LinkedIn arrived on the scene in 2002 and completely changed the game for business-oriented social networking.

With over 690m members worldwide, it’s a great place for candidates and recruiters to meet. However, as the competition for attracting talent is fierce, where can recruiters find candidates outside of LinkedIn?

To help you out, we’ve listed 21 places you need to check out.

Free Platforms

Behance

  • Behance is an online platform that enables creative professionals to showcase and discover creative work via online portfolios. There is also a job board which allows you to find and post roles.
  • Use for: engaging with candidates from around the world.
  • Job postings are now free for a limited time.

Find a Job

  • Find a Job, formerly known as Universal Jobmatch, is a UK government job advertising site where agencies and employers can post jobs for free. Popular categories include trade and construction, hospitality, maintenance, logistics, and healthcare.
  • Use for: engaging with candidates from all over the UK.

GitHub

  • GitHub is a development platform where you can host and review code, manage projects, and build software alongside millions of developers. Great for sourcing tech talent globally.
  • Use for: engaging with candidates from around the world.
  • SocialTalent has a great article outlining how recruiters can use GitHub.

Glassdoor

  • Glassdoor is one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites, offering millions of job adverts, company reviews, CEO approval ratings, and salary reports.
  • Job postings are handled by Indeed and include a fee, but jobs also appear on Glassdoor for free.
  • Use for: engaging with candidates from around the world.

Upwork

  • Upwork is the largest global freelancing website. Freelancers offer over 5,000 skills across more than 70 categories of work.
  • Use for: engaging with talent from around the world.
  • It’s free to post jobs.

Xing

  • Xing is a professional networking platform for professionals across various industries in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
  • Users can join over 50,000 specialist groups and attend networking events.
  • Use for: engaging with talent in DACH countries.

Paid Platforms