How LinkedIn Lost Its Way - The 10 Minute Talent Rant

Published: Nov. 3, 2021, 8:33 p.m.

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\\u201cEvery time I log into LinkedIn Recruiter, part of me dies inside.\\u201d

-Jeff Smith

When it launched in 2008, LinkedIn Recruiter was a game-changer for recruiting. A worldwide company directory that could source damn near any hire? We take it for granted what recruiting was like before that.

Since then?

Massive time suck for recruiters. InMails spam machine for end users. And limited af integrations.

And now recruiters (and job seekers) are going elsewhere.

Jeff Smith and James Hornick break down where things have gone south.

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Connect with James Hornick and Jeff Smith

James Hornick\\u2019s LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameshornick/

Jeff Smith\'s LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-smith14/

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