Case Study: Handle Recruitment expands talent pools and boosts candidate engagement with LinkedIn Talent Solutions

How Handle Recruitment used LinkedIn data to remove geographical barriers, identify new talent pools, increase engagement, and remain personable during a pandemic

Handle Recruitment, a specialist recruiter for the creative industries, needed to maintain its personal, quality-focused approach across eight diverse divisions when the pandemic halted face-to-face outreach and created a “candidate‑short” market. With shifting candidate priorities and widening talent geography as remote and hybrid roles grew, the firm had to reconnect with clients, candidates, and colleagues while preserving relationship-driven service.

Handle became a LinkedIn Enterprise customer, equipping all consultants with Recruiter licences, InMails, Job Slots and Talent Insights, and ran targeted LinkedIn advertising and community campaigns informed by platform data. The data-driven strategy opened new talent pools, boosted candidate engagement and awareness, and delivered strong results: accepted InMails +96% YoY, job applications +25% YoY, Career Page followers +24% YoY, campaign CTR 3X the industry benchmark, and 4,000 new community members.

Handle Recruitment

Emma Dadswell

Business Operations Director