Re:Ask HN: Has anyone else been unemployed for over two years?
by X0Rsyst on Friday September 19, 2025 @07:59PM
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I’m a manager in a cybersecurity consulting firm. I’ve hired half a dozen people for my team in the past year. I always check LinkedIn as well.
If someone isn’t on it, the chances are significantly higher they are fake or trying be be “overemployed.”
Does not having LinkedIn mean you’re not qualified or not real? Certainly not. Does it mean I will pass your resume over when sorting through a stack of qualified applicants? Absolutely.
Re:Ask HN: Has anyone else been unemployed for over two years?
by egberts1 on Saturday September 20, 2025 @05:52AM
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Overemployed? Wow.
Re:Ask HN: Has anyone else been unemployed for over two years?
by scarface_74 on Friday September 19, 2025 @07:29PM
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100% of people I know without a LinkedIn profile are overemployed.
Re:Ask HN: Has anyone else been unemployed for over two years?
by sanswork on Friday September 19, 2025 @07:45PM
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Those people probably have very strong personal networks and a willingness to reach out to them for opportunities or a very high profile in their niche.
OP appears to have neither.
Not finding a LinkedIn page for someone can range from a neutral signal to a negative signal depending on the hiring manager. I personally don't read anything into it, but I know many hiring managers who feel that lack of a LinkedIn page is a negative sign. I don't like it, but it's how the world works some times.
A seasoned LinkedIn page is also becoming very valuable for applying to remote jobs. Remote employers are getting nervous with all of the overemployed people and fake applicants. Having a mature LinkedIn page with a decent number of connections to real people is a major positive sign for remote hiring.
It's not something you will be able to see or detect as a candidate.