I signed up with LinkedIn round about 2004 I think at the suggestion of a developer I was working with, and then conveniently ignored it for about 10 years until it seemed to become fashionable. Now, there's no way in a million years I'm ever going to pay over £ 40 a month for a premium membership but what would that give me anyway? I can see that people are looking at my profile and I might not know exactly who they are (mostly agencies) but the fact I've never had any offers speaks volumes. It's a pointless waste of time. Who cares if somebody has uploaded a new photo of themselves they think looks remotely flattering? Who cares who likes who? The whole idea behind the site is that it is business networking with the promise of work to come. But what is the likelihood of that? I've probably had one exchange of messages that has been to my advantage in all that time. So why would I pay £ 40 just to see the real identity of people who've looked at my profile and haven't followed it up? No thanks, I'll just stick to the usual channels that have served me well the last 12 years, i.e. Jobserve and non-LinkedIn networking. Rant over.
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I hate it and have no idea why I have an account. Every single word on that site is bollocks.⭐️ Gold Star Contractor -
I use it to keep track of my business contacts... that's all. The chances of getting work through it are slim, but for the effort required in maintaining a profile is not exactly onerous. You've probably expended more energy ranting about it.
You get what you paid for. It's a free service, paid for by your professional information. What did you expect?Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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I also use it to keep track of my business contacts. Every time I am coming up to contract end, I post on LinkedIn, and every time at least one old contact gets in touch with a couple of leads.Comment
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I've picked up my last 3 contracts from LinkedIn and haven't paid a penny for it."I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
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You get out of LinkedIn what you put in. And you don't need to pay to get jobs, contacts, and Intel.Comment
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I got one contract out of LinkedIn so Premium paid for itself. Collect recommendations from people and give props to friends seeking work.Comment
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What they all said. You get out what you put in. Paying for it seems silly in the extreme unless you're intending to advertise heavily.
I despise the whole social networking thing as I see no value in it and the obsession from some people is mind numbing, but I know plenty of people that would have a complete meltdown if their social profiles disappeared.
LinkedIn serves a few purposes, one of which can be getting roles, I was contacted out of the blue off mine (which was out of date by 2+) years and if not for the timing as I was off on holiday and they needed help in a few days I'd have taken the role.
The whole recommendations thing is utterly out of hand, it's just "like" farming and utterly devalues what was a semi useful feature.Comment
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But those recommendations are absolutely worthlessOriginally posted by Draco View Post
Another thing I cant stand - people with nothing to offer you who go round harvesting connections. You accept, hear nothing, and your timeline becomes full of their bulltulip bingo. No thanks.⭐️ Gold Star ContractorComment
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Then don't accept in the first place FFS!Originally posted by PerfectStorm View Post
And if you accept and then find they fill your timeline with said bulltulip bingo, remove them from your connections.
Every few months I regularly cull any agent who hasn't been useful to me. It's not rocket science."I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
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