LinkedIn - has it found you a new job?

[shaggy]

So, has your LinkedIn profile found you a new contract or is it a pretentious waste of time?

[pmeswani]

So, has your LinkedIn profile found you a new contract or is it a pretentious waste of time?

Nope... but it allows me to maintain a wide network of friends. I have found contracts for people and told them about it.

If you are going to use LinkedIn purely to find work and not to network with people, then you would be wasting your time. If you are going to use LinkedIn for the purpose of networking in hope of getting new work, it's worth the while. You never know when it may come in handy. I haven't found new contracts yet, but that isn't my only goal with LinkedIn.

[themistry]

I have been contacted many times for roles via linkedin.

The trick is to add yourself to "groups" that are of interest to you. Agents search on these groups.

HTH
TM

[ratewhore]

I have been contacted many times for roles via linkedin.

The trick is to add yourself to "groups" that are of interest to you. Agents search on these groups.

HTH
TM

Agents start these groups to gather together people with a particular range of skills and/or experience. It's another channel to market for them. However, as I like to be in control of my own job searches, I tend not to join these groups.

[lightng]

I have been contacted many times for roles via linkedin.

The trick is to add yourself to "groups" that are of interest to you. Agents search on these groups.

HTH
TM

Just joined linked in. Will try the groups thing - thx.

An ex-colleague of mine uses Linkedin. She said shes had tonnes of work from it.

[zara_backdog]

No - but it allows me to keep in touch with ex-contractors and work collegues. Does not hurt to keep in contact as somethin may come out of it.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Had a sniff of a gig off it once but got renewed at existing one before prospective client co could make their minds up.

[KathyWoolfe]

I'm a member but I've not yet had any contacts or work from joining it. I thought it was mainly USA-based.

[MPwannadecentincome]

I've had some phone interviews and developed some good contacts, not got a job out it yet.

Its not just in the USA - seems pretty widely used around London.

[ddaft]

I have been approached by former colleagues that I have kept in touch with on there about new work several times. I have also used it when being interviewed for new roles by searching for the interviewers profiles and seeing if we have any common connections. This has proved useful in interviews several times for me.

Beware that agents scour it and the number of cold calls you get from them will increase the more detail about your experience and skills you put on there.