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Easier tip: delete your LinkedIn account. I did it years ago and it hasn't mattered one bit.
by toastal 4y ago
Easier tip: delete your LinkedIn account. I did it years ago and it hasn't mattered one bit.
- ashutoshbsathe 4y agoHow do you apply / search for jobs then ?
- RandallBrown 4y agoI've never needed a LinkedIn account to apply for jobs and you don't need one to search for them on LinkedIn either. Whenever I find a job on any recruiting website I always just go to the company's website and apply directly.
- lolinder 4y agoI still have a LinkedIn profile, but I used Indeed in my last job search and it worked out fine. I opened LinkedIn at the beginning to update my profile, but didn't use it once during the actual search.
- toastal 4y agoEverything on LinkedIn has all been dead-ends with recruiters not understanding the tech. I got 2 free coffees trying to talk to some guys and then I realized that the privacy concerns far outweighed any 'value' the Microsoft-owned service provides. Really the best thing that's worked recently has all been networking and small forums/chat. It's not easy to get into a network, but once you're in, you see that all the 'good' jobs are taken before they make public boards or recruiter lists. Sibling also mentioned directly applying (even if there isn't a visible opening) and this usually catches more folks' attention and then they don't have to pay a headhunter fee.
- fooker 4y agoOne use case is stopping people from impersonating you.
- kergonath 4y agoThat is so clever. Just like the other 10 people saying exactly the same thing in similar 1- or 2-sentences posts in this thread.
- toastal 4y agoA lot of folks seem to forget to question the bigger picture, instead of questioning "how do I get less spam?" you can ask "do I need this service?". If a service is giving you garbage and little value, just throw it in the can.