Comments on: Will LinkedIn Help Me Find a Job?

By: nealschaffer

nealschaffer — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:57:43 +0000

Hi Lauri,
Well, I have had different experience with LinkedIn. I have found many people very social and open to networking, but often it was when I took a virtual relationship offline and met them in person or talked to them on the phone. I also know many people who have received interviews or opportunities from being on LinkedIn. Doesn't work the same for everyone, but hope you have better luck on LinkedIn in the future.
- Neal

By: nealschaffer

nealschaffer — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:57:43 +0000

By: associations

associations — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:54:04 +0000

I think the biggest problem with Linked In, as with job searches in general, is that most of us aren't that social and open to strangers. I wouldn't mind asking a friend if there are job openings in her company, but I certainly wouldn't want to ask a stranger. They are no more strange online as offline, there are plenty of strange ones in both worlds, but an Internet stranger is very scary and you never know what kind of stalker they may be, so obviously Linked In is on the down side for networking. I think news media put hype in these websites so they have something to talk about, nothing more. Linked In has been around for a long time, and it still has not helped me once. It's just another MySpace – eventually it will fade away with a new competitor.

By: Neal Schaffer

Neal Schaffer — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:24:49 +0000

Hi Nikhil,

That is exactly the point of my post!

- Neal

By: Nikhil

Nikhil — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:39:23 +0000

Neal,

I am not sure that LinkedIn is only for finding jobs. I for one use it to network – connect with business associates and colleagues. It acts as a free branding tool. I don’t see it as a jobsite (and I hope it does not become one…). It can however, help you build relationships which may lead to new opportunities.

Nikhil

By: Neal Schaffer

Neal Schaffer — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:56:48 +0000

Hi Frank,

I agree that those sites are the Golden Three of Social Networking right now. I think LinkedIn’s job search functionality is great. In addition to your resume, your entire branding of your profile, complete with recommendations, gets sent over to the recruiter. Pretty powerful. I think that people looking for jobs should be utilizing it more, but LinkedIn really should add search alerts for jobs posted there. It is a hassle to have to do the same manual job search each time…

By: Neal Schaffer

Neal Schaffer — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:55:21 +0000

Hi Monique,

Thank you for your comments. I agree that LinkedIn should work harder to police these fake profiles, especially because it really does potentially harm the professional networking environment.

As far as listening to Twitter trends from Blackberry, that I can’t help you with. But the Company Buzz application on LinkedIn should provide you the ability to do this.

By: Frank Di Lello

Frank Di Lello — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:15:33 +0000

Thanks for the insight Neal. I consider LinkedIn one of the top three social networking tools out there (twitter and facebook being the other two). What are your thoughts on LinkedIn’s job search functionality? I sometimes feel that this feature is not being utilized within the network. Your thoughts?

By: monique willoughby

monique willoughby — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:11:58 +0000

I am facinated by your postings on Fake Linked profiles. I realize now, a couple years ago, when you first begin using the site you are prone to accept invitations without scrutinizing. Then by “Accepting” you have exposed your whole trusted network plus all future connections you add.

Then they follow you to Twitter, then they Follow who you follow. I know b/c I have used this practice legitimately.

What is best way to “Listen” to Twitter trends from BlackBerry? Co Buzz is not supported, TwitterBerry has no Search.

It is an eery and compelling issue and I also would appreciate LinkedIn Publicly addressing the issue. There are far more possible uses for fake profiles than creating marketing databases; online dating comes to mind… Have had experience that spilled across sites.

Thanks,

Monique Willoughby CPA