LinkedIn Recruiter features

Explore key components of Recruiter to source, attract, and hire great candidates faster.

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Source

Find qualified candidates quickly on the world’s largest professional network

Use Recruiter as your sourcing tool to explore LinkedIn’s global

network of over 1 billion professionals.

Narrow down results using 40+ advanced filters

  • Filter by candidate requirements like job titles, locations, and skills
  • Save your custom filters to cut down manual work on your next search
LinkedIn Recruiter tool screenshot of 40+ advanced filters

Automatically surface hidden talent with Recommended Matches

  • Get tailored candidate recommendations based on your open roles
  • Expand your talent pool with people you might have otherwise missed
  • Save time in Recruiter searches
LinkedIn Recruiter tool screenshot of the recommended matches feature

Prioritise candidates with Spotlights

  • Instantly identify candidates who want to hear from you using the “Open to work” filter
  • Increase the likelihood of an InMail response by up to 20% when reaching out to candidates found through Spotlights
LinkedIn Recruiter tool screenshot of the Spotlights feature

Optimise searches with keywords and Boolean words

  • Narrow or expand your keyword searches to find the exact profiles you’re seeking
  • Use quotes and modifiers like “and” or “not” in search strings to focus your search even more
LinkedIn Recruiter tool screenshot of the keyword and Boolean search feature

Close gender gaps in your talent pool.

  • Get notified when your search results are disproportionately male or female
  • View the gender ratios of unbalanced searches
  • Apply search filters that add more equal representation to your candidate pool
LinkedIn Recruiter tool screenshot of how you can filter by gender within candidate searches

Pro tip: Candidates found in Recommended Matches are up to 35% more likely to accept InMails than candidates found searching in Recruiter alone.

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Connect

Build meaningful candidate connections through authentic touch points and enhanced messaging.

Reach out to both active and passive candidates directly in Recruiter.

Effectively engage quality candidates using InMail.

  • Send up to 150 InMails per Recruiter seat
  • Save time with customisable InMail templates and bulk-messaging capabilities
  • Personalise your messages using slide-in candidate profiles that provide more context to your conversation
LinkedIn Recruiter tool screenshot of the InMail feature

Streamline candidate management and increase efficiency

  • Save time by taking bulk actions on multiple messages at once
  • Share candidate conversation history and tag teammates for increased collaboration
  • Organise messages by project and filter by status
  • Set reminders, out-of-office replies, and calendar availability so you can stay on top of your outreach
  • Avoid losing any candidate correspondence by reassigning inboxes to the right recruiters
LinkedIn Recruiter tool screenshot of InMail's ability to sort by unread, accepted, declined, inmail, or email

Did you know? InMails get a 300% higher response rate than regular emails that feature the same content.

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Find quality candidates faster with LinkedIn Recruiter.

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Manage

Manage candidates more efficiently as a team.

Learn more about recruitment management features to enhance collaboration and streamline your processes with Recruiter.

Boost your team’s efficiency with projects

  • Keep candidate search results, applications, and other information in one place
  • Share projects with your team to stay organized and up to date
LinkedIn Recruiter tool screenshot of the Projects feature

View your team’s entire history with candidates.

  • Browse previous recruiter actions to ensure your team doesn’t duplicate steps
  • View shared conversation history and mentions to keep everyone aligned
LinkedIn Recruiter tool screenshot of the Recruiting Activity feature

Seamlessly collaborate with your teammates.

  • Share candidate profiles with hiring managers or key stakeholders for feedback
  • Grant free collaboration licenses — even to teammates who don’t have Recruiter seats
LinkedIn Recruiter tool screenshot of the Collaborations features

Pro tip: Need to remember something important about your candidates? Add notes to their profiles in Recruiter, and tag teammates for visibility.

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Plan

Improve your hiring strategy with data.

Use LinkedIn reporting and insights to guide your decision-making.

Know exactly how your team is using Recruiter.

  • Leverage the Usage Report for visibility into all recruiting activity on your contract
  • Identify trends and opportunities in your team’s Recruiter workflows
  • Save your favorite reports and automatically send them to relevant stakeholders
LinkedIn Recruiter tool screenshot of the Reporting features

Focus on metrics that matter through custom reporting.

  • Create unique reports that reflect your company’s needs
  • Segment your reports by teams, user locations, and other powerful filters to discover what’s most relevant
LinkedIn Recruiter tool screenshot of the Custom Reporting features

Discover which messaging works using InMail performance data.

  • Get visibility into your team’s InMail send, acceptance, decline, and response rates
  • Compare template response rates to know what resonates with candidates
  • Track the equitability of your hiring process using InMail response rate gender analytics
LinkedIn Recruiter tool screenshot of the InMail performance data reporting feature

Gain insight across your hiring funnel to optimize your strategy.

  • View your candidates’ entire hiring journeys, from awareness to hire
  • Compare industry benchmarks to analyze your performance across funnel stages
  • Explore data from all stages of your hiring funnel by integrating your ATS with LinkedIn Recruiter via Recruiter System Connect (RSC)
LinkedIn Recruiter tool screenshot of the hiring funnel insights feature

Pro tip: You can create and export customized reports based on users, projects, or applicants.

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