[kwlug-disc] OT: LinkedIn

[Jason Eckert]

LinkedIn is definitely valuable. Countless people have told me that it was
directly responsible for getting them opportunities.
Provided you add enough details (more than the details you put on a
resume), it's essentially a place where employers and recruiters can find
suitable candidates for jobs quickly, and where you can find suitable jobs
to apply for quickly.
Of course, like any site, it's got some issues - there's the odd spammy
recruiter, connection request, or message. For example, these past 6 months
I've been getting tons of requests out-of-the-blue from people abroad
asking to be hired as a remote programming instructor.  Each request is
worded perfectly and free of grammatical errors. But I asked one of them
(who listed every technology under the sun in his LinkedIn message) if he
knew KeruGL (which doesn't exist) the reply was "yes, I am expert in KeruGL
and can wage negotiation and start working immediately if opportunity."

On Sun, 7 May 2023 at 14:51, Jeff Smith <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think that these days LinkedIn is "the" place to go, but I could be out
> of date.   Nevertheless I am on LinkedIn (and I'll look you up when I get
> home), but please don't connect with the "friends count " jackasses there.
> Oh, look at me, I have a million followers on LinkedIn, so you should
> definitely do business with me!
>
> Or the people who constantly post articles about whatever topic and plug
> up your feed...
>
> Or my favorite, the recruiters from Mumbai who want to talk to you about a
> great job opportunity!  I have to chase these people away with a broom.
>
>
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> *From:* kwlug-disc <kwlug-disc-bounces at kwlug.org> on behalf of Ron Singh <
> ronsingh149 at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Sunday, May 7, 2023 1:55:17 PM
> *To:* KWLUG discussion <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [kwlug-disc] OT: LinkedIn
>
> Send us the link for your Linkedin profile, a quick google sure renders a
> lot of obituaries for a Ronald Barnes!
>
> I have no use for Linkedin in any direct fashion, but folks checking in to
> see if I am still alive find value in it I suppose, based on Linkedin
> notifications saying someone's been checking my profile. Or maybe, the
> folks checking profiles could be bots crawling around, no idea.
>
> Ron S.
>
>
>
> On Sun, May 7, 2023 at 1:35 PM Ronald Barnes <ron at ronaldbarnes.ca> wrote:
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm doing the dreaded job search, and have can't resist Linked-In any
> longer.
>
> Any opinions on the value these days of a Linked-In profile?
>
>
> I still haven't forgotten them being hacked and having the users' *clear
> text* passwords extracted (if I recall the incident correctly - maybe
> poorly hashed & unsalted?).
>
>
>
> Also, I've been checking out the interface, updating my profile, and
> seeing who's in my connections feed.  I may have requested a couple
> "connections" already.
>
> If you don't want to connect with me, I understand. Join the long list,
> beginning with Mom. /jk
>
>
>
> If anyone's on Linked-In, recognizes me, and is willing to "connect"
> and, better, share some endorsements, please reach out off-list.
>
>
> It would be greatly appreciated!
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> rb
>
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