LinkedIn is a recruiter’s utopia, but top candidates tend to be hounded by numerous recruiters at once. So how do you recruit someone highly sought after on LinkedIn, and rise above the noise? A few key things that have consistently worked:
- Refer to their name in your message to them
- Compliment them on a specific accomplishment in their profile. Bonus points if you’ve done research beyond their LinkedIn. This shows that you’ve invested the time in them and aren’t just spraying and praying.
- Be upfront, but don’t put all your cards on the table when it comes to what you want. Pique their curiosity. You want to play a bit hard to get, so the candidate has an incentive to respond to you.
