I always respond to linkedin inmail because you're going to get deranked in employer searches if you don't. Paying to contact someone is a decent gatekeeper an

I always respond to linkedin inmail because you're going to get deranked in employer searches if you don't. Paying to contact someone is a decent gatekeeper and means they were at least somewhat serious. I don't currently care about inmail but I see the usefulness of the service and don't want to be ranked out of it for being unresponsive.