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Candidate experience

Create a positive experience through the journey.

How to write candidate rejection letters

Turn down candidates while still leaving opportunities for the future.

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Tips and templates for writing job offer letters

Learn how to write winning offer letters. Discover tips and templates to help you hire the right candidate.

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Refining your outreach strategy with InMail

Learn how InMail from LinkedIn Talent Solutions can improve your outreach strategy and increase candidate engagement.

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3 Decision-making models to hiring top talent

John Vlastelica of Recruiting Toolbox shares how you can leverage three types of employee teams to align on who the company needs to successfully scale.

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50 Productivity hacks essential for hiring

Hire faster—and smarter—with these time-saving tips, tools, and templates designed to make every stage of the hiring process more efficient and effective.

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9 Tactics for creating a first-class interview process

Follow these top tips to consistently create positive interview experiences, qualify candidates better – and avoid turning off talent.

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A recruiter's guide to rejecting candidates

Learn how to gracefully reject candidates through each stage of the hiring process

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Top hiring and retention strategies for this year

Upgrade your hiring process and keep your best people from leaving. Learn effective tips and strategies to save time, improve your interviews, and more.

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The secrets to optimizing your outreach

Learn how to craft more compelling messages to candidates and increase your response rate by 17x with tips and insights from LinkedIn’s top recruiters.

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The do’s and don'ts of LinkedIn messages

The more qualified a candidate is, the more cluttered their inbox is likely to be. Learn how to make your LinkedIn messages stand out with these expert tips and examples.

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Master the art of the LinkedIn message

Grab candidates’ attention and increase your response rates by 27% with these tips for crafting messages that convert.

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How to compete with bigger recruiting budgets

It’s not the size of your hiring budget—it’s how you use it. Use these quick and cost-effective tactics to give your small or mid-sized company a competitive advantage.

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How delta is focusing on the "disappointed"

Jennifer Carpenter, head of Global Head of Talent Acquisitions at Delta, talks about Delta's New Candidate Experience.

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How gen z will shake up the workforce

David Stillman, author of Gen Z @ Work discusses the differences between millenials and Gen Z, and how you can prepare for this next generation of work.

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Tips on rejecting candidates

LinkedIn's Brendan Browne, VP of Global Talent Acquisition, shares tips on how recruiters can reject candidates.

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Deciphering what candidates want

In this webcast, LinkedIn talks about the 13 data-driven insights you need to decipher what candidates really want and need.

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High volume hiring and attracting talent at scale

High volume hiring takes a strategic mind, a streamlined team, and a nose for quality. Learn how to hire at scale without compromising quality.

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The best tips for small business hiring

Bigger doesn’t always mean better. Discover strategic hiring tips that can help your small businesses make an outsized impression on candidates.

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How to write InMails to attract quality candidates

In this webinar, learn the tactics you can use to write InMails that get the most responses from high-quality candidates.

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Salary negotiation tips for recruiters

Amy Miller, Senior Tech Recruiter at Microsoft, debunks myths about salary negotiations, and offers key tips for how to have this important discussion with candidates.

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How to successfully close candidates

Bredan Browne, VP of Talent Acquisition at LinkedIn, discusses how to remove the guesswork and increase your success rate when closing candidates.

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Why candidates are leaving the hiring process

Learn actionable tactics that strengthen candidate engagement.

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Talent Sourcing

Recruiting basics
Best practices for products, messaging, and more

Advanced recruiting tactics
Optimize your recruiting and stay on top of trends

Passive recruitment
Identify and recruit passive candidates effectively

Hiring with LinkedIn
Use LinkedIn to attract, engage, and acquire top talent

Hiring tools and templates

Job descriptions
Get job description templates for 380+ roles

Interview questions
Know what to ask — and how to analyze answers

Assessment tools
Assess talent to make the best hiring decisions

Attracting and engaging talent

Job posts
Write effective job posts and descriptions

Recruiting with social media
Ways to attract and engage candidates online

Employer branding
Resonate with candidates and inspire employees

Candidate experience
Create a positive experience through the journey

Onboarding
Retain employees and create better engagement