How LinkedIn is 'Leveraging Big Data for Intelligent Workforce Planning'

Gone are the days of putting up a “help wanted” sign and choosing the best applicant from a stack of resumes.  “Hiring used to be about finding the apples,” said Nishtant Rao, director of business operations and head of global sales strategy at LinkedIn at the MIT Sloan Hi-Tech Conference in Cambridge, MA on Friday. Now it’s about “connecting talent with opportunity.”

LinkedIn’s future is in “leveraging big data for intelligent workforce planning,” said Rao. Since 2003, professionals have not only used the job hunting network to connect with colleagues and fellow alumni; they’ve also used the site as a repository for their resumes.

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