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Got it. You use Linkedin when you need to find someone in your network that works at a given company, so your interactions are more of a need base than casual s
by recmend 10y ago
Got it. You use Linkedin when you need to find someone in your network that works at a given company, so your interactions are more of a need base than casual social conversations?
- jeffwass 10y agoYour posting specifically mentioned professional relationships and not 'casual social conversations', and professional connectivity is the key focus of LinkedIn. Though I keep my friends as contacts here too. I do contact people casually and socially via either the messaging app or email periodically. It's not just for finding out who works at companies, although that's a handy feature. For me it's really more of a Rolodex of resumes and contact info that is kept up to date. For example, I wouldn't care about reading all my colleagues daily Facebook or Twitter feeds of yet another picture of them on a beach or about to eat some fancy entree. (As mentioned, I'm not on Facebook). But it's useful to see the regular LinkedIn updates of who's moved to new positions. And some people have written some interesting posts as well.