Talk to me about LinkedIn

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The complaints here are fixable problems, but the people complaining would rather grouse.

The fact someone called it a Rolodex for old colleagues sounds like someone isn't using LinkedIn at all. Sure, you can do nothing on the site and then--guess what?--you'll get no results. That's how life works. Do nothing. Get nothing.

For anyone who wants to get a job or earn money in their business, it's doable. It does take work. You have to write your profile in a clear way and engage with content by other people.

I started a business and have earned a lot of money over the past seven years. When I track my business clients and referrals from those clients, the path usually leads back to LinkedIn.

PS: If you don't like the content you are seeing, that's on you. Disconnect from those people and comment on posts you DO like. You'll start to see more content you like.

I guess it depends if you are "talent" (publish your credentials and let recruiters complete for you) or "business" (smarmtalk your way into extracting profit from an organization)

This says a lot about how you view the world.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Or to figure out how old people are by looking up their graduation dates.

And that's exactly why I don't have my graduation dates on there and don't list the first couple jobs out of college.

[Anonymous]

Most of what people post is shallow and self-aggrandizing junk. Over the last few years, it has gotten almost intolerable from that perspective.

But I do find that looking through the jobs section is a good insight into what specific companies are doing, including the posted salary ranges.

That alone made me realize that my salary was way lower than I could get in similar positions, and kicked my job search into gear.

[Anonymous]

I find it annoying as well, especially the attractive woman who documents her return to work saga, which manages to get over 5,000 comments. Suddenly this person is a content creator.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You have to be on Linked In. No ifs, ands or buts.
It is not just for job seekers--in fact, I don't recommend using the Looking for Work button.
The listing should match your resume and the photo headshot should be good.
Anyone who hears your name for any reason may look you up there.
Prospective speaking engagements, job inquiries, will all use LinkedIn, too.

You don't have to like, to comment, to write for LinkedIn-you just have to be listed on it.

Know plenty of highly paid professionals in the finance industry that don't use it. Some people truly want to be offline.

Agreed. Not being on it in lobbying/politics could even be an asset. High performers switching jobs come with a long list of references and their reputation. LinkedIn is a waste for in-house lobbyists, political operatives, and finance types.

Lawyers love it for BD and pushing out their content.

And then the other professions seem to like it for a variety of reasons.

I’ve been toying with deactivating.

[Anonymous]

I agree with a previous poster that it's good to set up a profile with a decent photo and experiences listed. Mainly because if other people are talking about you as someone they might want to talk to, work with, have on a panel etc. they will look you up. You don't have to be on the site frequently or really at all.

[Anonymous]

I have a profile on LinkedIn with a photo and very brief descriptions of past and current jobs so that when I look for a new job, the recruiter can look me up to make sure I am not fake.

I prefer Facebook crap for entertainment than LinkedIn crap. There are a bunch of people active on LinkedIn and constantly posting stuff that makes them look good and senior... In reality, I have worked with them in the past and they are almost idiots in real life.

LinkedIn is just a place where you raise your hand and give attendance saying "I am real". Everything else is just noise and not useful.

Their premium charges are ridiculously high.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a profile on LinkedIn with a photo and very brief descriptions of past and current jobs so that when I look for a new job, the recruiter can look me up to make sure I am not fake.

I prefer Facebook crap for entertainment than LinkedIn crap. There are a bunch of people active on LinkedIn and constantly posting stuff that makes them look good and senior... In reality, I have worked with them in the past and they are almost idiots in real life.

LinkedIn is just a place where you raise your hand and give attendance saying "I am real". Everything else is just noise and not useful.

Their premium charges are ridiculously high.

LinkedIn is full of fake profiles. Anyone can put they studied at Harvard or worked as CFO at Google.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a profile on LinkedIn with a photo and very brief descriptions of past and current jobs so that when I look for a new job, the recruiter can look me up to make sure I am not fake.

I prefer Facebook crap for entertainment than LinkedIn crap. There are a bunch of people active on LinkedIn and constantly posting stuff that makes them look good and senior... In reality, I have worked with them in the past and they are almost idiots in real life.

LinkedIn is just a place where you raise your hand and give attendance saying "I am real". Everything else is just noise and not useful.

Their premium charges are ridiculously high.

LinkedIn is full of fake profiles. Anyone can put they studied at Harvard or worked as CFO at Google.

That's right. The same 15:18 poster here. Somehow the credibility is thought to be better with a LinkedIn account than not having one. But you are right. Anyone can fake it, hide connections, get recommendations from people they know etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You have to be on Linked In. No ifs, ands or buts.
It is not just for job seekers--in fact, I don't recommend using the Looking for Work button.
The listing should match your resume and the photo headshot should be good.
Anyone who hears your name for any reason may look you up there.
Prospective speaking engagements, job inquiries, will all use LinkedIn, too.

You don't have to like, to comment, to write for LinkedIn-you just have to be listed on it.

No, you don’t have to be on it. It really depends on the kind of work you do.

[Anonymous]

If you are not on it a red flag you have a J2