Posts by Peter Rigano

You’ve probably heard the adage that your next job is likely to come from someone you know. While people find work through a variety of channels, your network may be more important than you realize. By analyzing hiring and networking data on LinkedIn, we uncovered how connections between members impact the way companies bring on new employees. On average, 16% of...

" I love big data. As an Insights Analyst at LinkedIn, I have the incredible opportunity to work with a rich set of professional data shared by our 200 million members. In honor of Valentine’s Day, I used my data wrangling skills to find out just where professionals who love their work live. Since Valentine’s Day is all about love, passion and dreams, I looked...