Linked In has changed the way we do business around the globe. Now, we make more informed decisions and connect with professionals around the globe in an online but more personable
environement without even needing to meet in person. All the
information about a person is on our finger tips and we are able to
drive better busienss decisions and recruit top talent as well. Lets do
a deeper analysis and find out the Pros and Cons of Linked In from
Recruitment Standpoint!

Pros

• World Standard for Professional Networking - All top people available there!
• 65+ million profiles and great search sitting on top of it.
• Good quality Candidates available
• Good for Managerial and above positions.
• Easy to Approach using Message/InMail

Let's explore the limitations of Linked In and the facts that will help us recruit better.

Cons

• Very Small Footprint e.g. Facebook has 500+ million Users - Linked In has 1/10th of Facebook.
• Semi Active, Semi Passive Candidates with High Salary Requirements.
• Low Number of Gen-Y Candidates. Average age of Linked In user is 41 years, If you are looking for younger brighter talent - go elsewhere!
• Red-Sea Strategy - Competing with All Staffing Firms out there approaching the same candidates.
• Recruiters spamming unknown candidates - Doesn’t Bring Great Results and sometimes results into frustration.
• Huge time-spend while building fake and unrealistic relationships in the hope of recruitment - Drives high recruitment costs.

How hireplug intends to change this?

• Spread your company-branded 'careers portal' on all employees Facebook and reach out to younger and brighter talent in their social networks.
• Skill-based targeting of jobs on their Facebook App. e.g. A Tech employee sees Tech jobs on top and a marketing employee will see marketing jobs highlighted on top. So that they can share them with
  their connections on Facebook, Twitter, Linked In and 40+ Social
  Networks around the globe.
• Add 'careers' on your Facebook Fan page and start attracting Top Gen-Y talent who is already passionate about you and your brand!
• Employee Referral Tracking across 40+ Social Networks and Candidate 'source' tracking.

Feel free to checkout Hireplug and start your free trial - http://www.hireplug.com

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