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Organizations use big data to figure out a wide variety of complex problems and set strategies, including for talent acquisition. In a recent study, LinkedIn identified the most common ways that organizations use big data to optimize recruitment.

Top Uses for Data in Talent Acquisition

**50 percent** Evaluate skills gaps

**56 percent** Increase staff retention

**46 percent** Understand candidate wants

**50 percent** Build better candidate offers

**41 percent** Do workforce planning

*Source:**[Global Recruiting Trends 2018 (opens in a new tab)](https://business.linkedin.com/content/dam/me/business/en-us/talent-solutions/resources/pdfs/linkedin-global-recruiting-trends-2018-en-us.pdf)**, LinkedIn Talent Solutions*

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