Interestingly I've ad almost the opposite experience. I can honestly say I gained my current position entirely via LinkedIn. BUt like most things you have to work at it. You get out what you put into it and I'm very selective about who I connect with. Easy enough to deny requests.
- WJR On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 09:18, Daniel Rodriguez <[email protected]> wrote: > I hate LinkedIn. :( > > I had signed up for it, the free account. But right after that, I started > to get invites from people I didn't know. Hated it. It was not beneficial to > me. > > I just feel it rude that someone wants to invite me to be part of their > group, when I don't know them. Lately, I have been getting invites from > recruiters, who I don't know, and then they want me to go to their sites and > fill out job apps. Waste of my time. > > My .02 worth. > > On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 10:01 AM, William Robbins <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Thanks for that link ASB! I hadn't been given that option from LI >> before. Interestingly they want to charge me a tad more than $5/mo...but >> then I'm not surprised they like you better. :) >> >> - WJR >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 08:38, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> A - You can invite anyone you want for FREE, as long as any of the >>> following apply: >>> >>> --- 1 - They are no more than 3 hops away from you (and they are open >>> to invitations) >>> --- 2 - They share a group with you (and allow connections/invitations >>> through the group) >>> --- 3 - You have their email address (and they are open to invitations) >>> --- 4 - Both of you are OpenLink members (and they accept >>> connections/invitations via OpenLink) -- This one is not exactly free >>> >>> If they are not open to invitation, then none of the points above matter. >>> >>> >>> B - You can get a cheaper membership than the set they readily advertise: >>> Personal Plus - http://www.linkedin.com/personalplus >>> ---- This gets you access to OpenLink, plus a few other perks, for only >>> $5/mo >>> >>> >>> While LI doesn't allow you to just reach anyone directly, unlike FB, it >>> does facilitate having people introduce you. This is another method that >>> can get you to someone who is not a direct connection, and for whom you do >>> not have an email address. (There's also InMail, but that costs money) >>> >>> >>> >>> *ASB *(My Bio via About.Me <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio>) >>> *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* >>> >>> * >>> * >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 8:38 AM, Tom Miller <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hey Folks, >>>> >>>> It's been a while since I was on LinkedIn. Yesterday I was looking for >>>> a past colleague, found him, but could not send him an invite as this >>>> person >>>> was "out of network". I was able to join another past colleague since we >>>> had someone in common as part of our network. >>>> >>>> I was able to send the past colleague a message, if I signed-up for at >>>> $24/month "upgrade". Since I don't use LinkedIn except for occasional >>>> professional contacts, it's hardly worth it. >>>> >>>> I thought when I first signed up with LinkedIn I could invite anyone to >>>> be part of my network. Maybe I'm wrong and missing something. But since I >>>> can't just invite anyone, anymore, like Face Book, why bother? Maybe $24 a >>>> year, but a month? >>>> >>>> If I'm mistaken please show me the light... >>>> >>>> Tom >>>> >>>> >>>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>> >>> --- >>> To manage subscriptions click here: >>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >>> or send an email to [email protected] >>> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >>> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
