LinkedIn's New Scheduler Feature Eases Recruitment Process

Microsoft-owned LinkedIn has launched a new tool to simplify the recruitment process for both recruiters and candidates. The tool, called 'Scheduler' allows automation of the initial interview scheduling for recruiters and candidates via InMail.

In a post regarding the release, LinkedIn'due south Senior Production Managing director Peter Rigano wrote:

"If yous're like nearly recruiters, the all-time role of your job is those moments when y'all truly connect with a top candidate and get a "yeah" for your open up office. Most likely, you are not as thrilled by the back-and-along it takes to schedule those moments…To help alleviate this pain point, nosotros are introducing LinkedIn Scheduler, the latest InMail feature for LinkedIn Recruiter that will allow you lot to easily schedule interviews. Our goal is to help y'all spend less time on the back-and-forth – and a lot more time delighting, advising, and helping candidates brand the decision to bring together your company."

The new tool aims to help candidates and recruiters save time spent on scheduling a coming together and help recruiters focus their energies on hiring strategically. With the help of the feature, candidates or recruiters can connect with each other via InMail to run into their calendar availability and reserve an interview slot if it works for both of them. "LinkedIn 'Scheduler' is just the latest fashion that nosotros're working to make recruiters more productive, powerful, and personal," Rigano added.

In gild to make apply of the new tool, recruiters are first required to provide availability via InMail by syncing Scheduler with Office 365 or Google Calendar. The recruiters can then send an InMail message with a scheduling link directly to the candidates. With the link, candidates will exist able to access the real-time view of the recruiter's calendar availability and cull a time slot which works for both of them. Candidates can besides add their telephone numbers and ostend the meeting within the same link.