Brief Overall Description of the Dataset:
Individuals create profiles that include education, job histories, current job information, skills, etc.
Link: www.linkedin.com
Date Inventory Completed: 6/4/15
Screening
- Is the data collected opinion-based?
- Is the data collection recurring (must be collected at least annually)?
- Is there data available for 2013?
- For Education: Is the data collected at least the school level?
- Can we access the data by August 15th?
- Can the data be linked to other education/workforce datasets (e.g., K-12, higher education, workforce)?
Purpose
What is the purpose of the organization collecting the data?
To show their users jobs they may like and give them a platform to connect with other professionals.
Why is it collected and how does the organization use it?
LinkedIn uses the data provided by users to suggest connections to others who they may know, and show them jobs they may be interested in.
Who else uses the data?
Job seekers, employers, professionals
- Who do they sell the data to?
N/A
Method
What is the data collection method?
Use input
What is the type of data collected?
Observational
If designed, who created the questions?
N/A
What is the raw source of the collected data (prior to any aggregation)?
Individual
Description
- What is the general topic of the data (1-2 words)?
Education and Workforce
What are the earliest and latest dates for which data is available?
N/A
Is data collected and available periodically?
No
How soon after a reference period ends can a data source be prepared and provided?
Instantly
Selectivity (conversely, the representativeness)
What is the universe (e.g., population) that the data represents (consider inclusion/exclusion criteria)?
Individuals with a LinkedIn account.
Accessibility
How is the data accessed?
Not able to access.
- Is it open data?
No
- Any legal, regulatory, or administrative restrictions on accessing the data source?
Unable to get individual information.
Cost? - One time or annual or project based payment?
No
Does this dataset appear to meet our needs for the Census study? NO
Explanation: Due to privacy restrictions, there’s no good way to access individual profile information. To use the LinkedIn API, you must be developing an app for LinkedIn users to utilize. Maybe we could use this to screen scrape for current job postings, but it doesn’t appear there is any historical data.