LinkedIn is a professional social network. It was founded in December 2002 by Reid Hoffman, Allen Blue, Konstantin Guericke, Eric Ly and Jean-Luc Vaillant. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California. LinkedIn has over 400 million members in over 200 countries and territories. Members include CEOs, founders, marketers, and employees from small to large corporations.
LinkedIn is a platform that connects global professionals to make them more productive and effective
LinkedIn gives companies the ability to find candidates for positions that are open. Rather than posting a job advertisement on a website or newspaper where anyone can apply, you can post it on LinkedIn where you can access professionals or job seekers.
LinkedIn’s mission is to connect global professionals to be more productive and successful.
LinkedIn’s vision is to “create economic opportunities for every professional.” With this mission, LinkedIn wants to change the way the world works by combining talent with opportunities on a massive scale.
The LinkedIn platform is a website and mobile application. It is available for the Android, iOS, and Windows Phone operating systems and can be downloaded from their app stores. The site is also available in 14 languages: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, German, Dutch, Russian, Turkish, Polish, Swedish, Japanese and Simplified or Traditional Chinese.
LinkedIn is based on the premise that contacts are important to business and that they can help deliver talent, jobs, opportunities, and knowledge to all.
When a user registers on LinkedIn, he creates his profile that includes information about him (education, experience, skills) along with contact details (mobile phone number or email) and a curriculum vitae. When you include your contact information, other users can contact you through LinkedIn to inquire about jobs, make business proposals, and offer business opportunities.
In addition to the free services LinkedIn makes available to its users, it offers paid advertising for businesses and advertisers. Companies can use this service as a way to reach out to professionals and job seekers.