Scully Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 i keep getting emails from various people, most of whom I know, inviting me to connect with them via LinkedIn. Thing is, once I've done that, what happens next? What is it for and what do I do now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntsman Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 Linked in is the same as facebook they build up a personal profile of you and your life style,who you work for etc... leave well alone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_seagrave Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 Useful when job-seeking. LS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 Basically an online CV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegasus bridge Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 It's basically a professional Facebook! If your work involves any element of networking it is well worth doing . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted June 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 If your work involves any element of networking it is well worth doing . It does. Will delve deeper. Many thanks all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrclark Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 I think LinkedIn is a really good tool and i believe that it will become ever more prominent too. At it's most simple level it is an online CV and for many people that is all it needs to be, but if used fully it is a hugely valuable resource. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 It does. Will delve deeper. Many thanks all. Go for it...very useful imo. Just been head hunted into a senior executive position through linked in. Increased my salary by 20% and even more responsibility.. would never have known about it without it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arjimlad Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 I write blog articles which attract clients from all over the UK.. just put one up on Linked In and it has had over 700 viewings in 24 hours ! Never get results like that on our firm's own website alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegasus bridge Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 To get the most out of it, you've got to accept that your profile is fully visible. A google of my name brings my profile up top of the results . Felt a bit uneasy about this at first, but not bothered now Recruitment consultants can be a pita at times though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniel Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 I got my job via commenting on LinkedIn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 Would endorse what everyone has said, it's only been positive for me. I'm not on facebook so can't comment on comparisons with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniel Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 I use FB for fun and LinkedIn for business Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 I'm on linkedin but never seen much benefit, peoplei know have had job offers and it seems recruiters use it a lot for checking CV and searching for recruits..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cant hit rabbits 123 Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 I'm on LinkedIn, although the benefits for me have been fairly limited at the moment as I'm still a student. However, I have connections with a few people on there and it has links to my professional website and so on so it serves as a good way to advertise myself. Part of my course is to establish a professional presence before we finish the degree hence already having a website, LinkedIn and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted June 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Thanks for all the comments. Think I'll need to get involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Basically an online CV. What he said. Go for it...very useful imo. Just been head hunted into a senior executive position through linked in. Increased my salary by 20% and even more responsibility.. would never have known about it without it. And he said. Whether it's a viable tool for much else remains to be seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 No one gets work from LinkedIn but you will get job offers - it's a free trawl for recruitment consultants around the planet. Most of the people I know who gush on about LinkedIn are in sales or are brainwashed by their bosses into following the "marketing by numbers" approach to business development - at the last firm I was at they forced the newbies to join LinkedIn and go to those entirely useless BNI events where a room full of salesmen were busily trying to sell to other salesmen or juniors who had no need or power to "buy" whatever it was or in any event. The decision makers with the power and authority to "buy" (be that any product or service) are far too busy to attend seminars, forced networking jamborees or other such nonsense. Agreed, many businesses will attend a bit of everything as a matter of course just to get their name out there as discreet / background marketing but it's time consuming, can't be measured and is expensive. If I need to buy a product or a service I'll always phone someone in the know for a recommendation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Funny you should say that. I get invited to these BNI things regularly and a funny look often comes into the person's eye akin to that of a zealot. They usually say something like "our chapter (chapter?...who are they, Hell's Angels?) is different blah blah," which says something about the organisation if the first thing out of someone's mouth is a justification. Nowadays recruitment consultants (those in specialist fields as opposed to 'high street' types) spend 80% of their time chasing people on LinkedIn, along with the 1000s of other recruiters all doing the same thing. Good news for candidates, Mike being an example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Not just specialist recruiters. The company I work for recruit directly from leads on Linked-in - taking the recruiter out of the equation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Not just specialist recruiters. The company I work for recruit directly from leads on Linked-in - taking the recruiter out of the equation. Yes of course that's true too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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