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LinkedIn used to be so valuable. I owe a lot to it in terms of jobs, generating business, knowledge and networking. Since the pandemic though it’s really beco

LinkedIn used to be so valuable. I owe a lot to it in terms of jobs, generating business, knowledge and networking. Since the pandemic though it’s really become a cesspit of virtue signalling and attention seeking. It’s just people and companies shouting over each other for likes. I am convinced it’s not a worthwhile use of time to engage with it for more than say 10 minutes a week. I closed my account and don’t miss it one iota.

eunos 4y ago
I still found their job boards very useful. The social media part is indeed very cringe, however sometimes I found hidden gems like detailed CV dissections,etc. Consider it as place for venting I guess.
throw_m239339 4y ago
LinkedIn has become the Tiktok of job search websites.
bart_spoon 4y ago
> I am convinced it’s not a worthwhile use of time to engage with it for more than say 10 minutes a week. I used to agree with you, but I’ve recently seen some extremely mediocre engineers land some big career opportunities simply because they had cultivated an image on LinkedIn that made them a minor “influencer”. I did a lot of laughing at the vapid, daily platitudes they would post and the dissonance between the capabilities I saw at work vs what they often claimed LinkedIn. Now I’m wondering if I am the dummy.
- benjaminwootton 4y ago
  Undoubtedly that can work and I played that game myself to an extent earlier in my career. Nowadays though I dont think I could force myself to post the vague platitudes and false positivity. If people need or want to do it, my advice is to minimise time investment, ignore the feed and at least post with some authenticity.
Silhouette 4y ago
I've concluded that LinkedIn is like Reddit. Your experience with it depends very much on which parts you go to. If you stick to the networking and direct messaging there are sometimes useful opportunities and some of the people there are worth the connection. Some of the better recruiters also post real roles they have available with useful details. If you see your home page feed for longer than it takes to click to somewhere else then you're probably doing it wrong.

eunos 4y ago

I still found their job boards very useful. The social media part is indeed very cringe, however sometimes I found hidden gems like detailed CV dissections,etc. Consider it as place for venting I guess.

throw_m239339 4y ago

LinkedIn has become the Tiktok of job search websites.

bart_spoon 4y ago

> I am convinced it’s not a worthwhile use of time to engage with it for more than say 10 minutes a week. I used to agree with you, but I’ve recently seen some extremely mediocre engineers land some big career opportunities simply because they had cultivated an image on LinkedIn that made them a minor “influencer”. I did a lot of laughing at the vapid, daily platitudes they would post and the dissonance between the capabilities I saw at work vs what they often claimed LinkedIn. Now I’m wondering if I am the dummy.

benjaminwootton 4y ago
Undoubtedly that can work and I played that game myself to an extent earlier in my career. Nowadays though I dont think I could force myself to post the vague platitudes and false positivity. If people need or want to do it, my advice is to minimise time investment, ignore the feed and at least post with some authenticity.

Silhouette 4y ago

I've concluded that LinkedIn is like Reddit. Your experience with it depends very much on which parts you go to. If you stick to the networking and direct messaging there are sometimes useful opportunities and some of the people there are worth the connection. Some of the better recruiters also post real roles they have available with useful details. If you see your home page feed for longer than it takes to click to somewhere else then you're probably doing it wrong.