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I'm not really sure who LinkedIn is even for anymore. It is useless for job searching, because the search tools aren't very good. It is useless for employers

I'm not really sure who LinkedIn is even for anymore. It is useless for job searching, because the search tools aren't very good. It is useless for employers since your job gets shown to thousands of people without the right qualifications and thus massively increases the signal to noise ratio of applications, especially if Easy Apply gets turned on.

kieloo 1y ago
As a indie hacker/SaaS founder, I have found it surprisingly useful. Allowed me to connect with likeminded people, gain customers, discuss interesting topics. With the right circle, LinkedIn can actually be nice.
zamadatix 1y ago
From the hiring side I never had any particular qualms with it for a ~100 person company filling "standard" roles.
add-sub-mul-div 1y ago
> I'm not really sure who LinkedIn is even for anymore. Mediocre people kissing up to the general idea of work.
Gigachad 1y ago
I've found it useful for getting messages from recruiters. When I switch my profile to "Looking for work" they start messaging me and they usually have a high success rate at actually getting me in to interviews vs the actual job ads which are useless.
Nextgrid 1y ago
There are 2 facets to LinkedIn. One is an “evergreen Rolodex”. Another is the social media and “engagement” aspect Microsoft is desperately trying to prop up. You do not have to participate in the second aspect, outside of marketing/social media focused roles where your “performance” on there serves as your actual resume.
- abullinan 1y ago
  Agreed. I can see how people who approach it like social media find it adversarial. But I think that is on them. If you don’t look at the feed, it’s a great Rolodex like you said. If you do look at the feed, then you’re just hooked on social media which isn’t the platforms problem. I just no longer like my personal info being online anymore.

kieloo 1y ago

As a indie hacker/SaaS founder, I have found it surprisingly useful. Allowed me to connect with likeminded people, gain customers, discuss interesting topics. With the right circle, LinkedIn can actually be nice.

zamadatix 1y ago

From the hiring side I never had any particular qualms with it for a ~100 person company filling "standard" roles.

add-sub-mul-div 1y ago

> I'm not really sure who LinkedIn is even for anymore. Mediocre people kissing up to the general idea of work.

Gigachad 1y ago

I've found it useful for getting messages from recruiters. When I switch my profile to "Looking for work" they start messaging me and they usually have a high success rate at actually getting me in to interviews vs the actual job ads which are useless.

Nextgrid 1y ago

There are 2 facets to LinkedIn. One is an “evergreen Rolodex”. Another is the social media and “engagement” aspect Microsoft is desperately trying to prop up. You do not have to participate in the second aspect, outside of marketing/social media focused roles where your “performance” on there serves as your actual resume.

abullinan 1y ago
Agreed. I can see how people who approach it like social media find it adversarial. But I think that is on them. If you don’t look at the feed, it’s a great Rolodex like you said. If you do look at the feed, then you’re just hooked on social media which isn’t the platforms problem. I just no longer like my personal info being online anymore.