Where can I learn more about the data in Talent Insights?

To learn more about LinkedIn Talent Insights data sources, coverage and methodology, you can navigate to specific data topics in "Our Data". 

Within the product, there are tooltips that provide you with information about the methodologies being applied. For calculations, such as growth numbers, a dynamic tooltip will appear as you mouse over a number to provide you with detailed information about how the metric was calculated and the underlying numbers.

What time period is used in Talent Insights metrics?

The data in Talent Insights is refreshed daily. Metrics are calculated as at current month except where otherwise stated in the tooltip. For metrics that reflect changes over a period of time, such as one-year growth of employee count, we compare the current count of employees to the employee count as at 12 full months prior. Time series metrics such as hires and departures on the talent flows tab show the movement of talent over the last 6, 12, and 24 months plus the current month, except where otherwise noted.

Can I see historic time-series data going back for more than 1 year?

Currently, time-series metrics within Talent Insights only includes data for the last 12 months plus the current month, except where otherwise noted. 

How do I create a search in Talent Insights?

Quickly generate a talent pool or company report by selecting the filters you'd like to include:

  1. Select the report type you would like to build: Talent Pool Report or Company Report
  2. Select “Create report”.
  3. For Talent Pool Reports, enter the job titles, skills and/or location you'd like to examine.
  4. For Company Reports, select the company you'd like to view.
  5. Select "Generate report." 

What search filters are available?

You can search on a number of dimensions within Talent Insights. 

For Talent Pool reports, searches can be created based on any combination of the following filters:

  • Job title
  • Skill
  • Function
  • Location
  • Industry
  • Years of experience

Note that at least one job title or skill must be input in order to run a Talent Pool report. Talent Pool reports cannot be created with only a location and/or industry filter applied.

For Company Reports, searches can be created for a particular company and filtered by:

  • Job title
  • Skill
  • Location
  • Function
  • Years of experience
  • Employment type

How can I expand my search?

If your search yields fewer results than expected, please consider these suggestions:

  • Start with a general search and then use the filters to the left of your search results to refine it further.
  • Expand your search to include additional titles, skills and locations using “smart suggestions”.

Smart suggestions are additional recommendations for search filters based on your existing search criteria to help you dynamically refine your search. Simply click on one of the suggested filters to add it, and you'll see your search results expand or condense once you click “Apply”.

For example, in the search below, the user started searching for the skill Machine Learning and is being prompted with a list of suggested skills related to Machine Learning, including Algorithms, Data Mining and Artificial Intelligence.

How do I refine my search results?

You can refine your search results using the search filters and logical operators in the search bar on the left rail of the page.

  • Using multiple search filters
  • You can narrow your search by using multiple search filters (skill, job title, location etc).
  • The logical operator “AND” applies between the search filters.
  • For example, in the search below, the resulting talent pool will include members who:
    • have the skill Machine Learning  
    • AND have the job title Software Engineer
    • AND live in the U.S.. 


Using multiple search terms 

  • You can expand your search by adding multiple search terms within a filter.
  • The logical operator “OR”  applies within a search filter.
  • For example, in the search below, the resulting talent pool will include members who:
    • have the skill “Machine Learning”
    • OR have the skill  “Data Science”.


Excluding a term from your search

  • Excluding a term from your search allows you to further refine your results by specifically excluding members of the talent pool who match that search term. 
  • The logical operator “NOT” can be applied both within and between search filters.
  • For example, in the search below, the resulting talent pool will include members who:
    • Have the skill “Data Science”
    • And do NOT have the job title “Researcher”
    • And live in the “United States”
    • And do NOT live in “Greater Chicago Area”

Requiring multiple skills in your search

  • You can narrow your search to include only those members who have more than one required skill
  • The logical operator “And Include” is applied within the skill search filter. 
  • For example, the search below will include members who:
    • have the skill “Data Science” 
    • AND the skill “Machine Learning”. 

How can I efficiently adjust my search to include or exclude terms from my results?

To quickly adjust your search results to include or exclude a particular term:

  • Mouse over that search term (such as job title, skill, location or industry)
  • Click on the “+” that appears
  • Select to either include or exclude the search term
  • Can click “apply” to refresh the search

 See below: 

Why do I see multiple title-results in the Titles tab report when I’ve only searched for one job title?

Talent Insights groups related standardized job titles. When searching for a job title such as “Software Engineer” we automatically expand the search to include all related standardized job titles such as “Senior Software Engineer” and “Freelance Software Engineer”. 

You can see all the titles included in your results by clicking on the Titles tab of your report. To remove specific job titles from your results, list them under “Exclude” and then update your search.

Learn more about title standardization and taxonomy in "Our Data."

How can I ensure I’ve included all the titles related to the title I’m searching for?

In the “Titles” tab of the Talent Report, select “View related titles.”

Select all titles relevant to your search.

Can I compare more than one company in the Company Report? 

If you’d like to compare of more than one company, you can create multiple Company Report searches and toggle among tab in your browser or export to pdf and print for a side-by-side comparison. 

For a a high level comparison of number of employees, hires, attrition and tenure you can save each Company Report to a Folder and sort by list view as below.

Can I search for a parent company and subsidiary on a combined basis?

The insights in the Company Report can be viewed at either the parent company level, the individual company or a selection of combined affiliated companies. For example, searching for Microsoft will include all employees currently working at Microsoft. If all Microsoft’s affiliated companies are added to the search, the count will include all employees working at either Microsoft or any of the affiliated companies such as Skype or LinkedIn.

How do I include company affiliated companies in my search?

In the company report, you can add affiliated company  subsidiaries to your search by selecting (+) in the company filter.

From the pop-up modal, you are able to select all or some of the companies affiliated with the company in your search. Click “Apply” and all metrics in the company report will then include insights on employees at any one of the selected affiliated companies.

 

How do I include affiliates in the definition of “your company”?

Include affiliate companies in the definition of “your company” to view grouped benchmarking metrics. Changes apply to "My talent" data in the Talent Pool Report and  “Your %” in the Company Report. Employer brand data, gender diversity data, and your internal Company Report stats won't be updated.

You can make adjustment the the definition of “your company” by accessing settings, behind your profile image in the top right, for changes to take place across the Talent Pool Report and the Company Report.

 

How do I update the definition of Recent Grads in Talent Insights?

Recent graduates are defined by default as members who have listed a degree end date on their LinkedIn profile that is within the past four years. You can access more specific “Recent Grads” data by editing the time since graduation, e.g. the last two years, the last four, or even a specific date range by customizing your settings, available behind your profile image in the top right.

 

What new features or search capabilities are coming for Talent Insights?

LinkedIn is working ‘round the clock to bring new product features and enhanced workflow capabilities to our LinkedIn Talent Insights users! Stay up-to-date on feature releases via "What’s New" as well as through our periodic email updates.   

How do I save a Talent Insights report?

Your search history is saved on the Talent Insights homepage below Pick up where you left off for you to refer back to. To organize your work by project or save a complex search to refer back to, you can save searches to a folder.

To save a report to a folder:

1. Click on the Folders button on the upper-right-hand corner of a Talent Pool or Company Report.

 

2. Input the name of the report. If you would like to create a new Folder, select Create new folder. If you have a previously created folder, you can select that folder from the drop-down and click Save.


How do I save a report so it is static to a period of time (i.e. doesn’t update to the latest numbers when I reopen it)?

The best way to save a report for a particular period of time is to export a PDF when you save the report and save it on your device for future reference. For more information about how to export a report, see "Exporting Reports".

Can folders be shared with others in my organization?

Currently LinkedIn Talent Insights folders cannot be shared with other license holders at your organization. They will be saved to your license dashboard only. If your LinkedIn Talent Insights license is revoked and assigned again in the future, your previously saved projects will remain available to you.

How do I find my saved folders and searches?

At any screen within Talent Insights, you can click on the Folders tab at the top of the screen to jump to your library of saved folders and searches.

You will then see your library of saved folders and can click into the relevant folder to see your saved searches.

How do I create a folder?

To create a folder in which to save one or a number of related searches, follow the steps above, or:

1.  From the homepage or any created Talent Pool or Company Report, click on the Folders tab at the top of the screen.


2. Here you will see a library of previously created folders or you can create a new folder by selecting Create new folder:

How do I export Talent Insights reports?

You can download a PDF export of the entire Talent Pool or Company Reports by clicking Export. Alternately, you can now download a PDF export of each module on Talent Pool Reports & Company Reports by clicking on the menu icon (…) located at the top right of the module.


To export an entire report:

1. Select the Export button in the upper right hand of the screen:


2. Input a name for your report, select the sections of the report you would like to export and select the “Export” button (Note: you will only be able to Export the report once you have checked off selected modules):

 

 

To export a single section:

How do I export reports to excel?


Currently, LinkedIn Talent Insights data is exportable in PDF format. In the future, additional formats, including csv, will be available.  You can stay up-to-date on feature releases via "What’s New" as well as through our periodic email updates.

 

To export a report to excel, follow the steps:   

1. Select the Export button in the upper right hand of the screen.

2.  Input a name for your report and select “XLS” under Format.

 

 

Can a company use results of this report for public use cases (i.e. analyst reports, presentations or marketing messaging)?

Agreeing to our customer terms means complying with the restrictions we have in place. These include, but are not limited to, restricting

1) re-selling reports or insights from LinkedIn Talent Insights,
2) scraping or aggregating data from our platform and
3) publishing articles or research citing LinkedIn Talent Insights as a source of data (i.e. research reports, etc.). We reserve the right to rescind access to any customer that does not comply with these terms.

What’s the best way to present the data in Talent Insights?

LinkedIn Talent Insights users have opportunities to present LinkedIn Talent Insights according to what works best for a variety of audiences. Users have leveraged the export feature to share reports with stakeholders while others have used alternative presentation formats to summarize and present key insights. 

To learn more about storytelling with data and building effective presentations, we have made a number of LinkedIn Learning videos available for LinkedIn Talent Insights users which you can explore here.

How do Talent Insights and Recruiter work together?

Talent Insights and Recruiter are two separate LinkedIn products. When used together customers can hire more effectively using Talent Insights to plan and Recruiter to hire. Starting October 28, 2019 Talent Insights customers will see a Talent Insights report with key talent market data for their talent pool embedded in their Recruiter workflow.

Where can I access the Talent Insights report in Recruiter?

Talent Insights seat holders can access talent market data from a new Talent Insights tab from within a project. In this tab, users will see a Talent Insights report generated using their Recruiter talent pool search criteria. If a user hasn’t created a project yet, they can access the report from a View Talent Insights button in the upper right corner of the talent pool search screen.

Who has access to the Talent Insights report in Recruiter?

To access Talent Insights data from within Recruiter, you must have a Talent Insights license and be using the New Recruiter & Jobs version of Recruiter. This is also only available for RCorp (global Corporate SKU) and RPS (global Staffing SKU) holders. Geo-fenced Recruiter and RLite seat holders will not be able to access the Talent Insights report even if they have a Talent Insights license. 

How is the Talent Insights report generated and what search filters are included?

The Talent Insights report is generated using the search filters selected in the Recruiter talent pool search. However, not all Recruiter search filters are available for Talent Insights reports. Filters available include:

  • Skill
  • Job title
  • Location
  • Industry
  • Function
  • Years of experience

If additional filters are used, they will be removed when generating the Talent Insights report.

I see different talent pool numbers in Talent Insights and Recruiter. Why is this?

In order to provide search results as quickly as possible, Recruiter shows approximate counts for search results containing 1,000 or more results. And in some cases, Recruiter may return a broader set of profiles so that you have the best chance at finding the right candidate.

Recruiter and Talent Insights were designed with different purposes, and so in some instances Recruiter may return a broader set of profiles. Talent Insights is designed to be as precise as possible so that you get a realistic view of the talent market, while Recruiter is designed to surface as many relevant candidates as possible so that you have the best chance at finding the right candidate.

For example:

  • With industry searches, Talent Insights and Recruiter return talent differently. Recruiter relies on the member-specified industry, whereas Talent Insights returns people based on the industry of their current employer. Members without a current position wouldn’t be included in Talent Insights results but would be for Recruiter. This can result in larger search results in Recruiter and potential differences in the profiles returned.

  • Recruiter may assign multiple titles to a member profile so that the search results return as many candidates as possible that could be a potential fit. While Talent Insights assigns a member with only the highest confidence title so that no members are double counted.

How do I view the candidates from Talent Insights in Recruiter?

  • First, to use profile drill downs, click on any professionals counts to see the profiles that make up the data.
  • When you click “see profile,” you'll be taken to Recruiter if you have a Recruiter license.
  • You can also click the “Profiles” tab in the Talent Report to view a list of profiles and click “see profiles” from there.
  • You can also take your Talent Pool search directly to Recruiter to see all relevant candidates by clicking "See candidates" in the View in Recruiter section of the Overview tab.

How do I update the language setting for Talent Insights?

You can select your language by following the following steps here.

Once you choose a language, the site will remember your selection the next time you visit. Note that this will also change the language for your personal account on Linkedin.com.

Currently, the languages available in Talent Insights are English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese and Simplified Chinese.

How do I assign Talent Insights licenses to members of my organization?

Detailed instructions on assigning Talent Insight licenses are provided in the Account Center. Through the Account Center, Talent Insights Administrators can assign licenses.

You can learn more about Talent Insights licenses by accessing the Help Center of the Account Center. 

To access the Account Center: 

1.  Go to your LinkedIn Talent Insights account
2.  Click your profile picture in the upper right corner of any LinkedIn  Talent Insights screen. 
3.  Click Manage account.

 

What is the license transfer policy for Talent Insights?

Licenses can be assigned and revoked.

  • Licenses cannot be transferred. 
  • When a license you had was revoked and assigned back to you, you will retain your past search history. 

Each assignment action is counted, and the number of assignments allowed to your company annually is capped.

  • It is equal to three times the number of licenses in your contract or total 10 assignments, whichever is greater. 
  •  For example, a company with 10 licenses can do 30 assignments in a year. 

As stated in our Terms and Conditions, customers cannot share usernames and passwords. Each user must have their own username and password.

Do I need to be assigned a LinkedIn Recruiter license to have a Talent Insights license?

No, you do not need a Recruiter license in order have a LinkedIn Talent Insights license.

How is LinkedIn ensuring the protection of member privacy?

The privacy of our members is a top priority for LinkedIn. LinkedIn’s mission is to connect the world’s professionals to allow them to be more productive and successful. Central to this mission is our commitment to be transparent about the data we collect about our members, how it is used and with whom it is shared. Data within LinkedIn Talent Insights honors the privacy settings our members have chosen. Members have control over what level of information is presented through their account settings, and we encourage our members to regularly check their preferences to make sure they feel comfortable on LinkedIn.

For more information, see the LinkedIn privacy policy.

Can a member opt out of allowing their data to be shared in this product?

We provide members with many choices about the collection, use and sharing of their data, from deleting or correcting data you include in your profile and controlling the visibility of your posts to advertising opt outs and communication controls.

Can a company opt out of allowing their data to be shared with other companies?

Company data is compiled from information that members and companies have made available on LinkedIn and there is no current mechanism for companies to opt out from the platform.

Is Talent Insights GDPR compliant?

LinkedIn Talent Insights can be used in a GDPR-compliant manner. LinkedIn provides members with control over their personal data and is transparent about how it’s used. 

I have a question that isn’t addressed here, who can I contact? 

For technical issues with LinkedIn Talent Insights, please contact our support team.

Where can I provide product feedback?

To share your feedback, please reach out to your company’s LinkedIn Relationship Manager or LinkedIn Talent Insights Consultant or send us your feedback. 

How do I share my Talent Insights reports with other members of my team?

  • First, click on the arrow on the top right corner of a Talent Pool or Company Report to generate a link to share your report. 
  • Then, copy the link to your clipboard and send collaborators an email including the link. 
  • Collaborators can open the link from their email and have your search pre-populated into LTI.

You can share your search criteria with other Talent Insights license holders within your organization. The link will remain active unless you delete the search from your search history. Any modifications to your search criteria will not be applied to previously shared search criteria.

We’ve gathered some of the most popular Talent Pool reports so that you can get started looking for top talent right away. Find them here.