Imagine being able to find candidates on LinkedIn Recruiter and Recruiter Lite who are open to a specific role. And who are not currently filling that role. Sounds impossible? You cannot search their open to work preferences, right?
Actually, you can. And LinkedIn has not communicated about this at all. So I will tell you. Simply because I can.
How to Use It
It is actually very straightforward, and the approach works exactly the same for both LinkedIn Recruiter Seat and Recruiter Lite.
- Open a new search.
- Go to the Job Titles filter.
- Important: you cannot use boolean for this search. Use standard LinkedIn job titles only.
- In this example I searched for recruiter, recruitment specialist, and a few similar titles.
- Select the "open to work" filter within the Job Titles section.
- You will get a list of people who have listed one of those titles in their open to work preferences, even if they are not currently doing that job.
Another Use Case: Healthcare
Say you are looking for a care worker and you are not allowed to recruit from a competitor. You can also use this method to find people who want to return to healthcare. Especially useful if you exclude the healthcare sector from your search. The filter surfaces profiles you would never find with a standard location or keyword search.
