DWP signs potential £1.4m deal to tap LinkedIn for recruitment – PublicTechnology.net

Written by Sam Trendall on 16 September 2022 in News Credit: Pxfuel The Department for Work and Pensions has signed a potential £1m-plus deal with LinkedIn to help support the organisation’s recruitment for up to four years. Newly published procurement information reveals that, on 26 May, the department entered into an initial two-year deal with the company behind the online networking platform. The contract covers “various LinkedIn licence subscriptions”. This will include nine licences for LinkedIn Recruiter, a hiring platform used by HR professionals or hiring managers talent to “find, connect with, and manage the people you want to be on your team”, according to LinkedIn. DWP will also have access to Talent Insight, which the tech firm claims offers organisations “over 12 billion data points on talent, companies, jobs, skills, and schools”, which translates into “real-time data including talent supply and demand, company reports, and employer branding metrics”.  Related content Digital skills gaps remain despite civil service adding 10,000 people last year Whitehall digital scene a ‘merry-go-round’ as departments scrap for skills – IfG report Salaries of government technologists in same pay band differ by as much as £40,000 The contract provides DWP with an annual tally of 201 job adverts…
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