Week of 26 Oct · 20 ideas · Updated every Monday

20 LinkedIn post ideas for recruiters, this week.

Ideas from the real work of hiring: sourcing, offers, debriefs and hiring managers. Each one has an opening that works, or let Wiri write the whole post in your voice.

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Idea of the week01Numbers

Before and after numbers on something every recruiter writes, with a change they can make on their next role.

The post on the right is one way to write it. Yours will be your story.
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We had a senior engineer role open for 11 weeks. 140 applicants. Two worth a call. The job description had 14 must-have requirements. I asked the hiring manager to pick the three that mattered on day one. It…
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02Lesson

A layoff from the recruiter’s side

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Last year I had to call people I’d hired eight months earlier and tell them their roles were gone. It changed how I talk about job security on every first call now.
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Why it works: A side of layoffs people rarely hear about, told with care.

03Opinion

Hiring managers should send the first message

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Our outreach reply rate doubled when the hiring manager sent the first message, not me. I think recruiters should step back more often. This is why I don’t mind.
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Why it works: A recruiter arguing for less credit is surprising, and the result backs it up.

04Numbers

What doubling the referral bonus did

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We doubled our referral bonus to $4,000 in January. Referrals went up by only 9%. Then we changed one thing that cost nothing, and they went up 40%.
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Why it works: Money that didn’t work and a free fix that did makes everyone want the free fix.

05Behind the scenes

The one reference question I always ask

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Most reference calls are useless. Everyone says the candidate was great. So I ask one question people can’t answer with “great.” It changes the whole call.
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Why it works: A specific question people can copy on their next reference check.

06Question

What makes candidates reply to recruiters

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A candidate told me she ignores every recruiter message without one detail: the hiring manager’s name. Candidates, what makes you actually reply to a recruiter?
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Why it works: Recruiters want the answers and candidates love to give them.

07Story

The hire I nearly screened out

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I nearly rejected a resume because of a two-year gap. I called her anyway. She’s now the best engineering manager at the company, and the gap is part of why.
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Why it works: A near miss on a great hire challenges a filter many recruiters still use.

08Lesson

The intake call that fixed my searches

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I used to start searches with a job description and a quick chat. Now I don’t source anyone until the hiring manager and I agree on one thing. Time to hire dropped by three weeks.
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Why it works: Every recruiter has run a search on a vague brief. A fix with a result gets saved.

09Opinion

“Not a culture fit” is lazy feedback

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“Not a culture fit” is the feedback I push back on most. When I ask what it means, I usually hear something about how the candidate talks, not how they’d work.
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Why it works: It names a phrase recruiters hear weekly and questions it, which starts a debate.

10Numbers

Two versions of the same InMail

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I sent 300 InMails last month, in two versions. One mentioned something from the person’s own work in the first line. It got a 27% reply rate. The other got 6%.
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Why it works: A simple test with a big gap, and anyone can try it this week.

11Behind the scenes

A full day of sourcing, counted

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People think recruiting is phone calls. My Tuesday was mostly search strings. Six hours, 212 profiles, 40 messages sent, four replies. This is what that day really looked like.
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Why it works: Shows the hidden grind of the job, which candidates and managers rarely see.

12Question

The interview question you’d retire

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A candidate told me last week that one of our interview questions made her want to leave the call. It was “Where do you see yourself in five years?” Recruiters, which question would you retire?
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Why it works: Everyone has a least favorite interview question, so the replies come fast.

13Story

The counteroffer the night before

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Our top candidate called the night before she was due to resign. Her company had offered 20% more. I didn’t try to beat it. I asked her one question instead.
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Why it works: Counteroffers are a recruiter’s nightmare. Readers want to know the question.

14Lesson

Pushing back on a hiring manager

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A hiring manager rejected six strong candidates in a row for the same role. Before the seventh, I asked if we could talk first. It was the most useful 20 minutes of that search.
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Why it works: Managing up is the hardest part of the job, and people want to see how it’s done.

15Opinion

Long take-home tests lose the best people

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We used to give engineers a take-home test that took six to eight hours. Our best candidates dropped out at that stage. The ones with the most options always do.
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Why it works: A strong opinion on a common practice that candidates and engineers both care about.

16Numbers

Where our top performers came from

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I looked at the 40 people we hired last year who are now rated top performers. 22 came from referrals. Only 3 came from job boards, which is where most of our budget went.
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Why it works: A gap between spend and results makes talent leaders check their own data.

17Behind the scenes

What really gets said in a debrief

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After the final interview, five people sit in a room for 30 minutes and decide someone’s next job. I run those meetings. This is what gets said, and what I stop people from saying.
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Why it works: Candidates never see the debrief. A look inside is something they’ll read to the end.

18Question

Does showing salary change who applies

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Some of our job posts show a salary range. Some don’t, because a hiring manager said no. Recruiters, has showing the range changed who applies for your roles?
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Why it works: A live debate in hiring, asked from the middle of it, gets honest answers.

19Story

Placing the same person twice

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I placed the same person twice, five years apart, at two different companies. The second time, she called me. That phone call is why I still do this job.
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Why it works: A warm, long-term story shows the relationship side of recruiting.

20Lesson

What agency life taught me in-house

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I spent four years in agency recruiting on 100% commission. It taught me one habit I still use in-house every single day.
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Why it works: Agency and in-house recruiters both read this, and both want the habit.

KA note from KaustubhFounder, Wiral.Social

Why these ideas work

Recruiters spend all day on LinkedIn and almost never post on it. You’re busy writing messages about other people’s jobs, and your own profile turns into a list of open roles.

Job posts don’t build trust. Candidates and hiring managers follow recruiters who are honest about how hiring actually works, including the parts that go wrong.

The ideas here come from the work: the offer that fell through, the hiring manager who kept saying no, the candidate who taught you something on a screening call. You have stories like these every week.

How to use them

Pick an idea that matches something from a recent search. Leave out names and company details. Candidates trust you with their careers, so protect them in every post.

Write it for candidates first. If someone looking for a job would learn something from it, you’ve got a good post.

Tip: Don’t turn every post into “We’re hiring.” Do that and people stop reading before they reach the role.

Fresh ideas go up every Monday. Bookmark this page and open it before your Monday sourcing starts.

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Questions, answered.

New ideas every Monday, at the same address.

What should recruiters post on LinkedIn to attract candidates?

Post what candidates rarely see: how a debrief works, why offers fall through, what you look for in a resume. Candidates follow recruiters who explain hiring honestly, and they reply when you message them.

How often should recruiters post on LinkedIn?

Once or twice a week is enough. Pick a day, use one idea from this page, and keep going. A steady habit beats a burst of posts followed by silence.

Are these recruiter post ideas free?

Yes. Every idea on this page is free to use, every week, without signing up. A free account lets Wiri write the full post in your voice.

Will Wiri write my recruiting post for me?

Yes. Pick an idea, tell Wiri what happened in a line or two, and you get three posts in your voice to choose from.

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