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I've found that not having LinkedIn greatly reduces recruiter spam.

by sshine 5y ago

that_guy_iain 5y ago
It‘s great. Also, if you take the piss out of them by asking stupid questions such as if the entire company can address you as Herr Frankfurt and speak to you only in Russian when it‘s a job in London they start removing you from lists. I went from 3-4 per day to 1-2 per week using this approach. It‘s also fun.
- nickthemagicman 5y ago
  Diabolical person like myself. I like to ask what the companies working in the nude policy is.
  - that_guy_iain 5y ago
    I once sent a list of prices for my contracting rates. One of the prices was "If allowed to work in just my underwear"
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- arkitaip 5y ago
  That sounds cute but stuff like this can backfire in industries that are small and where recruiters talk to each other.
  - that_guy_iain 5y ago
    Recruiters I did it too were agency recruiters. Even if they talk, no one is giving up the chance at comission.
  - westmeal 5y ago
    If they didnt even have the time to read your resume do you think they'd remember your name to pass it on to other recruiters? I mean maybe but still...
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- kevinmchugh 5y ago
  Do you find this more effective than politely saying "no"?
  - that_guy_iain 5y ago
    Well, they keep you on their mailing list and spam you with other offers.
dimmke 5y ago
Bingo. And LinkedIn allows you to deactivate your account now, instead of deleting it. So you can keep it dormant and only reactivate when you actually do want to find a new job.
trashface 5y ago
You can also delete all your employment history from LinkedIn. I can personally attest that it reduces spam from that to zero. Obviously save a copy first if you think you'll want it later.
arihant 5y ago
The weird thing about LinkedIn is that it’s dependence for jobs is reducing (I can’t remember the last time an employer asked for LinkedIn) but it’s needed in the most unexpected scenarios. Recently a bank asked for my LinkedIn to open a company account. When I offered to send in a CV as I don’t have my employment history on LinkedIn, they stopped replying.
- dudul 5y ago
  I had never head of that. Did they want your company's LinkedIn page? Or your own?
- JohnFen 5y ago
  > I can’t remember the last time an employer asked for LinkedIn Employers do that? I've never once had an employer or potential employer ask me for my LinkedIn account.
imglorp 5y ago
Too late? It seems somehow they retrieved physical emails back in the day, before everyone removed their mails from LI. Now they're hitting mail directly but somehow still aware of your current LI profile. I assume they have an aggregated DB connecting everyone's socials together with physical mails which they share or even sell to each other?

I've found that not having LinkedIn greatly reduces recruiter spam.

by sshine 5y ago

I've found that not having LinkedIn greatly reduces recruiter spam.

It‘s great. Also, if you take the piss out of them by asking stupid questions such as if the entire company can address you as Herr Frankfurt and speak to you only in Russian when it‘s a job in London they start removing you from lists. I went from 3-4 per day to 1-2 per week using this approach. It‘s also fun.

nickthemagicman 5y ago
Diabolical person like myself. I like to ask what the companies working in the nude policy is.
- that_guy_iain 5y ago
  I once sent a list of prices for my contracting rates. One of the prices was "If allowed to work in just my underwear"
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arkitaip 5y ago
That sounds cute but stuff like this can backfire in industries that are small and where recruiters talk to each other.
- that_guy_iain 5y ago
  Recruiters I did it too were agency recruiters. Even if they talk, no one is giving up the chance at comission.
- westmeal 5y ago
  If they didnt even have the time to read your resume do you think they'd remember your name to pass it on to other recruiters? I mean maybe but still...
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kevinmchugh 5y ago
Do you find this more effective than politely saying "no"?
- that_guy_iain 5y ago
  Well, they keep you on their mailing list and spam you with other offers.

dimmke 5y ago

Bingo. And LinkedIn allows you to deactivate your account now, instead of deleting it. So you can keep it dormant and only reactivate when you actually do want to find a new job.

trashface 5y ago

You can also delete all your employment history from LinkedIn. I can personally attest that it reduces spam from that to zero. Obviously save a copy first if you think you'll want it later.

arihant 5y ago

The weird thing about LinkedIn is that it’s dependence for jobs is reducing (I can’t remember the last time an employer asked for LinkedIn) but it’s needed in the most unexpected scenarios. Recently a bank asked for my LinkedIn to open a company account. When I offered to send in a CV as I don’t have my employment history on LinkedIn, they stopped replying.

dudul 5y ago
I had never head of that. Did they want your company's LinkedIn page? Or your own?
JohnFen 5y ago
> I can’t remember the last time an employer asked for LinkedIn Employers do that? I've never once had an employer or potential employer ask me for my LinkedIn account.

imglorp 5y ago

Too late? It seems somehow they retrieved physical emails back in the day, before everyone removed their mails from LI. Now they're hitting mail directly but somehow still aware of your current LI profile. I assume they have an aggregated DB connecting everyone's socials together with physical mails which they share or even sell to each other?