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Does anyone here derive any value from LI over just sending in a CV? In all my years of having a profile I had never gotten any good job offers. We also ran sev

Does anyone here derive any value from LI over just sending in a CV? In all my years of having a profile I had never gotten any good job offers. We also ran several experiments among friends on publishing content, got high 5-low 5 digit views and only single or low double digit clickthroughs.

consoomer 3y ago
I closed mine years ago (self employed, don't need it for jobs, etc). I reopened it a year ago because potential enterprise customers were sketched out they couldn't find me on LinkedIn (I have a personal site, etc, but they didn't seem to care for that). I guess for them, if it's not on LinkedIn it's not real (what a weird opinion to have).
boringg 3y ago
I got a job from a cold reach out to a VP at a company but that was 10 years ago before LI got so low quality. My profile probably didn't make a difference -- my guess is that if anything your profile can only disqualify you.
pantsforbirds 3y ago
I've had pretty good experiences with it. Most of my jobs have come over LinkedIn from recruiters reaching out and my current job (which I really love) came from applying to jobs on LinkedIn.
invalidname 3y ago
I never send out CVs and haven't in ages. But I get a lot of contacts on LinkedIn with job offers. To be fair, I very rarely take a job offer because I'm so picky (and expensive) but I did get a lot of other opportunities (speaking engagements, writing opportunities etc.). I might be an outlier though. I wrote a few books and have a big CV with a lot of experience. My kind of background doesn't really fit for most jobs.
leetcrew 3y ago
I get a lot of cold messages from recruiters inviting me to apply to jobs that are slightly less desirable than my current one. I've never pursued any of these, but I get the impression that are at least serious. nice to have as a backup, I guess? I also used to get lots of messages from FAANG recruiters, but I never got the impression they would prioritize my application over the general pool. I mainly use LI as a tool to track where my former coworkers ended up. I find a lot of people that would never bother keeping in touch over email are happy to refer you to their current employer.

consoomer 3y ago

I closed mine years ago (self employed, don't need it for jobs, etc). I reopened it a year ago because potential enterprise customers were sketched out they couldn't find me on LinkedIn (I have a personal site, etc, but they didn't seem to care for that). I guess for them, if it's not on LinkedIn it's not real (what a weird opinion to have).

boringg 3y ago

I got a job from a cold reach out to a VP at a company but that was 10 years ago before LI got so low quality. My profile probably didn't make a difference -- my guess is that if anything your profile can only disqualify you.

pantsforbirds 3y ago

I've had pretty good experiences with it. Most of my jobs have come over LinkedIn from recruiters reaching out and my current job (which I really love) came from applying to jobs on LinkedIn.

invalidname 3y ago

I never send out CVs and haven't in ages. But I get a lot of contacts on LinkedIn with job offers. To be fair, I very rarely take a job offer because I'm so picky (and expensive) but I did get a lot of other opportunities (speaking engagements, writing opportunities etc.). I might be an outlier though. I wrote a few books and have a big CV with a lot of experience. My kind of background doesn't really fit for most jobs.

leetcrew 3y ago

I get a lot of cold messages from recruiters inviting me to apply to jobs that are slightly less desirable than my current one. I've never pursued any of these, but I get the impression that are at least serious. nice to have as a backup, I guess? I also used to get lots of messages from FAANG recruiters, but I never got the impression they would prioritize my application over the general pool. I mainly use LI as a tool to track where my former coworkers ended up. I find a lot of people that would never bother keeping in touch over email are happy to refer you to their current employer.