-edge approaches to social recruiting. Don’t miss out on learning from Talent Acquisition leaders, recruiting experts and the LinkedIn Talent Team during these upcoming events:
