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Re:LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the resu... by traderj0e on Thursday April 30, 2026 @06:32PM (#47969118)
I thought the whole point of LinkedIn was getting a job, but that would run afoul of #7. You can ignore the rest of the crap on their website.
Re:LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the resu... by slater on Thursday April 30, 2026 @06:33PM (#47969128)
How ever did people get jobs before recruiters? /s
Re:LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the resu... by gerdesj on Thursday April 30, 2026 @07:40PM (#47969752)
If you write a decent covering letter and enclose a CV (resume) and get it to my desk, I might be inclined to be interested in you.

That's how things used to be done. Recruiters did exist but you generally got off your arse and impressed a potential employer with a well laid out CV as an invitation to call to interview.

Nowadays it appears that people want to circumvent all that complicated effort bollocks. You simply spray yourself across some social media wankery and let's face it LinkedIn is the supreme example of wankery and some grateful employer will pick you up.

The next time you are considering buying a record player to engage with the past in some sort of misty eyed histrionics session, why not buy a pen and paper and write a letter and impress someone with your turn of phrase? Enclose a CV (resume) for maximum effect.

... "Nurse ... nurse ... my dried frog pills have started dancing on my eyeballs ... nurse ... "

Re:LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the resu... by traderj0e on Thursday April 30, 2026 @06:39PM (#47969183)
Well, how? Recruiters got me job offers when I graduated college. I had no connections otherwise.
Re:LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the resu... by ddoolin on Thursday April 30, 2026 @07:27PM (#47969644)
Same way they do it now. Cold applying, word of mouth/referrals, networking events, etc. Personally my first industry job in like 2012 originated from a networking mixer that I showed up to after seeing a promotional online. My unpaid internship/mentorship before that was a word of mouth from my mom asking her friend's husband which I suppose might count as a connection.
Re:LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the resu... by nicoburns on Thursday April 30, 2026 @07:39PM (#47969746)
You search for job advertisements, and then send in an application!
Re:LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the resu... by traderj0e on Thursday April 30, 2026 @07:40PM (#47969756)
But that application goes to a recruiter. Guess if you mean the site shouldn't have recruiters doing the cold-calling, idk maybe, but then the game is in getting the recruiters to read your application. This is different from having connections.
Re:LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the resu... by angoragoats on Thursday April 30, 2026 @07:46PM (#47969806)
I think OP was referring to applying direct with the company doing the hiring. This is how I landed my first several jobs in tech, no recruiters involved.
Re:LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the resu... by traderj0e on Thursday April 30, 2026 @07:55PM (#47969855)
Gotcha. Ok the companies themselves reached out on LinkedIn to me. It wasn't those third-party recruiters like "I recruit for Tesla, Apple, Sigma, IBM..." I ignored those emails. But it was still a recruiter within the company, not a technical manager or IC.
Re:LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the resu... by mlmonkey on Thursday April 30, 2026 @08:44PM (#47970156)
Back in the day, CACM use to have job listings at the back. There was always DE Shaw advertising. Sending in printed CVs and cover letters was the slow and painful way to do it.
Re:LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the resu... by pimeys on Thursday April 30, 2026 @06:40PM (#47969203)
Getting a job across the border is easier with LinkedIn...
Re:LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the resu... by b3ing on Thursday April 30, 2026 @08:56PM (#47970221)
Cold applying by letters or just walking in and asking for an application

Applying to jobs posted in the newspapers