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Is linked in worth anything?
Posted on 4/10/18 at 10:13 pm
Posted on 4/10/18 at 10:13 pm
Made an account when I was in college for an assignment. I have never used it because it seems like it’s just another Facebook type of BS.
Has linked in ever provided any Benefits for you to actually use it or is it just for aggravating sales people trying to show off?
Has linked in ever provided any Benefits for you to actually use it or is it just for aggravating sales people trying to show off?
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Posted on 4/10/18 at 10:21 pm to The Dunder Mifflin
My company posts job opening there. Pretty sure our last hire came from there
Posted on 4/10/18 at 10:22 pm to The Dunder Mifflin
You have one and have your personal data on there, so yeah it’s worth something.
Posted on 4/10/18 at 10:52 pm to The Dunder Mifflin
It's a great tool, if you use it well.
Posted on 4/10/18 at 10:57 pm to castorinho
I found my wife a new job on there from job postings I received.
Posted on 4/11/18 at 12:23 am to The Dunder Mifflin
Three job interviews and one new job, 100% from LinkedIn.
Posted on 4/11/18 at 8:09 am to Vrai
my wife looked a former classmates profile, he saw that, reached out to her and offered her a job making 50% more than she was currently making, now she's the bread winner
yes, it's worth something
yes, it's worth something
Posted on 4/11/18 at 8:14 am to The Dunder Mifflin
I’m about to move back to Louisiana in 3 months and I’ve been using it for job searching/stalking people with my job title at companies i’d Like to work for. While I haven’t been successful in landing a position yet, I find it is an additional tool to use in the job hunt process of whoring yourself out.
Posted on 4/11/18 at 8:25 am to The Dunder Mifflin
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Has linked in ever provided any Benefits for you to actually use it
Helps to network with people in my industry (O&G) plus if I haven't met a person before a meeting, I can find them on LinkedIn and see what they look like so I can know who to look for.
Posted on 4/11/18 at 8:35 am to The Dunder Mifflin
It is extremely valuable to anyone who uses it well.
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Posted on 4/11/18 at 8:52 am to The Dunder Mifflin
It's good for 3 things.
1) Keeping up with former colleagues to see who has gone where.
2) Getting your name and experience into god knows how many searches run by recruiters who exclusively use LinkedIn.
3) Reading posts from bad recruiters who complain when people don't respond to their spammy messages.
LinkedIn has made the recruiting industry extremely lazy, but it provides too much visibility into too many opportunities to disregard it in my opinion.
1) Keeping up with former colleagues to see who has gone where.
2) Getting your name and experience into god knows how many searches run by recruiters who exclusively use LinkedIn.
3) Reading posts from bad recruiters who complain when people don't respond to their spammy messages.
LinkedIn has made the recruiting industry extremely lazy, but it provides too much visibility into too many opportunities to disregard it in my opinion.
Posted on 4/11/18 at 9:02 am to The Dunder Mifflin
If you are looking for a job, yes.
Otherwise...meh
Otherwise...meh
Posted on 4/11/18 at 10:35 am to DeathValley85
quote:huh no. You build the connections all the time, even when not actively looking. That way when you're looking, it makes it easier. And you never know what might come around via connection when you're not searching.
If you are looking for a job, yes.
Otherwise...meh
Posted on 4/11/18 at 11:27 am to DeathValley85
I get legitimate job opportunities almost every week to two weeks on LinkedIn regardless of whether I am looking or not.
The feature they launched that allows you to say “I’m open to opportunities” is awesome. It plays a surprisingly large role in the search algorithm and I saw an immediate uptick when I flipped it on.
I hate that so much crap is posted on it and the feed looks like Facebook now. The worst are the people who copy posts from someone else and then repost as their own...until you get to the very bottom where they may say they stole it from someone. LinkedIn has too much clickbait nonsense; they are driving interaction at the expense of the core use case of the platform.
The feature they launched that allows you to say “I’m open to opportunities” is awesome. It plays a surprisingly large role in the search algorithm and I saw an immediate uptick when I flipped it on.
I hate that so much crap is posted on it and the feed looks like Facebook now. The worst are the people who copy posts from someone else and then repost as their own...until you get to the very bottom where they may say they stole it from someone. LinkedIn has too much clickbait nonsense; they are driving interaction at the expense of the core use case of the platform.
Posted on 4/11/18 at 11:59 am to lynxcat
I have that feature checked and haven't received anything promising. 
Posted on 4/11/18 at 1:17 pm to The Dunder Mifflin
It depends on your industry.
For a small paper company trying to increase their exposure and sales, it’s perfect.
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The Dunder Mifflin
For a small paper company trying to increase their exposure and sales, it’s perfect.
Posted on 4/11/18 at 1:35 pm to The Dunder Mifflin
It is by far the easiest way to have jobs find you.
Posted on 4/11/18 at 1:43 pm to The Dunder Mifflin
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Made an account when I was in college for an assignment. I have never used it because it seems like it’s just another Facebook type of BS.
Has linked in ever provided any Benefits for you to actually use it or is it just for aggravating sales people trying to show off?
Had an account up until middle of last year, then decided to delete it. Only did so to reduce my digital footprint somewhat. Really would love to do the same with FB. I will say, though, there were at least three times where I applied for a job, then did some research to learn who the hiring manager for that job was, reached out to express my interest in the job and ultimately got hired for two of those at least partly because of that connection. So there's that.
Posted on 4/11/18 at 2:49 pm to The Dunder Mifflin
It's how I landed my current job. It's really big in my field.
Posted on 4/11/18 at 8:33 pm to The Dunder Mifflin
Great for scoping out dates from online dating prior to meeting, that’s about the extent of the functional use I get out of it.
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