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A lot of people talk about how LinkedIn is still ok because recruiters just flock to them and it’s easy to get a job off it, but am I the only one who gets low

A lot of people talk about how LinkedIn is still ok because recruiters just flock to them and it’s easy to get a job off it, but am I the only one who gets low quality recruiter trying to fill low quality jobs? I don’t think I’ve ever been contacted remotely by anything near the FAANG level. I do like their job board solely because it allows you to filter by both job function and company industry, but OTOH it tries to be too “smart”. Outside that the content is eyeroll inducing at best, at the article notes.

ntsplnkv2 6y ago
99% of it is low level consulting crap, underpaid positions desperate because they can't keep people because underpaid, etc. LinkedIn is for the "desperate." Companies having trouble hiring, and people having trouble getting jobs. The rest is just business card maintenance and having a presence so real recruiters know you actually exist and have that job you said at X networking event.
treis 6y ago
FAANGs definitely use it. They need lots and lots of candidates to fill the roles they have since their hiring process is long and selective. They all have an army of recruiters to do so and those recruiters use every possible avenue to find people.
KallDrexx 6y ago
Most of the recruiters that reach out are for crappy jobs (I know you are a senior engineering, here's an entry level QA job, do you know anyone interested). Every so often I do get some decently sounding positions, but I've almost never seen how legitimate they are since I live in a low COL but work remotely for firms not located here, so most local areas can't match the pay. I can almost set my calendar based on the yearly recruiters from Amazon I get reaching out, and in the past I have had some conversations (on the phone too) with Facebook recruiters (though all ultimately end up not going anywhere due to relocation requirements).
Nebasuke 6y ago
I've gotten a FAANG job, multiple FAANG recruiters and an investment banking job through recruiters asking me via LinkedIn. I get maybe 2 low quality recruiters, for every decent recruiter. I used to get much worse messages from recruiters when I was junior, but since I've gotten experience and updated my profile well, the quality of messages has vastly improved.
nimblerabit 6y ago
Personally, I got a FAANG job through LinkedIn messages (at least that was where it started).

ntsplnkv2 6y ago

99% of it is low level consulting crap, underpaid positions desperate because they can't keep people because underpaid, etc. LinkedIn is for the "desperate." Companies having trouble hiring, and people having trouble getting jobs. The rest is just business card maintenance and having a presence so real recruiters know you actually exist and have that job you said at X networking event.

treis 6y ago

FAANGs definitely use it. They need lots and lots of candidates to fill the roles they have since their hiring process is long and selective. They all have an army of recruiters to do so and those recruiters use every possible avenue to find people.

KallDrexx 6y ago

Most of the recruiters that reach out are for crappy jobs (I know you are a senior engineering, here's an entry level QA job, do you know anyone interested). Every so often I do get some decently sounding positions, but I've almost never seen how legitimate they are since I live in a low COL but work remotely for firms not located here, so most local areas can't match the pay. I can almost set my calendar based on the yearly recruiters from Amazon I get reaching out, and in the past I have had some conversations (on the phone too) with Facebook recruiters (though all ultimately end up not going anywhere due to relocation requirements).

Nebasuke 6y ago

I've gotten a FAANG job, multiple FAANG recruiters and an investment banking job through recruiters asking me via LinkedIn. I get maybe 2 low quality recruiters, for every decent recruiter. I used to get much worse messages from recruiters when I was junior, but since I've gotten experience and updated my profile well, the quality of messages has vastly improved.

nimblerabit 6y ago

Personally, I got a FAANG job through LinkedIn messages (at least that was where it started).