What's New
Stay up-to-date on the latest Talent Insights news and feature releases.
6 December 2019
Collaborate more easily with your team
Now you can share your reports with other Talent Insights users on your team for easier collaboration. Simply copy the link, and share. Your teammate will then be able to open the pre-populated report.
How it works:
- 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 Talent Insights.

Our LinkedIn data team has pulled together the most commonly searched talent pools and defined what search criteria to use to get to the right population. Use these reports as a helpful starting point.
| Talent Pool Name |
|---|
| Software Engineering |
| Artificial Intelligence |
| Tech Talent |
| Cloud Computing |
| Sales |
| Data Science |
| Nurses |
| Financial Analysis |
See hiring patterns over time
Better understand how competitors are hiring at a more granular level with hire and departure data for the last 6, 12, or 24 months.
How it works: Toggle between 6, 12, and 24 months in the Talent Flow tab in the “Talent Flow” tab of the Company Report

Deeper integration with Recruiter
Recruiter license holders can now click on profiles in Talent Insights and view them in Recruiter so they can easily transition from planning their hiring strategy to sourcing individual candidates.
How it works:
- 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.


Smarter Search Suggestions
Our search suggestions are improving. We use AI to learn what you’re looking for based on your previous searches and current search terms so that you can be sure to capture the entire talent pool.

Add related titles to your search
How it works: In the “Titles” tab of the Talent Pool Report


28 October 2019
Talent Insights is now integrated into the Recruiter workflow
Using data has never been easier. As a Talent Insights customer, you’ll now be able to access talent market data from within the Recruiter workflow.*
* You must have the updated New Recruiter & Jobs experience as well as a Talent Insights license to see the Talent Insights report in Recruiter.
How it works:
- Easy access. From Recruiter just click View Talent Insights and you’re on your way to smarter sourcing decisions. No need to ever recreate a search.

- Become an expert. The Talent Insights report delivers only the key insights you need to understand talent market and bring critical insights to hiring managers.

- Fast-track your sourcing strategy. Identify new sourcing opportunities with sourcing tips and impress hiring managers with actionable recommendations.

5 August 2019
Updated employer value proposition data
Now see employer value proposition data for 2018 for a more up to date view into what your talent pool cares about.
New data is available in the Employer brand tab of your Talent Pool Reports.

Gender diversity data now available in Company Report exports
Easily share gender insights about your organization with PDF and Excel exports.

Talent Insights and New Recruiter & Jobs are now integrated
Go from planning to sourcing more seamlessly with a link from Talent Insights to Recruiter Search.

Start your search in Talent Insights to learn key insights about your talent pool. Then, with one click, take your search to Recruiter where your search will be replicated using the same search facets.
This is just the beginning. You will soon be able to access key talent pool insights from LTI within your existing Recruiter workflow.
The ability to view your Talent Insights search in Recruiter is part of the New Recruiter & Jobs experience. You must be on New Recruiter & Jobs to use the link.
You might see talent pool count differences between Talent Insights and Recruiter. To learn more about when and why this could happen, see the Talent Insights and LinkedIn Recruiter section.
View Employer Brand Engagement and Gender Insights for Affiliated Companies
Gain a more holistic view of your employer brand engagement and gender balance by viewing affiliated company data.
To view employer brand engagement or gender representation data of your affiliated companies, you need to get permission from the companies. Contact your sales representative if you want access to the data. They will help you get started on the process.


17 June 2019
Validate your search by seeing the profiles that make up your results
Click on any “professionals” count to see profiles. Watch this video to see how it works.

See which roles competitors are investing in and who you'd compete against for talent.
Gain competitive intel by viewing the job posts behind the data. Access anywhere you see job counts. Watch this video to see how it works.

Get insights into talent on a more local level
With our new location options, you can search by market area, state / province, country / territory, and country cluster. Watch this video to see how it works.
Gender insights data is now global
Use the gender tab in the company report to explore the gender balance at your organization.

Build your own list of peer companies for more relevant employer brand benchmarks
You can see the new data in the employer brand tab. To make changes to your default list, you can:
- Go directly to settings and create lists
- Click on “edit company list” from the benchmarking drop down within the employer brand tab.
Coming in July.


Learn more about companies you discover in Talent Insights with helpful company descriptions
Search for a competitor in the company report, and then select “see company description”.

Filter Company Reports by employment type
See data specifically for employees who are Full-Time, Part-Time/Temp., Intern/Student, or Contract/Self-Employed. Company Report searches will be defaulted to include only full-time employees.
See talent for even the most niche of searches
The 30 profile minimum for searches has been lifted. See talent pools for all searches so long as there is at least 1 professional.
14 February 2019
Job posts in the Company ReportSee all active job posts based on your search criteria in the Company Report. Use job post data to understand to find new business. Where to find it: See job posts in the Location tab, Skills tab, and Titles tab of the Company Report.
Filter by years of experienceYou can now search by years of experience. Select from 0-30+ years of experience to narrow in on the right talent. Where to find it: Access the filter in the left hand search in the Talent Pool report.
Search by job functionQuickly expand or refine your search when you filter by job function (i.e. Sales, Engineering, Legal, etc.). Where to find it: Access the filter in the left hand search in the Talent Pool Report and the Company Report.
Salary insights
Where to find it: See data in the Overview, Location tab, Company tab, and Industry tab of the Talent Pool report.
Customize the definition of Recent Grads
Where to find it: Customize in settings, behind your profile image in the top right. Access the insights in the Education tab in the Talent Pool Report.
Better company benchmarking
Where to find it: Access in settings, behind your profile image in the top right, for changes to take place across the Talent Pool Report and the Company Report. |
10 October 2018
New Release: Diversity (U.S. insights)We’re integrating new gender insights in the Company and Talent Pool reports to help your team set diversity hiring goals and identify talent pools with greater gender representation. New Gender tab in the Company Report
Gender insights in Talent Pool report
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New Release: Redesigned Homepage
We’ve redesigned the homepage to make it even easier to:
- Create a custom report by title, skill or company
- See recommended reports based on your recent searches
- Continue where you left off with instant access to your search history
New Release: Excel Export
You can now export data from Talent Insights to Excel to easily create your own analysis and run comparative studies. You can export a specific module (look for …) or multiple sections of the report.
How to export:

Example xls file:

New Release: Affiliated Companies in the Company Report
Get accurate insights on a company’s workforce by including or excluding their affiliates. You can select: all affiliates, specific affiliates, or no affiliates.
Head over to the Company Report, search for a company and use the + icon to include or exclude relevant affiliates.

New Release: Product Resources & FAQs
Explore our new comprehensive Resources page to learn how to get the most out of Talent Insights. Head over to the ? icon on the top right and access:
- Brief tutorials on how to use Talent Insights for distinct use cases
- An overview of our data methodology
- Stories from other successful userst
- Free LinkedIn Learning videos to help you deliver impactful presentations...and more

Updated Policy: License assignment caps
We’ve updated our policies for the number of times you may assign or reassign Talent Insights licenses.
Your organization’s number of assignments and re-assignments is capped across a 12-month period and depends on the total number of licenses purchased:
- The total number of assignments and re-assignments permitted is either 3x your number of licenses OR 10, whichever is greater. This includes first time assignments.
- For example, a company with 10 licenses can do 30 assignments in a year.
Note: As a license holder, your search history is your own. It will not be shared with another user, but it will be retained for you if there is a gap in your access.
Coming Soon: Talent Insights access from LinkedIn.com
After activation, you’ll soon be able to access Talent Insights quickly from LinkedIn.com. Until then, be sure to bookmark linkedin.com/insights.
8 August 2018
PDF Export
We know this has been a much-awaited release and we are excited to share it is here! 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.

Here’s a sneak peak of what the PDF export looks like:

Skill search facet on the Company Report
The Company Report can now be filtered by skill. This allows you to more precisely define a group of professionals at a company with these skills. Use this filter to understand workforce trends and talent flows for this group.

LinkedIn Skills data in Talent Insights just got an upgrade
Previously, search results for a skill only showed professionals with that skill listed in the skills section of their profile. To increase the accuracy of your reports, we’re now using machine learning techniques to expand results to include professionals who are also very likely to have that skill.









