Linked In?

[livingdeb]

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.

Blog entry of the day - from Little White Lion: Mom Asks Son to Clean Bathroom "Like the Queen of England Is Visiting" - What would you do? "Mom meant make it spotless, but he took it a little further…" See pictures! (Yes, they are pictures of a bathroom, but they are not embarrassing. Remember, this bathroom is fit for the queen!)

Comments

[p-j-cleary.livejournal.com]

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.

[livingdeb.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Not sure what I think about networking. I think my friends and old co-workers already know I'm job hunting and already know how to contact me.