LinkedIn crucial in helping DSIT reach external candidates, minister says

Credit: Zulfugar Karimov/Pexels In a professional discipline where more than half of new recruits come from beyond Whitehall, having access to 44 million potential candidates is key, according to departmental representative Ian Murray A LinkedIn subscription cost of more than £13,000 a month is an important investment to provide the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology with access to potential candidates in a field where more than half of roles are given to applicants from outside government, a minister has claimed. DSIT is one of a number of Whitehall organisations to make use of paid services offered by the career networking website – including some departments that have signed six- or even seven-figure deals to work directly with LinkedIn on recruitment efforts. Related content Cabinet Office signs £22m deal for new government jobs tool to ‘resolve biggest recruitment challenges’ Pay cited as top cause for failed government recruitments of digital roles Pay and reward leader sought for tech profession to help departments ‘reduce reliance on consultants’ The tech department spends a comparatively modest £159,000 on subscription services offered via the platform, according to digital government minister Ian Murray. A further £1.22m is spent by DSIT on “other subscriptions” – that
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