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I haven't had LinkedIn since... 2014 I think. I deleted my account after I got my first job offer and have never used it since. If people dislike the site so

I haven't had LinkedIn since... 2014 I think. I deleted my account after I got my first job offer and have never used it since. If people dislike the site so much, I don't understand why they don't delete their account. Is there any value provided, or is it the fear of missing out on potential future value?

wredcoll 2mo ago
Every single job app I filled out in the last two years asked for my linkedin url. I don't know if not having one was disqualifying, but it does worry me.
- floatrock 2mo ago
  It's not disqualifying, but not having a linkedin is a signal that could drop you towards the bottom of the resume pile. Companies have problems with fake applicants, and ATS systems do create "how likely this person is a human" scores. Having an online identity is one signal, and for better or worse, that is often a LinkedIn history. Like a fico score, you can't escape the game if you want to play.
  - DrewADesign 2mo ago
    Being dropped to the bottom of a resume pile in this job market is effectively disqualifying.
- jjav 1mo ago
  As a hiring manager, I can say that not having that linkedin profile is not disqualifying, but it sure hurts your chances, a lot. Your resume must be extremely exceptional to survive the first pass if there is no linkedin profile to correlate to it. How can I know if anything is true? I don't like it. I mean, I hate it. But when you receive 1000 resumes per day for a job posting, agressive filtering is the only way forward. My days don't have a 1000 hours. Combine this with so many people who fabricate a fake resume with AI to sound like a perfect match to the job description. I need to review it against a linkedin job history to see if the story is consistent. Hard to believe the number of people who have their linkedin job history say one thing and their resume is completely different. This means I must be very suspicious of people who don't have a linkedin history, because it means the resume may be completely fake. So it goes to the reject pile. It's not fair, but I have 999 resumes to review after this one. To summarize, if you are famous from conference talks, published papers or such, you don't need linkedin. If you are a regular non-famous person, you do need it.

wredcoll 2mo ago

Every single job app I filled out in the last two years asked for my linkedin url. I don't know if not having one was disqualifying, but it does worry me.

floatrock 2mo ago
It's not disqualifying, but not having a linkedin is a signal that could drop you towards the bottom of the resume pile. Companies have problems with fake applicants, and ATS systems do create "how likely this person is a human" scores. Having an online identity is one signal, and for better or worse, that is often a LinkedIn history. Like a fico score, you can't escape the game if you want to play.
- DrewADesign 2mo ago
  Being dropped to the bottom of a resume pile in this job market is effectively disqualifying.
jjav 1mo ago
As a hiring manager, I can say that not having that linkedin profile is not disqualifying, but it sure hurts your chances, a lot. Your resume must be extremely exceptional to survive the first pass if there is no linkedin profile to correlate to it. How can I know if anything is true? I don't like it. I mean, I hate it. But when you receive 1000 resumes per day for a job posting, agressive filtering is the only way forward. My days don't have a 1000 hours. Combine this with so many people who fabricate a fake resume with AI to sound like a perfect match to the job description. I need to review it against a linkedin job history to see if the story is consistent. Hard to believe the number of people who have their linkedin job history say one thing and their resume is completely different. This means I must be very suspicious of people who don't have a linkedin history, because it means the resume may be completely fake. So it goes to the reject pile. It's not fair, but I have 999 resumes to review after this one. To summarize, if you are famous from conference talks, published papers or such, you don't need linkedin. If you are a regular non-famous person, you do need it.