Linked in some facts….
100 million users worldwide
1 million new user per week
5.5 million users in the UK
Average user age 43 up from 41 last year.
Recruiters do indeed use it, as I do but many direct employers use it too. Linked in have 3 revenue streams. In order of least revenue generated they are:
3. Subscriptions from user upgrades
2. Advertising
1. Sales of recruitment tools direct to employers (not recruiters)