The document provides guidance for a new recruiting associate at their first month on the job. It recommends networking on LinkedIn, asking questions of more experienced recruiters, learning about the positions being recruited for and candidate objections. It also suggests getting familiar with tools like LinkedIn Recruiter through exploring filters, searches and analytics. Sourcing candidates involves searching strategically using keywords and Boolean strings, as well as leveraging top companies and schools depending on the role. Understanding LinkedIn's own culture is also important for representing the company to candidates.

1. Taryn Pahl
Recruiting Associate, Class #7
#toptalent #hiremarketsell #ralife
#linkedin #dreamjob

2. HELP!
I’m a Recruiting newbie
#firstmonthonthejob
NETWORK..
This is LinkedIn.
Start building your network!
Seek to understand, and talk to
those around you.
What is Data Infra? Who is your
hiring manager.. And what is their
background?
Who is Jeff Weiner?

3. ASK QUESTIONS!
Your Recruiter has been doing this for awhile.. Leverage them!
Some examples of questions to ask..
-How can I better understand the culture in the Org we are recruiting
for?
-Can we set up a meeting with our hiring manager to understand what
they are looking for?
-What does an AWESOME resume look like for this position?
-What does a ‘not so awesome’ resume look like for this position.. And
why?
-What are the key words I should be looking for when searching for
candidate?
-Who are our major competitors?
You’re brand new to Recruiting?

4. What does being an RA look like?
Primary Responsibilities
o Sourcing
o Sending quality candidates
to your Recruiter
o RPS (recruiter phone
screens)
o Managing and tracking
candidate progress in
Jobvite/HireIn
o Learn the IN’s and outs of
LinkedIn Recruiter
o Become an EXPERT on the
positions you are recruiting
for
o Understand candidate
objections.. And more
importantly how to
overcome them!
Additionally..

5. LinkedIn Recruiter
Deep Dive into Recruiter..
Learn the product- It’s
the best tool out there!
-Create and organize projects
-Utilize tags
-Understand what a “boolean
search” is
-Play with the extensive filters
that Recruiter has
-Keep track of your analytics

6. What is sourcing..?
Top Companies
(Varies depending on the Org & Job Function)
Example: Top Companies for Engineering
o Facebook
o Google
o Twitter
o Yahoo!
o Amazon
o Zynga
o Microsoft
o Oracle
o Startups
The art of searching (in and outside of LinkedIn Recruiter) for the
best & brightest candidates
(Varies depending on the Org & Job Function)
Example: Top Universities for Engineering
o Stanford
o CMU
o UIUC
o UC Berkeley
o MIT
o U Texas Austin
o Virginia Tech
o Tsinghua
o Shanghai Jiao Tong
o Waterloo
Top Schools
#toptalent

7. Sourcing
Boolean Searches
Search strings that help you
find exactly what you’re
looking for
Example of a “search string”:
“java” AND “computer science” (Google
OR Yahoo! OR Amazon OR Apple OR
Twitter OR Facebook OR Zynga OR Adobe
OR Oracle OR Microsoft OR Intel)
Key terms & filters
Utilize key words specific to
your position in order to help
find the perfect candidates
Also..
Understand what key words to
AVOID.

8. Understand LinkedIn’s Company
Culture
In order to sell LinkedIn’s culture.. You have to take full
advantage of it!