LinkedIn looks to hire hundreds to fill Dublin headquarters

LinkedIn is hiring a total of 800 to fill their Irish headquarters, bringing the total workforce to 2,000 in the country by summer of 2019.

The social networking platform said it has already begun its recruitment process for the roles at its European, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) headquarters at its Wilton Place offices in the city centre. Some 300 people have been hired.

It currently has 100 vacant roles that need to be filled in areas such as sales, marketing, customer service, finance and analytics.

The remaining positions will be filled by summer next year.

Sharon McCooey, head of LinkedIn Ireland, said: "Our growth in Ireland continues at a phenomenal pace, both as an employer, but also as a platform that two million Irish professionals have come to rely on to develop their careers and find their next job."

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