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Sure I am a terrible person but what are your first thoughts when somebody says linkedin? What does linkedin mean to you?
I don't use social media (this forum is as close as it gets). I have thought about Linkedin, but I don't really see the point. I work in a very small and specialised industry where "everybody knows everybody". Linkedin really has nothing to offer me and being able to put down all my specific training would not be possible as some of it is protected. A resume has quite a bit of private information on it and I would prefer to control who I give it to.
Has anyone gotten a job -- not a contract gig, but a full-time regular employment position -- through LinkedIn?
Sure I am a terrible person but what are your first thoughts when somebody says linkedin? What does linkedin mean to you?I am just curious.
Forums, BBSs, "rooms", mailing lists, the internet, filesharing, and people that don't know the difference, existed long before "social media". Look it up using your preferred method.
Quote from: olkipukki on April 20, 2020, 04:11:43 pmNever used Facebook and as result 'lost' a more than few 'friends' over years, but again.I've never used Linkedin, but at one point I was getting at least 100 spam messages a day from them, trying to connect me to people I'd never heard of. It works both ways.
Never used Facebook and as result 'lost' a more than few 'friends' over years, but again.
... circle-jerk...
I work in a very small and specialised industry where "everybody knows everybody".
A resume has quite a bit of private information on it and I would prefer to control who I give it to.
Quote from: coppice on April 20, 2020, 04:16:50 pmQuote from: olkipukki on April 20, 2020, 04:11:43 pmNever used Facebook and as result 'lost' a more than few 'friends' over years, but again.I've never used Linkedin, but at one point I was getting at least 100 spam messages a day from them, trying to connect me to people I'd never heard of. It works both ways. I joined, discovered it was pretty useless, never did anything with it, but kept getting all sorts of nonsense e-mails from them, & from people I didn't know, or would ever want to know!
Quote from: Halcyon on April 21, 2020, 12:32:56 amI work in a very small and specialised industry where "everybody knows everybody". Do you mean in your country, region or world?
Quote from: Halcyon on April 21, 2020, 12:32:56 amA resume has quite a bit of private information on it and I would prefer to control who I give it to.Usually, put some bullet points and buzzwords without any specific references and details.Also, follow "Private Aerospace Corporation" instead of "SpaceX" pattern as current/previous place of works.
"Private Aerospace Corporation" instead of "SpaceX"
Now HR of company I work for signed everyone u,. didn't ask if we wanted to part of it.
Huh, last two jobs I heard at least several times "put a like on Linkedin under our new post". I decided not to react on such stuff and I don't do what they ask for. I'm pretty confident that certain types of roles (such as marketing) have to use their personal linkedin account for company promotions. And if one changes the job and starts working for a competitor... Well, then there is a mandatory new post about "exciting news" and "new opportunities", and then all goes the same road again.May be this is not even that bad, after all they are in marketing, and their spam blogposts are their portfolio. But I feel like they don't have a choice here.
Linkedin is a total waste of your time. I deleted my account weeks ago and have never regretted it.