Linkedin

[CroydonDog]

I log in about once a fortnight/month and scroll along for an hour or so, hitting the like button and dropping the occasional comment. As a professional i'm supposed to be on it, but it all just seems like a massive wank TBH. I have never obtained a client through it, and I doubt many people ever do.

Does anyone else use it? Do they find it useful?

 

[south of heaven]

Kennel this is it,since rose McGowan got me banned from Twitter

 

[BELMORE]

I log in about once a fortnight/month and scroll along for an hour or so, hitting the like button and dropping the occasional comment. As a professional i'm supposed to be on it, but it all just seems like a massive wank TBH. I have never obtained a client through it, and I doubt many people ever do.

Does anyone else use it? Do they find it useful?

Heaps of business relationships are built via LinkedIn. It’s a portal from person to person, business to business.

 

[Wahesh]

I log in about once a fortnight/month and scroll along for an hour or so, hitting the like button and dropping the occasional comment. As a professional i'm supposed to be on it, but it all just seems like a massive wank TBH. I have never obtained a client through it, and I doubt many people ever do.

Does anyone else use it? Do they find it useful?

You have to go poaching for your clients on it, not have them find you.

I used it for about 3 months last year while looking for work. I applied for the odd job here and there but the main things is I was head-hunted by recruiters which is what I wanted - build a rapport with them.

 

[CroydonDog]

You have to go poaching for your clients on it, not have them find you.

I used it for about 3 months last year while looking for work. I applied for the odd job here and there but the main things is I was head-hunted by recruiters which is what I wanted - build a rapport with them.

one of the problems for me, is that you get so many requests from bloody recruiters.

 

[CroydonDog]

Heaps of business relationships are built via LinkedIn. It’s a portal from person to person, business to business.

I know what it's supposed to be - but i'm seriously questioning whether any REAL work comes from it, or whether we actually learn or grow professionally from it. Only benefit I can see is that its useful to keep up to date contact details, which makes all the other reposting of articles, self congratulatory videos etc, of little or no use at all.

One thing I am noting is that people are less likely to swap business cards in meetings, and are more likely to "connect" with you after the meeting on Linkedin.

 

[Wahesh]

I know what it's supposed to be - but i'm seriously questioning whether any REAL work comes from it, or whether we actually learn or grow professionally from it. Only benefit I can see is that its useful to keep up to date contact details, which makes all the other reposting of articles, self congratulatory videos etc, of little or no use at all.

One thing I am noting is that people are less likely to swap business cards in meetings, and are more likely to "connect" with you after the meeting on Linkedin.

Welcome to the digital age my friend. There's some learning modules which are tests that you can do and also videos to watch the really onto come into play for office workers.

 

[BELMORE]

I know what it's supposed to be - but i'm seriously questioning whether any REAL work comes from it, or whether we actually learn or grow professionally from it. Only benefit I can see is that its useful to keep up to date contact details, which makes all the other reposting of articles, self congratulatory videos etc, of little or no use at all.

One thing I am noting is that people are less likely to swap business cards in meetings, and are more likely to "connect" with you after the meeting on Linkedin.

I’ve seen start ups link with backers on LinkedIn so yeah work does occur that begins on LinkedIn.

lots of blowarsery as well

 

[Howard Moon]

Kennel this is it,since rose McGowan got me banned from Twitter

I always thought she was the type to get people banned from Twitter.. think it's the hair

 

[Howard Moon]

if you've got a decent qualifications LinkedIn is very effective.. my sister has employers contacting her all the time on there

 

[south of heaven]

I always thought she was the type to get people banned from Twitter.. think it's the hair

She asked people to pay for her " art"show even if they are not going I responded I like going thru the drive thru and pay for a big Mac and not collecting it. Then I may of mentioned Harvey must of fucked the brains out her

 

[Howard Moon]

She asked people to pay for her " art"show even if they are not going I responded I like going thru the drive thru and pay for a big Mac and not collecting it. Then I may of mentioned Harvey must of fucked the brains out her

"may of".... Classic Southy

 

[BELMORE]

if you've got a decent qualifications LinkedIn is very effective.. my sister has employers contacting her all the time on there

The recruiters on LinkedIn are scavengers

 

[Raysie]

It definitely has its place, even if it's just the fact of showing yourself off to peers and randoms. You should be proud of the time, work, skills and responsibilities you've gained and noted along the years.

 

[Howard Moon]

The recruiters on LinkedIn are scavengers

lol fair enough.. she (sister) has landed some of the best roles she has had on there so beats hustling if they come to you

 

[Memberberries]

Kennel this is it,since rose McGowan got me banned from Twitter

Lol how did she get you banned?

If its a long story just brief us.

 

[MatstaDogg]

She asked people to pay for her " art"show even if they are not going I responded I like going thru the drive thru and pay for a big Mac and not collecting it. Then I may of mentioned Harvey must of fucked the brains out her

I feel she would fuck anything that moves, I mean she was getting her back knocked outta her by Marilyn Manson for a few years.

 

[Rockford]

I don't have it, but have read some profiles of people I know and OMFG what a crock of shite. I don't know how anyone could take it seriously.

Changed the backup tape each day = Implemented global data integrity and business continuation operations.

 

[Nexus]

I don’t use it too much, but I get contacted all the time through it by recruiters or pain in the ass vendors trying to organise meetings to flog off their services.

cant complain too much though as my lay 2 roles have been from people hitting me up through LinkedIn

 

[Hacky McAxe]

I've found it to be mainly miss. Have the occasional contact on LinkedIn but that's purely from messaging people on LinkedIn and name dropping. The feed itself is just full of self promotional crap