Anonymous wrote:Rolodex for old colleagues. That’s it.

+1

I updated my linkedin about 4 years ago and would re-update if I were job searching.

But I am not job searching. I just tried to log in to linkedin but my password is unknown and I don’t care enough to reset it.

It’s total self-important BS.

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I find it to be very helpful when looking for a new job. Being able to see any connections that you have at any given company can be really beneficial to try and make inroads during the application process. I agree that the articles/individual posts are total BS.

I use it to see who has moved up, new job, etc. what I can't take is all the sad stories people post on it about illnesses.

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.

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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.

This is a joke right? Why would anyone NEED to be on LI? So dramatic.
It is a waste of time.

DP.

Not a joke. As a hiring manager, I look for consistency across LI and the resume - and check other online presences. And as the prevalence of people holding multiple jobs grows, transparency and accuracy about employment status on LinkedIn becomes even more important.

You don’t have hirevhue to do that for you?

I found that the most useful function was to find connections at companies where I was applying to get my resume to the top. Worked for one job that I ended up taking--a former co-worker of one of my former co-workers worked at the company and she introduced us.

Fun to peruse
No real insightful info
Dont hang your hat on it for a job

Anonymous wrote:

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.

This is a joke right? Why would anyone NEED to be on LI? So dramatic.
It is a waste of time.

DP.

Not a joke. As a hiring manager, I look for consistency across LI and the resume - and check other online presences. And as the prevalence of people holding multiple jobs grows, transparency and accuracy about employment status on LinkedIn becomes even more important.

Sounds invasive. It's a nice way to judge people before even interviewing them.

Recruiters data mine through profiles to hire people.

My daughter got an amazing job from a world class company walking distance her apartment where they recruited her off her LinkedIn profile. She had every possible qualification they were looking for.

She is in marketing and managed social media for a start up in college so she is great at optimizing her profile.

I have 5,000 connections myself and during Covid when Job hunting was on it 4-6 hours a day every day. I landed a $5,000 a week consulting gig direct hire by company from July to December 2020 then landed my real job on it I started March 2021.

The social media aspect of it when unemployed was huge. I forged an alliance with two people looking for exact job I was and we decided every job we turned down from we would alert the other to apply. A board member at a big form freshly retired from full time work volunteered to do bi-weekly check in via zoom wirg me to keep me on track, the LinkedIn learning is great to add certifications

And posting or at least liking or commenting on posts is important as LinkedIn algorithm puts you higher in recruiter searches if you are active in LinkedIn.

I also data mine companies I want to work at for 1, 2 and 3rd degree connections or if we went to same college or worked same companies to put in employee referrals for jobs I see posted.

Anonymous wrote:Here's how you know it's worthless....

Find the company you would like to work for and click on their Jobs tab.

Go to the actual company website and search for jobs.

Many Many Many more options on the company website and 99% of the time the Linkedin job is not real.

And let's be honest thats why we are on LI - to find the next thing.

LI is likely to be a better indicator of the newest positions or ones that don’t already have a candidate in the pipeline. The ones on the company site usually have to remain posted until a candidate is all but chosen, so you might be wasting your time there.

That said, I always, always go to the company site to actually apply for the job. Too many scams on LinkedIn.

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.

This is a joke right? Why would anyone NEED to be on LI? So dramatic.
It is a waste of time.

DP.

Not a joke. As a hiring manager, I look for consistency across LI and the resume - and check other online presences. And as the prevalence of people holding multiple jobs grows, transparency and accuracy about employment status on LinkedIn becomes even more important.

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.

This is a joke right? Why would anyone NEED to be on LI? So dramatic.
It is a waste of time.

Here's how you know it's worthless....

Find the company you would like to work for and click on their Jobs tab.

Go to the actual company website and search for jobs.

Many Many Many more options on the company website and 99% of the time the Linkedin job is not real.

And let's be honest thats why we are on LI - to find the next thing.

Not useful at all. The "news" is not newsworthy. You should follow technical publications instead. It's really more like adult facebook. I have NEVER known anyone to get a job or any other benefit from it. Do NOT get sucked into the "premiere" version.