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livingdeb ([personal profile] livingdeb) wrote2013-07-02 09:41 pm
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Linked In?

I'm wondering, should I be LinkedIn? I don't want recruiters looking for me, but is it a thing now where prospective employers look for you and if you're not on LinkedIn, you're not taken seriously? And you're probably fake?

(I know they look for you on Facebook and Twitter to see if you're an idiot. So for those things it's just as well that I have a totally common name so they won't be able to find anything at all.)

I found some articles on mistakes not to make when using LinkedIn. Apparently, you should have a picture.

Me - Robin, you should take a picture of me. But not like this [slouching and making a zombie face from behind my laptop].

Robin - Okay. But you have to be wearing a jacket. And you can't be wearing a shirt with penguins.

Me - But penguins help.

Robin - No. They don't.


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[identity profile] p-j-cleary.livejournal.com 2013-07-03 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
Being on LinkedIn won't send recruiters scurrying your way. You'll get a few misdirected inquiries from spammy recruiters, but that's easily handled. I don't know how much it improves your chances, but I like the networking capabilities.

[identity profile] texpenguin.livejournal.com 2013-07-03 04:25 am (UTC)(link)
Penguins ALWAYS help!!!

[identity profile] indigo-rose99.livejournal.com 2013-07-03 12:11 pm (UTC)(link)
I believe perspective employers look for you on LinkedIn. Plus if someone who knows you professionally is trying to find you and offer you a job, it is where they search. I'd say, yes, be on LinkedIn. But it is more like a 65%-strength yes, not a 100%-strength yes. Your presence on LinkedIn is unlikely to hurt you, and may help.

Plus LinkedIn is a good place to search for jobs. At least my kind of jobs.

Besides the picture, are there any other LinkedIn mistakes of note?

(Anonymous) 2013-07-03 03:13 pm (UTC)(link)
I also vote Yes on LinkedIn and No on penguins in the photo. You surely want to save the penguins for your interview, where they can have a greater impact.

Robert found that LinkedIn provided a pretty high-quality source of job ads; he got his current job through one of their ads.

-sally