how to source talent in japan through linkedin
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How to Source Talent in Japan through LinkedIn. LinkedIn in 2013 and 2014 is will continue to grow in popularity and usage in Japan. Learn effective ways to find and source people for recruiting or a "buyer persona" that you`re looking for your business.TRANSCRIPT
How To Source Talent In Japan through LinkedIn Effective Ways To Find And Source Talent In Japan throughLinkedIn
LinkedIn has a growing user base in Japan
We see a stable growth rate in the amount of interest and user base in Japan since 2011.
Source: http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=linkedin%20japan
How do you find Talent in Japan on LinkedIn?
You need to know where to look.
You need to know the Job Description.
What keywords are relevant to the job?What keywords are relevant to the position?
Job Title
Keywords: -Talent Management-HR Software-HCM-Japanese & English ability
Which companies would this person work at?
1) Talent Vendor Software companies
2) External Onsite Recruitment Agencies that have RPO or other Talent Management Process in Place
Start with a simple Boolean Search for this person
Start with a basic Boolean keyword search in the Advanced People Search section.
Enter keywords and separate them with the “OR” operator. The “OR” Boolean operator will include ALL relevant search items entered into the string. For more information on the Boolean Operators you can go here = http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/help/clio/boolean_operators.html
Use the “OR” operator in your search string
The search string may look something like this:
(“Human Capital” OR “Talent Management” OR RPO OR “Candidate Pipeline” OR “Candidate Management” OR “Candidate Sourcing” OR “Recruitment Management” OR “HR Software” OR “Human Capital” OR “Human Capital Industry” etc…
Don`t forget to enclose your search string with a closing parentheses “)” and you can add a NOT operator to exclude third-party agencies with NOT or the minus sign -.
Does Godzilla know you`re looking for him?
So what are the results buddy?
An initial result set is a start!
LinkedIn gave us an initial result set of 500+ profiles of relevant people for the position.
Refine your results
Our first result set was this profile, and, if we look down in her summary we find additional keywords that we can use in our initial search string
Or
Create a new one based on the keywords that we may not have thought of.
Refining Results
Additional Keywords in Summary
Keep digging for Gold
You hit the Jackpot!
How to contact a person
By using LinkedIn`s InMail feature you can confidentially approach someone without their network knowing
InMail to contact a person
Using a well-crafted InMail has a higher hit and response rate than cold-calling by over 76.6%
Have a compelling subject line
Keep message short and to the point
Reference a common connection
In Summary
LinkedIn Japan Sourcing Recap1. Develop a good understanding of the position and job
requirements for the job2. Create a list of potential competitor companies that the person
may work at3. Draw a list of “keywords” related to the job and industry4. Refine, refine, refine your search and iterate until you come up
with 10-20 strong profiles for the role5. Contact via InMail and go in with a warm-introduction or lead, if
you are unable to get a response after a set number of tries, you may want to ask for an introduction, or, email via corporate or other address
6. Surveying a number of candidates in Japan, Cold Calling, is the least effective in approaching people for a potential job or opportunity, especially in Japan.