100 new jobs for Linkedln Dublin announced this morning

LinkedIn’s five-year anniversary at its Dublin base sees the social networking site closing in on the magic 1,000 employees figure, with 100 new roles to be filled at the company.

At an event to celebrate its fifth anniversary in Ireland, LinkedIn announced it now employs 900 people, an increase of 300 over the past twelve months.

The company will soon reach the 1,000 mark as they currently have more than 100 open positions at present.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny attended Friday’s event saying: “It is a fantastic endorsement for Ireland that one of the leading internet companies in the world has selected Dublin as the location for its international headquarters.

LinkedIn’s 900 employees work in sales and marketing, engineering, data insights and analytics. The open roles include sales managers, insight analysts, applied scientists, HR managers and finance managers.