Strategies for Using LinkedIn for Online Recruitment

With over 75 million members, LinkedIn truly is the largest online database of professionals. A profile is created approximately every second on LinkedIn. However, do you truly know how to use your trusted LinkedIn network to hire the best candidates for your organization?

In this podcast interview with Human Resources IQ's Allan Hoving, Christa McCabe, contract recruiting consultant with Wells Fargo, discusses her use of LinkedIn and other Web 2.0 tools to identify and recruit top talent. She assesses the effectiveness of each platform she has used and gives tips on how to leverage them to achieve better results.

This topic was originally presented at the Social Media for Recruiting Summit in May 2010.