Hiring Assistant for Microsoft Teams

Last updated: 1 month ago

Who can use this feature?

This feature is available to select organizations with a LinkedIn Recruiter or LinkedIn Recruiter Professional Services Plus (RPS+) contract that includes Hiring Assistant, the language setting set to English, and a Microsoft 365 plan with Teams on a Pro, Business, or Enterprise plan. We’re gradually making this experience available, and you might not have access to it at this time. Learn more about Hiring Assistant here.

As a LinkedIn Recruiter user with a Hiring Assistant license, you can request and manage candidate feedback from hiring managers directly in Microsoft Teams. 

Recruiters can send candidate lists for review, receive input in Microsoft Teams, and Hiring Assistant will track feedback and update hiring requirements in Recruiter automatically. This helps recruiters and hiring managers stay aligned, improve candidate quality, and reduce time-to-hire. Hiring managers can provide feedback on candidates in Microsoft Teams without a Hiring Assistant license.

Hiring Assistant for Microsoft Teams features

Hiring Assistant for Microsoft Teams can help you streamline collaboration through:

  • License flexibility: Hiring managers don’t need a Hiring Assistant license to provide feedback on candidates in Microsoft Teams.
  • Candidate calibration: Recruiters can calibrate candidates with hiring managers via Microsoft Teams. Hiring managers receive a notification, sign in, and provide feedback on candidate fit directly in the app.
  • Feedback tracking: Hiring Assistant logs feedback activity and offers suggestions to improve hiring requirements for future sourcing rounds.
  • Shortlist review: Recruiters send a shortlist of candidates to the hiring manager for review. Hiring managers receive a message in Microsoft Teams to access the list and submit feedback.
  • Activity alerts: Hiring Assistant notifies recruiters in the project’s Activity log in Recruiter when the hiring manager submits feedback and adjusts sourcing criteria accordingly. Currently, Hiring Assistant adjusts sourcing criteria only when feedback is provided in English.

Setup requirements

Your IT and Recruiter admins must enable Hiring Assistant for Microsoft Teams for your company by following the instructions in Enable Hiring Assistant for Microsoft Teams - IT and Recruiter admins.

Once these actions are complete, recruiters can access the app in Microsoft Teams and begin sharing candidates.

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