Actually, there are two groups that I find useful. One is a group of attorneys who attended the same undergraduate school as I, the other is a group of attorneys in my state. The other groups I visited were not worth much.
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 10:06 AM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. -- 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.
