Title
Carahsoft - LinkedIn Recruitment Services (Ordinance S-49435)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a contract with Carahsoft Technology Corp. to provide LinkedIn recruitment services for the Human Resources Department. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse funds related to this item. The aggregate value will not exceed $67,000.
Report
Summary
The Human Resources Department (HR) is responsible for conducting recruitments for all City departments. The Human Resources Department seeks the services of a professional recruitment company to assist in expanding and enhancing the recruitment options for potential City candidates, specifically for hard to fill positions and high-level executive job classifications. LinkedIn is one of the world’s largest professional networks with nearly 800 million members and is widely used for job recruitment services and resume uploading.
LinkedIn services include the ability to send personalized messages to engage candidates of interest to the City, quickly find and connect with candidates, and the ability to manage candidate pools.
The City will purchase annual subscriptions for the Recruiter Corporate and Job Slot services through the authorized LinkedIn reseller, Carahsoft Technology Corp. These subscriptions will allow HR to perform network search capabilities, view candidate profiles, message applicants, basic training and support, team collaboration, auditing, and search quality candidates for job opportunities.
Procurement Information
In accordance with Administrative Regulation 3.10, normal competition was waived as a result of an approved Determination Memo citing Carahsoft Technology Corp. as a Special Circumstance - Time Restriction.
If a contract for the annual subscriptions is not in place, Talent Acquisition Management would pay per position posting. With the annual subscriptions, 150 individuals may be contacted per month which is helpful in identifying candidates for hard to fill positions.
Contract Term
The contract is a three-year term to begin on Feb. 25, 2023 and end Feb. 24, 2026.
Financial Impact
The aggregate value of the contract will not exceed $67,000 and funds are available in the Human Resources Department's budget.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Human Resources Department.