These are the most successful automated alerts you can set up in LinkedIn Recruiter to generate new business opportunities as a search professional.

1. Get New Clients With
LinkedIn Recruiter

2. The moment your clients LOSE the professionals you can
replace, reach out to the Hiring Manager to let them know you
noticed and present top candidates…
Company = your clients (past, not current)
Function = same as function you targeted on #1
Click on the far left channel for “Total Candidates”
Save Search
Title the Saved Search:
“function” just left my client (REACH OUT TO HIRING MANAGER)
Winning More Job Orders From Your Current Clients
If you know that your clients are about to lose
professionals you can replace, start proactively
sourcing for replacements for them before they ask…
Company = your clients (and select “current”)
Function = target functions you can replace
*run search
Click on the channel or “Open to New Opportunities”
Save Search
Title the Saved Search:
“function” about to leave my client (START SOURCING)
Saved Search #1: Identify Opportunities Saved Search #2: On Time To Close The Deal
1 Step Further:
*you can apply this same strategy and replace your clients in the “company” filter with companies you want to work with or
just with company size, industry, location.

3. This search alert is meant to help you find new potential
clients that are currently adding headcount for
professionals you could place.
Company Size = pick a size range you typically succeed with
Industry = select 1 industry per alert
Location = U.S. (unless you have a preferred area)
Function = target functions you can replace (or job tiles)
Years In Current Position = 0 to 1
*run search
Click on “Search Insights” button at top of list and
“Compare All” on next page
The list to the left are the 10 companies hiring these types
of professionals the most often these past 12 months
(click “more” to se all of them)
Save Search
Obtaining New Clients
Step 1: Identify Potential Clients Who Are Hiring
You will start receiving daily alerts in your
Recruiter news feed telling you about the
companies in your field who are hiring.
Visit their company page on LinkedIn.com
and look at the Talent Stats under their
summary.
# Jobs Posted By Function
Headcount By Function(& Recent Growth)
New Senior Leadership (indicator of
growth)
Step 2: Gather Data On Growing Companies &
Reach Out To Leadership (HM)
Other indicators of opportunity
New senior leadership at a company can mean
hiring below them…

4. Other Ways To Find Leads
Saved Searches:
When a new senior leader is hired at a company of interest to you
- New leaders typically mean hiring will happen below them
Your 1st and 2nd degree connections joining companies in your field (try pairing with “Seniority” = Manager, CXO, VP)
- If you get an alert that they’ve joined a company that they can introduce you to, that’s an easy win
Visit the “Alumni” section of your client’s LinkedIn company page and reach out to the people who have left
- Leveraging your relationship and shared connection working with their past company can open doors
Parting Words:
LinkedIn houses more professional identity data and the actions/changes within our member base than any other
professional network in the world.
The data is here.. You just need to go to the whiteboard and ask yourself… what are indicators of potential hiring needs?
Turn these into Saved Searches so that LinkedIn Recruiter can alert you when these things happen.