Linked In seems to be nothing but a tool for head hunters. I’m not looking for a job so what good is it? I find my finger hovering over the delete button.
Has Linked In done anything for you? Phil? Mel? Anyone?
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I still get the odd friend request now and again but I’ve never got anything out of using the site. Not that I’ve tried very hard.
I think people treat it like a professional Facebook and I’ve heard it can be quite good if you’re hiring
Whereas with your favourite networking platform Twitter I’ve got a couple of jobs and interesting contacts for it. I’ll stop with the heresy now.
I think you’re right in that it’s very much a network of people looking for jobs, but it can be more than that. One of the benefits I find is that it automatically uploads blogs of people in my network. I also get some great reports and news that I might not necessarily get from other sources.
I’m finding twitter more and more useful for accessing new stories, however…and Darren is right – people are using twitter for jobs now…
I’ve used LinkedIn to get back in touch with people I’ve lost touch with over the years (always a problem when you flit around the country or leave it for a year, as I tend to do). It’s quite good to find out what people are up to. I subscribe to the RSS feed of my contacts so scan that once a week or so to see if anyone is up to anything. It’s also a good way of connecting with people from networking do’s where you might not have a current proposition but might in the future.
I have also ‘matchmaked’ people – a contact was looking for a BREEAM assesor and I had an ex-colleague who was looking for work, so matched them up.
I get quite a bit of hassle from recruitment agents, but if you let them know you’ll block unsolicited requests, they usually go away (blocking acts a bit like a black mark against them).
Casey,
The jury is out on LinkedIn. I have found some use in the questions section (you get quick responses). The groups I’ve joined have also helped with some research I have done, eg. finding salary levels for new staff I was lookign to hire.
As a media man it’s pretty good for marketing – your content and events. However I find the linkedIn space generally pretty insipid.
Have I told you how much I LOVE Twitter?
Phil
It’s rubbish. Lose it and I’ll subscribe to your twitter feed instead.
Thanks Rob! That’s clinched it.
Yo.
Here’s the only Good Thing I can think of: But for the occasional “updates” in my junk mail folder, I wouldn’t know what you’re doing.
This, of course, is of almost incalculably small practical benefit; however, it does give me a reason to say hello, and congratulate you on…. whatever.
Cheers,
Gersick, I’m touched and of course that means I now can’t ditch my account (just when I’d made up my mind to do just that!).
But that raises an important question: don’t you use an RSS feed reader? If not, why the heck not?!
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