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LinkedIn is uniquely positioned to avoid site integrity issues because there is an honest to god source of truth - HR itself. Federate the data custody and allo

LinkedIn is uniquely positioned to avoid site integrity issues because there is an honest to god source of truth - HR itself. Federate the data custody and allow company and employee to publish who is working where.

tdeck 4y ago
That puts companies in control over if and when their employees can advertise their work history. I'm not sure that's something I'd want, since updating a LinkedIn profile is many peoples' first step to finding a new job.
- rootusrootus 4y ago
  Yeah, I wouldn't want my employer to have any control whatsoever over my LinkedIn profile. I would abandon the service instantly if that were to happen.
  - AmericanChopper 4y ago
    Yes I can’t wait for a vexatious employer to rewrite my employment history for me. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/02/10/apple-associate/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/02/10/apple-a...
CharlesW 4y ago
> …there is an honest to god source of truth - HR itself. Or alternatively (and what LinkedIn is doing), employees can "open their employee-only experience" by verifying their work email address associated with a company.
nitwit005 4y ago
That is already public for things like executive positions, but you'll still have the problem of verifying that it's the actual person creating the account.
xxs 4y ago
That would fail in the EU regulatory wise (GDPR)
- tpxl 4y ago
  Wot. Manually approving who works for your company doesn't run afoul of GDPR.
nottorp 4y ago
> honest to god source of truth - HR itself. Is that why most career advice includes "HR is not your friend"?
- swores 4y ago
  I'm not sure what question you're asking them, or what point you're trying to make if it was rhetorical. Surely most people who agree with not trusting HR departments would still say that it's OK for the HR department of a company you've chosen to work for to, well, know that you work at that company.
  - nottorp 4y ago
    How about approve any part of your linkedin profile? That ok? Would you like to explain to HR why you're editing your linkedin profile?
electroly 4y ago
What company would ever voluntarily publish their employees list to a site used by people to find new jobs?

tdeck 4y ago

That puts companies in control over if and when their employees can advertise their work history. I'm not sure that's something I'd want, since updating a LinkedIn profile is many peoples' first step to finding a new job.

rootusrootus 4y ago
Yeah, I wouldn't want my employer to have any control whatsoever over my LinkedIn profile. I would abandon the service instantly if that were to happen.
- AmericanChopper 4y ago
  Yes I can’t wait for a vexatious employer to rewrite my employment history for me. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/02/10/apple-associate/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/02/10/apple-a...

CharlesW 4y ago

> …there is an honest to god source of truth - HR itself. Or alternatively (and what LinkedIn is doing), employees can "open their employee-only experience" by verifying their work email address associated with a company.

nitwit005 4y ago

That is already public for things like executive positions, but you'll still have the problem of verifying that it's the actual person creating the account.

xxs 4y ago

That would fail in the EU regulatory wise (GDPR)

tpxl 4y ago
Wot. Manually approving who works for your company doesn't run afoul of GDPR.

nottorp 4y ago

> honest to god source of truth - HR itself. Is that why most career advice includes "HR is not your friend"?

swores 4y ago
I'm not sure what question you're asking them, or what point you're trying to make if it was rhetorical. Surely most people who agree with not trusting HR departments would still say that it's OK for the HR department of a company you've chosen to work for to, well, know that you work at that company.
- nottorp 4y ago
  How about approve any part of your linkedin profile? That ok? Would you like to explain to HR why you're editing your linkedin profile?

electroly 4y ago

What company would ever voluntarily publish their employees list to a site used by people to find new jobs?