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2011 was undoubtedly LinkedIn’s biggest year to date: we crossed the 100 million member mark, started trading on the New York Stock Exchange and welcomed President Obama for a town hall on jobs and the economy.  We also spent plenty of time thinking about how we can make Talent Acquisition professionals more productive and successful in their roles, and how we can work with them to revolutionize the recruiting industry.

Before we jump feet-first into the year that’s upon us, let’s take a look back at the biggest milestones of last year. Here are the top ten ways that LinkedIn made you a better recruiter in 2011.

A few weeks ago, we announced the Talent Connect recast series. If you weren’t able to make the conference in Las Vegas, this is a great way to take advantage of the best practices, data and tips shared at Talent Connect.

In December, we’ll provide a double-click on Talent Pipeline, the exciting new product announced at the conference, and recast a session on how LinkedIn data can power your recruiting strategy. Here’s more info on these webcasts and how you can register:

Did you attend Talent Connect Las Vegas last month?  If you were unable to attend—or you simply couldn’t make it to all of the nearly 60 sessions available during the three-day event—we have some good news.

This month, we’re launching a series of Talent Connect “recast” webcasts. These online events will continue into 2012, and they will bring together speakers from the most popular and highly-rated sessions at the conference—enabling you and your team to leverage learnings from Talent Connect throughout the year.

Talent Connect is back in Las Vegas this October 10-12, 2012!

Tuesday at Talent Connect opened with a series of keynote sessions, starting with an introduction by LinkedIn head of HR, Steve Cadigan with the head of Hiring Solutions Mike Gamson and headlined by CEO Jeff Weiner (see the keynote video).  Jeff shared the behavioral changes that are afoot: the way we go online to represent ourselves, network and find insights is fundamentally transforming the way we work.  LinkedIn is replacing the resume, and ultimately the business card and the rolodex, says Jeff.  But candidates are no longer constrained to their desktops, or even to LinkedIn.com for that matter.  As a recruiter, in order to access and organize all the quality talent leads out there, you need a reliable platform to bring it all under one roof. And with that, Jeff and VP of Products David Hahn introduced LinkedIn Talent Pipeline – a single place to keep all your talent prospects (whether or not you found them on LinkedIn), connect them to their LinkedIn profiles to get greater insight, and provide access to everyone on your recruiting team.  It’s coming in 2012 and will be included with LinkedIn Recruiter, so watch for more updates in the next few weeks.  As Jeff said, Talent Acquisition professionals, with LinkedIn’s help, have been transforming recruiting. Together, we want to transform it again.