As an experiment, I surveyed more than 900 of my LinkedIn connections to better understand the flow of talent across companies. The linked URL shows the end result. 

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Folks can interact with the visualization and see some interesting migration patterns, effects of M&A, and even small groups who may have left their employer to work on a startup. 

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Some things to note:

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1. Hovering over a company/node will highlight its immediate connections. 

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2. Companies with significant relationships will have an arrow indicating the significance of the relationship. In this context, significance refers to the volume of talent flowing from one node to another. 

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3. I color coded the companies/nodes for better categorization. For example, the red nodes are “Other” buckets that I manually made in an effort to contain anomalies and reduce noise.  

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4. The network may look like a hair ball, so if you’re looking for something, use the search function in your browser by hitting Ctrl+F. I still haven’t figured out an effective way for adding a search widget to the viz. 

Enjoy!