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LinkedIn's job search interface is pretty bad for tech employees. There's so many better options out there. But there's nothing better for getting quality rec

by jdlyga 11y ago

LinkedIn's job search interface is pretty bad for tech employees. There's so many better options out there. But there's nothing better for getting quality recruiters to notice you than LinkedIn.

ryandrake 11y ago
It might be great if your goal is to get "recruiters to notice you" which might be OK if you don't already have a job (it's better than nothing). But in my experience, recruiter attention is insufficient if your goal is getting a _better_ job. I tried the LinkedIn thing for a while (and still maintain an account there, because who knows?), but it basically resulted in a lot of recruiter contacts and plenty of interviews, but apparently not a lot of companies that were actually serious about hiring. They seem to mostly be the dog jobs too, the crap "opportunities" that employers couldn't immediately fill so they have to use recruiters. And in this job market, if you can't immediately fill a position, you ought to take a good look at what's wrong with that position. You'll also have a hard time using it to change job function or for a career upgrade. If your profile says "Senior Software Engineer" you'll just get a bunch of recruiters spamming you to be "Senior Software Engineer" at some other company. They'll never reach out to you and say, "hey how would you like to try being tech lead, or managing a team of engineers?" The site's obviously automated "suggested jobs" are also carbon copies of whatever it is you're already doing, too. Needless to say, I don't bother much with LinkedIn anymore.
xeromal 11y ago
Recruiters can get very spammy and they immensely difficult to deal with on sites like Dice, Indeed, and Monsters of the web. On LinkedIn, the seem to be far more capable and targeted to my interests. Companies like Google and Amazon have contacted me through LinkedIn as well.
dkarapetyan 11y ago
There are any number of other services for tech employees. Interviewing.io and triplebyte being excellent alternatives.

by jdlyga 11y ago

LinkedIn's job search interface is pretty bad for tech employees. There's so many better options out there. But there's nothing better for getting quality recruiters to notice you than LinkedIn.

ryandrake 11y ago

It might be great if your goal is to get "recruiters to notice you" which might be OK if you don't already have a job (it's better than nothing). But in my experience, recruiter attention is insufficient if your goal is getting a _better_ job. I tried the LinkedIn thing for a while (and still maintain an account there, because who knows?), but it basically resulted in a lot of recruiter contacts and plenty of interviews, but apparently not a lot of companies that were actually serious about hiring. They seem to mostly be the dog jobs too, the crap "opportunities" that employers couldn't immediately fill so they have to use recruiters. And in this job market, if you can't immediately fill a position, you ought to take a good look at what's wrong with that position. You'll also have a hard time using it to change job function or for a career upgrade. If your profile says "Senior Software Engineer" you'll just get a bunch of recruiters spamming you to be "Senior Software Engineer" at some other company. They'll never reach out to you and say, "hey how would you like to try being tech lead, or managing a team of engineers?" The site's obviously automated "suggested jobs" are also carbon copies of whatever it is you're already doing, too. Needless to say, I don't bother much with LinkedIn anymore.

xeromal 11y ago

Recruiters can get very spammy and they immensely difficult to deal with on sites like Dice, Indeed, and Monsters of the web. On LinkedIn, the seem to be far more capable and targeted to my interests. Companies like Google and Amazon have contacted me through LinkedIn as well.

dkarapetyan 11y ago

There are any number of other services for tech employees. Interviewing.io and triplebyte being excellent alternatives.