I was chatting with one of my recruiter friends; and, as usual, our conversation turned to what’s happening in the world of
It was an illuminating conversation. And what he said about LinkedIn Recruiter lines right up with an article I saw on Wired.com. Here’s an excerpt, but the article is critically important to read in its entirety:
Tucked behind your professional, yet pretty, profile picture, the descriptions of all your past jobs, and that column of “People You May Know” is a section of LinkedIn that most people have never heard of, let alone seen. And yet it’s the real reason why you should actually care about sprucing up your LinkedIn profile and network.
Apparently companies are having such success with LinkedIn Recruiter that third party recruiters are being hired primarily for hard-to-fill positions. I see a lot of hungry recruiters in the near future who will be forced to either transform their business models or change careers. Yes, even at the C-level according to my recruiter colleague.
Remember not too long ago, one of the top recruiting firms notified candidates they would no longer be accepting resumes but would be, instead, searching LinkedIn profiles instead? LinkedIn Recruiter is undoubtedly a part of that decision.
If you are going to be making a
Lest you think I exaggerate, let me leave you with the words of Ed Nathanson, Director of Talent Acquisition at Rapid7 …
In other words, Nathanson finds the vast majority of future employees on LinkedIn. And if you aren’t on LinkedIn? He’ll probably never find you. And even if he did, he probably wouldn’t hire you. “I’m always amazed at people who aren’t there now,” Nathanson says. “When I talk to candidates and they aren’t on there that’s a big red flag for me.”