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Re:Data on the uselessness of LinkedIn endorsements by user5994461 on Monday February 27, 2017 @05:19PM (#13748918)
> Do people actually get work and jobs out of LinkedIn? Or is is just a way to keep up with what old coworkers are doing? I frankly do not get it.

Yes. Multiple times.

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Re:Data on the uselessness of LinkedIn endorsements by CaptSpify on Monday February 27, 2017 @10:04PM (#13750789)
As someone who has only gotten recruiter spam from LI: Was it worth sifting through all the spam? I've personally never known anyone who has gotten a job with them, so from where I sit it seems like a lot of work for no payoff. I'm curious as to your experience, though.
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Re:Data on the uselessness of LinkedIn endorsements by snoman on Tuesday February 28, 2017 @01:40AM (#13751776)
Got a job at MS via LinkedIn, as well as my current job, which I really enjoy.

I ignore recruiters if I even get a hint that they're not employed directly by the company they're purporting to be with. It's become less of an issue within the last year or so.

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Re:Data on the uselessness of LinkedIn endorsements by tedmiston on Monday February 27, 2017 @10:47PM (#13750989)
One time I even got recruiter spam on LinkedIn from LinkedIn.
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