Post, edit, and close a job in Recruiter Lite

Last updated: 5 months ago

You can create online job posts on LinkedIn to advertise open positions at your company. Job seekers can search for these opportunities throughout the LinkedIn network.

Important to know

You can post a free job or you can promote your job to broaden your reach to more qualified candidates. Promoting a Recruiter Lite job is only available on desktop.

Here's a tip

If you’ve purchased job slots through a corporate contract, please learn more about posting jobs in LinkedIn Recruiter or LinkedIn Talent Hub.

To post a job via Recruiter Lite:

  1. Move your cursor over Jobs at the top of your Recruiter Lite homepage and select Post a Job.

  2. On the Job Details page, complete the following fields:

    • Description: Enter a job description (required) in the text box.
    • Add skills: Specify the skills needed for the job by clicking the Add skill icon.
    • How would you like to receive applicants?: Select how you’ll be notified of applicants. Note: By selecting to receive applicants via the Collect by email option, you can manage all your applicants in Recruiter Lite and access additional features like filters, reviewing options, and saving or rejecting applicants.

  3. Click Continue.

  4. On Add screening questions, we recommend adding at least three screening questions to help you easily identify top applicants who meet  your required or preferred qualifications.

  5. Click Continue.

  6. On the Promote your job page, you can set your daily budget for your post or you can choose to post for free.

    • You’ll see an estimated number of applicants per month populated to the right of your Recommended daily budget.
    • If you’d like to adjust the daily budget for your job, click the  Edit icon next to the dollar amount.
    • You can set your total budget for your post from this page. Your job post will be paused once your total budget is met.

  7. If you choose to promote your job, click Promote job and you’ll be prompted to check out.

  8. Fill in your credit card details.

    • If you already have a payment method on file, your default payment method will appear. Select Add payment if you'd like to add a new payment method for this purchase.

  9. Review the order details before posting your job. You can see your daily budget, total budget, and other details.

  10. Click Post job.

  11. Once you’ve promoted your job or posted it for free, you have the option to enhance your job with the following options:

    • Add a profile to your job post: Give your job a personal touch by showing your profile on the job post.
    • Request video intros to save time on phone screens: After candidates apply, you can invite them to answer up to 2 questions with video or written responses.
    • Add job tracking: Enter a URL for impression tracking.
    • Select provided benefits: Job seekers rank benefits in the top 5 reasons they look for a new role.
    • Add compensation information: Job seekers search for salary. Add to your job post to help show up in more searches.

  12. Click Save Job.

To edit your job post:

  1. Click Jobs at the top of your Recruiter Lite homepage.

  2. Click View all jobs.

  3. Find the job you want to edit and click the  icon to the right of the title.

  4. Click Edit Job from the menu that appears.

  5. Once all changes have been made to the job post, click Continue to save your edits.

Here's a tip

You can’t edit the Industry or Seniority level of the job after it’s posted.

To close your job post:

  1. Click Jobs at the top of your Recruiter Lite homepage.

  2. Find the job you want to close, and click the icon to the right of the title.

  3. Select Close Job from the menu that appears.

  4. Confirm that you want to close the job, then click Close Job.

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