It's official: even recruiters won't read your LinkedIn profile anymore

Posted by HeyStenson on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @04:07PM
from the fastcompany.com dept.

https://www.fastcompany.com/40533516/this-chrome-extension-matches-linkedin-profiles-to-open-tech-jobs

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Re:It's official: even recruiters won't read your LinkedIn p... by Slansitartop on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @04:12PM (#16433010)

Yep.

I just got a LinkedIn invite trying to tempt me with a contracting gig at my current employer, whose name was also miscapitalized.

Some time ago I created a fake LinkedIn profile with a bogus name and no work description (except currently employed as a senior software engineer at a local company). I got recruiter spam exactly like my personal LinkedIn account, which has actual experience listed from an old copy of my resume.

LinkedIn is trash. I don't even know why I still keep my profile up.

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Re:It's official: even recruiters won't read your LinkedIn p... by toomuchtodo on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @04:52PM (#16433300)

My recruiter found me through LinkedIn, and helped me move into a position making 2x compared to my previous role.

YMMV, but definitely not trash to me.

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Re:It's official: even recruiters won't read your LinkedIn p... by minimaxir on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @04:27PM (#16433132)

Don't clickbait headlines to promote your startup.

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Re:It's official: even recruiters won't read your LinkedIn p... by chrisbennet on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @04:37PM (#16433206)

Actual title: "This chrome extension matches linkedin-profiles to open tech jobs"

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