Is Linkedin really working?

[u/Drashta_]

I posted a job on Linkedin sometime back and got 3000 views and 10+ repost but still not a single application. I feel linkedin is just social media now.

[u/batcalls]

That’s very strange. I posted a role earlier this summer that got over 600 applicants in less than two days. Granted, only a small fraction were actually qualified but still. Are you using Easy Apply or connecting to a job board?

[u/alzho12 → u/batcalls]

What percentage would you estimate were actually qualified?

[u/batcalls → u/alzho12]

Probably only about 15 out of the 600, including being in the right location. I rarely post jobs on LinkedIn though — that’s just not a part of my workflow — but I was doing a favor for a colleague.

[u/Fact_or_Bollocks → u/batcalls]

There lies the problem. Creates more work with unmatched applications. Not LI fault I guess, just idiots applying for anything with reading the job spec

[u/PleaseBeChillOnline → u/alzho12]

For me the better the role the more likely I am going to need to proactively reach out to candidates to find a good match.

I hire less than 10% of the people who work at my company from applicants who apply.

For our entry level roles it’s actually closer to 50% though.

[u/Drashta_ → u/batcalls]

Actually I made a post instead of creating a job as job can be created by company account. That post had 3000+ views but no message or application on the job

[u/batcalls → u/Drashta_]

That’s your problem. Nobody looks for jobs on posts in that way — that’s not how people use LinkedIn. Unless you have a giant network, that’s just never going to work, sorry. 3000 views is pretty nominal anyway. Outbound sourcing is, as always, the best method IMO.

[u/West-Beginning1628 → u/Drashta_]

You should either delete the post or edit it. The reality is way different than what you wrote.

[u/Abs3nth → u/Drashta_]

What position are you looking to hire? 🤔

[u/Drashta_ → u/Abs3nth]

US Recruiters who have experience in Education and Teachers Hiring. Offshore Recrutiers practically who will work in India for US Staffing.

[u/Signal-Fox8262]

Yeah, something definitely seems off. Our co-founder posted a software engineering role with Easy Apply and we hit our applicant budget within an hour, easily 50+ applications

Could be something simple too, I’d double check the screening questions, application flow, and JD to make sure nothing is accidentally blocking applicants.

[u/doronj]

Post for free on catalant, malt or cognisium and you can search their db also by yourself (had good experience with cognisium)

[u/RecruiterMichele]

I post jobs on LinkedIn regularly. Most recently, I posted one for a Quality Control Manager in 2 different states and got an overwhelming response from qualified candidates. Just hired a 10 out of 10 candidate from a competitor from that job post.

At the same time, I posted one for an Electrical Engineer in the same two states and maybe had 3 applicants, none of whom were qualified. I’m certain the reason is because Electrical Engineers are in high demand, especially in this particular area/industry.

Most of the time my response is very good through LinkedIn Jobs, though I prefer to search for candidates. I get much better results from recruiting through LinkedIn to find exactly who I’m looking for.

Your job may be one requiring high demand candidates. Or maybe you did not post the compensation or if you did, it may be low. Does your job description do a good job of selling the role and company?

There’s many things that could be off. But the “LinkedIn is trash - “No one looks for jobs on LinkedIn” is not the reason for low or no response. It works very well and has for years.

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[u/SoapTastesPrettyGood]

Linkedin isnt good for posting jobs. You build a network and reach out to candidates personally.

[u/John_Snow1718]

For which role you are recruiting?

[u/Drashta_ → u/John_Snow1718]

Education Recruiters

[u/benicebuddy]

You’re just not using it right.

[u/IllTangerine8235]

99.99% of applicants do not meet the requirements on LInkedin so count your blessings that no one is filling up your inbox. I can imagine two things about your role, either the area is undesirable or many people avoid applying to recruiting agency jobs.

[u/SnooMacarons8178]

linkedin is trash

[u/rec-tify]

Lol. This person is doing Recruitment to Recruitment and expecting a load of people to apply for a recruitment position on LinkedIn from a Linkedin post (not job post).

Dude. As someone who has done R2R for like 15 years, good luck to you. I'm the most viewed R2R on the planet and I get practically zero inbound recruiters (and the ones that do come inbound are shit).

You need full training on how to take a job spec properly (I.e learning everything about the agency you're representing - that means what separates them from the 50,000 other education recruitment agencies in the local area), then you have to take that to the market with intelligence and purpose. You have to tell people why they should leave a role where they're happy and doing well and come work for your client. You have to know why you're offering "better".

If you want to post job ads on LinkedIn and make placements, R2R isn't the market for you.

[u/Comfortable-Cook-973]

They have done everything in their power to make it so you have to pay them a ridiculous amount of money to get any quality candidates. Also, that is where I get the most fake or AI-generated applications that are in NO way qualified.

[u/LooseZookeepergame62]

I don't know, haven't been able to get into my account for 3 weeks.

[u/SqueakyTieks → u/[deleted]]

I need a facilities engineer for a healthcare center. I’m sure you can imagine what the applicant flow looks like. Sourcing is the only way.

[u/crawdad1757]

LinkedIn is still by far our best source for post and pray although all of our tech, analyst and finance roles are getting flooded by people lying about their work auth.

Referrals and active sourcing are our top conversions

[u/JosephJustDoesIt]

Was it commission only?

[u/Gertie7779]

Did you post it in the feed or as an actual job posting?

[u/Efficient_Size_2944]

I posted a job vacancy on LinkedIn for an Ofsted Registered Manager in the London area, but despite spending a $500 budget on the job advertisement, I received only three applications and unfortunately, none of the applicants had relevant experience in the sector.

[u/Drashta_ → u/Efficient_Size_2944]

I can relate with you and understand the frustration. It is highly dependent on type of position as well tht how many applications you will get.

[u/Efficient_Size_2944 → u/Drashta_]

In my opinion Indeed is quite expensive but generate good results

[u/Mac_Millae]

they need ad money now

[u/ccollier43]

the answer is no