LinkedIn Creates Talent Pipeline Solution for Recruiters

October 19, 2011 – LinkedIn, a professional network, has launched LinkedIn Talent Pipeline, a new solution for recruiters which will give them the ability to more easily manage all of their talent leads in one place. With the rise of social media, recruiters are dealing with an increase in online networks as sources of talent who may not be actively seeking a new job. This is in addition to more traditional sources such as personal referrals, conferences, job boards and company career sites. This shift toward recruiting 'passive' talent gives recruiters access to a much larger pool of potential candidates with the right skills and experience. Talent Pipeline will allow recruiters to keep track of all of these potential candidates in one place, even before they enter the formal application process. LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner, said: “Recruiters are actively looking for more talent from more sources and managing all their talent leads across multiple tools. With LinkedIn Talent Pipeline, we're extending our recruiter platform and continuing our focus to connect talent with opportunity on a massive scale by providing a single place to manage and update these leads, wherever they are found.”