LinkedIn is a well-known social networking website for people in the professional occupations. It allows job seekers to upload resumes and browse for job openings, while employers search for fitting applicants. When it first began, their services were free. However, LinkedIn now charges users to use their website. They charge employers to post jobs and get access to resumes. Hopeful applicants now have the option of buying LinkedIn’s “premium” services. For $29.95 per month, the payer’s job application will move to the top of the list as a “featured applicant”. It doesn’t matter if the applicant has appropriate qualifications, their resumes will be regarded as top priority. This service brings about questionable business practices and unpromising benefits. First, this offer discriminates against people who may not be able to afford this special placement service. It is unfair and immoral. Second, the benefit that LinkedIn promises may not at all be valuable. Would employers be impressed that his potential future employees paid their way for placement? Recruiters may feel cheated by the applicants. Although LinkedIn is not the only company offering this “premium” service, that does not make it less ethical. LinkedIn must find a way to restructure their offerings to give a more ethical value to job seekers.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2013/09/03/has-linkedin-crossed-an-ethical-line/