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How to decide between LinkedIn Recruiter Lite and Recruiter

Explore the benefits of each option so you can choose the right Recruiter solution for you.

Whether you’re a seasoned talent specialist or a small business owner seeking to expand your team, Recruiter Lite and Recruiter offer tailored solutions for your hiring needs. Discover the advantages of each option and get a clearer understanding of their capabilities based on hiring challenges you may be facing.

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Sourcing hard-to-fill roles

Your company is looking to fill a role that requires a set of specialized skills and experience. You’ve explored conventional job boards but are still having challenges building a pipeline of qualified candidates. This is where Recruiter Lite and Recruiter can help.

Recruiter Lite

Recruiter Lite helps you find the right candidates by expanding your talent pool and offering search filters to surface ideal candidates based on your specific needs.

      

Features to use:

View and manage your talent pool more efficiently including up to your 3rd degree connections within LinkedIn's talent network

20+ filters to help you home in on candidates that meet your requirements, including job title, location, industry, and more.

Limited candidate recommendations provides you with a list of potential candidates based on your search criteria, helping you discover overlooked candidates with promise.

2,000 unique profile views per day, giving you plenty of opportunities to vet potential candidates. 

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Need to expand and refine your search even more?

Recruiter gives you access to more potential candidates and search criteria. → 

Recruiter

Recruiter makes filling even the most specialized roles easier by maximizing your talent pool and offering advanced search tools so you can refine a list of highly qualified candidates quickly.

Features to use:

Unlimited Talent pool access to LinkedIn's entire network made up of 930M+ professionals

40+ advanced search filters to refine your criteria based on factors such as skills, years of experience, company size, and more.

#OpenToWork spotlight lets you know if a candidate is actively looking for job opportunities.

More Likely to Respond spotlight identifies candidates who are active on LinkedIn and more likely to respond to your messages.

AI-powered Recommended Matches surfaces hidden talent through tailored candidate recommendations by analyzing vast amounts of candidate profile data.

Unlimited candidate profile views, so you can explore as many potential candidate skills, experiences, recommendations, and more as you’d like.

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Engaging candidates

Your company needs to reach out to and connect with candidates for a high-priority role. The candidate pool for this type of position is small or in high demand, so you need a strategic approach if you want to get the attention of potential candidates. Recruiter Lite and Recruiter give you the tools to do just that.

Recruiter Lite

Recruiter Lite lets you make a strong first impression with any high-priority candidates you find.

      

Features to use:

30 InMails per month allow you to reach out directly to potential candidates. With a limited number of InMails, you’ll want to ensure your messages are concise, impactful, and tailored to your high-priority candidates’ profiles.

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Need more messages each month?

Recruiter gives you the most monthly InMails along with other advanced messaging capabilities. → 

Recruiter

Recruiter lets you do more than just connect with high-priority candidates — it helps you build meaningful relationships through advanced messaging features and tools.

Features to use:

150 InMails per month give you the flexibility to engage more with high-priority potential candidates,  increasing the likelihood of a positive response.

AI-assisted personalized and tailored messaging helps you craft customized messages based on a candidate’s profile information.

Bulk messaging saves you time by allowing you to send personalized messages to multiple candidates at once.

 

 

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Streamlining hiring workflows

Your company wants to make its hiring workflows more efficient. Recruiter Lite and Recruiter help you streamline the recruitment process from beginning to end, allowing you to find and hire the right candidates faster and more effectively.

Recruiter Lite

Recruiter Lite gives your organization essential tools to streamline hiring of qualified candidates quickly.

      

Features to use:

Basic reporting and analytics provide you essential insights into applicant and job posting activity, as well as basic candidate demographic data and InMail performance metrics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Need to streamline your recruitment process even more?

Recruiter seamlessly integrates with your ATS and offers advanced analytics. →

Recruiter

Recruiter makes tracking candidates through the hiring process seamless by integrating with your internal systems and offering powerful insights.

Features to use:

Applicant tracking system integration (ATS) allows you to seamlessly import candidate information from Recruiter to your ATS — minimizing manual data entry and centralizing candidate management.

Advanced analytics provide you with valuable insights to improve your hiring strategies, including:

 

  • InMail Analytics to track message performance
 
  • Jobs analytics to view job posting effectiveness
 
  • Pipeline analytics to monitor candidate progress
 
  • Usage analytics to understand tool utilization
 
  • Custom reporting to view personalized reports tailored to specific metrics and goals

Start sourcing talent, engaging candidates, and filling roles faster with Recruiter Lite and Recruiter.

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