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Kage
6y

What do you use LinkedIn for?

When I was in school I was told that programmers need a LinkedIn profile! So I made one, and connected to all my classmates and to this day still connect with my coworkers and other people I meet.

The platform itself is just full of people posting their accomplishments, but written out in way too long stories. Also a bunch of people share random articles I couldn't care less about.

At least once a week I get a network request from a recruiter, and from what I hear that's considered not very often. The recruiters always offer me a shitty job at a shitty place.

The whole platform feels like one big circlejerk with people bragging about their large network.

So what's the point of LinkedIn? Does anyone actually take jobs from annoying recruiters?

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  • 11
    6y
    I only have it to "stalk" people 😂
  • 6
    6y
    @Sumafu These people get daily mails "Sumafu looked at your profile"? xD
  • 4
    6y
    It depends on the people you interact with.
    I once worked for an artist who mingled with the top executives of top banks, Insurances, celebreties and politicians. Linked in was very Important for him to make and entertain business relations. If he got a businesscard first thing was he added this person to linked in.

    So as an employed programmer, unless you've got an idea on what you want to achieve on Linkedin the only thing you get out of linkedin is bad recuiter offers.

    But if you have to sell something constantly then Linkedin is an invaluable tool to do business. It supports your social skills to keep in touch with your contacts and let's you ask for favours from ceos and such if you need one.
  • 3
    6y
    @Kage I don’t know, but I also don’t care 😂
  • 4
    6y
    I don’t use it. I got fed up of all the psychopathic atmosphere and deleted my account. It’s even worse than Facebook.
  • 6
    6y
    @jespersh A condom in your wallet? A wallet is a very bad place to store it. Temperature changes and rubbing will make it ineffective.
  • 3
    6y
    It used to be for networking, but nowadays its a cesspool of headhunters I added in the past.
  • 2
    6y
    I am happily and gainfully employed, so I currently have no use for it. If that changed, I would jump on and use it hard. For me, it's been by far the best way to find jobs. I don't use traditional job sites at all anymore, because LinkedIn has everything I need.
  • 1
    6y
    I don't hardly use it but it's handy for jobs. I do agree that once a week isn't that much but suppose that depends on your core skills or location (?)
  • 1
    6y
    @LombArd Probably because I don't have a large online presence, plus I'm new to the field (finished my study about a year ago).
  • 2
    6y
    LinkedIn has gotten me jobs, it can be a piston, but mostly ignore it while you're happy in a job, then jump on it when you aren't.
  • 1
    6y
    @Redders damn auto correct.
    In can be a pain, that should say :-P
  • 0
    6y
    @jespersh There are better ways to carry a condom around with you. A wallet is just the worst one you could've picked.
  • 3
    6y
    LinkedIn has degraded to people congratulating and licking each others butt
  • 2
    6y
    @ReverendLovejoy Much like CV's, its filled with lies.
  • 0
    6y
    @ReverendLovejoy schlurp
  • 0
    6y
    @rutee07 that's a nice success story. 😊
    I guess I'll just keep my account active, I'll never know when I might need it. But I'm disabling all emails, I don't care I was in 4 searches this week xD
  • 0
    6y
    What are your standards for accepting a network request? Do you accept requests from people you never met?
    @rutee07 @Redders @LombArd @bahua @heyheni @jespersh
  • 1
    6y
    @Kage yeah all the time. Most of the time they are recruiters, and even if I'm not interested at the time, there might be a time they are useful.
    Also, they may end up adding to your credibility
  • 2
    6y
    @Kage

    If the person's career is somewhat proximal to mine, then yes. Every time. I personally have a bigger problem accepting requests from friends and family, as they're useless on LinkedIn.
  • 2
    6y
    thanks boys, you changed my perspective on the platform 🙂
    @rutee07 @bahua @jespersh @LombArd @Redders @heyheni
  • 0
    6y
    @Sumafu don't do it to stalk your crush......this idiot app notifies everything
  • 1
    6y
    Linkedin has always been the utterly forgettable psychopathic cousin of facebook.

    Facebook would have been smart to buy them. Just looked it up. Yep. Microsoft nabbed em after FB and Google were already interested.
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