LinkedIn Recruiter is a powerful tool for sourcing and engaging with potential candidates on LinkedIn. With LinkedIn Recruiter, you can search LinkedIn profiles using various criteria to find qualified candidates for open roles.
Once you’ve conducted a search in Recruiter, you may want to export the results for further review or to share with colleagues. Exporting your LinkedIn Recruiter search results allows you to work with the data outside of Recruiter in tools like Excel or Google Sheets.
In this article, we’ll walk through the steps for exporting your LinkedIn Recruiter search results. We’ll cover:
- Why you should export LinkedIn Recruiter search results
- How to export LinkedIn Recruiter search results to a CSV file
- Viewing and working with the exported CSV file
- Other options for exporting LinkedIn Recruiter data
Whether you’re looking to analyze search results data, share it with your team, or integrate it into other tools, read on to learn how to export LinkedIn Recruiter search results.
Why Export LinkedIn Recruiter Search Results?
Here are some of the key reasons you may want to export your LinkedIn Recruiter search results:
- Analyze search results data: Exporting to CSV allows you to open the search results in tools like Excel or Google Sheets for further analysis. You can look at metrics like number of results, company, job title, location, and skill keywords.
- Share with colleagues: Exporting search results makes it easy to share the full candidate list with hiring managers and teammate for review outside of Recruiter.
- Integrate with other tools: You can bring exported Recruiter data into other systems like your ATS or CRM to match candidates against open jobs.
- Save and store search results: Exporting allows you to save a copy of the search results for your records or future reference.
- Personalize outreach: By bringing search results into a spreadsheet, you can add custom notes and data to personalize your outreach.
The ability to export LinkedIn Recruiter results provides flexibility in how you use and share the valuable data from your searches.
How to Export LinkedIn Recruiter Results to CSV
Exporting LinkedIn Recruiter search results is easy – you just need to locate the export button in Recruiter.
Here are step-by-step instructions:
- Conduct a candidate search in LinkedIn Recruiter using your desired search parameters (location, skills, current company, etc).
- On the search results page, click on the “Export” button in the upper right corner of the page (it looks like a downward arrow).
- Select “Export all” to export the full list of search results. You can also export a selected subset of results.
- Choose “CSV” as the export file format.
- You will be prompted to open or save the CSV file – save the file to your computer.
The export prepares a CSV (comma-separated values) file with your search results that can be opened in spreadsheet programs.
Let’s look at how to open and work with the exported CSV file.
Viewing and Working with Exported CSV Files
Once you’ve exported your LinkedIn Recruiter search results, you can open and work with the CSV file.
Here are some tips:
- Open the exported CSV file in a spreadsheet program like Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, or Apple Numbers.
- The CSV will contain columns with profile data for each search result, like name, headline, current company, location, skills, and LinkedIn profile URL.
- You can sort, filter, or use formulas in the spreadsheet to analyze the search results.
- Add additional columns with your own notes or metrics for each candidate.
- Format the spreadsheet to highlight relevant candidates.
- Share the spreadsheet file directly with colleagues who should have access.
For example, you could add columns with:
- Custom priority level for each candidate
- Next steps for outreach
- Stage in process
- Interview scheduled date
This allows you to integrate exported Recruiter data into your existing recruiting workflows and processes.
Sample LinkedIn Recruiter Exported CSV File
Here is an example of how search results data exports into a CSV file:
Full Name | Headline | Location | Current Company | Skills | LinkedIn Profile |
Sarah Smith | Digital Marketing Manager | San Francisco, CA | ABC Company | Digital Marketing, Social Media, Email Marketing | linkedin.com/sarahsmith |
Mark Johnson | Software Engineer | Seattle, WA | XYZ Startup | Python, JavaScript, Agile | linkedin.com/markjohnson |
You can see how exporting to a CSV formats the search results data in a spreadsheet view for easy analysis and sharing.
Other LinkedIn Recruiter Export Options
In addition to exporting to CSV, LinkedIn Recruiter offers some other export formats:
- Excel (.xlsx): Exports the search results as an Excel spreadsheet file.
- JSON: Saves the data in JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) format for integration with other tools.
- Plain text: Exports a text file with search results data.
CSV format works well for most uses, but Excel, JSON, and plain text are available for specific applications.
You can also configure Recruiter to automatically export search results so you don’t have to export each individually:
- Set up “Saved Searches” to re-run recurring searches.
- Enable auto-export on Saved Searches to export new results on a schedule.
This allows you to regularly export the latest candidates for open roles without having to manually export each time.
Conclusion
Exporting LinkedIn Recruiter search results provides expanded options for analyzing, sharing, and integrating your sourced candidate data.
To export Recruiter search results:
- Run candidate search in Recruiter
- Click “Export” and select CSV format
- Open the exported CSV file in a spreadsheet program
- Sort, filter, and add custom columns to the search results
- Share exported file with colleagues
Beyond one-time manual exporting, you can set up regular automatic exporting using Saved Searches.
Exporting Recruiter search results gives you flexibility in managing and leveraging your qualified candidate data outside of Recruiter. Analyze, collaborate, and integrate to maximize the value of your LinkedIn Recruiter sourcing.