Comments on: Australian Recruiters: LinkedIn or Lucked out? http://gregsavage.com.au/2009/12/01/australian-recruiters-linkedin-or-lucked-out/ By Greg Savage Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:05:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Steve Bulman http://gregsavage.com.au/2009/12/01/australian-recruiters-linkedin-or-lucked-out/comment-page-1/#comment-771 Steve Bulman Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:58:03 +0000 http://gregsavage.com.au/?p=596#comment-771 Greg - my last company invested in a specialist LinkedIn trainer, who bemoaned the use of such an effective networking tool as something the recruitment industry had taken to hovering over to headhunt candidates. Too often the real value of LinkedIn is bypassed for perceived short term gain - it takes no time to update your status, contrubute to discussions or ask and answer questions. By doing so you raise your profile and as you well know, start to become recognised as someone who has worthwhile things to say and therefore stands a better chance of doing business... Greg – my last company invested in a specialist LinkedIn trainer, who bemoaned the use of such an effective networking tool as something the recruitment industry had taken to hovering over to headhunt candidates.

Too often the real value of LinkedIn is bypassed for perceived short term gain – it takes no time to update your status, contrubute to discussions or ask and answer questions. By doing so you raise your profile and as you well know, start to become recognised as someone who has worthwhile things to say and therefore stands a better chance of doing business…

]]> By: Mark Williams (Mr LinkedIn) http://gregsavage.com.au/2009/12/01/australian-recruiters-linkedin-or-lucked-out/comment-page-1/#comment-405 Mark Williams (Mr LinkedIn) Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:18:07 +0000 http://gregsavage.com.au/?p=596#comment-405 Great piece Greg and this problem is not just restricted to Australia. I work with Recruiters across the world but mainly in the UK and the vast majority see LinkedIn as a sourcing and research tool only. When I speak to LinkedIn users outside of the recruitment industry they see recruiters as imposters to 'their' community - vultures who have nothing to do with the community but from time to time swoop in to take what they want and then promptly leave again! What a wasted opportunity! this tool is primarily a networking platform that could allow recruiters to change this perception but at the moment they are merely enchancing an already damaged reputation. Never before have we had such a powerful medium to really engage with our communities (clients & candidates) and develop a positive and game winning personal brand. Being on LinkedIn is not enough, if you are not 'involved' you are also lucked out and you may find that your communities soon 'lock you out'! Great piece Greg and this problem is not just restricted to Australia. I work with Recruiters across the world but mainly in the UK and the vast majority see LinkedIn as a sourcing and research tool only. When I speak to LinkedIn users outside of the recruitment industry they see recruiters as imposters to ‘their’ community – vultures who have nothing to do with the community but from time to time swoop in to take what they want and then promptly leave again!
What a wasted opportunity! this tool is primarily a networking platform that could allow recruiters to change this perception but at the moment they are merely enchancing an already damaged reputation.
Never before have we had such a powerful medium to really engage with our communities (clients & candidates) and develop a positive and game winning personal brand.
Being on LinkedIn is not enough, if you are not ‘involved’ you are also lucked out and you may find that your communities soon ‘lock you out’!

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