Talent Pool ReportRetail Industry

Europe2014

By The Numbers

1,149,165 LinkedIn members

60,055 recent grads have joined the workforce

45% of retail professionals are managers or above

3% changed jobs in the past 12 months

Retail professionals in the UK are 3x more likely to be contacted by a recruiter than those in France

Overview & Methodology

A world of insights can be gathered from LinkedIn’s 300 million members – the world’s largest professional network. These talent pools are defined by the industry a member is in. LinkedIn Recruiter activity and member characteristics are used to determine supply and demand for talent. A higher demand index means that the average professional in a region is interacting with recruiters more frequently than peers in other regions. Data about job consideration comes from our semiannual talent drivers survey of over 100,000 members.

Where should you look for talent?

What skills and keywords should you look for?

Retail

Sales Management

Sales Management

Customer Service

Microsoft Office

Team Leadership

Merchandising

Visual Merchandising

Marketing Strategy

Marketing

Teamwork

Social Media

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Finland

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Retail Industry

What do retail professionals look for in a job?

What schools do recent graduates come from?

Most popular LinkedIn groups

What are the most common functions in the retail industry on LinkedIn?

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STRONG CAREER PATH

A PLACE I WOULD BE PROUDTO WORK

CULTURE THAT FITSMY PERSONALITY

GOOD WORK/LIFE BALANCE

CHALLENGING WORK

EXCELLENT COMPENSATIONAND BENEFITS

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HAVING A GOOD RELATIONSHIPWITH YOUR COLLEAGUES

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How can you connect with retail professionals?

1. Leverage your Employees’ Networks The #1 activity on LinkedIn is viewing other members profiles. You can connect with priority talent whenever they visit an employee’s profile page using Work With Us ads.

2. Engage in Conversation through Status Updates Updates to your followers can be targeted (i.e. by function, by geography) to send relevant, timely updates to your priority talent pools. You can reach beyond your follower base using Sponsored Updates.

3. Tell a Relevant Talent Brand Story Share why your company is unique and use LinkedIn’s talent driver data to better understand what this talent pool cares most about. Premium career pages allow for segment-specific targeting to ensure priority talent sees the content most relevant to them.

4. Measure and Track your Progress Talk to your LinkedIn rep to measure the strength of your Talent Brand with this talent pool and to learn how you stack up against your competition.

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