4 Ways to use LinkedIn Insights for smart and effective talent decisions

All thanks to LinkedIn Talent insights, talent professionals have access wealth of market data and insights at their fingertips, but do you know to effectively use it?

Launched in 2018, the talent analytics solution gives recruiters data of more than 575 working professionals, 20 million companies, and over 15 million active job listings worldwide.?

Leveraging the power of two report functions- the talent report and the company report- recruitment professionals can access unique data that can help with peer benchmarking, competitor analysis and even deciding where to open an office.?

Here are three ways in which you can use Linkedin Insights to make smarter and more effective decisions.?

1.??Use Location data to find hidden gems-?As a talent acquisition professional, the more you know about your available talent pool, the easier it is to find and recruit the right candidates. One of the most important features included in the Talent Pool report is the ability to search for the candidate by location and find out where the best talent is located- sometimes under covering the hidden which can be game-changing for your organization.?

2.??Manage Stakeholder expectations by backing with proper data-??Linkedin Talent provides accurate, real-time data on the talent pools available for recruiters. This can be a very useful tool for managing the expectations of hiring managers or other stakeholders.?

3.??Making familiar with the latest Industry Trends-?Both the company and talent pool reports provide you with a holistic view of trends in the labor market and help you to determine your recruitment priorities. For an instance, you can use the company report to discover the trending skills, roles, and locations both at your company’s end and among your competitors as well.?

4.??Add Competitive Intelligence as a perk-?Linkedin Insight provides a wealth of competitive intelligence that can help you to keep up with your competitors. You can break down the searches to see which company is at its highest or lowest growth, which can help you to determine where to target your recruitment efforts.??

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