I've just signed up for it, so I'm wondering what information you put down on your profiles (Ie. job title).

I think this probably belongs in General Chat.

For a good idea, pull up some profiles of others and see how they have done it.

I bailed on it when it became obvious it's being run by wrong-wing morons.

I facetiously called out a statement by the Yuge Orange Sh•tstain, feigning confusion as to how to interpret the word salad because It is an "incorrigible liar".

A true statement on my part, but I was suspended for hate speech.

Im on LinkedIn for my salaried job, but not for mystery shopping. I am unsure how one would network on LinkedIn as a mystery shopper. I use it to connect with industry partners.

It used to be great for business networking. Now it is as full of ranting morons as Facebook.

I've avoided Linkedin because of my ex (non-hubby), he started stalking my friends on Linkedin and asking questions about what I'm doing. They all told me what he was doing, and told me that they quit responding when they fingered out that all he was doing was looking for information about me.

I was a heavy user and also a trainer in my corporate life. Unfortunately, LI has turned into Facebook. Too many personal photos and stories. It used to be very professional, similar to an online business card. There is now a great deal social engineering led by bad actors from other countries.

I only check it to see news of my former co-workers.

The founder, Reid Hoffman, was an Epstein pal.



Katwoman-- if you really want to list it on your profile to explain a gap in your resume, I would suggest something such as "Independent Business Consultant" or Business Auditor and Inspector".

Abbreviated resume. Company, Job title, responsibilities, duration. Linked In is silly to me from Day 1. I am on there to be politically in tune/correct, sadly so. I do notice many use it to market themselves with glowing reviews, praise and commendations from others. Stalking is always a concern. When I see evidence of creepy stalkers, I suspend my account for months at a time. It's been suspended for almost 5 months now, LOL.

Thanks!

Thanks! I am currently look for a job with more of a steady income, but haven't had much luck due to this economy. I might use that title so it doesn't look like I've been sitting on my butt and surfing the net the whole time.

Thanks, everyone! According to Reddit, many were saying that people should use Link, but with these comments, I don't think I'll be active on there. I joined a week ago, and I do seem to be getting some strange messages from people complaining about the job market to bogus companies.

I think Indeed dotcom is a better resource than LinkedIn to find jobs. LinkedIn is better if you want to work with recruiters

@jgardn02 wrote:

I think Indeed dotcom is a better resource than LinkedIn to find jobs. LinkedIn is better if you want to work with recruiters

I did not use LinkedIn for finding jobs. It was for establishing a professional presence and networking with others, mostly in my industry.

You can learn a great deal about a business connection by what they post on LinkedIn and it can help strengthen your relationships if used properly. To give an example- I was once in the midst of losing a $6 million dollar deal over a technicality with an order. I was able to get the procurement manager on the phone to straighten it out and while on the call, apologized for my cat in the background. It turns out, this person had listed a cat rescue under his hobbies on his LI profile.. He softened when he learned I had adopted all my cats over the years as strays.

I spent many years in sales where it was important to know your customers as well as present an image of someone they would want to trust with their business. I dealt with many large companies where the more I knew about their business model, the better I could advise them.

I can give several anecdotes where my boss started to introduce me to someone who responded- "Oh, I already know "ShopperGirly". We are friends on Linked In!"


I still log on about once a week to keep up with former co-workers. I have received many unsolicted messages from recruiters who don't realize that I am now retired and not looking for employment. If I were a few years younger, I would be using it still. I do know of many who found their jobs through Linked In, but moreso from actively networking when they weren't looking.

its for high paying jobs that require networking. its convoluted as heck for everyone else. there are no recruiters. just "ads" appearing as recruiters. indeed and craigslist are way better.

When I retired from my regular full time career, a couple years ago, I put my Linked In profile on pause, marked myself as retired, etc. but kept the profile because I wanted my former colleagues to be able to reach me or for me to be able to contact them for any reason.

Since then, I sometimes check in to see how it's all going or to read the come-ons in my inbox from people wanting me to help them somehow - for free lol.

Good thing I didn't delete it completely. A couple months ago, my prom date from way back asked to connect
and so we have been. It's too funny.

PS/from what I can see, lots of scams being run on LI, similar to other platforms, except this one, which makes it a pleasure to check in....

Totally agree with ShopperGirly - it used to be used for networking but now its like any other social media site - personal stories, ads, etc