Not everyone has the paid version of LinkedIn Recruiter. Today Marvin and Eric talk about how to get the most out of using the free version of LinkedIn and how best to use LinkedIn to find your next job.
We get “hands-on” and walk through some of the best ways to use LinkedIn.
Our Panelists…
Name & LinkedIn Profile | Group | Title | Company |
Eric Jaquith | Recruiting Phoenix | Enterprise Sales | SeekOut |
Marvin Smith | Recruiting Seattle | Strategic Talent Sourcing | Talent Community Strategist | Lockheed Martin |
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We asked our attendees, “Not including LinkedIn, what is your favorite tool or trick that you like to use in your recruiting?”
Here are their answers:
- ATS
- ATS
- ATS
- Boolean
- Boolean search command
- Boolean Search Strings
- Calendly
- Calendly
- Connecting with community leaders/Indeed
- crm
- CRM sourcing
- engagement newsletters
- google search and plugins
- Google x-ray searches
- Hiretual
- I do not have a favorite, but there are useful chrome extensions that can be used to help identify candidates on social media.
- Indeed
- Indeed
- Internal database, ATS
- Keeping in touch with talent pools
- Keeping pipelines active
- Knockout questions, Boolean searches
- LinkedIn is my lifeline, but my next top source of candidates is referrals-always get referrals from internals and externals
- lusha
- Lusha
- Mining
- my network
- NACE
- Networking
- Networking
- Networking/Referrals
- Past candidates already through process
- Recruit'em
- Referrals
- Referrals
- research companies, schools, orgs
- seekout
- Social Talent boolean builder
- Sourcehub
- Sourcing from Groups
- Sourcing in ATS
- Tech404
- Workday and Jobvite
- x-ray search
- ZAPinfo
Chat Messages from the Session…
10:01:05// Saundra Ramsey : 😁
10:01:44// Sheila Robinson to All panelists : Hey Saundra! 🙂
10:03:34// Sean Rehder : Feel free to add any comments or questions here in the Chat area
Make sure as an attendee, if you message something in the Chat area that you select “All Panelists and Attendees.”
The default is just to Panelists but I want everyone to see the messages coming through.
10:04:29// Sean Rehder to Sheila Robinson and all panelists : make sure to choose All Panelists and Attendees.
10:04:38// Sean Rehder to Sheila Robinson and all panelists : Saundra didn’t see your message.
10:08:29// Sean Rehder : Who posts more than once a week on their LinkedIn profile?
10:10:05// Sheila Robinson to All panelists : I try to share content a couple of times a week
10:10:18// Shailly Sharma : i change post as per the priority
10:11:54// Gretchen Mays : How do we know which of our skills are not on Linked In’s list?
10:12:00// Sheila Robinson to All panelists : I post what I’m working on but unfortunately get a lot of solicitation from 3rd party agencies (that I can’t use) or interested talent from outside the US
10:13:27// Sean Rehder : To find “missing” skills, I think if you just do a search and see if it comes up as a filter option.
10:15:51// Gretchen Mays : Does job title Recruiting vs. Talent Acquisition make a difference in terms of being found?
10:18:10// Catherine Hansen to All panelists : I’ve noticed Talent Acquisition is used heavily in the tech industry (just like People Operations vs Human Resources). Have you noticed this?
10:21:00// Sean Rehder : I see Talent Acquisition or TA used a lot, yes.
10:21:43// Catherine Hansen to All panelists : Eric, could you over again how you navigated to the screen you are in? I assume this is Linked In Recruiter?
10:22:38// Sean Rehder : its the free LinkedIn he’s in.
10:22:55// Sean Rehder : I’ll ask him to show how he got there again
10:23:32// Gretchen Mays : CONNECTIONS TAB helps you sort your connections?
10:30:21// Sean Rehder : Gretchen…I don’t think the Connections tab helps that much. It’s limiting IMHO.
10:30:36// Fal Patel : I have to drop for another call. Will a recording be sent out?
10:32:03// Sean Rehder : Yes…I’ll be recording it and posting it today at www.Recruiting.Work
10:32:54// Shailly Sharma : can we find people who worked in the past company instead of current company?
10:36:55// Sean Rehder : If you click on “all filters” you can then choose past companies.
10:37:21// Shailly Sharma : thank you
10:38:06// Shailly Sharma : how can we search for non visa candidates?
10:38:48// Catherine Hansen to All panelists : Could you possibly recap keyword search again – which screen is this done in?
10:40:36// Jessica Marotta to All panelists : That is amazing Eric!
10:41:09// Jessica Marotta to All panelists : Super surprising about that. What is the value of 1 day posting?
10:43:22// Gretchen Mays : best way to search for recent college grads at a certain college or students currently taking classes at a local college?
10:44:33// Saundra Ramsey : Its wanting me to enter an email address for them.
10:45:52// Sean Rehder : The email address should only be for those that require it…I think.
10:46:21// Shailly Sharma : where do we see that we have common groups?
10:48:17// Jessica Marotta to All panelists : I have never withdrew a connection request in LI – where do you find this
10:48:39// Ajay kumar : I think it is 3 weeks for sending a invite again for same person after withdrawing.
10:50:10// Jessica Marotta to All panelists : All the questions
10:50:18// Jessica Marotta to All panelists : Given followers are diff than connections
10:50:46// Jessica Marotta to All panelists : would you look at followers as well?
10:51:33// Becky Gramenz : Do they get a notification if you disconnect with them?
10:53:38// Abigale Dooley to All panelists : Why do you think people hide their connections?
10:56:41// Sean Rehder : Disconnects do not get a notice.
10:57:02// Gretchen Mays : Have to drop off call but this was AWESOME!!!!
10:57:16// Sheila Robinson to All panelists : I’d love a topic on finding email addresses that are not Chrome extensions
10:57:30// Catherine Hansen to All panelists : thank you so very much, panelists and Sean
10:57:34// Becky Gramenz : Thank you! Great information!
10:57:45// Jennifer Jamme : Thank you!
10:57:46// Saundra Ramsey : Thank you so much, I have lots of nuggets to take away
10:57:49// Shailly Sharma : Thank you
10:57:51// Sheila Robinson to All panelists : This was great, thank you!
10:57:53// Jessica Marotta : Thank you!!
10:57:57// Allyson Leszman to All panelists : THANK YOU!!
10:57:57// Jessica Marotta : Love this!
10:58:12// Ajay kumar : Thank you!
Some of the attendees…
Name & LinkedIn Profile | Group | Title | Company |
Ajay kumar | Talent Acquisition Specialist | A1 IT Solutions | |
Sheila Robinson | Recruiting Atlanta | Sourcing Manager, Talent Acquisition | Talent ID Team | PwC |
Nyesha Song | Recruiting Atlanta | Talent Acquisition Coordinator | Solidifi |
Saundra Ramsey | Recruiting Atlanta | Talent Acquisition Business Partner hiring all levels of Technology | Wahoo Fitness |
Jessica Bunting | Recruiting Atlanta | Recruiter | Solidifi |
Jessica Marotta | Recruiting Boston | Principal, Talent Acquisition | Forrester |
Aruna Mandulapalli | Recruiting Boston | Senior Recruiter (Contract) | Broad Institute |
Robin Guidry | Recruiting Boston | Manager, Talent Acquisition | Acquia |
Sheila Chiodo | Recruiting Boston | Leader Recruiter | Intuit |
Amanda Albrent | Recruiting Chicago | National Retail Recruiter | Blick Art Materials |
Eileen Beno | Recruiting Chicago | Senior Technical Recruiter / Scientific Recruiter | Fermilab |
Jeanette Young | Recruiting Chicago | Director Talent Acquisition | EN Engineering |
Shawn Watzka | Recruiting Chicago | Senior Recruiter | Inpatient Psych Solutions |
Jennifer Jamme | Recruiting Dallas | Senior Recruiter | Impact Advisors |
Tim Reiter | Recruiting Dallas | Talent Acquisition Manager | Vizient |
Heather Levine | Recruiting Dallas | Recruiter - Allstate Agency Auto Dealership Program | Allstate |
Antonia Ndi | Recruiting Dallas | Talent Acquisition Partner | Academic Partnerships |
Seta Kafi | Recruiting Dallas | Senior Talent Acquisition Partner | Medecision |
Ronda Estrada-Campbell | Recruiting Dallas | Sr. Global Recruiter | Infoblox |
Crystal Mitchell | Recruiting DCBmore | Recruiting Specialist - Language Services | Mission Essential |
Krystan Silva | Recruiting DCBmore | Talent Acquisition Manager | Looking for Work |
Allyson Leszman | Recruiting Denver | Talent Acquisition / Operations Transformation | Looking for Work |
Rachel Meyer | Recruiting Denver | CEO | Raystar Partners |
Vira Garcia | Recruiting Houston | Director of Recruiting | vcfo |
Natalie DiChiaro | Recruiting Houston | Contract Corporate Recruiter | Indorama Ventures PCL |
Nancy Genitempo | Recruiting Houston | Associate, Talent Acquisition Operations | Looking for Work |
Bez Rengifo | Recruiting LA | Sr. Manager / Director, People Services (HR Business Partner department) | Loma Linda University Health Care |
Michelle McKnight | Recruiting LA | Senior Recruiter | Herbalife |
Becky Gramenz | Recruiting Minneapolis | Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist | Looking for Work |
Deb Smith | Recruiting Minneapolis | Talent Acquisition Senior Corporate Recruiter | Best Buy |
Kelli Ready | Recruiting Minneapolis | Talent Acquisition Partner | BluePearl Veterinary Partners |
Lori Rinn | Recruiting NYC | Sr Executive HR Recruiter | Franklin Templeton |
Roopali Patil | Recruiting NYC | Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist | LEO Pharma |
Le Nguyen | Recruiting Phoenix | Talent Acquisition | Travelers |
Lei Feng | Recruiting Phoenix | Recruiter | Mayo Clinic |
Betty Zabs | Recruiting Phoenix | Senior Corporate Recruiter | Nordstrom |
Janet Bender | Recruiting Portland | Talent Acquisition Manager | M Financial Group |
Marta Gordon | Recruiting Portland | Senior Recruiter | Coherent |
Matthew Lipinski | Recruiting Seattle | Talent Acquisition Manager | Slalom Consulting |
Marita Arevalo | Recruiting Seattle | Recruiter | Aegis Living |
Kathy Simmons | Recruiting Seattle | Technical Recruiter | Accenture |
Abby Dooley | Recruiting Seattle | Recruiter (Technical) | Edifecs |
Radhika Aggarwal | Recruiting SFBA | Senior Technical Recruiter | Macy's |
Michael Salas | Recruiting SFBA | Sr. Recruiter | Unknown |
Siena Buccigrossi | Recruiting SFBA | Sr. Recruiter, Special Projects | Surf Search |
David Baker | TA Leaders | Sr. Director of Growth & Development/Brokerage Services | One Homecare Solutions |
Tina Ramirez | TA Leaders | Director, Talent Acquisition | ForeScout Technologies |
JoDee Klinker | TA Leaders | Director of Talent Acquisition | Carson Group |
Bennett Yang | TA Leaders | Director Talent Acquisition | SoundHound |
Jeff Klein | TA Leaders | Director, Talent Acquisition | Exide Technologies |
Tiffany Chan | TA Leaders | Director, Recruiting & Training | Executive Leadership | Employee Development | Pioneer Industries International |
Stacey Kramer | TA Leaders | Director, Recruiting | 314e Corporation |
Jay Barrow | TA Leaders | Head of Talent Acquisition | Southern States Cooperative |
Ginger Auchter | TA Leaders | Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant | CUNA Mutual Group |
Victoria Quarterman | TA Leaders | Senior Director, Head of Talent Acquisition | Benevis |
Jeanne Amey | TA Leaders | Director, Talent Acquisition | Open To Work |
Fal Patel | TA Leaders | Director, People & Culture | Reibus International |