LinkedIn .. no contract jobs

[Scrag Meister]

I was contacted by a consultancy/agency after they saw my LinkedIn profile.

But yes, searching for contracts on LinkedIn is not the most straight forward of tasks.

[northernladuk]

Scraaaaag!!! How you doing??

[uk contractor]

LinkedIn is IMO a phishing site. Most people will not hire based on profiles unless they already personally know the contractor. Its the facebook of contracting.........

[Unix]

One, was a previous client and they asked me to come and cover someone on maternity leave. but then bagged us all a few months in.

[b0redom]

For me it's a marketing tool, nothing else. Agents will often search for you to make sure you're a real person on there before calling/putting you forward.

I always make sure at the end of a gig I get a couple of recommendations (rather than the noddy 'click here to endorse' ones), which effectively act as referees. That helps with the 'I need two references' garbage too.

[VillageContractor]

I got contacted by a recruiter for a contract role through linkedin which wasn't advertised elsewhere

[TheFaQQer]

Has anyone secured contract roles through LinkedIn?

Current gig was through LinkedIn, with no agency.

3 1/2 years later...

[SlipTheJab]

Used an agent for my 1st 2 gigs as a contractor when i started out many moons ago, got my 3rd via LinkedIn and subsequent ones via my network which I have built up since, all direct, plan to stay pimp free if I can

[hgllgh]

Used an agent for my 1st 2 gigs as a contractor when i started out many moons ago, got my 3rd via LinkedIn and subsequent ones via my network which I have built up since, all direct, plan to stay pimp free if I can

So you actively contact past clients or contractor colleagues on LinkedIn?

[SlipTheJab]

So you actively contact past clients or contractor colleagues on LinkedIn?

No because they are ex clients/colleagues so I already have their contact details, an important part of contracting is building up and maintaining your network as you move from role to role.