Well, it's a single place where recruiters can go to find all the relevant information about me, I direct them there from my website etc. I also participate in

Well, it's a single place where recruiters can go to find all the relevant information about me, I direct them there from my website etc. I also participate in a few relevant industry groups which has garnered some attention to my work. I suppose because everything I do on linkedin is connected in the way that social networks connect everything together it has helped raise my web profile higher than just having my website would. It also means I can use my website as a sales pitch, funnelling interested parties off to LinkedIn if they require more details about my professional history. I have also had several interviews with companies and a job offer because of LinkedIn, although none of the opportunities were actually quite right for me. So same answer as bastijn really, I think it offers some benefit, because its there and everyone seems to be on it.