I've gotten contacted by recruiters from Google, Facebook, and Microsoft through LinkedIn (well a lot of them have been via email, but I imagine that's where th

I've gotten contacted by recruiters from Google, Facebook, and Microsoft through LinkedIn (well a lot of them have been via email, but I imagine that's where they got my contact info from). Also, I've found it helpful when I need to ask for advice on a particular topic and am having trouble thinking of anyone to ask. Scanning through my contact list on LinkedIn will often jog my memory.