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tbp posted:linkedin becomes more and more bizarre to me as time goes on. i'll still log in and browse it every few months or so but i dont understand why so many people i know are posting articles that are clearly bogus, uninspired and cookie cutter with absolutely garbage levels of engagement on there completely nonstop. who is requesting these, who is supposed to be reading them, who has designed an entire industry around content creation that nobody wants nor actually reads or bothers with I think the mistake is using it for anything other than having an updated professional profile / resume, and checking jobs relevant to your work / talking to people you already know through work connections. The broad social aspect of it is hot garbage.
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Quackles posted:Oof. So if you don't already have connections, then signing up on LinkedIn just means you'll have a LI acct with no particular relevance, as opposed to expecting that recruiters actively trawl the place to find people. Recruiters do trawl the place, depending on your field. But, they don't look for you in the social part of the site; they're just using their recruiter tools hunting for people whose profiles / resumes match terms they're looking for. Pretty much anything other than turning your profile page into a fancypants resume and connecting with other people you already know so that you can keep in touch professionally is a waste of time.
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Yeah, anecdotes and what not. My anecdotal evidence is that I do get probably ~5 recruiters per month reaching out to me, plus the job mailers from LinkedIn seem reasonably targeted and are actually usually more relevant than the recruiters.  That could just be pharma, though, or a product of connections. No clue.
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Quackles posted:Is the 'skill endorsements' thing worth it? As far as I can tell, their only benefit is that they add another buzzword that shows up in searches. Think about it from the other side, as if you were trying to hire someone to work for you: would you trust that stuff to tell you anything about the candidate's actual skills? Seriously, just view it as an online resume system / "profile resume" and a way to talk to your connections when you have job openings or when you're looking for something new. All the rest is filler.
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