Next Generation of LinkedIn?

Posted by rprasojo on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @07:35PM
from the self-post dept.

Showcasing skills/ experiences beyond LinkedIn - any tips?

LinkedIn is good for sharing traditional job experiences. But for people like freelancers, indie-hackers, or new entrepreneurs, their work/ hustle history is a bit different.

What are some good ways to share all our skills and experiences when LinkedIn doesn't seem to cover everything?

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Re:Next Generation of LinkedIn? by version_five on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @07:50PM (#36871307)

A personal website?

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Re:Next Generation of LinkedIn? by rprasojo on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @07:52PM (#36871328)

I've thought about that, but may only reach so far ...

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Re:Next Generation of LinkedIn? by server_man3000 on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @09:26PM (#36872026)

Why? Try and create quality content. No one cares about a generic vanity wall. True talent will look past the Linkedin hype chain. Write an article about new things you learn and teach others from your perspective or talk about things that interest you.

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Re:Next Generation of LinkedIn? by tamimio on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @08:20PM (#36871533)

Every time I say I need to be active on LinkedIn I get repulsed by how cringe it is.. every thing about it is just so bad, corporate lingo, corporate music, false inspiration stories, arse kissing, list goes on, I don’t know why or how it still attracts people to engage there.

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Re:Next Generation of LinkedIn? by rprasojo on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @08:24PM (#36871563)

isn't that called the beauty of networking?

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Re:Next Generation of LinkedIn? by tamimio on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @08:31PM (#36871618)

*forced networking, at least this is what it feels.

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Re:Next Generation of LinkedIn? by rprasojo on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @08:42PM (#36871695)

what is natural networking like?

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Re:Next Generation of LinkedIn? by tamimio on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @09:01PM (#36871850)

Just like what we are doing right now, every one is naturally engaged, expressive to their opinions, support others when they ask questions, and the normal communication. LinkedIn on the other hand, is the opposite, one way communication, so much overly positive feedback that it sounds like bots, and if you question or provide a constructive feedback it will be seen as a negative one, and most people aren’t naturally engaging because they are afraid of any consequences like being fired or similar.

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Re:Next Generation of LinkedIn? by rprasojo on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @09:05PM (#36871887)

got it. Should it be anonymous or transparent?

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Re:Next Generation of LinkedIn? by tamimio on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @09:12PM (#36871936)

I don’t think you can have anonymity on LinkedIn to be honest since your employer or your company is there, but maybe more of a website userbase culture shift on how to engage, which is not easy, HN for example have their own way which is ok for the most part, other sites are also different where you might have some pseudo anonymity, others with no likes or upvotes.

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Re:Next Generation of LinkedIn? by Shinmon on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @05:18AM (#36874960)

You can unfollow people and/or companies without removing the connection. I go through people I follow about once every 6 to 8 weeks and remove everyone who isn't contributing much to my feed or even worse, only contributes bullshit.

If someone appears in my feed with bullshit posts several times in a short time, I'll just get rid of them. I want my feed to be cleanish and only see relevant things. That's helps tremendously to engage easily.

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