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Thread: Career Advice: Make the most of Linkedin

post 1560518061 09-05-2018, 09:46 AM
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I was just planning to work on my profile this weekend. Hopefully I'll be adding a new certification to it but I've really never taken the time to fill it out very thoroughly. Do recruiters actually pay attention to what people have endorsed you for?
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post 1560518561 09-05-2018, 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted By Adarus⏩
I was just planning to work on my profile this weekend. Hopefully I'll be adding a new certification to it but I've really never taken the time to fill it out very thoroughly. Do recruiters actually pay attention to what people have endorsed you for?
I look at schools attended, job experience and skills.
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post 1560521531 09-05-2018, 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted By DavidL913⏩
I look at schools attended, job experience and skills.
I never realized how few skills I'd added on my profile. Just went through and updated that, along with turning my profile on to where recruiters can see it.
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post 1560529441 09-05-2018, 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted By Adarus⏩
I was just planning to work on my profile this weekend. Hopefully I'll be adding a new certification to it but I've really never taken the time to fill it out very thoroughly. Do recruiters actually pay attention to what people have endorsed you for?
Yes but it is not going to hold the same weight as previous roles. Having your previous roles spelled out with a thorough but concise description is going to be the first priority, but you absolutely want to have the supporting factors like that if you can.
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post 1560541581 09-05-2018, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted By Rajc⏩
hey guys,

so i started a job about 2 months ago.. i don't have a linked in now but do you guys think it's a good idea to set one up now? tbh i'm open to leave the company i'm at right now if something better comes along LOL

and wont my employer think wtf if they see it?

aware me please, i heard good things of linkedin
No they won't think anything of it, Linkedin isn't a tool for job searching, but for networking - this includes existing jobs. Make your Linkedin and put work into fleshing it out, then once it's ready start adding people you have worked with previously, along with employees at your current job too.

Once you have everything set up you can also enable to feature that shows you are looking for a job. All this does is tag your profile to show up for recruiters when they are browsing candidates for positions. It won't actually show on your page and it doesn't show up for your current employer either, so you don't have to worry.
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post 1560583271 09-06-2018, 02:41 AM
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LinkedIn is flooded with fake profiles (see all the models and airline stewardesses in their bikinis) and Indians.

Ive used it for job postings and my inbox was spammed with applications from India from people who have no experience related to the industry, let alone the job description.

And good luck revealing all your hyped jobs and responsibilities online. Scammers love you!
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post 1560618431 09-06-2018, 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted By aleeboy⏩
LinkedIn is flooded with fake profiles (see all the models and airline stewardesses in their bikinis) and Indians.

Ive used it for job postings and my inbox was spammed with applications from India from people who have no experience related to the industry, let alone the job description.

And good luck revealing all your hyped jobs and responsibilities online. Scammers love you!
It sounds like you don't know what you are doing. If you want a job in a respectable company, esp a fortune 500, you almost have to have a Linkedin. Everyone who is not a potato has one and uses one to network internally and externally.
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post 1560621451 09-06-2018, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted By aleeboy⏩
LinkedIn is flooded with fake profiles (see all the models and airline stewardesses in their bikinis) and Indians.

Ive used it for job postings and my inbox was spammed with applications from India from people who have no experience related to the industry, let alone the job description.

And good luck revealing all your hyped jobs and responsibilities online. Scammers love you!
No racist but name one inbox in the world that's not being spammed by Indians...lmao
post 1560699741 09-07-2018, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted By Dre4⏩
Meh, I wouldn't mind. I have fairly loose standards for accepting invites.

- If I don't know you but we have a lot of mutual connections I'll likely add you.
- If we're in the same field or if you're in a field I'm trying to get into I'll add you.
- If you're not too far from where I live or work somewhere where I'd like to work, I'll add you.
be careful brah. I've legit had a miscer or two find my linkedin and threaten to contact my employers and talk chit. Also started harassing some of my connections.
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post 1560703331 09-07-2018, 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted By chino3⏩
be careful brah. I've legit had a miscer or two find my linkedin and threaten to contact my employers and talk chit. Also started harassing some of my connections.
This is why we can't have nice things. Made the mistake of sharing my startup on here one time when i had it several years ago, instantly got 1 star Google review. There are petty *******s on here that will go out of their way to try to fuk you, better to be safe than sorry.
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post 1560734381 09-07-2018, 07:29 PM
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It's surprising to still see how few folks understand the value of Linkedin. When I had less experience I landed interviews at desirable companies that I would not have been able to get in the door otherwise. I work in a relatively narrow industry that is difficult to get into without specialized experience...that I didn't have. I reached out to recruiters and folks that looked like they worked in departments I was applying to. That got me in the door. I'm a big believer in Linkedin as a tool for career growth. There is no way I would be in my current position without it.
post 1560820981 09-09-2018, 05:42 AM
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my girlfriend was in recruiting, and I can 100% confirm that a good linkedin gets a recruiters attention
post 1561196911 09-13-2018, 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted By DirtyDon123⏩
No racist but name one inbox in the world that's not being spammed by Indians...lmao
Dear Mr Sir, thanking you for reading my application. I am a man of wonderful honesty and integrity. It would be my joy to become your employee for this position. Please sir consider my application for start soon. /noracist

This thread is legit. Been very sluggish for me on the job search for me of late. Spent a few hours on my Linkedin recently and already I have 2 interviews for good positons, one tomorrow then one Monday. Wish me luck fellas.
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post 1561277091 09-14-2018, 12:06 PM
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Just had a recruiter reach out to me about a new job on LinkedIn. Would add 50-100k/yr but going to pass. Happy in low cost of living area now (Dallas) and would have to relocate to Seattle (major competitor of current company). Will always have it as an option later as they frequently hire from where I work, so I'n not sweating it.



Keep that LinkedIn active, boyos.
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post 1591091831 11-06-2019, 12:51 PM
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post 1595247491 01-09-2020, 09:56 AM
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linkedin is such a good way to make / keep a network. keep it up.
post 1595289231 01-09-2020, 08:09 PM
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I personally hate linkedIn.. annoys me its like a 'must' to have in todays age
post 1658015813 03-15-2022, 09:52 PM
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I get hit up weekly. (I'm a systems administrator)

Right now, I'm focusing on my AWS, Azure, and GCP certs.
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Got my latest job through a recruiter on LI. 6 months in, all is well. Nice pay bump too. LI isn't completely worthless after all.
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post 1658423763 03-23-2022, 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted By _zman⏩
Got my latest job through a recruiter on LI. 6 months in, all is well. Nice pay bump too. LI isn't completely worthless after all.
Was contact by a recruiter at a company via LI mainly about my experience from 6+ years ago for basically what would be a dream job for me. had an onsite interview yesterday, hardest part was they were asking me questions about things I did 6 - 10 years ago. Did well on the culture and recent job related questions. Wish me luck, I wasnt looking for a new job when I was contacted. Should know in 2 weeks if they want to bring me on.
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Originally Posted By microsuede⏩
Was contact by a recruiter at a company via LI mainly about my experience from 6+ years ago for basically what would be a dream job for me. had an onsite interview yesterday, hardest part was they were asking me questions about things I did 6 - 10 years ago. Did well on the culture and recent job related questions. Wish me luck, I wasnt looking for a new job when I was contacted. Should know in 2 weeks if they want to bring me on.
Best of luck brah.

I do see a lot of searches for my profile. Likely due to roles or key words. I assume recruiters are using LI more and more these days. LI data collection must be insane.
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LinkedIn is important in my field.

Key words matter.

I added a list of all systems I have worked with.

Sometimes get hiring managers adding me directly.

Recommendations are important. If you’ve done a good job on someone’s project then worth asking for.
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Just got my new role because of LinkedIn. **** put me up in the mid 200s with the total comp srs.
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I was on page 3 before i realized this is a 2017 thread.

How's LinkedIn in 2022 for people in the mining/refining field? (Chemical Engineer degree)

I work for one of the country's top companies.

Pay/income is above average but salary is mediocre.

50 hour/week monday-saturday with 1 hour commute each way(12h/week) total (62h/w)

Not much to do in town and not many services. On the other hand it's far away from clown world (ignoring company's policies which are gay AF. IE You can get booted for bringing your cellphone to work, don't wanna expose environmental bs LUL)

Currently supervising the workers. Mood is pretty chill and lulzy with the old@ss country people.

Most of the high rank people got promoted after 10-25 years in the company lul. Fuk this gay earth.
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Originally Posted By andres93⏩
I was on page 3 before i realized this is a 2017 thread.

How's LinkedIn in 2022 for people in the mining/refining field? (Chemical Engineer degree)
I'd say it doesn't hurt, especially if you're looking for a job. I think it's geared more towards white collared fields / clown corporate. But I used to work for a major engineering/construction firm and most of them used it heavily as well. The new recruits anyways. The older folks using it were only the office people.
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Originally Posted By sword_⏩
Just got my new role because of LinkedIn. **** put me up in the mid 200s with the total comp srs.
merlin. knew a sales engineer for sdr team that was constantly booked throughout the day but also saw the ae sales engineers chilling more

how many legit hours you putting in a week?
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I've never used linkedin. I work in construction sales for my family's company. The type of construction is kind of a niche depending on weather. I do decently well(depends on how that's defined these days) but apart of me always wants to climb new mountains. Would linkedin be good for me? I am not necessarily actively looking for a job, but I'd imagine it would be good to connect with others.
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Originally Posted By sloppyjoe1⏩
I've never used linkedin. I work in construction sales for my family's company. The type of construction is kind of a niche depending on weather. I do decently well(depends on how that's defined these days) but apart of me always wants to climb new mountains. Would linkedin be good for me? I am not necessarily actively looking for a job, but I'd imagine it would be good to connect with others.
In your case, sounds like you could navigate LinkedIn from the standpoint of drawing in potential leads. What sort of presence does your family involved with the company currently have on LinkedIn?
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Originally Posted By strawbrerry1⏩
merlin. knew a sales engineer for sdr team that was constantly booked throughout the day but also saw the ae sales engineers chilling more

how many legit hours you putting in a week?
how tech savvy do you have to be in order to be a sales engineer?

I studied some code during the pandemic. I can understand syntax and some frameworks (React , Jquery).
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It's a wank but I do have it and find it to be pretty important actually, in my industry I need to know what's going on so being connected to people who offer industry specific updates is really good, recruiters hitting me up on a near daily basis in this environment, nice to know what's out there.
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