What can recruiters see in Linkedin?

[reddog]

If Linkedin Premium is saying "you are in the top 10% of applicants", maybe it is saying to the recruiter:

"here are the top 10% of applicants, shall I delete the rest to save you the effort of reading them?"

the recruitment consultant might be happy for the time saved, but maybe in a few years linkedin premium could do the whole recruitment process?

[edison]

If Linkedin Premium is saying "you are in the top 10% of applicants", maybe it is saying to the recruiter:

"here are the top 10% of applicants, shall I delete the rest to save you the effort of reading them?"

the recruitment consultant might be happy for the time saved, but maybe in a few years linkedin premium could do the whole recruitment process?

When you see applicant numbers in the hundreds and even thousands, then reducing it to 10% of the pile isn't going to be enough.

I saw an IT Director job for a global multi-national on Linkedin yesterday, albeit perm. Almost 200 applicants in less than 24 hours.

I've heard from numerous recruiters that the IT leadership market has been poor this year, but even so, that indicates that for all kinds of roles, a substantial proportion are 'spray and pray' with negligible chance of getting past the first sifting. Sadly, your odds are so low, even if you are a really good match.

I very rarely apply for online roles because of this. The last one was probably a good as fit as I could possibly get and I got an automated rejection 5 minutes after submitting my application on LinkedIn.