> I have a lot of resumes to scan and this metric works most of the time. Works in what sense? Does it reliably help you make the best hires? Are you sure? (I

> I have a lot of resumes to scan and this metric works most of the time. Works in what sense? Does it reliably help you make the best hires? Are you sure? (I hypothesize that it does not, and you might not even know it.) Yes, every hiring manager has lots of resumes to scan. But I wouldn't consider that a logical justification for establishing an arbitrary criterion that's likely to weed out some of the very best candidates. (As others have stated, there anecdotally appears to be a trend wherein the very best don't bother with LinkedIn.)