LINKEDIN - facebook fro grown ups or what
Discussion
As the title says-
I am not on FB or twitter but note some of my friend using linked in - is this just getting you more junkmail or actually helping you professionally
I do not mean if you then get headhunted I man if you can find answers on help on linked in which you would not so eaily find on the WWW
Are there any other advanteds
Any risks
Worth doing???
Thanks
I am not on FB or twitter but note some of my friend using linked in - is this just getting you more junkmail or actually helping you professionally
I do not mean if you then get headhunted I man if you can find answers on help on linked in which you would not so eaily find on the WWW
Are there any other advanteds
Any risks
Worth doing???
Thanks
98elise said:
Its not like facebook at all really. Its a means of keeping connected to your ex-workmates without needing to read about what they had for breakfast.
As a contractor is useful to see that recruiters check my profile regularly, and so do people I've previously worked for.
This^.As a contractor is useful to see that recruiters check my profile regularly, and so do people I've previously worked for.
Linked in is the only place on the internet where anyone could find me, it's just an easy way to keep track of ex-colleagues as you move from contract to contract. And you do occasionally get sniffs of jobs from agencies if you allow them to connect to you.
its a business networking tool, im not on FB or twitter either, but have had a linkedin profile for many years
its useful in many ways, depending on what kind of business you are in, Ive used it for recruiting people before, but mostly just a research tool, and keep track/in touch with old colleagues
its useful in many ways, depending on what kind of business you are in, Ive used it for recruiting people before, but mostly just a research tool, and keep track/in touch with old colleagues
Headhunters do use linkedin, so if that's what you're hoping for, it's not a bad place to be found
The discussions groups are actually pretty crap in my experience, largely filled with people self-promoting and reposting sh!te
Also be wary of connecting with sales/marketing/busdev people you don't already know - they are liable to spam you to death
People use linkedin in different ways; if you only connect to past and current colleagues it can be a useful address book
The discussions groups are actually pretty crap in my experience, largely filled with people self-promoting and reposting sh!te
Also be wary of connecting with sales/marketing/busdev people you don't already know - they are liable to spam you to death
People use linkedin in different ways; if you only connect to past and current colleagues it can be a useful address book
LinkedIn. In my line of work the Groups are just full of self promoting crap. Forever getting spammed by sales type people who want to be your buddy. Recruitment agencies chancing their arm.
It was good a few years ago but in the last couple of years has lost its relevance and best avoided.
It was good a few years ago but in the last couple of years has lost its relevance and best avoided.
Quite useful, and like other posters here I am not on FB or Twitter or the like, but have been n Linked in from the beginning. I do not browse it, but its handy for search when I want to catch up with someone in business. I turn down the usual junk requests from people I do not know.
Ilovetwiglets said:
fttm said:
Perhaps more suited to those with a grasp of the English language and associated grammer .
'Grammar' you bell end, if you're going to post something like that make sure you spell everything correctly at least!As soon as a service is open to the masses and is poorly policed, no matter how useful the service, it is only a matter of time before it deteriorates to the point of uselessness. LI seamed to peak about 2 years ago and whilst the number of profiles increases, its value as a professional tool is in serious decline because of the morons who abuse it.
We now need a LinkedIn for grown ups. One where the barrier to entry is a little higher than having a basic ability to enter information into a computer and pester the life out of anyone who members think they can screw a few quid out of.
Silver993tt said:
I get several recruitment companies trying to 'join my network' each week. Yeah, right, so they can poach the people that work for me and contacts that I have. I never, ever, connect with any of these vulchers.
There is a setting that only allows them to see what contacts you have in common therefore stopping them using you as a knowledge repository. LinkedIn has jumped the shark
It's the Friends Reunited phenomenon again, where the noise to signal makes the whole thing barely worthwhile, imho
Is any viable alternative anywhere close to critical mass (in terms of adoption) that comes without the crap, spam, irrelevant new features, unintuitive user interface (a recent innovation), groups filled with self-promoting diarrhoea, half-baked mobile apps, annoying alerts etc?
It's the Friends Reunited phenomenon again, where the noise to signal makes the whole thing barely worthwhile, imho
Is any viable alternative anywhere close to critical mass (in terms of adoption) that comes without the crap, spam, irrelevant new features, unintuitive user interface (a recent innovation), groups filled with self-promoting diarrhoea, half-baked mobile apps, annoying alerts etc?
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