LinkedIn: The Most Powerful Recruiting Tool
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The document discusses how LinkedIn has become the most powerful recruiting tool, surpassing other social media platforms. It notes that 89% of recruiters have hired someone through LinkedIn and that managers now conduct internet searches of candidates before hiring, with the first result typically being the candidate's LinkedIn profile. As such, the document argues that having an up-to-date and professional LinkedIn profile is effectively the new resume, representing a candidate's brand to recruiters and as a result, those without a strong LinkedIn profile may be missing out on career opportunities.
![As Twitter and Facebook fall in
social media recruiting…
Photo source: Flikr “The Downward Spiral” by Mike Bitzenhofer
[1]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/linkedinflipbook-150612154456-lva1-app6892/85/LinkedIn-The-Most-Powerful-Recruiting-Tool-2-320.jpg)
![LinkedIn RISES.
Photo source: Flikr “LinkedIn
Centipede Participants in the
2010 ING Bay to Breakers” by
A Name Like Shields Can Make
You Defensive
[1]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/linkedinflipbook-150612154456-lva1-app6892/85/LinkedIn-The-Most-Powerful-Recruiting-Tool-3-320.jpg)
![LinkedIn
Facebook
Twitter
79%
26%
14%
Which networks do recruiters hire
through most?
[1]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/linkedinflipbook-150612154456-lva1-app6892/85/LinkedIn-The-Most-Powerful-Recruiting-Tool-4-320.jpg)
![“89% of all recruiters report having hired
someone through LinkedIn” [2]
Photo source: Flikr “LinkedIn” by Mambembe Arts and Crafts](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/linkedinflipbook-150612154456-lva1-app6892/85/LinkedIn-The-Most-Powerful-Recruiting-Tool-5-320.jpg)
![Managers conduct internet
searches before hiring. [3]
Photo source: Pixabay “Keyboard” by Joergelman](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/linkedinflipbook-150612154456-lva1-app6892/85/LinkedIn-The-Most-Powerful-Recruiting-Tool-6-320.jpg)
![“LinkedIn users performed over 5.7 billion professionally-
oriented searches on the network during 2012” [2]
Photo source: Pixabay “Google Search” by HebiPics](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/linkedinflipbook-150612154456-lva1-app6892/85/LinkedIn-The-Most-Powerful-Recruiting-Tool-9-320.jpg)
![conduct social media searches. [4]
College admissions also
Photo source: Pixabay “Oxford Building” by Falco](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/linkedinflipbook-150612154456-lva1-app6892/85/LinkedIn-The-Most-Powerful-Recruiting-Tool-10-320.jpg)
![“LinkedIn really is an online résumé and career history,
so it needs to be up-to-date, professional, and a good
depiction of Who You Are.” [5]
Photo source: Pixabay “Tie Adjust” by Unsplash](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/linkedinflipbook-150612154456-lva1-app6892/85/LinkedIn-The-Most-Powerful-Recruiting-Tool-12-320.jpg)
![LinkedIn is a representation of you,
as a brand. [9]
Photo source: Flikr “LinkedIn Centipede Participants in the 2010 ING Bay to Breakers” by A Name Like Shields
Can Make You Defensive](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/linkedinflipbook-150612154456-lva1-app6892/85/LinkedIn-The-Most-Powerful-Recruiting-Tool-13-320.jpg)
![- Andy Foote, Recruiter/Teacher/Lawyer
“Of course it
is.” [6]
Is LinkedIn the new Resume?
Photo source: Pixabay “LinkedIn Blocks” by Minachan](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/linkedinflipbook-150612154456-lva1-app6892/85/LinkedIn-The-Most-Powerful-Recruiting-Tool-14-320.jpg)
![“…most HR executives and recruiters [find]
social media sites like LinkedIn more
effective [than twitter].” [7]
Photo source: Pixabay “Entrepreneur” by Geralt](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/linkedinflipbook-150612154456-lva1-app6892/85/LinkedIn-The-Most-Powerful-Recruiting-Tool-15-320.jpg)
![“You progress
or you
stagnate.” [8]
Photo source: Flikr “Change,,,” by B Gilmour](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/linkedinflipbook-150612154456-lva1-app6892/85/LinkedIn-The-Most-Powerful-Recruiting-Tool-16-320.jpg)
![Improve your LinkedIn,
Photo source: Pixabay “Margarita Island” by tpsdave [9]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/linkedinflipbook-150612154456-lva1-app6892/85/LinkedIn-The-Most-Powerful-Recruiting-Tool-18-320.jpg)
![Improve your LinkedIn,
Improve your Brand.
Photo source: Pixabay “Margarita Island” by tpsdave [9]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/linkedinflipbook-150612154456-lva1-app6892/85/LinkedIn-The-Most-Powerful-Recruiting-Tool-19-320.jpg)
![WORKS CITED
[1] Jobvite. (January 2015). Social Recruiting Survey Results 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2015, from https://www.jobvite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/
Jobvite_SocialRecruiting_Survey2014.pdf
[2] Medved, JP. (February 12, 2014). Top 15 Recruiting Statistics for 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2015, from http://blog.capterra.com/top-15-recruiting-
statistics-2014
[3] Ramya. (April 7, 2015). 5 Secrets Hiring Managers Wish Job Seekers Knew. Retrieved June 7, 2015, from http://www.careerattraction.com/5-secrets-
of-hiring-managers
[4] Singer, Natasha. (November 11, 2013). In College Admissions, Social Media Can Be a Double-Edged Sword. Retrieved June 8, 2015, from http://
bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/11/11/in-college-admissions-social-media-can-be-a-double-edged-sword/
[5] Bowness, Suzanne. (January 11, 2013). Five ways to be a smart social media user in your job-hunt. Retrieved June 8, 2015, from http://
www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/career-advice/five-ways-to-be-a-smart-social-media-user-in-your-job-hunt/article7195188/
[6] Foote, Andy. (September 3, 2013). Is LinkedIn The New Resume? Retrieved June 7, 2015, from http://www.quora.com/Is-LinkedIn-the-new-Resume
[7] Silverman, Rachel Emma; Weber, Lauren. (April 9, 2013). The New Résumé: It's 140 Characters; Some Recruiters, Job Seekers Turn to Twitter, but
Format Is a Challenge; Six-Second Video Goes Viral. Retrieved June 8, 2015, from http://search.proquest.com.proxy.queensu.ca/docview/1324718460?
accountid=6180
[8] Clark, Dorie. (March 28, 2012). It’s Not a Job Search, It’s a Permanent Campaign. Retireved June 8, 2015, from https://hbr.org/2012/03/its-not-a-job-
search-its-a-permanent-campaign
[9] Peters, Tom. (August 31, 1997). The Brand Called You. Retrieved June 8, 2015, from http://www.fastcompany.com/28905/brand-called-you
[10] Sullivan, John. (July 2, 2012). 20 Reasons Why LinkedIn Will Be The #1 Recruiting Portal Of The Future. Retrieved June 10, 2015, from http://
www.ere.net/2012/07/02/20-reasons-why-linkedin-will-be-the-1-recruiting-portal-of-the-future/](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/linkedinflipbook-150612154456-lva1-app6892/85/LinkedIn-The-Most-Powerful-Recruiting-Tool-21-320.jpg)
LinkedIn: The Most Powerful Recruiting Tool
- 1. …The Most Powerful Recruiting Tool Photo source: Flikr “LinkedIn Pen” by Sheila Scarborough
- 2. As Twitter and Facebook fall in social media recruiting… Photo source: Flikr “The Downward Spiral” by Mike Bitzenhofer [1]
- 3. LinkedIn RISES. Photo source: Flikr “LinkedIn Centipede Participants in the 2010 ING Bay to Breakers” by A Name Like Shields Can Make You Defensive [1]
- 4. LinkedIn Facebook Twitter 79% 26% 14% Which networks do recruiters hire through most? [1]
- 5. “89% of all recruiters report having hired someone through LinkedIn” [2] Photo source: Flikr “LinkedIn” by Mambembe Arts and Crafts
- 6. Managers conduct internet searches before hiring. [3] Photo source: Pixabay “Keyboard” by Joergelman
- 7. And what’s the first thing they see? Photo source: Pixabay “Dog Cute” by Staffordgreen0
- 9. “LinkedIn users performed over 5.7 billion professionally- oriented searches on the network during 2012” [2] Photo source: Pixabay “Google Search” by HebiPics
- 10. conduct social media searches. [4] College admissions also Photo source: Pixabay “Oxford Building” by Falco
- 11. Is the new resume? Photo source: Pixabay “LinkedIn Foosball” by Minachan
- 12. “LinkedIn really is an online résumé and career history, so it needs to be up-to-date, professional, and a good depiction of Who You Are.” [5] Photo source: Pixabay “Tie Adjust” by Unsplash
- 13. LinkedIn is a representation of you, as a brand. [9] Photo source: Flikr “LinkedIn Centipede Participants in the 2010 ING Bay to Breakers” by A Name Like Shields Can Make You Defensive
- 14. - Andy Foote, Recruiter/Teacher/Lawyer “Of course it is.” [6] Is LinkedIn the new Resume? Photo source: Pixabay “LinkedIn Blocks” by Minachan
- 15. “…most HR executives and recruiters [find] social media sites like LinkedIn more effective [than twitter].” [7] Photo source: Pixabay “Entrepreneur” by Geralt
- 16. “You progress or you stagnate.” [8] Photo source: Flikr “Change,,,” by B Gilmour
- 17. So if you don’t have LinkedIn… get LinkedIn! Photo source: Flikr “Point!” by a2gemma
- 18. Improve your LinkedIn, Photo source: Pixabay “Margarita Island” by tpsdave [9]
- 19. Improve your LinkedIn, Improve your Brand. Photo source: Pixabay “Margarita Island” by tpsdave [9]
- 20. LinkedIn: the #1 Recruiting Tool
- 21. WORKS CITED [1] Jobvite. (January 2015). Social Recruiting Survey Results 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2015, from https://www.jobvite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ Jobvite_SocialRecruiting_Survey2014.pdf [2] Medved, JP. (February 12, 2014). Top 15 Recruiting Statistics for 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2015, from http://blog.capterra.com/top-15-recruiting- statistics-2014 [3] Ramya. (April 7, 2015). 5 Secrets Hiring Managers Wish Job Seekers Knew. Retrieved June 7, 2015, from http://www.careerattraction.com/5-secrets- of-hiring-managers [4] Singer, Natasha. (November 11, 2013). In College Admissions, Social Media Can Be a Double-Edged Sword. Retrieved June 8, 2015, from http:// bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/11/11/in-college-admissions-social-media-can-be-a-double-edged-sword/ [5] Bowness, Suzanne. (January 11, 2013). Five ways to be a smart social media user in your job-hunt. Retrieved June 8, 2015, from http:// www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/career-advice/five-ways-to-be-a-smart-social-media-user-in-your-job-hunt/article7195188/ [6] Foote, Andy. (September 3, 2013). Is LinkedIn The New Resume? Retrieved June 7, 2015, from http://www.quora.com/Is-LinkedIn-the-new-Resume [7] Silverman, Rachel Emma; Weber, Lauren. (April 9, 2013). The New Résumé: It's 140 Characters; Some Recruiters, Job Seekers Turn to Twitter, but Format Is a Challenge; Six-Second Video Goes Viral. Retrieved June 8, 2015, from http://search.proquest.com.proxy.queensu.ca/docview/1324718460? accountid=6180 [8] Clark, Dorie. (March 28, 2012). It’s Not a Job Search, It’s a Permanent Campaign. Retireved June 8, 2015, from https://hbr.org/2012/03/its-not-a-job- search-its-a-permanent-campaign [9] Peters, Tom. (August 31, 1997). The Brand Called You. Retrieved June 8, 2015, from http://www.fastcompany.com/28905/brand-called-you [10] Sullivan, John. (July 2, 2012). 20 Reasons Why LinkedIn Will Be The #1 Recruiting Portal Of The Future. Retrieved June 10, 2015, from http:// www.ere.net/2012/07/02/20-reasons-why-linkedin-will-be-the-1-recruiting-portal-of-the-future/