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I'm getting old. I miss the good ol' days when they would look at my resume, call the places to make sure I worked there, and invite me in to prove I know the
by dataviz1000 5mo ago
I'm getting old.
I miss the good ol' days when they would look at my resume, call the places to make sure I worked there, and invite me in to prove I know the skills that I put on my resume.
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- Aurornis 5mo agoYou can apply to a job without a LinkedIn if you want. You don't need a LinkedIn profile. I still get resumes without one. The benefit of a LinkedIn profile is that I have something I can easily share around to teams or other hiring managers that provides an easy overview of the person in a format they're familiar with.
- dataviz1000 5mo ago> an easy overview of the person in a format they're familiar with The job websites are requiring a linkedin profile in order to submit an application. I had one interview and the guy sounded like a linkedin stream. So I thought about updating mine. I was immediately hit with political propaganda. From the point of view of an established company, it is a test that the person is willing to conform to social standards. It is the modern equivalent of wearing a tie to an interview.