Blog 10- Effective Employment Tool- Linkedin

Effective Employment Tool- Linkedin

One of the most common reasons why hiring teams use LinkedIn includes job listings, networking, and marketing. LinkedIn is also a great medium for communicating and looking for the right talent. In addition to this, LinkedIn has proven to be a robust tool for social media recruiting and hiring the best candidates LinkedIn is an American business and employment-oriented online service that operates via websites and mobile apps. Launched on May 5, 2003, the platform is primarily used for professional networking and career development, and allows job seekers to post their CVs and employers to post job. [linkedin.com, 2021]

 


                                                    Figure 01 [linkedin.com, 2021]

Benefits of LinkedIn

-Gain exposure to hiring managers and recruiters

-Demonstrate your knowledge, credibility and leadership expertise

-Use LinkedIn as a research tool

-LinkedIn has a great job board

-You can gain social proof for your skills and talents

-Follow companies

-Join LinkedIn groups

Step By Step Guide on LinkedIn to post a job

-Create LinkedIn profile

-Create a LinkedIn company page

-Click on the Jobs Icon

-Describe Your Job

How ease the recruitment process in LinkedIn

1. It allows recruiters to reach out to passive candidates

2. It is up-to date and encompassing:

3. Considers candidate endorsements:

4. It helps to hire the ‘best talent’ quickly

5. Helps to conduct reference checks


Dis advantages of using LinkedIn As a recruitment Tool

1. Risk of identity theft

2. Incomplete profile challenge assignment

3. Tons of spam message

4. Time consuming

5. Premium package can be expensive

 

Conclusion

It’s the one of the great social media for recruitment and making connection with professionals. LinkedIn is an effective recruitment tool which is being used worldwide to minimize the time to select the most talented candidate in a company and it gives a thorough idea about a candidate’s a-z profile information whereas a company doesn’t have to look back for the missing information.

 

Reference

yourarticlelibrary.com, 2021, 5 Steps Involved in Recruitment Process, Available at: https://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/recruitment/recruitment-process-5-steps-involved-in-recruitment-process-with-diagram/35261. [Accessed on 2021.11.30]

jobsoid.com, 2021, Pros of using LinkedIn Recruitment Tool, Available at: https://www.jobsoid.com/pros-cons-linkedin-recruitment-tool/, [Accessed on 2021.11.30]

linkedin.com, 2020, What is LinkedIn and How Can I Use It?, Available at: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/111663/what-is-linkedin-and-how-can-i-use-it-?lang=en, [Accessed on 2021.11.30]

Comments

  1. Mahinda Herath4 May 2022 at 08:31

    Thank you for sharing the article, related to LinkedIn.
    It is very important for employees who seeks job to connect with companies and headhunters

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  2. Chaminda4 May 2022 at 22:27

    Thank you for spreading the word about the article about LinkedIn. It is critical for workers who are looking for work to establish contact with employers and headhunters. Also as its a social networking it will be important for professional networking too,

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  3. Dharshana HR MBA4 May 2022 at 22:28

    It is vital for people who are seeking for job to make contact with potential employers and headhunters as quickly as possible. Additionally, since it is a social networking site, it will be beneficial for professional networking as well.

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  4. Sanjeewa4 May 2022 at 22:28

    This comment has been removed by the author.

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  5. Rasika4 May 2022 at 22:29

    Job seekers must establish contact with prospective companies and headhunters as soon as possible in order to maximize their chances of landing the position they want. It will also be good for professional networking since it is a social networking site, which is a plus.

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  6. Beyond the limits....8 May 2022 at 03:36

    LinkedIn is a most popular and effective platform among job seekers and HR personnels. The Jobvite Recruiter Nation 2016 report found that 87% of recruiters find LinkedIn to be the most effective in finding vetted candidates—and that number jumps up to 90% of recruiters under 45. With the competitive landscape of recruitment, hiring managers can't afford not to be active users of LinkedIn. very nice article

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