Professional networking site LinkedIn has announced two new products designed to improve the way companies find and recruit high-quality passive candidates. The new products will help LinkedIn members to be recruited by employees and will provide extra visibility for job postings that are a match for your background.
The Referral Engine will enable companies to generate more high-quality applicants by tapping the professionals in their employees' LinkedIn networks. Referral Engine will recommend the most qualified professionals from within employees' LinkedIn networks for jobs across their organizations. Email and LinkedIn homepage reminders will suggest the best candidates and allow employees to make referrals in just a few clicks.
In addition, LinkedIn announced Jobs for You Ads, which distribute job postings to candidates all across web.
Jobs for You allows companies to pick their audience based on LinkedIn profile data -- including function, seniority, industry, and more-- and distribute their jobs exclusively to individuals with professional backgrounds that match their hiring needs.
"The hiring solutions announced today further the power of LinkedIn's extensive professional network by putting open jobs in front of the right candidates, no matter where they are on the Web," says David Hahn, vice president of product management at LinkedIn. "By using these new, targeted tools and harnessing the networks of their employees, LinkedIn customers will generate more high-quality employment leads and fill their open positions faster, while also increasing quality of hire."
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