About
The 2025 LinkedIn Talent Awards recognize the companies leading the future of work by demonstrating remarkable adaptability, innovation and creativity throughout one of the most challenging years for talent.
The Talent Awards are a data-driven recognition awarded by LinkedIn to companies based on their utilization of LinkedIn Talent Solutions and activities on the LinkedIn platform.
Judging Criteria
The Talent Awards recognize how organizations understand, engage, and develop talent, and how businesses generate a competitive advantage by leveraging LinkedIn's Talent Solutions. Specifically, our LinkedIn Insights team will analyze the performance, results and impact of companies headquartered in participating locations utilizing LinkedIn Solutions. The LinkedIn Talent Awards finalists are based on analytical data evaluation from July 2025 to December 2025, and are not chosen based on the value of a company's investment with LinkedIn.
Participation
If your company is headquartered in one of the participating locations and already uses LinkedIn's Talent Solutions, your company will automatically be entered into the Talent Awards.
The Talent Awards is a free program, and companies will not have to pay to participate.
Privacy
Your privacy is essential. If you are a finalist or winner, we will ask for your approval before featuring your company on our microsite. Winners may be asked following the awards if they are willing to allow their story to be made public for future marketing and promotion.
Award Categories and Criteria
AI Pioneer: Best Talent Acquisition Team
AI Adoption
● AI-Assisted Search
● AI-Assisted Messaging
● AI InMail Acceptance Rate
AI Pioneer: Learning Champion
AI Adoption
● Role-Play Adoption
● AI Coach Adoption
● Percentage of Employee AI Skills
Learning Engagement & Impact
● Percentage of Repeat Learners
● Percentage of Users Logged In
● Median Hours Watched per Logged-In User
Talent Insights Pioneer
Proficiency in Talent Insights Usage
● Percentage of Licenses Assigned and Activated
● Percentage of Active Users
● Average Number of Reports Viewed
● Average Number of Daily Logins
Best Employer Brand on LinkedIn
Company Talent Engagement
● Total Company Page Views
● Percentage of Follower Growth
Company Content Engagement
● Talent Engaged with Company Posts (Members Who Liked, Commented, or Shared)
Disclaimers
LinkedIn reserves the right to extend the finalists and winners deadlines, amend or even delete entire categories. All the awards and categories are GDPR compliant.
Please see our FAQs section for more information or contact your LinkedIn Account Director in your region with any inquiries.