Case Study: Autodesk achieves faster, higher-quality engineering hires with LinkedIn Talent Solutions

Data helps defend the hiring strategy at Autodesk

Autodesk needed a new software engineering manager but the hiring manager had set 11 “must-have” requirements, making the candidate pool unrealistically small and hard to fill. Senior engineering recruiter Jennifer Kopatz suspected the expectations were blocking the search and sought data to validate her instincts.

Using LinkedIn Talent Insights, Kopatz found fewer than 300 people met the original criteria and that 30% were recently mobile or at higher-paying firms. Armed with this data she reduced must-haves by 50%, broadened the search to adjacent skills, and within two weeks extended an offer—while enabling more productive, data-driven conversations with hiring managers.

Autodesk

Jennifer Kopatz

Senior Engineering Recruiter