As a hiring manager, I use LinkedIn either to primarily source engineers or to validate the experience of an engineer that I found via some other means (open source project, coding event, etc).

To some extent, if you don't have a LinkedIn you don't really exist within the job market - which is fine I guess if you never intend to change jobs but might be something you do want to do some day :)

I'm actually curious why you wouldn't have a LinkedIn?

I have considered moving away from LinkedIn and designing an online resume. LinkedIn is not perfect, there are plenty of reasons you might not want to use it.

Besides finding engineers, what does LinkedIn provide you as a hiring manager that a resume would not? (Assuming an online resume or a pdf has links to company information, references, etc.) I can't imagine anyone actually puts stock in LinkedIn "endorsements" or "recommendations".

Actually not a requirement -- that's why we asked for email first. :)

We don't message it, but the last two fields are optional. Truth is we won't be able to handle every candidate that comes through yet so we're working in batches. The more information we have on people, the more we can prioritize them.

That being said, I'd love to chat -> [email protected]. I'll make sure you don't fall through the cracks.

I too do not have a LinkedIn account. The form does in fact error, but you are saying my email has still been collected anyways?

Just wanted to clarify!

Thanks.

Just wanted to comment that this also prevents us from submitting anything in the "WHAT DO YOU WANT IN YOUR NEXT ROLE?" box.