The LinkedIn professional social network has now more than 259 million users worldwide whose profiles summarize their work experience and skills. That is why it is an ideal database to analyze current trends in recruitment. The latest LinkedIn statistics highlighted the experience and skills which had been in greatest demand in 2013. Users whose profiles contain the following skills started or were offered a new job via LinkedIn most often.
1. Social Media Marketing
2. Mobile Development
3. Cloud and Distributed Computing
4. Perl/Python/Ruby
5. Statistical Analysis and Data Mining
6. User Interface Design
7. Digital and Online Marketing
8. Recruiting
9. Business Development/Relationship Management
10. Retail Payment Systems and Information
To sum up, marketers, programmers and professionals helping companies grow (recruiters, business managers) won the most job offers via LinkedIn.
You can see all the 25 "hottest" skills on LinkedIn in 2013 on the following figure.
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