To safeguard our members’ data, LinkedIn’s filtering system will check if accounts are viewing an unusually large number of profiles in a short period of time. Unauthorized scraping of member data violates LinkedIn’s User Agreement, and…

Recommended Matches in LinkedIn Recruiter and Recruiter Lite uncovers candidates you have not identified yet, powered by your real-time hiring activities, job posting, and LinkedIn members' job seeking activities. Recommended Matches is designed to…

The Recommended Matches feature brings LinkedIn Recruiter's automated sourcing capabilities to your applicant tracking system (ATS) via the Recruiter System Connect (RSC) integration. With Recommended Matches, you can:Access the best candidates…

The Recommended Matches feature brings LinkedIn Recruiter's automated sourcing capabilities to your Candidate Relationship Management (CRM) system via the CRM Connect integration. With Recommended Matches, you can:Source the best candidates for a…

Spotlights help you prioritize candidates who are more likely to engage with you and your organization, based on activity, interests, and relationship insights from LinkedIn. Spotlights are available with your LinkedIn Recruiter, RPS+, and Recruiter…

You can remove profiles from your pipeline in a LinkedIn Recruiter project by archiving them.To archive (remove) profiles from your project pipeline: Related tasksImport candidates to a project in RecruiterFilter profiles in Recruiter projectsLearn…

The out-of-network search unlock feature in LinkedIn Recruiter Professional Services (RPS) and Recruiter Professional Services Plus (RPS+) allows you to unlock profiles of candidates who are outside your 3rd-degree network to view their profile…

Tags in LinkedIn Recruiter are labels that the hiring team can apply to candidate profiles. These tags streamline the candidate sourcing process to help organize and categorize candidates. As the Product Settings and Account Center admin, you can…

You can import candidates to a project in LinkedIn Recruiter and LinkedIn Recruiter Lite. In Recruiter, you can import a single candidate or a spreadsheet containing multiple candidates, so that all leads, from any source, can be tracked and shared…

Candidate profiles in LinkedIn Recruiter and LinkedIn Recruiter Lite include all candidate information in one place. Features like @mentions and shared conversation history make it easier to collaborate with colleagues and ensure you have the entire…

You can add a note to a candidate’s profile from your search results in LinkedIn Recruiter. Notes will appear within the Recruiting Tools section of the candidate's profile. You can also mention other users on your Recruiter dashboard in your notes…

When collecting applicants within LinkedIn Recruiter, you can export applicant profiles as an XLSX file or a group of PDF files. This allows you to share applicant profiles with people who aren’t on your Recruiter contract or on LinkedIn. XLSX…

LinkedIn Recruiter has a suite of Skills features to enable recruiters to quickly and confidently identify qualified candidates in everyday recruiting workflows. These features will help improve hiring efficiency, increase confidence in candidate…

The Skills filter in LinkedIn Recruiter and LinkedIn Recruiter Lite leverages the Skills Match functionality to quickly identify qualified candidates for your job posting based on their skills and location. This filter focuses on applicants whose…

You can share candidate profiles for feedback with anyone on LinkedIn directly from a project in LinkedIn Recruiter and Recruiter Lite. To share a profile from a candidate’s profile in a project: Related tasksSign in to RecruiterSearch for…

Once you block a member on LinkedIn, you can't interact with them. If you try to view a blocked member's profile, the name will say "(account closed)" and no profile content will be displayed. Some existing activity between you and a blocked member…

The Recruiting Tools section on a candidate’s profile in LinkedIn Recruiter contains Notes, Links, Tags, and Custom Fields added by users on the dashboard. You may also see a Similar Profiles module to assist you in finding additional candidates…

You can mention other users on your LinkedIn Recruiter dashboard within the Notes section on a candidate's profile. Mentions notify the user that your note might be relevant to them. You can only mention users who have an active license on…

You can hide candidate details to reduce unconscious bias when sourcing. As an admin in LinkedIn Recruiter, you can activate Hide candidate names and photos for all Recruiter users on a contract or a project owner can activate the setting within a…

Talent Pipeline® features have been integrated in to LinkedIn Recruiter. You no longer have to activate Talent Pipeline® for your contract as the features are automatically enabled. Related tasks Sign in to Recruiter Manage your pipeline in…

Custom fields allow you to add comments directly from a candidate's profile in LinkedIn Recruiter. You can add details such as expected salary, willingness to relocate, candidate interest, and more. You can find and update custom fields from the…

You can add or edit a candidate’s email address or phone number on their profile in LinkedIn Recruiter. To add a candidate’s contact information: To edit a candidate’s email or phone number: You can add multiple email addresses and phone numbers for…

By default, LinkedIn Recruiter shows a member's profile photo and name. Admins can activate and deactivate the Hide candidate photos and names feature for all users on a Recruiter contract. Related tasks Sign in to Recruiter Search for candidates…

Unlike a free account on LinkedIn.com, LinkedIn Recruiter allows you to view the full profile of an individual regardless of the degrees of separation. Recruiter Corporate shows you the full names for every profile. Recruiter Professional Services (…

You can upload a document to the Attachments section of a candidate’s profile in LinkedIn Recruiter. When you upload a document, you must specify if the document is a resume. A file must be less than 5MB and be one of the following file types: .xls…

You can add website links to a candidate’s profile in Recruiter. Adding links to a candidate’s personal website, portfolio site, or other related websites offers more information to share with other users and hiring managers. To add a link to a…

On LinkedIn Recruiter Lite, you can only view and contact candidates who are your 1st-degree, 2nd-degree, and 3rd-degree connections. Any candidate beyond your 3rd-degree connection is out of network for you and their profile details won't be…

When you run a search in LinkedIn Recruiter, you can filter your search results using the Tags filter.  To filter your search results by tag: Related tasksSign in to RecruiterAdd a tag to a profile in RecruiterAdd tags from search in…

You can add a tag to a profile in LinkedIn Recruiter to help you categorize candidates. Tags are defined by administrators on your Recruiter dashboard. Tags have the following features: You can apply tags to multiple candidate profiles at once to…

You can bulk import candidates with a spreadsheet in LinkedIn Recruiter. The file is limited to 200 candidates and must be in CSV format. Most spreadsheets or database applications will export to this format. The system ignores the first row of the…

You can view your 1st-degree connections’ connections in LinkedIn Recruiter and create a search based on their connections. Members may choose to hide their connections as part of their privacy settings. This will prevent you from viewing their…

You can quickly transfer candidate and applicant profiles from one project to another within LinkedIn Recruiter and Recruiter Lite. You can save one or more profiles from the search page, Talent Pool, or Pipeline of any project. To save one or more…

Recruiter Lite users can view up to 2,000 unique candidate profiles per day. The limit resets at 00:00 UTC every day. If a user reaches 90% of their daily profile view limit, the following message will appear at the top of the search results: You’ve…

You can take many different bulk actions on candidate profiles in the Talent pool or Pipeline page of your LinkedIn Recruiter projects. You can perform the following bulk actions: Update the pipeline statusHide candidatesSend InMail…

In today’s market, job seekers are increasingly prioritizing a company’s culture and values as a determining factor in their job search. As a response, LinkedIn has created Talent Interest Pipeline, a feature to enable members to express interest in…

You can export candidate profiles as a PDF or CSV file in LinkedIn Recruiter. You can also print candidate profiles. This allows you to share candidate profiles with people who aren’t on your Recruiter contract or on LinkedIn. You can export…

When you view a candidate profile in LinkedIn Recruiter that member will receive a notification that an anonymous recruiter has viewed their profile. The sent notification to the LinkedIn member won't show the Recruiter user's name or other…

The Similar Profiles category in a profile lets you discover more candidates with ideal qualifications, browse similar profiles faster, and increase your hiring success by expanding your talent pool. Easily uncover great matches…

Rediscovered Candidates within Recommended Matches are instantly surfaced profiles from prior projects who are a match to your new job posting. These profiles are candidates who are prior applicants, have been pipelined, or InMailed within a similar…

After you run a search in LinkedIn Recruiter or LinkedIn Recruiter Lite, or create a Talent pool report in Talent Insights, you can use the Industries filter to narrow or expand your results.Members can choose an industry that best matches…

Recommended Matches are candidate recommendations tailored to your active project in LinkedIn Recruiter based on your sourcing activity in your project. When Recommended Matches are identified for your project, three recommended candidate profile…

If you have a Hiring Manager license on a LinkedIn Recruiter contract, you can provide feedback on candidates right from your Recruiter homepage. When a recruiter on your contract shares one or more profiles with you to review, you’ll see the number…

If you have a Hiring Manager license on a LinkedIn Recruiter contract, you can provide feedback on candidates on the Pipeline page within a project at any time, without waiting for a feedback request. You can also provide feedback directly from an…

You can add, edit, and delete notes on candidate profiles in LinkedIn Recruiter. The notes will appear within the Recruiting Tools section of the profile. You can also mention other users on your Recruiter dashboard in your notes. Related tasks…

The Recruiting Activities tab on a candidate’s profile in LinkedIn Recruiter lists the actions made on a profile by you and other users on your dashboard starting with the most recent activity.The Recruiting Activities tab on a candidate's profile…

The Open to Work feature allows LinkedIn members to privately share their career interests with LinkedIn Recruiter users who aren't affiliated with their current or related companies. When members edit their Open to Work job preferences, they can…

Recruiting activity is visible to users on your LinkedIn Recruiter contract, depending on the visibility set for each action. This includes messages with the candidate, notes added to their profile, and projects that they’re associated with. View…

As an admin on your LinkedIn Recruiter contract, you can set up custom pipeline stages to allow recruiters to move candidates through specific pipeline stages. You can create custom pipeline stages that’s best suited for your organization to allow…

The Contextual Skills feature allows candidates to show how they’ve demonstrated a skill. Members now can add the following context to their skills: You can find candidates based on skills by running a keyword search in Recruiter. This information…

The Open to Work feature allows LinkedIn members to privately share their career interests with recruiters in LinkedIn Recruiter who aren't affiliated with their current or related companies. When members edit their Open to Work job…

If the email address or phone number of a candidate you import into LinkedIn Recruiter matches an existing LinkedIn profile, your candidate’s imported data will be automatically linked to that profile at the time of import. You’ll receive a…

The Open to work feature allows LinkedIn members to privately share their career interests with Recruiter users who aren't affiliated with their current or related companies. Once a candidate opts to privately share their career goals with…

Check out some frequently asked questions about mitigating responses from candidates. Place higher priority on the candidate’s experience, behaviors, and skills relevant to the targeted role instead of traits, disposition, and attributes (e.g.…