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0 pointsdemosthanos1y ago0 comments

> Do you think just because you don’t use LinkedIn to apply for jobs no one does?

I think that because I don't it's not essential (if it were essential I wouldn't be able to avoid it), and I think that treating a social media platform as an essential part of your livelihood is unhealthy for reasons like this.

I'm not excusing LinkedIn from culpability here, just offering hope that there is life after LinkedIn.

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scarface_741y ago

I’m pointing out an extreme lack of self awareness that because you don’t use LinkedIn no one does. Every single non solicited outreach I’ve had has come from LinkedIn - including from most of the major BigTech companies (where I worked until the year before last) and the job I have now.

I’ve had 8 jobs since I’ve had a LinkedIn profile in 2012. Three have come from reaching out to companies on LinkedIn and 2 from companies reaching out to me. I

qbqetell1y ago

@scarface_74 and @demosthanos, please let us not drag this further. Both of you are trying to help and I sincerely appreciate your contribution. I would find a way to exist without LinkedIn. Thanks guys.

scarface_741y ago

In the modern job market - you can’t. You can build a personal network without LinkedIn. But you won’t get the non solicited outreach without LinkedIn unless you are really good at building a “brand” and becoming a “thought leader”. Spoiler: you won’t

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0 pointsdemosthanos1y ago0 comments

> Do you think just because you don’t use LinkedIn to apply for jobs no one does?

I'm not excusing LinkedIn from culpability here, just offering hope that there is life after LinkedIn.

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scarface_741y ago

I’ve had 8 jobs since I’ve had a LinkedIn profile in 2012. Three have come from reaching out to companies on LinkedIn and 2 from companies reaching out to me. I

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