I like keeping in touch with former colleagues and friends and giving them a thumbs up when they share something they are proud of.

I’m grateful to have some sense of job security from the weekly recruiter messages I get.

The fake enthusiasm was a big feature at my last company and it got us nowhere. It’s a red flag for me and as an manager, I’d be very skeptical of a candidate who spent too much time trying to be an influencer on LinkedIn.