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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, I would NOT appreciate that,[/quote]

Really, linkedin is so lame anyways, if you are on it, accept all invites.  Who knows who you might be able to help, and vice versa.  Does it really cost you something?[/quote]

Depends on how you want to appear to your professional network. If you don't have one, you probably don't care. I don't want my connections to reflect a lot of "CEO and mommy". I'd rather not have that connection at all, as I do know that my clients review my profile and endorsements regularly. [/quote]

so if you've got 500+ connections is anyone trolling 15 layers deep into who the people are?  i accept all the first 400 of mine are legit business people represent a diverse career base[/quote]

Much like I use Facebook only for people I know and would share personal information with, I don't connect with any and everyone that I come into contact with on LinkedIn. Everyone uses it differently. I only have connections with the people that I actually do business with: coworkers, direct vendor contacts, clients. I prefer to only have people that I know do business the way I do- ethically and well. I work in a small industry and am well known, I have no need to fluff up numbers to make me look well connected. I'd rather be well connected by quality, and anyone reviewing my contacts in my industry could see that.

Again, I know it's not that way for other people and that's fine. Some careers thrive on connecting with any and everyone. I just keep my list lean and mean, rather than filled with people who will only come out of the woodwork when they need something (like a job), but wouldn't contact me at other times. If that's the case, I'm in my company's directory and they can find me there.

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