The document provides guidance on using the Talent Insights report in Recruiter to influence hiring managers and improve sourcing strategies. It outlines how to understand the available talent pool using data on supply, demand, diversity. It also recommends targeting top companies and hidden gem locations, and preparing recommendations for hiring managers based on the Talent Insights data.

1. Talent Insights +
Recruiter
User Guide
How to use the Talent Insights
report in Recruiter.

2. Influence hiring managers
Improve your sourcing strategy
Data glossary
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Talent Insights + Recruiter User Guide2
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3. 1. Understand the talent pool
2. Make recommendations
Influence
hiring
managers.
Influence hiring managers: Understand the talent pool3 IndexMake recommendations

4. With Supply data you can find out the size of the talent
pool. Selecting different criteria will change the supply.
Make adjustments to learn where there’s a healthy
supply of talent and where hiring will be a challenge.
With Hiring demand you can learn how challenging it
may be to hire this talent. Job posts indicate how many
organizations are currently seeking to hire the same talent
as you. This can impact your time or costs to hire.
Under Gender diversity you can see the breakdown for the
location you’ve selected. You can see if you’ll be able to
meet company goals on diversity with your current criteria,
or if you need to ask for more time, resources, or screen-in
approaches to achieve those goals.
Talent availability
Diversity
Demand and competition
Influence hiring managers: Understand the talent pool Make recommendations4
A more complete understanding of the talent pool will help you and your
hiring managers make better data-informed decisions.
Understand the talent pool.
119,927 professionals
SUPPLY
24% female, 76% male
DEMAND
Very high hiring demand
10,703 job posts
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5. Influence hiring managers: Understand the talent pool Make recommendations5
Use data to explain what the market looks
like and how that is going to affect the time to
hire and the kinds of candidates your hiring
manager should expect to see.
Before you talk to your hiring manager, adjust
your search to see how the data changes. Think
through which skills are required versus simply
aspirational. Prepare a recommendation that
addresses the market challenges with one or
more potential solutions.
Use the data glossary that follows to help
explain any data points that your hiring
manager might not immediately understand.
LinkedIn data comes from member activity on the
platform. LinkedIn data is updated in real time,
meaning you have the most up-to-date view of
the talent market. LinkedIn is the world’s largest
professional network, with 660 million members,
30 million companies, and 20 million jobs.
Set
context.
Bring a solution to
your hiring manager.
Be prepared to explain how you
reached your recommendations.
Understand your
data source.
Data itself isn’t a competitive advantage.
It’s what you do with it that matters.
Make recommendations.
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6. 1. Know where to look
2. Put your strategy into action
Improve your
sourcing
strategy.
Improve your sourcing strategy: Know where to look Put your strategy into action6 Index

7. Under Companies to consider you can find top employers for
specific talent types, as well as peer companies hiring that
talent. This can provide you with new targeting opportunities.
By looking at attrition, you can see which companies may be
easier to attract talent from.
The Locations to consider section can help you identify new
markets with favorable hiring demand. These are places where
supply of professionals is relatively high compared to demand.
Companies to target
Hidden gem locations
Improve your sourcing strategy: Know where to look Put your strategy into action7
View more companies
Top companies employing this talent
7119,691
Zoomjax
Internet
4012,915 9%
Codelane
Computer Software
9084,792 8%
Flexis
Information Technology & Services
3,35913,747 9%
Freshing
Internet
385,945 6%
Oustia
Internet
Company Job postsProfessionals Attrition
Companies to consider
4%
View more locationsLocations to consider
Hidden gem locations
Greater Seattle Area 41,645 High
Washington DC-Baltimore Area 19,435 High
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area 18,533 Medium
Location Professionals Gender Top employers Hiring demand
Peer companies employing this talent
Company
371 9%
Antelith
Retail
21251 21%
Lamkane
Financial Services
22135 12%
Trustway
Hospital & Health Care
35372 15%
Itkix
Hospital & Health Care
70243 10%
Venofase
Medical Device
Job postsProfessionals Attrition
Understanding your competition and where talent lives can help you
source more strategically and efficiently.
Know where to look.
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8. Visit LinkedIn Talent Insights for deeper analysis. Replicate your search in
Talent Insights with one click to explore:
Get more.
A longer list of companies
Supply and demand data across industries
Relevant education credentials and related skills for your talent
Employer brand and value proposition data
Improve your sourcing strategy: Know where to look Put your strategy into action8
Work with your hiring manager on these targeting options, or start acting
on these suggestions immediately.
Put your strategy into action.
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9. Data
glossary
Data glossary9 Index

10. Professionals
Gender diversity
Hiring demand
Job posts
The number of professionals on LinkedIn
within this talent pool.
The percent breakdown in this talent pool based
on our inferred gender data. We show gender
composition using only male and female data points.
Our estimate of hiring demand strength. We calculate
hiring demand using the average number of Recruiter
InMails sent to these professionals over the past 12
months, compared to the average number of InMails sent
to other professionals in all other talent pools on LinkedIn.
The number of open job posts that match the
search criteria. Job posts are aggregated
from tens of thousands of sources globally.
Think about how to narrow your pool to a
manageable quantity for screening and engaging.
To build an equitable pipeline, try adjusting your
talent pool requirements. Take what you learn to
your team to advocate for what you need to create
an equitable pipeline.
Use this to set expectations with your hiring manager
and team. Consider alternative locations with more
favorable hiring demand if necessary.
Job posts give you a sense for how competitive
it will be to hire this talent.
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Talent map
The location table compares locations (determined
by the current location a member has selected on
their profile) across data points. You can toggle to
view by City, Market Area, or Country/Territory.
Use this information to compare locations and
identify areas with lower hiring demand or a more
favorable gender breakdown, or places you could
better compete for talent given the companies hiring.
What is it
How to use it
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DEMAND
Very high hiring demand
10,703 job postsmale
417,238 professionals
SUPPLY
19% female, 81%
Sourcing tips
Recommendations to optimize your search
View more companies
Top companies employing this talent
7119,691
Zoomjax
Company Job postsProfessionals Attrition
Companies to consider
View more insights
Understand the talent market
Software Engineers in United States
Job post: Software Engineer
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4%
View by: Market Area
Bubble size - Number of professionals
High to very high hiring demand locations
Low to moderate hiring demand locations
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San Francisco Bay Area 84,483 High
Greater Seattle Area 61,645 Very High
Greater Boston 22,647 Medium
New York Metropolitan Area 31,954 Very High
Washington DC-Baltimore Area 19,435 High
Your selected location Professionals Gender Top employers Hiring demand
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Sourcing tips
Recommendations to optimize your search
View more companies
Top companies employing this talent
7119,691
Zoomjax
Internet
4012,915 9%
Codelane
Computer Software
9084,792 8%
Flexis
Information Technology & Services
3,35913,747 9%
Freshing
Internet
385,945 6%
Oustia
Internet
Company Job postsProfessionals Attrition
Companies to consider
Peer companies employing this talent
Company
371 9%
Antelith
Retail
21251 21%
Lamkane
Financial Services
22135 12%
Trustway
Hospital & Health Care
35372 15%
Itkix
Hospital & Health Care
70243 10%
Venofase
Medical Device
Job postsProfessionals Attrition
View more locationsLocations to consider
Hidden gem locations
Greater Seattle Area 41,645 Very high
Washington DC-Baltimore Area 19,435 Very high
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area 18,533 High
Location Professionals Gender Top employers Hiring demand
4%
Previous Next2 10...1
Greater Boston 22,647 Medium
New York Metropolitan Area 31,954 Very High
Washington DC-Baltimore Area 19,435 High
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Top companies
to consider
Peer companies
to consider
Hidden gem
locations
A list of companies employing a particular kind of
talent. We determine the top companies by the count
of LinkedIn members who have an active position at
the company listed on their LinkedIn profile.
A list of industry peer companies.
Locations where the supply of professionals is
high relative to hiring demand.
Consider building your sourcing strategy around some
of the larger employers in your region. Companies with
elevated attrition could be easier to attract talent from.
Think about targeting talent from industry peers
for talent that’d be a good fit.
These insights will surface where you might
have greater success in hiring from lower
demand locations. Discuss with your hiring
manager and consider adding these locations
to your sourcing strategy.
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12. Put data
to work.
Whether you’re guiding hiring managers or fine-tuning
a sourcing strategy, LinkedIn Talent Insights can help
make data your ally.
For more help understanding data and using Talent
Insights, see these additional resources:
Product demo
LTI resource page
LTI staffing resource page