I use(d) LinkedIn to manage and host my resume, and it is(was) my professional addressbook. As my link into The Old Boys Network I indirectly got jobs through it. I use the present(past) tense as I'm retired from IT but I still don't have my head fully around that. :)
But I hate the UI and its terrible builtin messaging. It's even worse than Facebook. And the groups features - gah! Useless. It's just not a very sociable social network. On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 8:55 AM, Igor PDML-StR <[email protected]> wrote: > > As for the nature of LinkedIn, - as Paul wrote, - it can be used as an > effective professional networking tool. > > One can connect to people (as on Facebook), and that is especially > convenient in the technical industries, where people tend to change their > jobs rather often, so that their work e-mail changes frequently. > It also helps finding people who work at a particular company (especially > if you have a paid account), which is useful when you need to find some > direct contacts at a particular company (e.g. when you are searching for a > job). In some technical disciplines, it is also used as a tool for short > recommendations from colleagues (via "endorsements"). > And of course, as with any tool, any of these features can be abused. > As a networking tool, it should be used thoughtfully. > > But no, one shouldn't expect manna falling from LinkedIn. :-) > > Cheers, > > Igor > > > Paul Stenquist Thu, 21 Jan 2016 04:45:46 -0800 wrote: > > I've gotten work through connections made on LinkedIn. It's used quite a bit > by the journalism and ad industry types in the U.S. I also use it to check > the credentials and background of people I work with, many of whom may be > unknown to me. In recent years I rarely come across a photog, writer, artist > or marketing exec who is not on LinkedIn. I find it useful, although some of > their practices are annoying. > > > Paul via phone > >> On Jan 21, 2016, at 6:52 AM, David J Brooks <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 2:26 AM, Malcolm Smith <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> John wrote: >>> >>>> Correction - it's LinkedIn without a dash. >>>> >>>> It's not just one PDML list member. I've received multiple invites on >>>> multiple occasions to join LinkedIn from multiple list members. >>>> >>>> I don't think the list members are sending them intentionally, but the >>>> SPAM does appear to come from the list members' LinkedIn accounts. >>>> >>>> Anyone who is a member of LinkedIn, please check your account settings. >>> >>> >>> I've had no end of these darn e-mails. I've spoken to a couple of people >>> who've (supposedly) sent them, and they have no idea how regularly or how >>> many of these messages are sent. The one thing I did ask was how they >>> benefitted from membership, and no one has told me anything positive; >>> it's >>> usually being sent other membership requests! >>> >>> Malcolm >> >> >> I joined, for what ever reason , several years ago. I have been tagged >> as "transportation specialist" i suppose cause i drive a school bus. I >> get job postings for Transportation managers but thats about it. >> >> Dave > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
