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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