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> just spam connect requests Tons of great tips in this comment

• itqwertz 3y ago
  I have ~5000 connections, I get hit up for jobs and collaborations every week. If you’re not playing the game willingly, you’re still playing the game.
  • bamfly 3y ago
    I'd have assumed spamming requests and accepting all the incomings would mostly just lead to even more recruiter spam, and that anything else coming through a network so-grown (jobs, collaborations) would be extremely low-value (why would people offer high-quality opportunities to people they don't actually know? Unless they're desperate, which is itself not a great sign, right?) Is that incorrect?
    • itqwertz 3y ago
      I have found well-paying freelance and full-time positions recently (~4 months ago) using this exact strategy. I assume that being active daily on LinkedIn will help push your profile to the top (algorithm-based results) over other profiles. I put my LI profile to "open-to-work" on Monday and had three requests for interviews from various companies/entrepreneurs by Sunday. The next week, I had at least 4 inquiries about my job status and interview availability. After the 1st two weeks, my email inbox was full of potential jobs/recruiter spam, which I sorted through and followed up on. I'd agree about most being low-value leads, but getting your resume out there seems to attract all sorts of companies. Sure, I don't want to be a QA or SDET engineer, but my resume helped attract opportunities that I would have followed up on had I been more desperate. You also have to assume that most recruiters are lazy and are doing the shotgun strategy as well.
      • bamfly 3y ago
        Interesting. Thanks for the very-complete response—may have to change up my LI strategy.