Virtual job-hunting: Technology fills situations vacant

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The Agents View replied

19 January 2011, 11:02
Picked up a number of contract roles through linkedin (by knowing who to contact when I hear about an opportunity)

Picked up a number of long term relationships through it.

Picked up quite a few contractors who I've gone on to place (although less these days for some reason).

Picked up my current employment through LinkedIn.

Not the contractors view, obviously - but it works for me.
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nomadd replied

17 January 2011, 18:13
Originally posted by PropertyCrashUK View Post

Does Linkedin work? Anyone get work via Linkedin?

Nope, just lots of spam from agents talking their usual shi...
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pmeswani replied

17 January 2011, 15:47
Originally posted by PropertyCrashUK View Post

Does Linkedin work? Anyone get work via Linkedin?

I've been approached by a few agents for roles and by some companies directly as a result of LinkedIn. But not converted any of them. LinkedIn (Including telling agents to look at my references on LinkedIn. ). It allows companies and agents to get hold of your details without paying any fees to job boards. It won't kill the job boards though.
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Fred Bloggs replied

17 January 2011, 15:40
Originally posted by PropertyCrashUK View Post

Does Linkedin work? Anyone get work via Linkedin?

Nope.
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PropertyCrashUK replied

17 January 2011, 15:36
Originally posted by SueEllen View Post

WHS.

Social networking Linkedin, Twitter and the like work because they are quick but no-one wants to sit and watch loads of sh*t videos.

Does Linkedin work? Anyone get work via Linkedin?
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SueEllen replied

17 January 2011, 13:58
Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post

Video CVs comes up in the news every year.

WTF has the time and the inclination to sit through scores of tedious amateur "love me" videos when recruiting. Reading CVs is bad enough.

WHS.

Social networking Linkedin, Twitter and the like work because they are quick but no-one wants to sit and watch loads of sh*t videos.
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RichardCranium replied

17 January 2011, 11:47
Video CVs comes up in the news every year.

WTF has the time and the inclination to sit through scores of tedious amateur "love me" videos when recruiting. Reading CVs is bad enough.
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PropertyCrashUK started a topic Virtual job-hunting: Technology fills situations vacant

17 January 2011, 11:44
Virtual job-hunting: Technology fills situations vacant

I was reading an article on Marketwatch last night about US Tech companies using social media sites more and more to hire people... and how the move is towards people who have high emotional quotient or emotional intelligence.

Then I found this on the BBC site:

BBC News - Virtual job-hunting: Technology fills situations vacant

I suspect the UK is going to be trailing the US in this. From what I have read on here people have not been successful with sites like linkedin in finding direct clients.

I have to admit that I do get a lot of firms contacting me direct via Monster but all have been in the US or EU so far.

Tech firms hiring execs with
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