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Linked In not relevant to someone who is not in Corporate America, some social climbing small business, TED talk-style hucksterism, or Silicon Alley/Valley/Trough/Wasteland/Desert industries. Maybe big healthcare/growing biotechnology. Inter-office informal communications between similar corporate levels - (I have actually used Linked in for that - probably a half-step upward from me at the time; but just at that time/in a much less expendable department, tho' http://thebaffler.com/salvos/all-lin...-nowhere-to-go But social-media-wise, as a workaround for Facebook runaways and Diaspora* exiles, it is online's "Safe Haven" Several much younger people in my family are big shot attorneys and don't communicate by much other than social media ... they certainly are there on Linked In. I used LinkedIn's InMail in a more emergency family situation, since they had discouraged email use ...
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Sorry about all that.
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08-26-15, 08:45 PM | ||
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I love LinkedIn. It is a fantastic way to connect with other professionals and grow your network. You can't paint all social media with the same brush; different sites/apps are designed for different purposes. LinkedIn isn't about sharing all your personal details. It's for networking and promoting your brand,
I lost my job in June and LinkedIn has been invaluable. I started a new job within 6 weeks of being laid off. A recruiter recently told me as important as it is to keep your net presence clean, she does not trust when she Googles someone and nothing comes up. It means either you've gone on a cleaning binge and hidden everything, which she said she doesn't trust, or it means you don't connect at all, which could mean you're not connected or engaged in current technology. Having even a basic LinkedIn profile means you have a presence online and people can reach out to you. It is amazing for networking. I will search a company and notice that someone who works there is connected with someone in my network. I have been able to make some contacts this way I never would have known existed. I would encourage everyone to use LinkedIn, to be perfectly honest. |
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