🗝️ Talent Pools and Pipelines are two components of LinkedIn Recruiter that serve different purposes. Understanding both helps users choose the most accurate and efficient list for automations.
⚠️ Important: Selecting the wrong list type affects lead quality and may reduce the relevance of outreach messages.
Talent Pools
Talent Pools are created when users apply search filters such as job title, location or skills.
LinkedIn automatically populates the pool with people it believes match the criteria.
Talent Pools are best suited for broad or general searches, such as new recruiters expanding their network.
Pipelines
Pipelines are manually curated lists created by selecting individuals from a Talent Pool.
Users refine the list by choosing only the profiles that fit the role or outreach objectives.
Pipelines are recommended for targeted recruitment campaigns where precision is essential.
💡 Best Practices
Use Pipelines when running outreach for a specific vacancy or project.
Use Talent Pools for wider awareness or long-term market mapping.
Encourage new recruiters to begin with Talent Pools before moving into more selective Pipelines.
🤔 FAQs
Q1: Can an automation run on both a Talent Pool and a Pipeline?
Answer: No, users must provide one URL per automation based on the chosen list.
Q2: Can Talent Pools convert into Pipelines?
Answer: Yes, users can review Talent Pool results and move selected candidates into a Pipeline.