LinkedIn is strong for visibility and networking
LinkedIn is the largest professional networking platform and plays an obvious role in how professionals and organisations present themselves. It is strong for reputation, network building, visibility in your field and maintaining relationships.
For interim managers, independent consultants and independent specialists, LinkedIn is especially valuable for showing expertise, making recommendations visible and staying top of mind with existing and new contacts. For clients and intermediaries, it is a major search and advertising channel with broad reach.
LinkedIn matters, but at its core it remains a broad network. That also means many different professionals are visible, regardless of whether they are actively looking, immediately available or genuinely relevant for a specific interim assignment.
Planet Interim is built for the interim assignments market
Planet Interim is not a freelance platform for gigs, but a sourcing and matching platform for interim managers, independent consultants and independent specialists.
The platform makes the interim assignments market visible by gathering assignments from different sources, structuring them and matching them to professionals’ profiles, preferences and expertise. That makes the market not only more visible, but also more usable for targeted action.
Planet Interim facilitates direct matching and direct contact between the different stakeholders in the market. That can be directly between organisation and professional, but also through intermediaries and agencies that use Planet Interim as an additional sourcing channel.
The difference in practice
LinkedIn
A broad network with a lot of visibility, but also a lot of simultaneous competition from professionals trying to stand out or respond at the same time.
For clients and intermediaries, that often means more manual searching, filtering and reviewing, while not every visible profile or response is actually a strong fit for the assignment.
Planet Interim
More targeted market visibility within interim assignments and specific disciplines, with responses from active professionals who are logged in and responding deliberately.
In practice, that often leads to stronger relevance and less time lost before you get to relevant matches and concrete conversations.
The difference is not only reach, but relevance. LinkedIn is broad and open. Planet Interim is more specifically designed around interim demand and around professionals who want to act on it.
Why interim professionals should use both
For interim managers, independent consultants and independent specialists, LinkedIn matters as a way to stay professionally visible. But visibility alone is not a complete business development strategy.
Planet Interim adds something essential. It does not only help professionals stay visible, but also helps them find concrete interim assignments, get matched more directly and respond quickly when a relevant opportunity appears.
| For professionals |
LinkedIn |
Planet Interim |
| Visibility |
Broad professional profile visibility and network presence. |
Targeted visibility within the interim assignments market. |
| Opportunities |
Often indirect through network, posts and search activity. |
Direct visibility of concrete interim assignments and matches. |
| Action |
Depends on timing, algorithm and your own activity. |
Respond directly to relevant assignments as an active premium member. |
| Competition |
A wide range of different professionals visible together. |
A more focused target group and a more specific interim context. |
In short: LinkedIn shows who you are. Planet Interim helps you get in front of concrete interim demand faster.
Why clients and intermediaries should use both
LinkedIn is also valuable for clients, intermediairs and intermediaries. It offers reach and access to a very large professional network. But in practice, that broad reach often creates more work. Many profiles are broadly positioned, not immediately available or simply less relevant for a specific assignment.
Planet Interim is designed to make that process more targeted. Organisations and intermediaries get access to a target group that is already more closely aligned with interim demand in specific disciplines. On top of that, they can do more than publish assignments. They can also source actively themselves and build their own talent pool.
| For clients and intermediaries |
LinkedIn |
Planet Interim |
| Reach |
Very large professional network. |
More targeted reach within the interim assignments market. |
| Search effort |
Often more manual searching, filtering and outreach. |
More targeted matches and responses from active professionals. |
| Responses |
Can vary strongly in relevance and availability. |
More often a better fit within the context of the assignment. |
| Extra options |
Mainly network and advertising. |
Company accounts, proactive sourcing and talent pools. |
More targeted visibility and better protection for the posting party
Planet Interim is not only more targeted for professionals. The posting party also benefits from that setup. Only logged-in premium professionals can respond to assignments. In addition, the identity of the client or intermediary posting the assignment only becomes visible to logged-in premium members.
That helps protect the exposure of the advertising party and prevents an assignment from being fully open and visible to anyone casually browsing. For intermediaries and organisations that want to handle their market position carefully, that is a relevant difference.
Focused on specific disciplines, not on everyone
LinkedIn is broad by definition. Planet Interim deliberately chooses focus. The platform is aimed at interim assignments and professionals within specific disciplines:
- Executive & Strategy
- Finance, Banking & Insurance
- Marketing, Sales & Communication
- Human Resources Management
- Information Technology
- Legal & Tax
- Procurement & Logistics
- Facility & Hospitality Management
- Construction & Engineering
- Wellbeing, Care & Medical
- Education
- Public & Social Sector
That focus does not make the platform right for everyone. It makes it stronger for organisations and professionals who are active in these parts of the interim market.
More than responding: company accounts and talent pools
One important difference from a general network platform is that Planet Interim is also explicitly designed as a sourcing tool. Organisations and intermediaries with a company account can do more than find professionals through responses to assignments. They can also approach professionals directly themselves.
On top of that, they can build their own talent pool and expand their network of relevant interim professionals step by step. That means Planet Interim becomes more than a channel for one assignment. It becomes a structural tool for future hiring needs as well.
Why combining both is the smartest approach
Anyone who is seriously active in the interim market does not need to choose between LinkedIn and Planet Interim. The strongest approach is to use both side by side.
Use LinkedIn for
- professional visibility
- reputation and network
- content and thought leadership
- staying in touch with existing relationships
Use Planet Interim for
- the visible market for interim assignments
- targeted matching
- responding directly or sourcing actively
- moving faster towards concrete interim matches
Conclusion
LinkedIn remains an important platform for visibility and networking. But anyone who is serious about finding, sourcing or filling assignments in the interim market will often find that LinkedIn alone is not enough.
Planet Interim makes the interim assignments market visible for interim managers, independent consultants and independent specialists, and helps the right parties connect faster. For professionals, that means more targeted opportunities. For clients and intermediaries, it means more targeted sourcing, more relevant responses and less wasted time in selection.
That is why Planet Interim does not replace LinkedIn. It works alongside it. LinkedIn for network and visibility. Planet Interim for concrete interim demand, targeted matching and structural sourcing.
Frequently asked questions
Why use both LinkedIn and Planet Interim?
LinkedIn is strong for visibility and networking. Planet Interim makes the interim assignments market visible and helps professionals, clients and intermediaries move faster towards concrete and relevant matches.
Is Planet Interim an alternative to LinkedIn?
Not completely. LinkedIn and Planet Interim play a different role. LinkedIn is primarily a networking platform. Planet Interim is focused on interim assignments, matching, targeted visibility and sourcing.
Why is matching on Planet Interim often more targeted than on LinkedIn?
Because Planet Interim is focused on interim assignments in specific disciplines and only logged-in premium professionals can respond. In practice, that often leads to responses that are more relevant to the assignment.
Can intermediaries use Planet Interim as well?
Yes. Planet Interim is not only meant for direct relationships between client and professional, but also for intermediaries and agencies that use the platform as an additional sourcing channel.
Which disciplines is Planet Interim designed for?
Planet Interim focuses on Executive & Strategy, Finance, Banking & Insurance, Marketing, Sales & Communication, Human Resources Management, Information Technology, Legal & Tax, Procurement & Logistics, Facility & Hospitality Management, Construction & Engineering, Wellbeing, Care & Medical, Education and the Public & Social Sector.