For larger companies doing a fair amount of hiring, it's quite useful for trying to figure out what they're up to. Browsing to a company's page shows you the la

For larger companies doing a fair amount of hiring, it's quite useful for trying to figure out what they're up to. Browsing to a company's page shows you the latest hires. I also use it as a research tool if there's someone in the hierarchy I want to get in front of. As a bonus they'll often maintain a public profile describing themselves, detailing their past experience and possibly linking to their Twitter account. Now you can guess a little about what this person is about and what's on their mind.