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So I am coming up on graduation with a BE Mech Eng in December, think I should start messaging all the recruiters I've added over the years on LinkedIn or is that hella annoying/pointlessly time consuming?
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You're right. Sent out a message to 20 recruiters or HR people that are on my contacts list. Ill probably comb through my groups and see if I cant add a dozen more or so. EDIT: Got two replies! At least one of them read no less than the first sentence of my email which is impressive considering the literacy rate amongst recruiters seems to be ~5%. CarForumPoster fucked around with this message at 23:19 on Aug 29, 2013 |
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Aug 29, 2013 22:56
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salted hash browns posted:Really quickly, what is the reasoning for this again? It seems unlikely that I would ask a stranger for an in at his company, or ask a random person for an introduction to someone else. I added about 75 technical recruiters whom I don't know tonight. (Enough that linkedIn made me fill out Captchas) Its their job to find talent, and I am talented so I figured why not?
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Aug 30, 2013 02:11
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RTB posted:When a recruiter searches LinkedIn they see their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd level connections at the top of the list. Also true of groups. 3rd doesn't really help you but 2nd and group connections mean they can add you and message you with very little effort.
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Aug 30, 2013 02:37
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Rad R. posted:How do you actually recognize a recruiter by profile? I need recruiters in the creative sector, such as design, illustration, copy writing, media. I've joined many specialized groups, but thus far, Stairmasters has been the most useful group I am a member of. Most groups are full of spam posts, or posts by people who shouldn't call themselves professionals. Step 1) Join a gently caress ton of a groups related to your field. Dont bother reaiding or looking at them again, theyre just to rank in search. Step 2) I did the following searches: Recruiter narrowed to [My area],[My State] Technical Recruiter narrowed to [My area],[My State] Recruiter narrowed to [My University Alumni] (because you can add all of them as connections) Engineering Recruiter not narrowed to anything. Step 3) Add people til it makes you fill in captchas. Step 4) When they add you, contact them about placement. Step 5) Profit I did this late last night and have spoken to one this morning on the phone with about 4 reply emails.
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Aug 30, 2013 14:28
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Had two phone calls from recruiters now and several returned emails. Considering it only took me a couple hours, I am getting way more possible things than I would applying to crap online.
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Aug 30, 2013 18:15
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Boris Galerkin posted:How do I add recruiters as connections? I don't know if I posted it in this thread or not but none of my friends use LinkedIn to get jobs and only a very small handful have an account just to have one but never use it. Everybody I know gets jobs and networks the old fashioned way ("Hey former classmate/colleague Dave, I'm looking for a job in out in Nantucket, can I shoot you my resume and tell me if I'd fit in anywhere at Acme?" or "Hey Dave, know anyone over in Acme I could get in contact with?") so I don't have a whole lot of connections on LinkedIn. If I search for "engineer recruiter" for example everybody comes up in the "3rd/not connected" category and then when I try to connect it tells me I can't connect to people I don't know. CarForumPoster posted:Step 1) Join a gently caress ton of a groups related to your field. Dont bother reaiding or looking at them again, theyre just to rank in search.
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Sep 17, 2013 03:19
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Rurutia posted:It allows you to add recruiters in the same group as you. This. That is why you do the things I said in the order I said them. Also can search for LION which is linkedin open network. Once the first round of recruiters add you you will be 2nd connection to a huge number of people. BTW you click "friend" to not have to answer an email. I figured you'd figure that out but you didn't figure out how to add people you don't know despite strategies being laid out in several posts.
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Sep 18, 2013 13:20
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smokmnky posted:So I've read through the OP, joined groups and have a pretty good profile but now I'm just wondering the best way to get in touch with recruiters. I've been sending and accepting any requests I get but if I do a search for [job title] + recruiter + [my city] I see a few but they all have the "inmail" or whatever and I can't add them. What's the best way to build up further connections? More groups such as open netwroking groups for your city, job hunting/posting groups, as well as secondary and tertiary connections.
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Oct 9, 2013 01:26
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smokmnky posted:is there a good "query" to use for finding these groups? I did get some connections going for some companies I'm interested in so now I'm hoping I can find the recruiter at those places and make a connection or 2. Look at the groups your connections have joined. By the way you're limited to 50 groups now so basically you should join 50 groups.
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Oct 9, 2013 17:15
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LinkedIn success story, on my mass add of recruiters I added one from one of the biggest names in consumer electronics who was a recruiter for a different field of engineering. Didn't even notice really. When one of his connections, also a recruiter at that company, but for my field, searched for someone with my background, I was in his results and have a phone interview for tomorrow. Quarex posted:Only 50 groups? drat, I have to be getting close to that. Maybe I should de-prioritize the number of groups I joined for the school in another country I attended for a year and have no actual connection to whatsoever. Join them.
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Oct 10, 2013 01:40
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Orange Somen posted:Has anyone had success getting unsolicited requests for interview straight out of college? I'm a recent graduate in a supposedly in-demand field with 300+ connections, most of them recruiters, and not a peep yet. I just described my success, I am a mechanical engineer graduating in december with a fair amount of experience though.
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Oct 10, 2013 13:48
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mcsuede posted:Endorsements have added so much noise to LinkedIn there's really no reason not to go full LION. I had been resisting for years, only connecting with authentic connections, but it's a joke at this point. It's just a big networking and "self-branding" circle jerk so go crazy. Adding strangers that are recruiters has most likely gotten me a job that a has caused a few people to tell me I'm the most successful person in my graduating class. I Showed up in the recruiter who messaged me search because I SEO'd my profile, got endorsements for the keywords I wanted and added recruiters at that company so I was a 2nd connection to him when he searched my keywords.
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Nov 21, 2013 06:58
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Isn't the whole point of this thread to convey that this should not be used passively, but rather that you should actively join groups, contact and add recruiters? Also hahahaha at being a "non technical elite researcher"
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Dec 24, 2013 09:38
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HiroProtagonist posted:I got an invitation to "publish" on Linkedin too, once. I laughed and forgot about it. Sometimes I click on stuff other people publish, and then I regret it. This. Unrelated to that: If I want to move to move back to my home city to work, is it going to make a huge showing in search results difference if my current job is located somewhere else? I've added every in-industry recruiter in the first 6 or so pages of search results for "my_industry recruiter" and have 500+ connections in my home city so I feel like I'd rank pretty well for whoever is looking. Still, not sure how many recruiters/companies limit their search to their immediate state/area only.
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Jul 16, 2014 04:13
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Hey so I found a "duh" way of making the right connections. Search for jobs you'd want that are currently posted to LinkedIn under the Jobs section. Add the recruiters who posted them. If I do switch jobs it'll probably be in 6+ months and in the mean time I will be ranking front page for the people provably searching for people like me.
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Jul 26, 2014 08:09
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FrozenVent posted:Nobody gives a poo poo about endorsements. I would bet that they help you rank in search though I have not done tests to confirm this. Thus, I give a poo poo about them and so should he but recruiters don't care at all. null gallagher posted:What's the worst that can come from a polite "hey, not looking right now, but let me add you so we can talk when I am"? Agreed.
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Aug 1, 2014 02:52
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egoslicer posted:I get about 5-10 recruiters a week, and usually just ignore them. The only recruiter I've ever used took me to lunch to get to know me, then dinner later in the week to present different jobs. Then she took me to the interviews, waited for me, and we talked after. Later she negotiated way over my asking price and got me relo and signing. If I'm ever in the market, she is my goto. I found her on Yelp, where she had 50+ 5 star ratings. If you're ever in the Bay Area and looking for a Senior level DevOps or Developer role, I'll give her your info. I am a Sr. mechanical engineer in that area and that sounds incredible. Is she software only? I have a pretty awesome resume in mechanical engineering/manufacturing and I only get maybe 1-2 jobs a month through indeed or LinkedIn, though I am not actively looking at the moment.
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Aug 2, 2014 17:57
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Pilkington posted:Is it kosher to message a recruiter for a company I applied for to see if they could tell me why I got rejected? I applied for a position that I thought I met the requirements for pretty well and got a rejection form email the next day. I don't want to contest their rejection, I just wanted to see if there were any red flags in my application or resume that I should worry about. They already rejected you what do you have to lose? Though I agree they prob wont tell you poo poo.
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Aug 2, 2014 17:58
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I did a cursory google for recruiters on Yelp and didnt see results, could you explain how you found her so I can do the same with my field.
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Aug 3, 2014 18:14
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Boot and Rally posted:My attempts to follow the advice in the OP are hitting two walls. The first is I cannot connect with any of the recruiters in the groups I am in. The option simply isn't there. I can InMail them though, would that suffice? I think that would lead to be being quickly forgotten unless that is the way to get connections. Second, LinkedIn drops a message strongly discouraging linking with people you don't know, so I'm interested in the answer to the above question. InMail is nice because if they dont reply you get another InMai. That said if you arent contacting them because fo a job theyre in charge of the req for theres not really any benefit, unlike a connection where you'll now show up in more 2nd degree searches. It is possible LinkedIn disabled the option to connect with people in groups, if you can see their full name try searching for it, explicitly. It might be the only way to add people you don't know is if they are a 2nd connection.
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Oct 4, 2014 17:24
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devmd01 posted:This isn't LinkedIn specific but I have a networking etiquette question. I'd reply like that then follow up by phone with your old boss by phone. I'm no expert in business etiquette though.
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Oct 15, 2014 04:38
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posh spaz posted:wtf is a dog's breakfast? Something you wouldnt want to eat.
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Dec 11, 2014 04:04
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Tortilla Maker posted:I was contacted by a Managing Director from an established and well-regarded legal recruiting firm. The inMail message was brief and simply said that he looked at my profile and believes I have the experience a client of theirs is seeking (though the subject of the message read 'In-House Role' so ???). Getting a phone number and speaking to someone is the only way to motivate them to get you a job and to act quickly imo. Even goes for a recruiter at a large company that's contacting you. Show them you're excited, qualified, etc and theyll be motivated to get you through the process. Again, imo, it matters how the recruiter prsents you to the hiring manager. "I met this great guy who is qualified" -vs- "Heres someone I talked to that is qualified"
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Jan 16, 2015 17:50
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Just add him as a friend and message him the regular way loving paying for that InMail garbage.
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Mar 26, 2015 22:44
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Siliziumleben posted:Actually, LinkedIn just updated their "sent invitations" page and now you can see exactly when you've sent someone an invitation. That link 404'd for me.
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Sep 29, 2015 01:23
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Big Spoon posted:I've just applied to an interesting position. I found who I think is the hiring manager on LinkedIn and I wondering if you think its worth messaging him. He's got the same background as I do and the same major so I figured I'd ask how his education and degree helped him in his current role. He also used to perform the same job I applied to which may help me determine a good fit. Should I message this person and if so, how should I word it? That seems like a kinda boring, formal question. If youre gonna message someone, ask them something they'd wanna reply to, or just use it to call attention to your baller rear end linkedin since they'll probably visit it if theyre considering you as a candidate.
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Sep 29, 2015 21:21
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I would. Recruiters/HR dont really read that far down anyway, its something you can point to and say "I am committed to staying at the forefront of technology and education" or some similar line employers like.
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Oct 5, 2015 00:10
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You select friend.
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Oct 8, 2015 05:45
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+1 for changing your location so you show up in searches. As you discovered you can disable notifications.
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Dec 13, 2015 14:47
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BERGfu posted:Thanks I'll just have to run it by a few people instead of a service. If you post I will review.
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Feb 17, 2016 02:04
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JIZZ DENOUEMENT posted:I applied to position X like 8 months ago. It was never filled, and was recently re-posted. I found somebody on LinkedIn who held that position about a year ago and moved up in the firm. I would like position X. Can't hurt you already dont work there and arent getting replies. You cant get negative 1 replies haha. If he is like...who the gently caress is this guy well guess what? You already didnt get a response to applying. Also you should reapply if you havent already. ianskate posted:Keeping that information in mind, though it's likely not essential to this, how would you structure your profile to imply that you're aiming to do different things and searching for new challenges, while still being fully employed and skilled in a few different areas? I might include the stuff that I am studying near the top, but that's a hard thing to do. You might be better served by doing that though applying to stuff. CarForumPoster fucked around with this message at 22:34 on Feb 19, 2016 |
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Feb 19, 2016 22:31
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Massasoit posted:I got a link request from an hr director from a large organization that I was looking at a posting for. The posting has been up a long time. Probably.
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Feb 25, 2016 01:30
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Pro tip: Who cares about the news feed.
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Mar 8, 2016 00:14
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Zero Gravitas posted:Is there a way to keep my linkedin activity secret from people who I'm already connected with? I've connected with most of the people at my small engineering company, but in the new year I'm moving abroad so trying to line up a job for then - and for my industry in the country I'm moving to, linkedin is a primary recruitment method. You can make all your activity private in settings. I update my profile with small tweaks and new connections regularly and I believe none are published.
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Mar 21, 2016 04:08
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Alder posted:Should I just post my complete resume on Linkedin? I can't think of anything else to post for my profile. Also how do some people have 500+ connections? Perhaps if they added all their co-workers and their friend's friends? Do recruiters contact you via PM or send emails? Not like I have much exp getting offers... I have 700ish connections cause I added most of the people I went to school with, any vendors/salespeople/gas station attendants I ever met while working, most people that I work with plus all the execs (which is about 200 people total that I know in real life) and then 500 people in HR or engineering (I am an engineer) positions at companies I may want to work for or in cities I may want to work or who are in groups I am in. "Strategic adds" I call them because I like bullshit buzzwords. Pryor on Fire posted:Don't put your resume on linkedin just your company name and grossly inflated job title. I seriously can't find a single person who isn't a senior lead manager vice president director on linkedin anymore, it's bizarre how people fight for those meaningless titles even when they are doing entry level helpdesk poo poo. Also this.
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Apr 4, 2016 02:49
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FWIW I like recommendations. Its important they seem personal though so as not to be perceived as a quid-pro-quo scenario.
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Apr 11, 2016 21:40
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What evidence do you have that they don't use the endorsements section as an SEO metric? It seems very obviously geared toward that it's literally keywords that people give you "PageRank" style endorsements for.
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Apr 14, 2016 04:27
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RICHUNCLEPENNYBAGS posted:Is it weird to add people on LinkedIn if you interview with them? If you've got a badass profile, why not? You're advertising.
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Why worry about it?
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