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I did some reading and some recruiters say yes reach out to your network and let them know you are out of work. Well, to be honest, when I see a former co-worker, change their status to seeking employment to me it equals Loser
So I lost my job in June but still keep my last employer as most recent. When asked by recruiters over the phone I am honest and tell them I left in June. Then there seems to be a shift in their tone of voice......... I only wanted to talk to Dan because I thought he was employed now that I know he is not I am don't want to talk to him at all. One recruiter even told me that the company he was doing contract recruitment for was primarily only interested in people that are currently employed.
Maybe this is just my perception, but everyone wanted me when I was employed. Recruiters were seeking me out. Now that I am out of work, its like I have a disease, and yet I only lost my job in June of this year!
I have seen it, and I think it depends on how your lost your job. When I see someone looking I am connected to, I'll look at their profile and forward them jobs I think they may be a good fit for.
I have seen it, and I think it depends on how your lost your job. When I see someone looking I am connected to, I'll look at their profile and forward them jobs I think they may be a good fit for.
Well I was terminated for not being able to meet sales quota, only 2 out of 16 were at quota no mind.
But hey congrats to you, you are a good person. I have done the same for people because when I was employed everyone wanted me now no one wants me.
To me, it is an honesty issue. I've been to many recruiter fairs and the like and the recruiters all say honesty is key, whether it is reporting salary or why you left, etc. If your current LinkedIn profile is not a truthful representation of your current situation, even if the recruiter WAS interested in you, they may no long be once they find out your profile was misleading.
I do not think you can paint this as solely as "they were interested in me when they thought I was working" when you were not 100% truthful. Someone could say the job search is all a zero sum game, and that might be true, but then you sometimes have to deal with the consequences when game play doesn't work.
I did some reading and some recruiters say yes reach out to your network and let them know you are out of work. Well, to be honest, when I see a former co-worker, change their status to seeking employment to me it equals Loser
So I lost my job in June but still keep my last employer as most recent. When asked by recruiters over the phone I am honest and tell them I left in June. Then there seems to be a shift in their tone of voice......... I only wanted to talk to Dan because I thought he was employed now that I know he is not I am don't want to talk to him at all. One recruiter even told me that the company he was doing contract recruitment for was primarily only interested in people that are currently employed.
Maybe this is just my perception, but everyone wanted me when I was employed. Recruiters were seeking me out. Now that I am out of work, its like I have a disease, and yet I only lost my job in June of this year!
If you were at a company a significant amount of time (over 5 years experience) and I were in-between jobs, I think I would eventually update my Linkedin status to reflect that I am seeking work after being out of work a few months or so.
Honestly, the goal is to find a job. I don't care if people think I am a "loser," so what? - In the end I need a job and will market myself best I can to find something. I need to let everyone know I am looking. In my field, Linkedin is used heavily for job seeking, it may not matter in some other lines of work.
The employers prefer people who are currently employed, that is just how selective they are and right now they can use your status on Linkedin to figure out your "employment status."
I think the strategy to leave your Linkedin showing you have a job is OK for a period of time, but if you rack up a lot of time, like a year or so, you probably should update it. Another thing you can do is put the years you worked at a job and not necessarily show what month you left. That leaves it a big more vague to someone who just simply views your profile.
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