LinkedIn Reviews

I have been working at LinkedIn full-time for less than a year

Pros – It is a great company. There are a lot of house-brewed open source technology for you to learn. Almost everything you use here is cutting edge so that you can probably work for many others after leaving here.
I like that the company is under staffed so that the employees here can choose the big projects and make great contributions.
Also the company values relationship between each other so you will feel very respected by your peers.

Cons – Not everybody is a rock star and sometimes the best ones have to do a lot.

Advice to Senior Management – Fairness is important! Award the best well so that the good ones will stay!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at LinkedIn

Pros – Co-workers are hyperintelligent, dedicated, experienced, and eager. The products are interesting and we get to see real change every day.

Cons – The fast rate of growth means sometimes duties fall through the cracks and responsibilities are nebulous.

Advice to Senior Management – Doing great.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at LinkedIn full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – I started with LinkedIn fairly early on in the sales division so to be there during a huge growth phase was a great experience. Management was very fair, agressive and ambitious and made sure that new hires fit very well into the sales culture. It was a fun time to work there, built great relationships and enjoyed myself tremendously.

Cons – That was then and this is now. The sales division is huge and you cannot keep the same culture. That's understandable as the company grows, but LinkedIn will continue to lose good people that have tenture there. If "out with the old and in with the new" is the current mantra, then they're abiding by it very well.

Advice to Senior Management – Be very careful about compromising good service to customers. The recruiting industry is very fickle. Don't be the type the of organization that just tries to fill seats with bodies. That has a very lasting effect on the overall business.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at LinkedIn as a contractor

Pros – Inspiring senior leadership, a lot of growth opportunities and lateral movement within the company. LinkedIn is really going places and it was great to be a part of that; people work very hard but know they're contributing to LinkedIn's mission of connecting professionals.

Cons – Recruiting coordination team is majority contract workers, so the team seemed to have been constantly changing and not exactly evolving. Because of this, not a strong team camaraderie.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the great work.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at LinkedIn full-time for less than a year

Pros – Awesome company, but the cultural of LinkedIn is not for everyone -- just like any company . They look for innovative people who are not just waiting for their next step, but creating it. The ability to transform your career and passions to a job you love, is incredible. I love having a direct influence on my career path. There isn't a right or wrong way to move in the direction you want to go with LinkedIn. It isn't a ladder you are trying to move up. It is a staircase with many floors. You choose where you want to go.

Cons – Some employees don't get it. You influence your path and management is their to guide you and support you, but not hold your hand.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep doing what you are doing!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at LinkedIn as a contractor for less than a year

Pros – Great company culture
advocates innovation and collaboration
morale is very high
work with cutting edge technology and large data sets

Cons – needs to open a Seattle office

Advice to Senior Management – keep up the great work!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at LinkedIn as a contractor for less than a year

Pros – Great culture and very engaging leadership team. The CEO is engaging and inspiring. The company has all you can ask for in terms of perks: onsite gym, catered meals, and even free massages! Also, the company that manages the contract employees is very supportive and offers a lot of assistance.

Cons – The culture and values that makes a LinkedIn such an appealing company to work for does NOT trickle down to the Recruiting Coordination team or much of the contingent workforce. No support/guidance from management, roles are siloed with no room for growth and an extremely faulty and manual "metrics" system are used. During the time I was on board, the Recruiting Coordinator team consisted of 15+ people with only one available full-time position in headcount, so conversion is a pipe dream and very much against their cultural value of "transformation". The contracts are short-term, roughly six months, and during this time, I have seen many member terminated without notice or feedback well before their six months were up.
In addition, people in this role are often disrespected and receive little to no support from management.

Advice to Senior Management – Management needs to establish a unified process and create a better metric system to assess employees in this role, especially when so far removed from the day to day function of the role. Stop treating people in this role like toilet paper, throwing them out after taking care of the problems that you'd rather not touch.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at LinkedIn full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great benefits, activities, and food.

Cons – At lot of moving around of teams and people.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at LinkedIn full-time for more than a year

Pros – free lunch free snack onsite gyms and massages

Cons – work and life balance is very hard to get

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at LinkedIn full-time for more than a year

Pros – It used to be a great company, where we had to deal with fascinating search and analytics challenges. After IPO lots of talented engineers and managers has left, making the whole environment much worse

Cons – My manager asked me to notify them in advance if I would intend to leave. I gave a 6 weeks notice and asked them if I could use a part of that time for the parental leave. They terminated my employment immediately. The manager told me the reason of the early exit was that I'm going to work for their major competitor. It seems some people had brought Yahoo's worst practices to LinkedIn. Now I'm feeling stupid of giving an early notice

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend