Social Media and the Talent Economy

Social Media and the Talent EconomyLaurence Bret [@lbret]LinkedIn Marketing

Internet World, May 10, 2011

Do you know what this is?

800+ connections

11,500+ new people in my network since last month

7,800,400+ professionals in my reach

The power of the Network

x 300

Tens of Million Professionals in Our Reach

The INcredible powerof the Network

The power of the NetworkS

600M75M100M

It’s become a Small World

But all networks areNot created equal

Social Utility Friends, Family and Colleagues

Status, Photo Sharing & Social

Gaming

PublicBroadcast

Fans & Followers

Real-time Micro Blogging

ProfessionalNetwork

Colleagues & Business Contacts

Professional Identity,

Connections & Insights

Platform Connections Killer app

Ninety-Five*The percentage of companies using Social Media who use LinkedIn to find an contact employees

58% use Facebook

42% use Twitter

*JobVite 2010 Annual Social Recruitment Survey

What does this means for The Talent Economy?

Remember Recruitment 10 years ago?

• Job Boards, Career sites• Paid Databases• Paper Resumes• 1:1... ‘Wait and hope’• Active job Seekers• Flat rates

The Tip of the iceberg

What does Social Media bringto the Talent Economy?

• Social Networks• Open access to Talents• Online Profiles• Passive Candidates• Performance-based model

1+1=3

70% of Fortune 100already use our Hiring Solutions

to recruit their best talents

The Largest BusinessEcosystem worldwide

Professional Visibility

Business Relationships

5,400 new members

37,500 links shared

150,000+ professional visits

900,000+ page views

LinkedIn in the next 90 min

Unmatched Data

http://swarm.linkedinlabs.com/

The job search is always on...

So what are you waiting for?

Thank you!@lbret

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