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Might you find some value from the person, and LinkedIn, knowing you looked at that profile? I can't offhand think of any, but that's one difference between th

by hga 13y ago

Might you find some value from the person, and LinkedIn, knowing you looked at that profile? I can't offhand think of any, but that's one difference between these two use cases.

lstamour 13y ago
Except anonymous users get the benefit of being both anonymous and able to view the profile. LinkedIn pushes users to either upgrade or sign out. Works for me, I don't like signing in often either.
- andypants 13y ago
  They only really push users to upgrade. They don't let you know that you can view the full profile if you sign out. That's just an obscure (possibly temporary) workaround.
antjanus 13y ago
Yeah, small bits of value. Before any interview, I'd check out the people I'd go see. They would know I looked at their profile (which shows interest and due diligence) and if they had not checked out my profile already, they would now which helps me imprint on them better, if that makes sense. I'd also check out the people I'd be working with, and if they see that I checked out their profile, they'd probably check mine out too (just to see who this guy is that visited their profile) thus that makes me stand out a bit and we're on a better footing. On the flip side, if an interviewer checks me out before I go in for an interview, it shows actual interest and makes me consider the company more seriously. So I actually appreciate it when an interviewer drops by my linkedin and I can see that they did. It's a plus. Like a pre-connect before an interview. Outside of that, I'm not sure.
scrabble 13y ago
I can think of one. My current director viewed my profile and didn't contact me during my employment with my last employer. I took a look at the company he worked for and contacted him myself about an opportunity. Now I work for him (he's an excellent leader too). Had I not seen that he viewed my profile, I wouldn't be working for his company now. As an aside, I will generally always view profiles in an incognito window.

by hga 13y ago

Might you find some value from the person, and LinkedIn, knowing you looked at that profile? I can't offhand think of any, but that's one difference between these two use cases.

lstamour 13y ago

Except anonymous users get the benefit of being both anonymous and able to view the profile. LinkedIn pushes users to either upgrade or sign out. Works for me, I don't like signing in often either.

andypants 13y ago
They only really push users to upgrade. They don't let you know that you can view the full profile if you sign out. That's just an obscure (possibly temporary) workaround.

antjanus 13y ago

Yeah, small bits of value. Before any interview, I'd check out the people I'd go see. They would know I looked at their profile (which shows interest and due diligence) and if they had not checked out my profile already, they would now which helps me imprint on them better, if that makes sense. I'd also check out the people I'd be working with, and if they see that I checked out their profile, they'd probably check mine out too (just to see who this guy is that visited their profile) thus that makes me stand out a bit and we're on a better footing. On the flip side, if an interviewer checks me out before I go in for an interview, it shows actual interest and makes me consider the company more seriously. So I actually appreciate it when an interviewer drops by my linkedin and I can see that they did. It's a plus. Like a pre-connect before an interview. Outside of that, I'm not sure.

scrabble 13y ago

I can think of one. My current director viewed my profile and didn't contact me during my employment with my last employer. I took a look at the company he worked for and contacted him myself about an opportunity. Now I work for him (he's an excellent leader too). Had I not seen that he viewed my profile, I wouldn't be working for his company now. As an aside, I will generally always view profiles in an incognito window.