LinkedIn's Transformation Story

A Transformation Story

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Ali Matar

Head of LinkedIn Talent Solutions

Southern Europe, Middle East & North Africa

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LinkedIn’s Culture

Transformation Integrity

Collaboration Humor Results

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Transformation

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LinkedIn’s Founders

Reid Hoffman Allen Blue Jean-Luc Vaillant

Eric Ly Konstantin Guericke #connectinsaudi

LinkedIn pre-launch: 2002 & 2003

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LinkedIn.com: Day 1

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Friendster was initially highly influential

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Friendster was initially highly influential

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LinkedIn Mountain View at Shoreline (launch)

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LinkedIn Mountain View at Shoreline (launch)

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500K: April 2004

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After 494 days

1 Million Members

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2M: February 2005

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Launch of Jobs - March 2005

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Launch of Subscriptions - August 2005

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LinkedIn Palo Alto (Feb 05 – Apr 07)

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YouTube began at LinkedIn Palo Alto

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LinkedIn: June 2006

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LinkedIn CEO Dan Nye (02/07 – 12/08)

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Leadership 2007-style: Dan & Reid

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LinkedIn Recruiter launched: Feb 2008

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LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner: Dec 08 – current

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100M: October 2010

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LinkedIn IPO: May 19 2011

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President Obama townhall: Sept. ‘11

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Influencer platform debuts: 2012

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October 2012 Launch of LinkedIn MENA in Dubai Internet City – Building 1

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28K schools

8m companies

275K Daily posts

3b Endorsements for 45K+ skills

433m Members

6m jobs

Launch of the Economic Graph 2014

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Acquisition of Lynda.com: April 2015

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Launch of Referrals: Oct 2015

Have company connections

Candidates who know someone in your company

Have applied Visibility on candidates that have already applied

Ask for a referral Directly ask your employees for an introduction to potential candidates

Launch of Next Generation Recruiter: Oct 2015

Spotlight

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A Transformation Story …

All the way from Syria to France

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